Published on: 10/06/2022 10:55 AM
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A look back at the highlights of September 2022 |
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Daniela Blanco holds a laptop running the proprietary AI software she created. Rather than apply for a patent, she decided a trade secret was the best way to protect her AI innovations that form the key intellectual property of her business.
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A sustainable pivot
After inventing a greener way to manufacture nylon and winning several student pitch competitions, Daniela Blanco realized investors were more interested in the artificial intelligence (AI) technology she'd developed that led to her discovery. She then pivoted her company to focus on creating AI tools to help others across the chemical industry operate more sustainably.
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McGruff the Crime Dog visited the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia as part of the Go For Real campaign in partnership with the National Crime Prevention Council. |
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Go for Real: An innovative USPTO partnership helping young consumers avoid dangerous fakes
As America’s Innovation Agency, the USPTO is working to protect brands, from those owned by individuals and start-ups to the world’s most well-known brands. The USPTO is working to change the narrative around purchasing counterfeit products and informing consumers about the dangers and consequences of purchasing counterfeit goods.
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Call for collaboration with stakeholders
We are working across our great agency to improve our processes, technology, and training. Each and every one of us is committed to providing the best service possible for all innovators and entrepreneurs, from pro se to experienced. Our goal is to issue and maintain robust and reliable intellectual property (IP) rights that strengthen our economy, provide jobs, and create opportunity.
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Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Chair of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Council for Inclusive Innovation (CI2), and Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and USPTO Director Kathi Vidal, Vice Chair of CI2, recently announced the addition of new Co-Vice Chairs of the Council. |
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USPTO’s Council for Inclusive Innovation adds government leaders to top spots in whole-of-government approach to expand American entrepreneurship and innovation
The new leaders include:
- Alejandra Castillo, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
- Don Cravins, Jr., Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development
- Laurie E. Locascio, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director
- Sethuraman Panchanathan, National Science Foundation (NSF) Director
- Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office
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USPTO Director Kathi Vidal announced as NACIE co-chair
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo this week announced in a press release that Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, has been appointed as a Federal Co-Chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (NACIE).
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USPTO welcomes Caren Ulrich Stacy as lead DEIA advisor
As part of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) ongoing and focused efforts to be a place of and for opportunity, and to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) throughout every corner of the agency, Director Kathi Vidal announced the appointment of Caren Ulrich Stacy as the agency’s lead DEIA advisor, effective immediately.
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Find all upcoming and past events at https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events.
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Happy Fall, y’all! Check out our autumnal #inventor starter pack. |
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 Point of view: You’re Principal Skinner, and your roast is ruined. So you try passing food from Krusty Burger® off as your own “steamed hams.” But Krusty Burger has some strong intellectual property protections, and Superintendent Chalmers is starting to catch on. What are some of the signs?
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 Muppets creator Jim Henson received two design patents in 1959 for puppets Wilkins and Wontkins, the stars of short commercials Henson created for Wilkins Coffee. Wilkins will drink the coffee. Wontkins won’t.
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 Check out the agenda for our upcoming Hispanic Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program on October 12! This year’s program includes some amazing innovators in the medical field.
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