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Patent and Trademark Office announces Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross reappoints Commissioner for Patents Drew Hirshfeld to a second five-year term; original term ends July 31, and new one ends July 31, 2025 ... Defense Secretary Mark Esper announces U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios designated acting undersecretary-research and engineering; White House Office of Science and Technology Policy says Kratsios remains CTO; Esper also says Mark Lewis is acting deputy undersecretary defense-research and engineering and remains director-defense research and engineering for modernization.
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Copyright Office names Melinda Kern fellow, 2020-22, in Ringer Copyright Honors Program; she got her law degree in 2017 at The George Washington University Law School ... FiberLight Executive Chairman Jim Lynch named interim CEO; he's co-founder and managing partner, Thermo Capital Partners, and previously was FiberLight's permanent chief ... Rimini Street appoints Gerard Brossard, ex-Rackspace, to newly created job: executive vice president-chief operating officer.