Oversight of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

House Committee on the Judiciary (Subcommittee) · March 26, 2026

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Call to order and procedural rules

4:39 → 6:10(1m 32s)

Chair opens the subcommittee, explains recess authority and rules for waving on full committee members; notes members will be coming and going due to multiple committee assignments.

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A House Judiciary subcommittee heard testimony from USPTO Director K. Squires on patent office modernization, AI tools, PTAB rulemaking and a contested trademark filing for a proposed "Board of Peace." Members pressed the director on employee morale, regional offices, discretionary IPR authority and potential conflicts around the trademark filing.

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