Black History Month Program

The Black History Month Program is an annual event that spotlights Black inventors and business personalities across the United States to showcase their legacy contributions to America’s ingenuity and innovation. Black History Month events at the USPTO feature:

• Discussions with remarkable innovators 
• Explorations of entrepreneurship 
• Seminars focusing on how to obtain and use intellectual property as well as helpful USPTO resources

Save the dates for 2021 Black History Month

Our next Black History Month events will take place:

• February 10, 2021: Three contemporary Black women inventors
• February 12, 2021: A focus on business

For more information, email InnovationOutreach@uspto.govor call 571-272-8033.