Interestingly, the current acting director is a patent reform proponent who was installed in the position a year and a half ago. The way she was designated as a

Interestingly, the current acting director is a patent reform proponent who was installed in the position a year and a half ago. The way she was designated as acting director appears to be a ploy to get around the senate confirmation process. http://patentlyo.com/patent/2013/12/michelle-lee-director.html http://patentlyo.com/patent/2013/12/michelle-lee-director.ht... http://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/fafbc72d-f142-45db-8faa-9e3e1df1b656/Letter%20to%20President%20Obama,%20June%202,%202014.pdf http://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/fafbc72d-f14...