Published on: 05/02/2024 11:58 AM
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A look back at the highlights of April 2024 |
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Known as the “Sun Queen” for her lifelong promotion of solar heating, Maria Telkes was a press-friendly public intellectual who appeared on TV and in countless newspaper stories and magazine articles, but she struggled to have her aspirations and work taken seriously by her colleagues and collaborators throughout her career. |
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A solar life
With a prism-shaped aluminum box tucked under her arm, 54-year-old scientist Maria Telkes walks across the campus of New York University (NYU) toward a group of faculty members and students who had gathered outside under the mid-day sun. Making her way to the center of the group, she sets the box down, slips on four shiny metal sheets and pops in some burger patties. Soon, the fat from the burgers begins to sizzle, the meaty aroma wafts outward, and the surrounding stomachs start to rumble. Thirty-five minutes later, crispy brown burgers await the hungry crowd — cooked entirely by the sun.
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USPTO publishes Request for Comments regarding the impact of AI on certain patentability determinations
New Federal Register notice seeks public feedback on how the proliferation of AI could affect USPTO evaluations on patentability, including what qualifies as prior art and the assessment of the level of ordinary skills in the art
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USPTO advances rules governing PTAB review practices in various proceedings, improving fairness, transparency, and efficiency
Comments on proposed rules relating to discretionary denials of parallel and serial petitions and petitions implicating prior art or arguments previously presented to the USPTO are due June 18
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USPTO seeks to formalize enhanced and streamlined Director Review process through rulemaking
To advance our goal of ensuring fair, transparent, and efficient procedures throughout the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), today we announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Director Review process for decisions in proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA proceedings) at the PTAB.
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Find all upcoming and past events at https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events.
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Her cats, her fans, and her lyrics – take a look at some of @taylorswift’s nearly 140 registered trademarks 🎶 Some might say the Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter is a 'Mastermind' of IP protection. Protecting ideas never goes out of style. |
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 Congratulations to the winners of this year’s National Patent Application Drafting Competition – Lukas, William, Joseph, Mark and Coach Christopher Holman from @umkcprelaw!
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 In 1987, Edward L. Van Halen received a patent for his device that allows guitarists to play without holding it the conventional way. The device connects to the back of the instrument and gives the player the ability to see the entire playing surface.
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 Happy #InternationalDesignDay! This year’s theme – Kindness – pays homage to creators working toward a kinder world. Last year, we celebrated the issuance of 1 million design patents, a form of intellectual property that protects look, shape and configuration, and any specific ornamentation.
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 It's official! 🎉 The newest Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is now open!
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