The Patent Office Professional Association (POPA) is a professional union of
United States
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s. It was formed in 1964.
[POPA web site]
''About us''
Retrieved on August 15, 2012. "Professional Representation for Patent Professionals."
POPA represents all patent office professionals at the US Patent and Trademark Office including:
* Patent Attorneys at the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI)
* Non-supervisory attorneys and Congressional Affairs Specialists in the Office of External Affairs (OEA)
* Petitions attorneys in the Office of Petitions
* Review Quality Assurance Specialists (rQAS) in the Office of Patent Quality Assurance (OPQA)
* Designated Training Quality Assurance Specialists (tQAS)
* Non-supervisory patent examiners and primary examiners
* Non-supervisory Patent Reexamination Specialists in the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
* Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) examiners and attorney advisors
* Certain librarians and accountants
See also
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that serves as the national patent office and trademark registration authority for the United States. The USPTO's headquarters are in Alex ...
(USPTO)
References
External links
Official web site Trade unions established in 1964
Trade unions in the United States
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