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CatWoman

(79,302 posts) Tue Jun 6, 2017, 07:14 PM Jun 2017

The head of the U.S. patent office has abruptly resigned

Source: Washington Post

America's top patent and trademark official has abruptly resigned from her post.

Michelle Lee, who was director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for more than two years, submitted a letter of resignation Tuesday afternoon.

“I am confident that the leadership team in place will serve you well during this transition,” Lee wrote in an agencywide memo that was obtained by The Washington Post.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/06/06/the-director-of-the-u-s-patent-office-just-abruptly-resigned/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.3ddd90dddb37

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The head of the U.S. patent office has abruptly resigned (Original Post) CatWoman Jun 2017 OP

Good for her. dalton99a Jun 2017 #1

Let me guess: sandensea Jun 2017 #2

Haha! nt babylonsister Jun 2017 #4

+1!!! My first thought! Dustlawyer Jun 2017 #8

Yikes! LisaM Jun 2017 #3

Surely she jests... babylonsister Jun 2017 #5

Actually, she was doing good work on the patent side LisaM Jun 2017 #6

The patent trolls probably love SHitler though. n/t CousinIT Jun 2017 #7

They're dropping like flies. I wonder who in the W.H. asked her to break the law in some way. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #9

Because smart qualified people have no place in a Trump administration IronLionZion Jun 2017 #10

Another job for Jared! MiniMe Jun 2017 #11

dalton99a

(81,526 posts)

1. Good for her.

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Tue Jun 6, 2017, 07:20 PM

Jun 2017

No point in hanging around and waiting for the ax to fall

sandensea

(21,639 posts)

2. Let me guess:

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Tue Jun 6, 2017, 07:21 PM

Jun 2017

Ivanka wanted to patent the anklet, and was politely refused.

babylonsister

(171,074 posts)

4. Haha! nt

Reply to sandensea (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 6, 2017, 07:26 PM

Jun 2017

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)

8. +1!!! My first thought!

Reply to sandensea (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 6, 2017, 09:27 PM

Jun 2017

LisaM

(27,813 posts)

3. Yikes!

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Tue Jun 6, 2017, 07:22 PM

Jun 2017

Actually, turnover is pretty high at that position, and it's a revenue-producing branch of government AFAIK.

babylonsister

(171,074 posts)

5. Surely she jests...

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Tue Jun 6, 2017, 07:28 PM

Jun 2017

“I am confident that the leadership team in place will serve you well during this transition,” Lee wrote in an agencywide memo that was obtained by The Washington Post.

Tongue-in-cheek, has to be.