Learning Tools & Links

• Glossary

  A-Z definitions of intellectual property terminology

• Inventors Eye Archive

  Inventors Eye is the USPTO’s newsletter for the independent inventor community published since 2010. Browse through our archive to find stories about innovation, profiles of...

• Subscriptions

  Sign up here to receive the latest news and updates from the USPTO conveniently via e-mail

• IP Programs and Awards

  National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Edison Visiting Scholar Program, Patents for Humanity, and National Inventors Hall of Fame program information

• Intellectual Property (IP) Policy

  The USPTO leads efforts to develop and strengthen both domestic and international intellectual property protection. The USPTO advises the President -through the Secretary of...

• Operating Status

  Notices related to USPTO closures, postal service interruptions and emergencies, and other events

• The Global Intellectual Property Academy

  Programs around the world on intellectual property protection, enforcement, and capitalization

• Copyright Policy

  The copyright team of the Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA) assists in advising the Administration and other Federal Government departments and agencies on...

• Protecting Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Overseas

  Since the rights granted by a U.S. patent extend only throughout the territory of the United States and have no effect in a foreign country, an inventor who wishes patent...