Charles Kim
Deputy Commissioner for Patents at USPTO
- Role
- Deputy Commissioner for Patents at USPTO
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Deputy Commissioner for Patents
Mar 2024 — Present · Alexandria, VA, US
Charles Kim serves as the Deputy Commissioner for Patents of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). As Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Mr. Kim is an authority on patent laws, rules, and examining practice and procedure, and provides executive leadership to the Office of Petitions, the Office of Patent Legal Administration, the Office of Patent Quality Assurance, the Central Reexamination Unit, and the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure staff.In addition, Mr. Kim leads the USPTO’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies Working Group. In this capacity, Mr. Kim provides executive leadership to a cross-cutting team of AI specialists from across the agency that develops and implements various AI and intellectual property (IP) policy initiatives at the USPTO, including the AI and Emerging Technologies Partnership.
Education
Partnershp for Public Service
Excellence in Government Senior Fellow, Government Leadership
2015 — 2016
Rutgers University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
1997 — 2001
The George Washington University Law School
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
2006 — 2009
Skills
- Patents
- Patentability
- Intellectual Property
- Patent Searching
- Patent Prosecution
- Patent Applications
- Patent Litigation
- Trademarks
- Invention
- Licensing
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