Trump’s Patent Office Nominee Advances Out of Senate Committee

John A. Squires, President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the US Patent and Trademark Office, was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 20-2 vote.

Senators voted to advance Squires nomination, with seven Democrats joining all the committee’s Republicans in supporting him. Squires is a partner at Dilworth Paxson, where he leads the firm’s emerging companies and IP team. He’s had stints at three other law firms and worked at Goldman Sachs and Honeywell over a three-decade career.

Trump nominated Squires to the position in March. At a May 21 hearing before the committee, Squires said he ...