Committees 

Advocacy Committee : Considers proposed legislation, PTO rules and procedures, and court activity, reports to members on how those events impact their practices, and provides comments in response so as to give a voice to patent practitioners.
Chaired by: Dan Smith              Board Liaison: Rich Baker
               

Professional Development Committee: Designs educational content for members of NAPP
Board Liaison: Alex Pokot

Subcommittee : AMC Committee: Outlines the topics and seeks speakers for the annual conference.
Chaired by: Daniel Krueger and Tom Bassolino
                       

Programs Committee: Evaluates researches and considers adding new benefits.
Chaired by Mike Bendel      Board Liaison: Daniel Krueger
                       

Communications Committee: Seeks to promote NAPP as the leading professional organization for Patent Practitioners. 
Chaired by Genna Hibbs         Board Liaison: Mike Carey 
             

Governance Committee: Reviews the NAPP corporate governance, address changes to the bylaws and articles of incorporation.  The committee also attends to generation of other rules, policies and procedures. 
Chaired by: Daniel Krueger  
                       

Legal Affairs Committee: Advises the organization on contracts and other NAPP legal matters.
Chaired by: Lisa Adelson

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force: Promote the involvement of a more diverse population in the IP space.
Chaired by: David Dickerson  Board Liaison: Tom Bassolino
                        

Membership Committee
Board Liaison: Xhavin Sinha

 Project Planning Model Initiative : Seeking Champion

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