USPTO incident
Deborah Stephens appointed to permanent role of Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the USPTO
USPTO experienced a minor incident on May 1, 2021, lasting 1979d 16h. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Update timeline
- monitoring Jun 17, 2026, 08:13 AM UTC
The USPTO announces the appointment of Deborah Stephens as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the agency.