Damian Porcari
Detroit,
Michigan
Damian Porcari was named director of the Midwest Regional Office in September 2018. He carries out the strategic direction of the undersecretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the USPTO. By focusing on the region and actively engaging with the community, Mr. Porcari ensures the USPTO’s initiatives and programs are tailored to the region’s unique ecosystem of industries and stakeholders.
From 1989 to 2017, Mr. Porcari worked for Ford Global Technologies LLC in Dearborn, serving as director of licensing and enforcement from 2005 to 2017. In this role, he was responsible for protecting and monetizing Ford’s IP across the globe through licensing and litigation. Mr. Porcari also served as FGTL’s director of technology commercialization, where he led a team to develop marketing strategies and oversee licensing of the company’s technologies. He also served as a senior patent attorney for the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command in Warren from 1984 to 1989. Mr. Porcari is a named inventor on five U.S. patents.
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