Here’s something to put on your calendar for Monday, Sept. 26: a Startup Grind DC chat with Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Michelle K. Lee.
9/26 See Michelle Lee of US Patent and Trademark Office at Startup Grind DC https://t.co/miFbalcndc #dctech pic.twitter.com/qLQNGqLzat
— Startup Grind DC (@StartupGrindDC) September 22, 2016
The evening event, set to be held at 1776 on 15th Street, will include networking, pizza and beer as well as an interview with Lee. Lee is actually the first woman to serve as director of the USPTO, so she should have interesting stories to share.
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