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USPTO announces special Patents for Humanity COVID-19 category

On April 5, the USPTO announced that it will be launching a special category of its Patents for Humanity Program for inventions that address the COVID-19 pandemic

USPTO report examines the impact of Chinese government subsidies and other non-market factors on the recent rise in patent and trademark filings in China

On January 13, the USPTO published a new report that discusses how the high rate of Chinese patent and trademark filings may be influenced by government subsidies and other non-market factors

USPTO hosts first NCEAI Innovation Chat

On January 12, the USPTO hosted its first National Council for Expanding American Innovation (NCEAI) Innovation Chat, featuring a discussion on the importance of a more diverse innovation ecosystem

Four USPTO intellectual property attachés elevated to rank of “Counselor”

On December 10, the USPTO announced that four of its intellectual property (IP) attachés have been elevated to the diplomatic rank of “Counselor” at the U.S. embassies and missions where they serve

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The broad scope of new products and services that build on AI technologies suggests that AI has the potential to fundamentally change how people perceive the world around them and live their daily lives. This is the essence of technological progress, and realizing these changes happens through innovation.
- The 2020 USPTO AI report
Inventing AI: Tracing the diffusion of artificial intelligence with U.S. patents
Women's entrepreneurship symposium 2021

Director's blog

USPTO concludes successful Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium
screenshot of trademark basics webpage showing registration process steps and links to the webpages

NEW WEBPAGES

Learn the basics about the trademark application process
Illustration of Small Business Store Front and Delivery Van creating large shadow in shape of lightbulb for World Intellectual Property Day 2021: Small businesses taking big ideas to market.

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Register for the World IP Day program: April 26