Sheppard Appointed to Federal Patent Advisory Committee

Christal Sheppard
Christal Sheppard

Christal Sheppard, Assistant Professor of Law, has been selected to serve on the Patent Public Advisory Committee for the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Rebecca Blank, acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce, invited Sheppard to join the committee.

The nine-member committee was created in 1999 and advises the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the director of the USPTO on matters relating to the policies, goals, performance, budget and user fees of United States patent operations.