It was reported by IAM this morning that Alison Brimelow will stand down as the President of the European Patent Office at the end of her term in June 2010. She took over the office in 2007 after Alain Pompidou controlled the position from 2004 to 2007. The EPO will have the task of electing a completely new President between now and then. The new President will have his or her hands full with a growing backlog and financial deficiencies caused by the economic storm. More details at IAM.
On the other side of the sea, the Obama Administration has yet to decide on a new leader for the USPTO . . .
Ian McClure is a former corporate & securities and intellectual property law attorney with 
Trevor M. Blum is a former Associate in the Chicago-based, valuation practice group of Ocean Tomo, LLC., an intellectual property (IP) consultancy. Additionally, he provided instrumental research support to Intellectual Property Exchange International, Inc., an IP exchange start-up. Trevor holds a B.S. from Indiana University and is currently an MBA candidate at the University of Cambridge, focusing on international business and finance. His interests also include entrepreneurship, economics, and informational visualization. He enjoys running and cycling in his free time. Trevor seeks to bring a transnational business perspective to the blog. 
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