John Whealan headed to GWU

Marcia Coyle reports: John Whealan, deputy general counsel for intellectual property law and solicitor for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, has joined the faculty of George Washington University School of Law as associate dean for intellectual property.

Whealan had been working on greasing the skids for patent reform. Since that isn't happening, he's moving on.

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