USPTO April Monthly Review

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A look back at the highlights of April 2020

Journeys of Innovation

NASA environmental engineer Jackie Quinn and her team created an emulsion system that removes contaminants from our groundwater.

From the ground up

As the child of two science educators, Jackie Quinn developed a love for science at an early age. Now an environmental engineer at NASA, Quinn has combined her innate appreciation of the environment with an innovative spirit to help create an emulsion system that removes contaminants from our groundwater.

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Blogs

The USPTO commemorates and celebrates World IP Day with all those who use IP to improve our lives around the world.

Recognizing World IP Day

Twenty years ago, the World Intellectual Property Organization designated April 26 as World Intellectual Property Day to recognize the importance of innovation, creativity, and the positive role of intellectual property. “Innovate for a Green Future” is the theme for 2020’s World Intellectual Property Day, encouraging the world to build on “green tech” ideas to improve our health, well-being, and economy.

By Andrei Iancu, Director of the USPTO | Continue reading

PTAB launches the Legal Experience and Advancement Program (LEAP) for the next generation of patent practitioners

Today, the USPTO officially launches the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) Legal Experience and Advancement Program (LEAP). LEAP is designed to foster development of the next generation of patent practitioners by creating opportunities to gain the proper skills and experience in oral arguments before the Board. The USPTO understands that “stand up” speaking opportunities before tribunals are limited and that gaining courtroom experience is advantageous for practitioners in their career development. Additionally, having a patent bar with strong oral advocacy skills benefits clients, the USPTO, the courts, and the whole IP system.

By Andrei Iancu, Director of the USPTO, and Scott Boalick, Chief Judge of the PTAB | Continue reading

News and updates

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USPTO releases report on patent examination outcomes after the Supreme Court’s Alice decision

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today published a report authored by its Chief Economist titled, Adjusting to Alice: USPTO patent examination outcomes after Alice Corp v. CLS Bank International. The report highlights how recent actions undertaken by the USPTO have brought greater predictability and certainty to the determination of patent eligibility in the technology areas most affected by the decision.

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In accordance with the temporary authority provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) signed by President Trump on March 27, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today further extended the time to file certain patent and trademark-related documents and to pay certain required fees, which otherwise would have been due between March 27 and May 31, to June 1, 2020. This is in addition to the prior extension the USPTO had announced on March 31, 2020. 

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Popular posts

Together with remarks from Andrei Iancu, the USPTO Director, U.S. inventors showcase their innovations in green technology and discuss the importance of strong intellectual property rights in launching their inventions. Watch the video.

On this day (April 27) last year, a restored Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) or Higgins Boat "landed" at the USPTO in time for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. 

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USPTO Director Andrei Iancu introduced Commissioner for Trademarks David Gooder at the first virtual TPAC quarterly meeting today.

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What does it take to modernize systems and scale emerging technologies like AI and machine learning? Read the Nextgov article or listen to their interview with USPTO CIO Jamie Holcombe.

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“Even in the midst of a global pandemic—on a scale not seen in the last one hundred years—we must not forget. Indeed, it is our moral and civic duty not to forget the Holocaust’s enormous human calamity, no matter what our present circumstances," said USPTO Director Andrei Iancu.

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