Ipwatchdog iconIpwatchdogSep 24, 2026 ~1 min source read

Squires’ Anniversary Celebration Raises Serious Ethical, Legal Questions

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director John Squires plans to celebrate one year in office with an event on September 29. To our knowledge, this is the first time a Director has publicly celebrated the one-year anniversary of their appointment.

Squires’ Anniversary Celebration Raises Serious Ethical, Legal Questions

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Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director John Squires plans to celebrate one year in office with an event on September 29.

To our knowledge, this is the first time a Director has publicly celebrated the one-year anniversary of their appointment.

After the original publication of this article Director Squires took to LinkedIn to claim the story was not properly sourced, focusing only on the location of the event.

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Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director John Squires plans to celebrate one year in office with an event on September 29. To our knowledge, this is the first time a Director has publicly celebrated the one-year anniversary of their appointment. After the original publication of this article Director Squires took to LinkedIn to claim the story was not properly sourced, focusing only on the location of the event.

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  • Squires posted: "I dunno there Gene Quinn, time to invest in a new fact-checker.
  • The event's being held at Ford's Theater." The invitation itself (pictured above) clearly and unambiguously says that the event would take place at the Motion Picture Association headquarters.

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Whether this event takes place at MPA headquarters or Ford's Theater, questions still remain about who is paying for the event, whether the event is a public USPTO event, what purpose the event will promote, and whether USPTO employees are planning or executing the event.

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