Published on: 08/02/2021 11:31 AM
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A look back at the highlights of July 2021 |
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Kavita Shukla has made it her mission to eliminate food waste. |
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Keeping innovation fresh
As a 12-year-old, Kavita Shukla drank water believed to be contaminated. Because of her grandmother's quick homemade remedy, she didn't get sick. Since then, Shukla has devoted her life to figuring out why the remedy worked and how to replicate and advance its effects to mitigate world hunger.
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Deputy Secretary Graves met with Drew Hirshfeld, performing the functions and duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. (Photo by Jay Premack/USPTO) |
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Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves praises USPTO for critical work in promoting American competitiveness, innovation, and ingenuity
On July 1, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves visited the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. During his visit, he toured the National Inventors Hall of Fame museum, experienced a “day in the life” of a patent examiner and a trademark examining attorney, and met with leadership about the USPTO’s role in advancing American competitiveness. He later received a surprise framed copy of his ancestor’s patent, who was one of the Nation’s first Black patent holders.
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Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the national trademark system
It was 75 years ago this month that President Harry S. Truman signed Rep. Fritz Lanham’s Trademark Act into law. This landmark legislation made possible today’s system of trademark registration and protection, but it took almost a decade of debate in Congress with countless hearings on the need to replace earlier, outdated statutes and the patchwork of trademark systems in each of the states. Today, the U.S. economy is the beneficiary of those efforts and this masterful law that has stood the test of time, transforming the U.S. economy through the growth of national and global brands.
By Drew Hirshfeld, performing the functions and duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO | Continue reading
Lots of things multiplied in the pandemic, including applications to the Patent and Trademark Office
People sometimes overlook the T in USPTO. But trademarks are an important enabler of fair and open commerce. In fact, during the pandemic, applications to the Office of Trademarks, part of the Commerce Department’s Patent and Trademark Office, exploded over the last year. For details and how they’re coping, the Commissioner for Trademarks, David Gooder, joined "Federal Drive with Tom Temin."
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How USPTO’s first emerging tech director is approaching the nascent role
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is deliberately applying innovative technologies across many complex processes, particularly as its filings and examinations are trending up and reaching new records lately. With sights set on a more modernized future necessary to meet those increasing customer demands, the agency recently named Jerry Ma as its first-ever director of emerging technology.
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Public comment sought on the current state of patent eligibility jurisprudence and its effect on investment and innovation
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seeks comments from the public regarding the impact of patent eligibility jurisprudence in the United States since the Supreme Court’s 2016 decisions in Mayo and Alice and subsequent Federal Circuit decisions applying the Supreme Court’s legal framework.
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Updated Patent Datasets now available
The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Office of the Chief Economist released 2020 updates for two research datasets, the Patent Assignment Dataset and the Patent Examination Research Dataset (PatEx).
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USPTO releases new Artificial Intelligence Patent Dataset
The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Office of the Chief Economist released the Artificial Intelligence Patent Dataset (AIPD)—identifying which of the 13.2 million United States patents and pre-grant publications include artificial intelligence (AI)—to help enable researchers, policymakers, and the public explore the impacts of AI on invention.
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Read all USPTO news and updates at https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates.
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Let the Games begin!® To learn more about the special role trademarks play in the Olympics, watch the USPTO’s fireside chat with Team USA’s Dana Jozefczyk. Watch the conversation. |
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 It’s National Ice Cream Day [July 18], and we’ve got the scoop on some pretty chill intellectual property. Grab a cone and join us as we serve up some ice cream trademarks from around the nation, as well as some tips on building a successful brand.
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 On July 5, 1946, President Truman signed the Lanham Act into law. 75 years later, it remains the primary federal trademark statute in the U.S., guarding against trademark infringement, false advertising, and more.
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 Cool inventor alert! In 1906, Willis Carrier received a patent for an “apparatus for treating air.” His addition of humidity control marked the birth of modern air conditioning, and he went on to co-found Carrier in 1915.
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 Have you checked out the agenda for Invention-Con 2021? Take a look at the amazing innovators joining us for workshops, panels, and conversations during our three-day virtual conference for independent inventors, entrepreneurs, and small business owners.
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