Deborah Cohn, who served as Commissioner of Trademarks for the United States Patent and Trademark Office from 2010 to 2014, has joined the International Trademark Association (INTA) as the organization’s senior director of government relations. INTA maintains a strong focus on pertinent trademark and IP issues in the United States.

As senior director of government relations, Cohn will act as the association’s liaison with federal and state legislatures and agencies as well as participate in the development of association policies and positions on federal, state, and relevant international agency issues. She was with the USPTO from 1983 through 2014.