Leadership team for the Office of the Commissioner for Patents

Mr. Vidovich provides executive oversight of the examination of applications and patent examining functions in Technology Centers 1700 and 2800. Additionally, he serves...

Charles Kim serves as Deputy Commissioner for Patents in the Patents business unit. In this role, he is an authority on patent laws, rules, and examining practice and...

Barry J. Schindler serves as Deputy Commissioner for Patents. In this role he has oversight for the Office of Information Technology for Patents, the Office of...

David Wiley serves as Acting Deputy Commissioner for Patents. In this role, he oversees training, statistics, process improvement, and stakeholder outreach. Additionally...

Mr. Karmis oversees the Office of Patent Legal Administration, the Office of Petitions, the Office of Patent Quality Assurance, the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure...