Peter-Anthony Pappas

At a glance

Peter-Anthony Pappas has documented experience in congressional intellectual-property policy and patent research. His Senate statement identifies him as an IP policy director, while USPTO and journal records establish co-authorship of research on assistance for patent applicants without legal representation.

Summary sources: [1] [2] [3]

Documented background and nomination facts

• His June 2026 nomination statement identifies Pappas as director of Intellectual Property Policy for Senator Thom Tillis and the Judiciary Committee. [1]
• USPTO lists Pappas as a co-author of its November 2022 working paper studying a randomized trial of additional patent-examination assistance. [2]
• The American Economic Association records publication of that research in the August 2025 American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, with Pappas among the five authors. [3]

Role and nomination context

• In his ITC nomination statement, Pappas describes the commission's import investigations, independent trade analysis and tariff-schedule responsibilities. Those responsibilities describe the prospective office rather than his personal accomplishments. [1]

Sources and review date

Career and role sources reviewed Oct 14, 2026. These sources may describe developments beyond the nomination snapshot; each nomination entry retains its recorded date and outcome.

1. Peter-Anthony Pappas prepared testimony, June 25, 2026

   U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. Reviewed Oct 14, 2026.

2. USPTO working paper 2022-1: Closing the Gender Gap in Patenting

   U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Reviewed Oct 14, 2026.

3. Closing the Gender Gap in Patenting, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 17(3), August 2025

   American Economic Association. Reviewed Oct 14, 2026.