Biography
Until he took OPM’s fork in February 2025, Thomas Krause was Director Review Executive within the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In that capacity, he oversaw all aspects of the USPTO’s “Director Review” Process. Prior to becoming Director Review Executive, Mr. Krause worked in the USPTO’s Solicitor’s Office for over 20 years, including serving as Solicitor from 2019 to 2023.
Before joining the USPTO, Mr. Krause was in private practice at Covington & Burling. Prior to that, he served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Alex Kozinski on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Before law school, Mr. Krause served as an officer with the U.S. Navy on a fast attack submarine, and qualified as a Naval Nuclear Engineer. He received his J.D., with honors, from Harvard Law School, where he was an Executive Editor on the Harvard Law Review.
