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An attorney whose firm once represented President Donald Trump, Mark Burnett Productions, and NBC Universal in a copyright case concerning Trump’s television show, “The Apprentice,” is now director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and under secretary of commerce for intellectual property. Andrei Iancu took office on February 8, 2018, having been nominated by Trump on August 26, 2017, and confirmed by the Senate 94-0 on February 5, 2018. He succeeds Michelle Lee, who had strong support in the tech industry to continue in the job. USPTO has almost 13,000 employees