Author: USPTO Military Association (UMA)
Veteran Highlight: Aretha V. Grayson
In 2007, Aretha Virginia Grayson joined the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as a Director’s Secretary in Technology Centers 2100 and 2400. Ms. Grayson was the first African America... Read More
Veteran Highlight – CSM Troy Tyler, USA (Ret.)
Retired Army Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Troy D. Tyler is the Administrative Officer for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and has served there since March 10, 2014. He was born in Spotsylvani... Read More
Veteran Highlight – Mark Booker
Mr. Mark Booker is a UMA board member and Design Patent Examiner with the Tech Center Art Unit 2921 who has been working at the USPTO since June 29, 2014. He is also a former Staff Sergeant in the U.S... Read More
Wreaths Across America Information from the UMA WAA Committee
2016 Wreaths Across America Wreaths Day ∙ Arlington National Cemetery Saturday, December 17th USPTO MILITARY ASSOCIATION (UMA) WAA COMMITTEE INFORMATION SHEET Schedule: 0815 Convoy trucks e... Read More
UMA Members Meet Medal of Honor Recipient Flo Groberg
UMA members had the honor of meeting with Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Capt. Florent Groberg prior to his receiving the Outstanding American by Choice award from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration... Read More
USPTO Veterans Day Video
Whether it’s in plain clothes or in military uniforms, these men and women served our country and continue their public service at the USPTO. Over the last year alone, 20% of all new hires were vete... Read More
Celebrating Veterans at the USPTO
Guest blog by Chief Administrative Officer Fred Steckler as featured on the USPTO Director’s Forum. “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,” Thomas Jefferson once wrote. In the United S... Read More
UMA Celebrates the U. S. Marine Corps 241st Birthday
Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the 241st birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps! On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress approved the resolution to establish two battalions of Marines ... Read More