Howard Lutnick and the Patent System

by Dennis Crouch

The USPTO's position within the Department of Commerce means that Commerce Secretary nominees warrant careful attention from the patent community. President-elect Trump's nominee for Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, brings particularly relevant experience to the role, shaped by extensive involvement with the U.S. patent system both as a prolific inventor and as CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, a company that has operated on multiple sides of patent disputes.


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