Regional office director biographies

Learn more about the directors of our regional offices.

Mary Fuller

Mary Fuller

Regional Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Silicon Valley Regional Office
As Regional Director of the USPTO’s Silicon Valley Regional Office, Mary Fuller carries out the strategic direction of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual...
Molly Kocialski

Molly Kocialski

Regional Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Rocky Mountain Regional Office
As the Regional Director of the Rocky Mountain Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), since January 2016, Mollybeth (Molly) Kocialski carries out the...
Portrait of midwest regional director Damien Porcari

Damian Porcari

Regional Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Office
As the Regional Director of the Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) since September 2018, Damian Porcari carries out the...
Hope Shimabuku

Hope Shimabuku

Regional Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Texas Regional Office
As the Regional Director of the Texas Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Hope Shimabuku carries out the strategic direction of the Under...
Elizabeth Dougherty

Elizabeth Dougherty

Regional Outreach Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Eastern Regional Office
As the Eastern Regional Outreach Director for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Elizabeth Dougherty carries out the strategic direction of the Under Secretary...
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