Background
Kappos, David J. was born in 1961.
Kappos, David J. was born in 1961.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering, University California, Davis, 1983. Juris Doctor, University California, Berkeley, 1990.
Development engineer International Business Machines Corporation, 1983, intellectual property law attorney Storage Division and Litig. Group, intellectual property law counsel Software Group, assistant general counsel Asia/Pacific, Corporate Counsel, vice president, assistant general counsel for intellectual property Armonk, New York. Under secretary for intellectual property United States Department Commerce, Washington, since 2009, director United States Patent & Trademark Office, since 2009.
Past member board directors American Intellectual Property Law Association, International Intellectual Property Society, Intellectual Property Owners Association, past vice president.