Patent and Trademark Office official Deborah Cohn is a skilled and powerful attorney who works as Commissioner of Trademarks at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Deborah Cohn has spent over thirty years in the office, starting off in 1982 as a Trademark Examining Attorney. Three decades later, she stands strong in an executive position that is back by her consistent performance and ability to lead with new ideas that progress the office as well as serve as a role model for many other government agencies.
In 2007, the Mobile Work Exchange awarded Deborah Cohen with the Telework Driver Award. With her work in the US Patent and Trademark Office, Deborah Cohen has, according to the Mobile Work Exchange’s website:
“…pioneered the development of the USPTO’s first telework program in 1997, at a time when telework was not considered the norm in public or private sector organizations. With her foresight, creativity, and perseverance, Ms. Cohn convinced agency executives to test the concept, and forged coalitions with stakeholders, including managers, IT personnel, and the employee union. The result was creation of the innovative telework program at the USPTO called the Trademark Work At Home (TWAH) program. This program, now considered to be the gold standard for telework in the Federal government, has become an accepted telework prototype, which combines management by objective with hoteling, and results in documented space and related cost savings for the agency. Thanks to Ms. Cohn’s efforts, 85% of eligible Trademark employees now work at home at least one day per week and more than 200 Trademark Examining Attorneys work at home a majority of the week and reserve space in “hoteling” offices when they come into the office. This award recognizes Ms. Cohn’s contribution to the telework community for her vision, tenacity, and creativity that have transformed her initial idea into an accepted standard for business-based alternative work arrangements that support the current and future requirements of the public sector workforce.”
The recognition that Deborah Cohn has received for her work at the Unites States Patent and Trademark Office is very much well-deserved; and she looks forward to the opportunity of making changes of similar weight in her field as she continues on her successful career.
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