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Shimabuku to Run USPTO’s Dallas Office

Hope Shimabuku, whose nearly 11-year legal career has included stints as an in-house attorney at Xerox Business Services and BlackBerry, will be the first director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s new Dallas office.

Shimabuku will officially start her new job in January, according to a blog item Tuesday from Michelle K. Lee, under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the USPTO.

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