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Latest news Public events Remarks Latest News Comment on proposed trademark fee changes Review the proposed fees and submit your comments by September 30, 2019. Op-ed: New U.S. counsel rule Director Iancu and Commissioner Denison write about the USPTO’s initiatives to ensure accuracy and integrity of the Trademark Register. Update to Trial Practice Guide The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has published an update containing additional guidance about trial practice before the Board. Trends and characteristics of U.S. women inventors New report from USPTO chief economist’s office studying 40 years of data shows women still comprise small minority of patented inventors. Subscribe More news Public Events September 13 – Alexandria, VA Invention-Con 2019 “Leveraging Your Intellectual Property in the Marketplace” September 19 – Alexandria, VA Attend Trending Issues in Trade Secrets: 2019 — NEW DATE September 23 – Alexandria, VA Public Hearing on proposed trademark fee schedule - TPAC October 1, 2019 – Denver, CO Advisory hours at The Commons on Champa October 3, 2019 – Detroit, MI Innovators and entrepreneurs: Learn about IP basics and helpful resources More events Remarks Remarks by Director Iancu at the Standard-Essential Patents Strategy Conference Remarks by Director Iancu at the Bridging Innovation and Opportunity event Remarks by Director Iancu at the International Conference on AI-Emerging Technologies and IP Remarks by Director Iancu at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Ceremony Statement of Commissioner Denison before the House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Committee on the Judiciary More remarks Human advancement has been consistently pushed forward by our inventors. They are our heroes. It is our inventors who will continue to push human development to even greater heights. - Director Andrei Iancu Speech at the 2019 International Intellectual Property Conference Director’s Blog Spotlight on Commerce: Tariq Hafiz, Group Director, USPTO FEATURED VIDEO Don’t be fooled by potentially misleading offers and notices FEATURED EVENT Public hearing on proposed trademark fee schedule – TPAC
