Peter-Anthony Pappas, the former Director of Intellectual Property Policy for the U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, was sworn in yesterday as a Member of the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) by ITC Chairman, Brett Doyle. Pappas was nominated by President Donald Trump in June to join the ITC for a term expiring June 16, 2035. Pappas previously served as Director of Intellectual Property Policy for the Senate Judiciary Committee under Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), who gave remarks during yesterday’s ceremony. During a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee to consider Pappas’ and other nominations, Tillis submitted 34 letters of support from IP organizations on Pappas’ behalf. Pappas helped to develop the 2019 “Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance” (PEG) for which Iancu has been lauded by the IP community.