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Joint Statement by USPTO and JPO on efforts to further improve the Patent Prosecution Highway

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Japan Patent Office (JPO) intend to further improve their Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programs

McGruff the Crime Dog® teams up with USPTO to take a bite out of fake goods sold online

As part of the "Go For Real" anti-counterfeiting campaign, the National Crime Prevention Council and the USPTO have released a series of ads informing younger buyers and their parents about the serious dangers of buying fake goods

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo to Chair Council for Inclusive Innovation (CI2)

With representatives from industry, academia, non-profit, and government, CI2 will assist the USPTO in developing a comprehensive national strategy to build a more diverse and inclusive innovation ecosystem

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Since the founding of our nation, American inventors have driven our culture and commerce with incredible ideas that have improved every function of our lives. We owe a debt of gratitude to inventors who continue to show up day after day with solutions to the world’s most pressing problems."
- Drew Hirshfeld, performing the functions and duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO
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