TOP STORY
Under Secretary for Intellectual Property sworn in by Secretary Evans
Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans swears in Jon Dudas (right) Thursday as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on December 9, 2004. Under Secretary Dudas was nominated by President George W. Bush in March of this year and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on November 22. Mr. Dudas was Deputy Under Secretary and Deputy Director of the USPTO from January 2002 until last January when he became acting head of the office. Under Secretary Dudas' wife, Nicole, and their children joined him at the swearing in ceremony.
