Breaking TTAB News! PTO Associate Solicitor Thomas Shaw Named Administrative Trademark Judge

Reliable sources confirm that Thomas Shaw has been appointed as an Administrative Trademark Judge. [By my count, he is the 18th TTAB judge]. Mr. Shaw most recently served as Associate Solicitor at the USPTO (2007-August 2011). He previously served as a Managing Attorney (1997-2007), Senior Attorney (1994-1997), and Examining Attorney (1989-1994) at the PTO. He is a graduate of The George Washington University (B.A., Political Science and History, 1983) and the University of Miami School of Law (J.D. 1988).