Published on: 04/01/2020 8:35 AM
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A look back at the highlights of March 2020 |
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How an IBM Master Inventor found her special gift in the world. |
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Augmenting ability
From a young age, Susann Keohane was intrigued by innovation. Though she expressed an innate interest and talent in math, it took the completion of her electrical and computer engineering degree and guidance from a few key mentors for her to realize that she could become an inventor herself.
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“To maintain our technological leadership, the United States must broaden our innovation ecosphere demographically, geographically, and economically.” --USPTO Director Andrei Iancu |
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USPTO launches the Expanding Innovation Hub, a new online platform to encourage greater participation in the patent system
As part of Women’s History Month, the USPTO has officially launched the Expanding Innovation Hub (“the Hub”), an online platform available on the USPTO website that provides resources for inventors and practitioners to encourage greater participation in the patent system. The new platform is yet another step the USPTO has taken to broaden the innovation ecosphere, to inspire novel inventions, to accelerate growth, and to drive America’s global competitive edge. It builds on our SUCCESS Act report to Congress of 2019, as well as our Progress and Potential report on women inventors.
By Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu and Deputy Director of the USPTO Laura Peter | Continue reading
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Deputy Director Laura Peter celebrated and recognized contributions of women to the STEM fields and innovation. |
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Remarks by Deputy Director Peter at the Annual Kickoff to Women’s History Month: Valiant Women of Yesterday and Today
I would like to begin by extending my congratulations to the Bright Knights Chapter of Federally Employed Women, as you celebrate five years here at the USPTO. 2020 is certainly a year for celebration as it also marks: around 200 years of the women’s suffrage movement, and the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote. This anniversary holds a special place in my heart, as my great grandmother played a small part in the women’s suffrage movement of the early 1900s.
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The Journey to Delivering the Mission in the Cloud - Part 2
USPTO's Deputy Chief Information Officer Debbie Stephens shared insights about data strategy and navigating applications to the Cloud at Federal News Network.
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Find all upcoming and past events at https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events.
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Deputy Director Laura Peter moderated an all-star panel of women leaders in IP at the Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium. |
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Jogbra Inventors Lisa Lindahl, Hinda Miller, and Polly Smith made history when they invented the first sports bra. Their groundbreaking invention removed a barrier to women's participation in athletics and advanced women's health.
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This year we're hosting the National Summer Teacher Institute in St. Louis, Missouri, July 12-17. Are you a K-12 educator or do you know a K-12 educator? Apply for this free week of training on patents and trademarks, entrepreneurship and STEM.
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Take a look at our new page on artificial intelligence (AI), which provides information on our AI initiatives, public notices and responses, AI-related events, and outside resources.
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In recognition of International Women’s Day, a few of our executives at USPTO headquarters took some time out to pose with one of our collectible inventor cards featuring Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of the Kevlar®.
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