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Neurosurgeon, inventor, and surfing enthusiast John Adler uses his understanding of energy and desire to help patients to patent a system that can provide therapeutic radiation while protecting healthy tissue. |
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Focusing energy
A self-described “contrarian,” neurosurgeon and inventor John Adler believes sometimes you need to “break a few rules if you’re going to change the world.” While the field of radiosurgery was restricted to use in the brain during its infancy, Adler focused his energy on expanding the technology in other parts of the body — breaking “rules” in the process. The result is a system that can deliver precise therapeutic radiation anywhere in a patient's body.
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Coke Morgan Stewart (center), Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the USPTO, places a National Inventors Hall of Fame Medal on inventor James Fujimoto during the 2025 NIHF Induction Ceremony on May 8, 2025 at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jay Premack/USPTO) |
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2025 National Inventors Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Remarks by Coke Morgan Stewart, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the USPTO
May 8, 2025 - Washington, D.C.
Tonight, we celebrate those who created an array of novel inventions in a variety of fields: transportation; recreation; pharmaceuticals; chemistry; architecture; and advanced medical treatments and technologies. As much as your inventions have changed how things are done, they have also changed people’s minds as to what is possible. As a new member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, you now have a unique platform to inspire others to the highest levels of achievement. You join a prestigious group of 656 visionary pioneers in the Inventors Hall of Fame.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame Illumination Ceremony
Remarks by Coke Morgan Stewart, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the USPTO
May 7, 2025 - Alexandria, Virginia
...let’s take a look at the display behind me — a display that itself has been patented three times. This Gallery of Icons honors you — and every other inventor who has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. It acts as a catalyst that prompts others to learn more about your legacies, and the many ways you’ve left your mark on this world.
In a few minutes, you'll place your nameplate into this display. This is a small, symbolic act, but it speaks to something larger. The choice of the shape of your nameplate is deliberate. As a hexagon, the structure of the whole gets stronger each year with the addition of each new icon. Icon by icon, it represents the very real way that each of you, through your inventions and patents, adds to the strength of our nation, and the advancement of all humankind.
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USPTO completes critical upgrade to agency’s financial system
May 27, 2025
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has completed a critical upgrade to the agency’s core financial system, Momentum, to streamline and enhance management of travel, acquisition, invoicing, and fee payment systems.
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USPTO announces comment request and roundtable discussion on e-commerce guidelines
May 16, 2025
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Federal Register Notice (FRN) requesting written public comments on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) “Draft Voluntary Guidelines for Countering Illicit Trade in Counterfeit Goods on Online Marketplaces.”
The submission deadline for comments is June 27, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
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USPTO announces new filing option available online for Trademark Trial and Appeal Board customers
May 12, 2025
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announces an added option for Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) customers to file a petition for cancellation in our new system, TTAB Center. The new filing functionality will be available on May 12, 2025.
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Filmmaker George Lucas' company, Lucasfilm, received one of its first design patents for a toy figurine based on Boba Fett in 1982. Numerous utility patents, design patents, and registered trademarks are based on the inhabitants of his galaxy far, far away. Happy #StarWarsDay!
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 Mr. Peanut, Post-It note pop art, and an artificial leg patent model, oh my!
Welcome to the most unusual and unexpected office in the federal government – Elizabeth Dougherty’s office! She’s the director of the USPTO’s Northeast Regional Outreach Office, and uses her space to pay homage to all things patents and trademarks.
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 We’re kicking off #NationalPoliceWeek by reflecting on the innovation that has supported law enforcement officers and our communities for more than 100 years: heart shields to bullet-resistant vests and call boxes to radios.
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 IP pros, transform and roll out!
On this day in 1985, the USPTO issued a patent for "a reconfigurable toy assembly wherein a toy vehicle is reversibly reconfigured into a toy robotic humanoid and a play space." You know it as a Transformer. Hiroyuki Obara, a designer for Takara Co., Ltd., received U.S. Patent No. 4516948.
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 On this day in 1933, movie fan and sales manager Richard Hollingshead patented a drive-in theater. He was inspired to find a solution for people unable to fit comfortably in smaller traditional movie theater seats.
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