Laura Peter to be the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Next Deputy Director General of the Patents and Technology Sector

The Coordination Committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) approved Laura Peter’s appointment as the Deputy Director General of WIPO’s Patents and Technology Sector.

USPTO selects Georgia and Alabama HBCU and MSI innovation ecosystems for Southeast Community Engagement Office expansion

Regionally specialized innovation ecosystem partnerships to serve as nodes of university research excellence and engagement with Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions.

Deborah Stephens appointed to permanent role of Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the USPTO

Deborah Stephens will serve as principal advisor to the agency on the design, development, and management of its information systems and technology.

USPTO to bring trademark and brand protection education to NFL Draft®

The USPTO will bring its name, image, and likeness (NIL) and trademark education to the 2026 NFL Draft® in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 23 through 25.

Trademark classification goes agentic with USPTO’s announcement of “Class ACT” assistant

America’s Branding Agency, the USPTO, announced the release of a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence (AI) agent that handles some of the most time-consuming elements of trademark application pre-processing.

USPTO and DOJ file statement of interest reaffirming the importance of incentives to innovate

The USPTO and the Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in Collision Communications, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., et al. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

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