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Commerce Department seeks nominations for National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee 

Nominations will be accepted until October 25 at 5 p.m. ET

David Berdan to perform functions and duties of Deputy Director

On August 19, the USPTO announced that starting Monday, David L. Berdan will be performing the functions and duties of the Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO

Public comment sought on the current state of patent eligibility jurisprudence and its effect on investment and innovation

The USPTO seeks comments regarding the impact of patent eligibility jurisprudence in the U.S. since the Supreme Court’s 2016 decisions in Mayo and Alice and subsequent Federal Circuit decisions applying the Supreme Court’s legal framework

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Public Events

Nov 30, 2021 - Virtual

Attend DOCX filing training

Dec 2, 2021 - Virtual

Innovators and entrepreneurs: Learn about IP basics and helpful resources

Dec 2, 2021 - Virtual

The Path to a Patent, Part VI: Learn how to protect your IP abroad

Dec 9, 2021 - Virtual

Attend DOCX filing training

Dec 9, 2021 - Virtual

Wine & IP: Copyright and publications

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Remarks

Remarks by Director Iancu at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce event "How innovation and creativity drive American competitiveness"

Remarks by Director Iancu at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center's 14th Annual USPTO IP Attaché Roundtable

Remarks by Director Iancu at the Design Law 2020 Symposium

Remarks by Director Iancu at the IPO Education Foundation event “How IP Accelerates Innovation”

Remarks by Deputy Director Peter at the AI and Patent Data Workshop

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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

USPTO issues patent number 11,000,000

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Modernizing patent filing with DOCX

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Council for Inclusive Innovation

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