Your USPTO
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Your USPTO: News Flash July 2024
The USPTO granted its 12 millionth utility patent on June 4.
American Inventors
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Off-the-Cuff Discovery
Here is a line of creative, innovative, assistive devices invented by three sisters from California while one of the sisters was rehabbing from a thumb injury. These products help young children and seniors, as well as people with disabilities.
Eye On Washington
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2022’s Greatest Hits (and Misses)
Experts weigh in on the most important IP developments of the past year.
Inventing 101
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Licensing? Consider a Sales Rep Partner
Inventors often form alliances or partnerships with sales reps because they don’t have established contacts in the industry, or they need a partner to help foot the bill.
Inventiveness
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Flare-O-Flame
This vintage ad, sent by California Invention Center Executive Director Larry Udell, is a hot one indeed. After all, who doesn’t want a childish tailpipe attachment for racecar wannabes? And it’s a great way to meet many of your curious local police officers.
Lander Zone
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Who Are You, Anyway?
You must know the main characteristics of inventors and entrepreneurs to max out both skillsets.
Marketing Tips
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The Art of the Newsjack
Great publicists will always be looking for things in the news that make your product or invention reportable.
Bright Ideas
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A Mechanical Puzzle and More
The makers of the Tetra Puzzle say “It's a captivating and mysterious challenge to understand and unlock. It activates your spatial reasoning and manual dexterity skills in a way that's immersive and deeply engaging.”
Time Tested
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Game of Thrones
The modern flush toilet, which solved an important sanitary problem, has a bizarre history.
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