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Obama to talk about innovation, but what about the USPTO?

By Lawrence B. Ebert, Esq.

At a talk at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY on 21 Sept 09, President Obama will talk about

developing an advanced information technology system,
restoring U.S. leadership in basic research,
improving education,
development of clean energy,
advanced vehicle technology,
information technology for use in healthcare, and
promotion of U.S. exports.

There was no explicit reference to improvements at the USPTO. It took a long time to name David Kappos as nominee for Director at the Patent Office. Is the USPTO high on the priority list?

Full post as published by IPBiz on September 21, 2009 (boomark / email).