ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, regarding today’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Michelle Lee for Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (U.S. PTO): “We urge the Senate to act quickly and confirm Michelle Lee as the next head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. America needs