Gautham Ubale is a Primary Patent Examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with a focus on Business Methods, which includes Incentive Programs, Coupons, Electronic Shopping, Business Cryptography, Point of Sale, Inventory, and Accounting/Business Processing. He additionally serves as an Assistant Outreach Coordinator for the Western Regional Office, wherein outreach efforts include programs for inventors, entrepreneurs, K-12 STEM activities, and other communities in the Western region. Gautham joined the USPTO in 2013 and has an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University and a Master’s in Business Administration from George Mason University. Previously, he has also served on another detail as a Training Assistant at Patent Training Academy.