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Spring 2018
Bringing Innovation Closer to Home
Alas, it's spring!
Interview with the Deputy Commissioner
Invention-Con 2018 is coming
Past issues
Winter 2018
Meet the Little Code Ninja
Winter Patents
2017 Collegiate Inventors Competition
Free Legal Services for Inventors
Fall 2017
Mark Twain's Copyright Fight
Young Inventor Lucca Riccio
Fall Cleanup
Invention-Con 2017: A smashing Success
Summer 2017
Invention-Con 2017
Introducing Patent Virtual Assistance
An Interview with Teen Inventor R.J. Batts
Pro Se Assistance Program
Summer Adventuring Patents
April 2017
Taking the Entrepreneurship Plunge
Two Minutes to Sushi Success
Fashion Quirks for the Spring
Global Dossier for Worldly Inventors
Save the Date for the 2017 Independent Inventors Conference
January 2017
Solving Tomorrow's Problems
A Stronghold of Ingenuity
Playing Off Patents
Provisional Patent Application: Is it for Me?
November 2016
Putting Down Roots at the Patent Office
Visit the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum at the USPTO
A Trip to the Attic
Election Year Patents that Rocked the Vote
August 2016
Message from the Associate Commissioner
The Fourth Quarter
Now Available: Financial Manager and Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront
Inspired to Protect
At the Beach
Common Pitfalls on USPTO Forms
December 2015
On the Road to Invention with SBIR
Celebrating Innovation
Walk Tall and Innovate
Innovation Brewing
Fee Reminders and Tips for Micro Entity Status
August 2015
Innovation by the Millions
Pro Se Update
A Tangled Dream
The Promise of Innovation
Prioritized Examination Popular with Small and Micro Entities
Events and Announcements
Organizations
June 2015
National Inventors Hall of Fame Inducts Next Class of Innovators
Inventing Humanity
In the Garden
New Options for U.S. Design Applicants
Events and Announcements
Organizations
March 2015
Lasers, Patents and Progress: the Spirit of Follow-on Innovation
Science Fiction to Science Fact
My Milestone Patents
Philosophy of Innovation
Searching with CPC
Events and Announcements
Organizations
November 2014
Connecting Expertise
Introducing the Pro Se Assistance Program
America's Pastime Patents
Monkeying Around with Innovation
Tips for Using EFS-Web
Events and Announcements
Organizations
August 2014
The Dreams Ideas Are Made Of
Meet the Inaugural Class of Invention Ambassadors
Patent Cures for the Summertime Blues
Growing the Distance
Patent Owners-Beware of Maintenance Fee Scam
Events and Announcements
Organizations
June 2014
The White House Executive Actions
Innovation Development on the Move in 2014
The Patents of My Career
Clicking Everything into Place
Unintentional Abandonment
Events and Announcements
Organizations
April 2014
Be Smart While Swimming with Sharks
Behind the Curtain
A Career Igniting the Inventive Spirit
Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program Renewed for 2014
Events and Announcements
Organizations
February 2014
What's New in Winter Fabric Technology
Winter Patents
Uncovering History’s Black Women Inventors
To Interview or Not to Interview
Events and Announcements
Organizations for Inventors
December 2013
Patently Poinsettia
Collegiate Inventors Lead Technological Charge
Tripping the Light Fantastic
Lower Fees Starting Jan. 1
Events and Announcements
Organizations for Inventors
November 2013
Fiscal Year 2013 in Review: A Message from the Commissioner for Patents
Tracking Innovation: Prosthetics
What Innovation Sounds Like
Track One Prioritized Examination Puts Your Innovation in the Fast Lane
Events and Announcements
Organizations for Inventors
August 2013
Making Innovation Fun and Faire
SelectUSA Opens Doors to the World
Innovation by Location: Clemson Grads Endeavor to Bring New Brace to Market
Follow-Up: Micro Entity Status
Events and Announcements
Organizations for Inventors
June 2013
Opportunity at the Base of the Pyramid: Lessons from Patents for Humanity
Welcome Inventors Hall of Fame Class of 2013
Grilling up Good Ideas
Can Recipes Be Patented?
Events and Announcements
Organizations for Inventors
April 2013
Independent Inventors Conferences: A Look Inside
World IP Day is April 26
Innovating as a Group: INCA
First Inventor to File Is Here: Learn How It Works
Events and Announcements
Organizations for Inventors
February 2013
Don't Sit and Wait: Stopping Trademark Squatters
Tracking Innovation: Windshield Wipers
The Rx for Entrepreneurial Success
Announcements
New Fees and Micro Entity Status take Effect March 19
Events: Where Independent Inventors Meet
Organizations for Inventors
December 2012
Getting into the Game: Q&A with the Experts
Pushing Ahead with Pro Bono Assistance
PTRCs-the Cure for Information Overload
Toying with Success
Announcements
Using the USPTO Data Visualization Center-Your Window into the USPTO
Events: Where Independent Inventors Meet
Organizations for Inventors
October 2012
The Evolution of Adaptation
Keeping the Road Clear: The Patents Ombudsman Program
Inventor Lifts Up Tradition, Culture, and Ingenuity
Announcements
Resources for Understanding Third-Party Preissuance Submissions
Events: Where Independent Inventors Meet
Organizations for Inventors
August 2012
Rules and Roadshows
USPTO Patents for Humanity Competition
Bright Young Minds Shine at the USPTO
Fueling the Inventive Spirit
Announcements
Identifying Non-USPTO Solicitations
Events: Where Independent Inventors Meet
Organizations for Inventors
June 2012
Start of Summer Updates for Inventors
Independent Inventors Conference Brings USPTO Resources to Sunshine State
Inventors Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2012
Purse-uing a Dream
File Online, Save Money and Protect Your Private Information
Events: Where Independent Inventors Meet
Organizations for Inventors
April 2012
USPTO and NIST Launch Online Intellectual Property Awareness Assessment Tool
USPTO Brings Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium to Shreveport, La.
Register Now for the Florida Regional Independent Inventors Conference
Inventors Beware: Copycats Thrive Abroad
Dr. Janine Jagger Fixes the Problem, Not the Blame
Licensing Options
Events: Where Independent Inventors Meet
Organizations for Inventors
February 2012
America Invents Act Hits the Road
USPTO and National Women's Business Council Pay Tribute to Women Innovators and Entrepreneurs
Inventor Lori Greiner Organizes the World
USPTO.gov Inventor Pages to Offer New Patent Tutorials
Events: Where Inventors Meet
Organizations
December 2011
USPTO Moves Quickly to Implement America Invents Act
Deputy Commissioner Margaret "Peggy" Focarino Named Next Commissioner for Patents
Polester Takes a Long Shot in Digital Photography
File your Application Online to Avoid the Surcharge for Paper Filings
Events: Where Inventors Meet
Organizations
October 2011
President Obama Signs America Invents Act
USPTO Announces New Fees
USPTO Issues Patent Number 8,000,000
What Are the Current Guidelines for Submiting Models with Your Patent Application?
Events: Where Inventors Meet
Organizations for Inventors
August 2011
Register Now for the California Regional Inventors Conference
It's First and Goal on the One Yard Line for Patent Reform
Pro Bono Pilot Program in Minn. Helps Indepent Inventors Gain Patent Council
Giving Through a Trademark
Providing Inventors More Communication and Efficiency
Events: Where Inventors Meet
Organizations
June 2011
An Update on Patent Reform
A Message from the Associate Commissioner
Startup America: Reducing Barriers Roundtables
Enertia
Accelerated Review of Green Technology Patent Applications
Events: Where Inventors Meet
Organizations for Inventors
March 2011
Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium – A Day of Information and Networking
USPTO appoints Teresa Stanek Rea as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Richard Maulsby as Associate Commissioner for Innovation Development
Spilled Spaghetti Leads to Good Licensing Deal
Providing Inventors More Time through the USPTO’s Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program
Events: Where Inventors Meet
Organizations for Inventors
January 2011
CommerceConnect Helps Businesses Become More Competitve and Create Jobs
Trademarks Litigation Tactics Study
The Step 'N Wash
Working with a Patent Practitioner
Events: Where Independent Inventors Meet
Organizations for Inventors
November 2010
Providing Inventors More Time and Options
Independent Inventors Gather at the USPTO to Share Ideas
Houston Inventors Association Helps Members Bring Inventions to Reality
Resources in Your Own Backyard
Events: Where Inventors Meet
Organizations
September 2010
USPTO Year in Review – and a Look Forward
The National Trademark Expo Set for October 15 and 16
Your Inspiration Could be at our Next Conference
Patent and Trademark Resources
Events: Where Independent Inventors Meet
Organizations for Inventors
July 2010
Your Trademark is Your Brand Protection
Ombudsman Program is Here For You
How KleenSlate Got Started
Save Money by Using TESS
Events: Where Independent Inventors Meet
Organizations for Inventors
April 2010
The National Inventors Hall of Fame
Provisional Patent Applications: What You Need to Know
Simon Says: Invent.
Special Status?
Events: Where Independent Inventors Meet
Organizations for Inventors
February 2010
Patent Reform
Protect Your Innovation: Avoid Scams
Spark of Genius: The Spiral Eye Needle
Do Your Homework
Events: Where Independent Inventors Meet
Organizations for Inventors