10.07.2014 - 09:52 [ Techdirt ]

Following Backlash, White House Realizes Guy Who Opposed Obama‘s Own Patent Reform Plan Shouldn‘t Lead The Patent Office

At the very least, that suggests that the „leak“ of his name was something of a trial balloon, to see how it would go over — and the vocal rejection (including by big patent reform supporter Senator Chuck Schumer) made the White House realize that it would be in for a pretty angry fight over the nomination. Hopefully, the next nominee isn‘t someone who has vocally fought against the President‘s own position on patent reform…