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The latest news on intellectual property (IP) policy from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Learn more about the USPTO’s work in IP policy and upcoming IP policy events.
The USPTO announced the appointment of Sharon Israel as Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs and Jack Fleming as Chief Communications Officer.
The USPTO released a report revealing that small companies and universities led the way in developing inventions to diagnose COVID-19 as evidenced by patent applications filed through April 2023.
The USPTO, the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC), and academic technology transfer non-profit AUTM are collaborating to host the Green Energy Innovation Expo on May 17 at USPTO headquarters.
The report pinpoints women inventor-patentees across U.S. counties, and examines growth over the 1990-2019 period to better understand women’s participation in IP
Third edition in series on IP-intensive industries offers greater insight into demographics of IP workforce, reinforces that “IP protection is good for American businesses and their employees”
WASHINGTON – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that four of its intellectual property (IP) attachés have been elevated to the diplomatic rank of “Counselor” at the U.S. embassies and missions where they serve. “The USPTO prides itself on working with foreign…
Today, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that Mary Critharis has been appointed the USPTO’s Acting Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs. Ms. Critharis first joined the USPTO as a patent examiner in 1992 before progressing to Assistant Solicitor…
Report finds that USPTO’s Section 101 guidance brings greater predictability and certainty to the technology areas most affected by the Supreme Court’s Alice decision
This reliable, free, and publicly accessible dataset now contains detailed patent litigation data on more than 81,000 unique district court cases filed between 1963 and 2016.
The USPTO and Brazil’s National Institute for Industrial Property implemented a new Patent Prosecution Highway agreement allowing for applications for more industries and higher annual caps.
USPTO Director Iancu addressed the growth of artificial intelligence in patenting and the cooperation among international patent offices to utilize and explore AI in patent examination tools and methods.
