Office of the Solicitor

The Office of the Solicitor serves as legal counsel to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on intellectual property law matters.  The Solicitor’s Office also works in collaboration with the Department of Commerce on interagency intellectual property law matters.  The Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor is Raymond T. Chen.

The Solicitor’s Office primary responsibilities include:

• Defends decisions by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the federal district courts
• Represents the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO (Director) in district court actions that are filed against the USPTO pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)
• Provides legal advice on intellectual property law policy and regulation
• Prosecutes attorneys and agents who practice before the agency for alleged ethical violation
• Defends USPTO employees at deposition
• Maintains the Solicitor’s Office Law Library
  
• Amicus Briefs
• Federal Circuit Appeals
• Bilski Court Documents

 

Office of the Solicitor Staff
Solicitor:	Raymond T. Chen
Attorneys:	Janet Gongola Christina Hieber Ronald Jaicks William Jenks Sydney Johnson Nathan Kelley Mary Kelly Thomas Krause William LaMarca Frances Lynch Robert McManus Joseph Piccolo Kristi Sawert Thomas Shaw Thomas Stoll Scott Weidenfeller Benjamin Wood
Paralegal Supervisor:	Danita Ingram
Paralegals:	Kyra Abraham Kelly Boudreau Theresa Cappo Macia Fletcher Tawana Hawkins
Legal Assistants:	Denise Miller Minwell Raynor