Innovation Outreach team ramps up programs

Innovation Outreach team ramps up programs

The United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Office of Innovation Outreach (OIO) has ramped up its programming schedule for independent, underresourced, and underrepresented inventors and entrepreneurs.

OIO disseminates information about the various forms of intellectual property (IP) and their importance in the innovation ecosystem with a focus on ensuring inventors have access to USPTO's products and services. OIO programs help budding inventors and entrepreneurs identify and acquire the IP protection they need to be successful in the marketplace.

Popular annual public programs have long included Invention-Con, the Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium, and Black History Month celebrations. Over the last year, OIO added the Hispanic Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, the Veterans Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, Proud Innovation for LGBTQ+ innovators, and a program celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) innovators. Each program highlights inventor success stories within an underrepresented community and promotes helpful inventor resources available from the USPTO and other organizations.

The office also develops programs for universities regarding patents, trademarks, and other IP protections and benefits. These programs feature events ranging from individual classroom discussions to larger campus and community-wide forums that focus on the USPTO’s services, resources, and mission. Similar programs are available for inventor organizations.

OIO recently embarked on a partnership with Inventors Digest magazine, which is now bringing the valuable information readers have seen in Inventors Eye to its audience. Look for articles in each issue dedicated to helping inventors on their journeys from concept to commercialization.

OIO is part of the USPTO’s Office of the Chief Communications Officer.

For questions or information about upcoming events, contact InnovationOutreach@uspto.gov.
 
 

Disclaimer
Inventors Eye offers useful information, non-legal advice, and interesting stories about innovation and intellectual property (IP). Given that IP law and policy change over time, readers should consult current statutes and regulations before attempting to apply for a patent or register a trademark. These laws and the application process can be complicated. If you have IP that could be patented or registered as a trademark, the use of an attorney or agent who is qualified to represent you in the USPTO is advised.

The USPTO gives you useful information and non-legal advice in the areas of patents and trademarks. The patent and trademark statutes and regulations should be consulted before attempting to apply for a patent or register a trademark. These laws and the application process can be complicated. If you have intellectual property that could be patented or registered as a trademark, the use of an attorney or agent who is qualified to represent you in the USPTO is advised.

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