Category: Your USPTO
Your USPTO: Program Seeks to Expand IP’s Reach
The goal of AccessUSPTO is to show people throughout America how to secure IP rights such as patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights in order to expand their businesses.
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Your USPTO: What’s Next – June 2022
Proud Innovation: This virtual series celebrating LGBTQIA+ inventors, entrepreneurs, and small business owners starts June 15, from 3 to 4:05 p.m. ET.
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Your USPTO: Magic Moment – How Plant Patents Sprouted
People have intentionally bred new varieties of plants for thousands of years, since the dawn of agriculture. As people began to farm for profit, the only IP protection available for new varieties of plants was the trade secret.
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Your USPTO: No. 9 Ellen Ochoa
Ochoa was the first Hispanic female in space, an astronaut on the nine-day Space Shuttle Discovery mission in 1993.
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Your USPTO: How Are PTAB Judges Assigned?
Newly confirmed USPTO Director Kathi Vidal will have many responsibilities. One is the authority to designate panels of at least three administrative patent judges in cases filed with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
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Your USPTO: What’s Next – May 2022
Get inspired during the free, online Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Series coming May 17 and 18.
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Your USPTO: Defend Your Patent
Your issued patent may mean more to you than adding tangible and intangible value for your invention, or as a source of great pride. It may be crucial for your financial livelihood.
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Your USPTO: Patent Public Searches, Simplified
A multifaceted U.S. patent searching instrument is ready for your use. And it’s free.
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Your USPTO: Trading Card No. 7 Nikola Tesla
In any discussion about Nikola Tesla, the name of his rival—Thomas Edison—is likely to come up.
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Your USPTO: Magic Moment – The Umbrella Pops Up
The umbrella has a colorful history that dates back some 3,300 years before it was associated with its first known U.S. patent.
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Your USPTO: Trading Card No. 18 Ruth Benerito
Ruth Rogan Benerito was a pioneer in much more than driving safety – her groundbreaking work in textiles included her team’s discovery of wrinkle-resistant cotton.
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Your USPTO: What’s Next – March 2022
Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium (WES): This series begins March 2.
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