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Join the PTOS Board of Directors!

Turn in your nominating petition form between Dec 4th-15th, 2025 and your name will be placed on the ballot for the 2026 election.

Nominations will be accepted for the following positions:

Positions for which all PTOS members are eligible:

President

Vice President

Secretary

Administrator

Treasurer

At Large Representative (10 positions available)

TC 1600, 1700/2900, 2100, 2400, 2600, 2800, 3600, 3700 (2 from each – 18 total positions)

Patents, Non-TC/PTAB (2 positions)

Trademarks (2 positions)

Offices of EEOD/PIA/CAO/CCO/CFO/CIO/GC/US/PE/All Others (2 positions)

Regional Representative Positions (Candidates must live within respective region):

Midwest Region (1 position)

Rocky Mountain Region (1 position)

Silicon Valley Region (1 position)

Texas Region (1 position)

Visit https://www.ptos.org/committees/election/2026_election.html to get your nominating petition form and for guidelines on obtaining signatures.

Completed forms must be submitted to nominations@ptos.org by 3:00PM E.T. on Dec 15th, 2025

While you may use USPTO email to collect nomination signatures (see guidelines at https://www.ptos.org/committees/election/2026_election.html ). USPTO email may not be used for campaigning. Violations of election bylaws can be confidentially reported to the Election Committee at evote@ptos.org .

You may submit campaign material (e.g. a flyer or a short bio with information about yourself, your history of service with PTOS, and how you envision serving the Society while in office) along with your petition form. Your material will be posted on the Election Committee page of the PTOS website. Campaign material will be accepted for posting until 3:00 PM E.T. on Dec 30th, 2025.

Voting will take place from Jan 13-15, 2026.

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PTOS Austin Happy Hour at Jester King Brewery

Saturday July 19, 2:30-4:30PM

Come join your fellow USPTO colleagues for a fun afternoon at Jester King Brewery in Dripping Springs

(beer, food, and petting zoo all in one place) for a happy hour at an Austin Institution. One drink will be provided

for each PTOS member who attends. All PTO employees (and their guests) are welcome to attend the event

(i.e., you do not need to be a PTOS member to attend, only to receive any free food and/or drink).

Jester King Brewery

13187 Fitzhugh Rd, Austin, TX 78736

512-900-1820

Jester King — Brewery, Kitchen, Farm & Event Hall (jesterkingbrewery.com)

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Non-members can sign up for membership at the event.

Contact Andrew Lyons for information about this event:

Andrew.Lyons@uspto.gov

or at 571-270-3529.

A cellular phone number will be provided to those who RSVP in order to coordinate meeting up on site

PTOS members must present their PTOS membership card to attend OR please contact the event organizer in advance to verify your membership status.

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Today is Monday December 08, 2025

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