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Keynote Speaker: Andrew Hirshfeld

Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the US Patent & Trademark Office




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  • drew_hirshfeld_square200 Hirshfeld, Drew

    Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner | Principal

    Mr. Hirshfeld was a long-tenured employee of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and was named one of Managing IP’s Top 50 Most Influential People in IP in 2021 (Managing IP is part of the Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC group). Mr. Hirshfeld began his career at the USPTO as a Patent Examiner in 1994, and has held a variety of senior management positions. He was named Commissioner for Patents in 2015, and performed the functions and duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO from January 2021 to April 2022. Most recently, Mr. Hirshfeld served as Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Deputy Director.