This is a list of notable people associated with patent law and patent-related institutions. For a list of notable inventors, see list of inventors. For a list of notable patent attorneys, see list of patent attorneys and agents. For a list of notable patent examiners and clerks, see patent examiner. Although this list is not intended to include inventors, patent attorneys and patent clerks, those may also be inserted in this list if they made a durable impact on patent law, or patent-related institutions. A Arrow, Kenneth (a joint winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics with John Hicks), known for Arrow information paradox, a problem that companies face when managing intellectual property across their boundaries B Banner, Don (1924–2006), former Commissioner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Battistelli, Benoît (born 1950), former president of the European Patent Office van Benthem, Johannes Bob (1921–2006), first president of the European Patent Office Bodenhausen, Georg, former director of BIRPI and first Director General of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Bogsch, Árpád (1919–2004), former Director General of WIPO Bolkestein, Frits (born 1933), former European Commissioner for the Internal Market Braendli, Paul, second president of the European Patent Office Brimelow, Alison (born 1949), ex-Comptroller General of the United Kingdom Patent Office, fifth president of the European Patent Office D Dickinson, Q. Todd, former head of the USPTO Doll, John J., former acting United States Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and director of the USPTO Dudas, Jon W., former head of the USPTO and U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property G Grossenbacher, Roland, former chairman of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation Guellec, Dominique, French economist and former chief economist at the European Patent Office Gurry, Francis, current Director General of the WIPO George Washington, the signer of the first patent H Haberman, Mandy, famous British inventor of the Any-way up Cup Haertel, Kurt (1910–2000), considered one of the founding fathers of the European patent system I Idris, Kamil, former WIPO Director General J Jefferson, Thomas, first United States Commissioner of Patents K Kappos, David, former Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Kober, Ingo (born 1942), third president of the European Patent Office L Laddie, Sir Hugh (1946–2008), former UK judge Lehman, Bruce (born 1945), former U.S. Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks Lemelson, Jerome H. (1923–1997), controversial American inventor and patent holder,