https://www.uspto.gov/blog/military-service-uspto-and-back Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. Major Kayley Squire as an aide-de-camp during her service in the U.S. Air Force. (Photo courtesy of Kayley Squire) Major Kayley Squire, an Air Force strategic policy fellow and... Continue reading
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/update-uspto-response-crowdstrike-it-outage Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. USPTO technical staff assist employees affected by the IT outage. (Photo by Michael Connor/USPTO) On behalf of the USPTO, I want to express our gratitude for your patience while... Continue reading
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/celebrating-25-years-usptos-public-advisory-committees Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. President Bill Clinton signs into law an appropriations bill that includes the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act, creating the USPTO Public Advisory Committees (PACs), in the Rose Garden... Continue reading
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/coming-community-near-you-future-uspto-outreach Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. USPTO staff share resources with attendees at CES in January 2024. (Photo by Jay Premack/USPTO) Since I began my tenure over two years ago, the USPTO has worked feverishly... Continue reading
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/discussing-examiner-hiring-commissioner-patents-udupa Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. Kiesha Bryant (left), a USPTO hiring director, and Commissioner for Patents Vaishali Udupa. (Photo by Jay Premack/USPTO) At the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, Commissioner for Patents Vaishali Udupa recently... Continue reading
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/working-together-tackle-patent-and-trademark-pendency Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. Director Vidal discusses pendency and other USPTO initiatives at a recent meeting. (Photo by Jay Premack/USPTO) An efficient and reliable intellectual property (IP) system is critical to innovating, brand... Continue reading
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/ai-and-inventorship-guidance-incentivizing Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. Today, based on the exceptional public feedback we’ve received, we announced our Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions in the Federal Register. The guidance, which is effective on February 13,... Continue reading
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/help-us-leap-forward-with Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. LEAP-eligible practitioners speak with PTAB judges (in person and on screen) about logistics for oral hearings during a LEAP to Chambers event at a PTAB hearing room in Alexandria,... Continue reading
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/intellectual-property-and-entrepreneurship-resources-military-community Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. Did you know U.S. veteran-owned businesses generate $1 trillion annually, employing 3.6 million people? As part of President Biden’s commitment to veterans, military families, and caregivers, the Commerce Department’s... Continue reading
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/support-for-protecting-and-enforcing Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. Director Vidal spoke with local entrepreneurs and business owners at the China IP Road Show in San Diego. The road show is one of several USPTO tools and programs... Continue reading