POPA

The Patent Office Professional Association (POPA) is an independent union of professional employees formed in 1964. The Association is not affiliated with any national union and acts independently, answering only to the desires of the professionals it represents. All dues go directly to the representation of professionals right here in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The Association represents all professionals in the Patent and Trademark Office excluding managers and trademark professionals... POPA operates with volunteer professionals elected every three years from among the professionals they represent. The volunteers represent their fellow professionals in workplace grievances, contract negotiations, negotiations on working conditions and procedures, matters of pay, federal employee benefits and litigation and in proposed legislation in Congress affecting patent professionals. Several of the volunteers are also attorneys with extensive knowledge and experience in federal..

Also known as: Patent Office Professional Association