Comment by sigmar

>They were most likely waiting for the Commerce Secretary to pick and vet a replacement.

The first two paragraphs of this article seems to suggest this is not the case.

>Many small businesses and independent inventors absolutely couldn't stand how the USPTO had pretty much turned against them and become a monster.

Lee is pro patent reform. Small companies and Google like her. Large companies and the Innovation Alliance don't like her, as they are anti-reform.