Today @NASA made history with the first #AllWomanSpacewalk. Check out some of the #WomenInSTEM who also made history in space innovation: Beatrice Hicks for a gas density sensor, http://bit.ly/2VW1wWI... (1 of 2)
On this day in 1921, Charles P. Strite of Minneapolis invented the modern timed pop-up toaster. #TDIH
From innovations in pasta makers to 3D printable pasta, learn about the #IP behind pasta shapes. #NationalPastaDay
What shape do you think of when you hear the word pasta? #NationalPastaDay @uspto http://smithmag.co/WbPa6C
Absolutely zero chance this doll won't strangle you in your sleep. #CreepyIP
If you've got it, haunt it. #CreepyIP
Our latest #JourneysOfInnovation features @USArmy veteran and inventor Rory Cooper. He is an award-winning engineer, scientist, and Paralympic athlete with 25 patents in wheelchair technology.
Read his #InventorStory: http://bit.ly/31nPXIH.
#NDEAM
#TBT to that time when @MorganStanley celebrated their inventors by displaying their patents on the big screens in NYC. Take a close look and you'll see elements of the #NewPatentDesign.
More #patent history: http://bit.ly/10MPatents.
#CreepyIP from the dark side. #StarWars #TBT
He's tall, dark & sinister, with a #trademark breathing problem. Listen: http://1.usa.gov/10EJWZ5 #CreepyIP #StarWars
This week, Director Andrei Iancu met with members of the Hawaii Business Roundtable at @hwnelectric, and met with USPTO patent examiners teleworking in Hawaii.
The #USPTO will be in Michigan on October 21 to present on our Patent Pro Bono Program. Join us at @michigantech at 12 pm ET (also livestreamed, http://bit.ly/2VLj6MZ) or @kboccollege at 3 pm CT, http://bit.ly/2po7K5k.
Congratulations to the latest #PAESMST and #PAESMEM winners, the nation’s highest honor for #STEM teachers and mentors. This year, 19 PAESMST fellows participated in our National Summer Teacher Institute on Innovation, STEM, and Intellectual Property.
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Presidential Excellence Awards in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering, the highest awards by the U.S. government to #STEM teachers and mentors! #PAESMEM #PAEMST https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-announces-presidential-excellence-awards-science-mathematics-engineering/
E is for Ernest who choked on a peach. #CreepyIP #EdwardGorey #GashleyCrumbTinies #ErnestNeededOneOfThese
Last chance to apply for the Copyright Attorney position at the USPTO! Applications are due October 18. Apply now and follow @USPTOjobs for more jobs updates.
JOB SPOTLIGHT: Do you have exp in gov't providing policy advice on #copyright laws, policy and principles? Apply to become an int'l Copyright Attorney: http://bit.ly/2LKMxv9. This is an opportunity to blend your highly-trained legal skills with a passion for public service.
As of October 26, Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and TEASi (international) users will need to log in to http://USPTO.gov accounts with two-step authentication. Read: http://bit.ly/2lit6j3.
Don't miss the #IPLawJobsPTO Twitter chat today at 2 pm ET.
HAPPENING TODAY at 2 pm ET: #IPLawJobsPTO Twitter chat. Ask your ?’s and USPTO employees will provide answers about two new #trademarks jobs. To view the job openings now and apply today, visit http://bit.ly/2OFG3zE or http://bit.ly/33mxLR9.
The hard part was finding willing arm volunteers. #CreepyIP
Join @NSTMF for an epic event with inventors Radia Perlman, Vint Cerf, and Steve Crocker - all internet pioneers, on 10/17 at @GWTweets. Tune in and celebrate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the internet: http://bit.ly/35qx3nV. #Internet50
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, 10/15 to join our next @USPTOjobs Twitter chat for #IPLawJobsPTO.
#Trademark legal team has TWO openings: 1) Entry-level Trademark Examining Atty (GS-11) req. licensed bar membership: http://bit.ly/2OFG3zE; and 2) Law Clerk (GS-09) req. a J.D. and plans to sit for the bar: http://bit.ly/33mxLR9. Tune-in 10/15 to learn more. #IPLawJobsPTO
DYK: The #USPTO regularly holds Inventor Info Chat webinars in Spanish? Watch the recordings and view the slides here:
http://bit.ly/2Mw6tRK #HispanicHeritageMonth
The USPTO worked with @GSCNC and @IPOFoundation to create an intellectual property patch for @girlscouts, teaching them #IP and #STEM skills, and how to think like an inventor. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2m3XJqM #DayoftheGirl
In our latest #blog, learn how we’re expanding Track One, our prioritized #patent examination program. http://bit.ly/312rBEg
Halloween stores, they pop up like ghosts. #CreepyIP
Our Deputy CIO talks #AI and #cybersecurity with @GCIOMedia. Watch: http://bit.ly/32fpOgJ. And ICYMI, we're hiring a senior level #AI expert. Apply now: http://bit.ly/AITEjobatUSPTO.
.@uspto's Debbie Stephens discusses #automation #AI #cybersecurity in #patent and #trademark processes, plus what's ahead for filing examiners and users. http://bit.ly/2nyWfaz
Hello, Clarice. #HannibalLecter #CreepyIP
USPTO leadership from HQ and #USPTOTexas recently visited @untdallaslaw to talk to law students. To learn more about USPTO student programs visit: http://bit.ly/2uY2ExE.
Representatives from the United States Patent and Trademark Office visited UNT Dallas College of Law to share information about the agency and their career paths. The law students heard from @uspto General Counsel, Sarah Harris and Texas Regional Office Director, Hope Shimabuku.
This week, @The_IPO released their report on Gender in Patenting Worldwide: http://bit.ly/2q1YiFf. To read about #WomenInventors named on U.S. patents, visit #USPTO: http://bit.ly/2BuCKnA.
The proportion of #patent applications for which there are at least as many female #inventors as males is rising. 📈
Discover more in our Gender in #Patenting Worldwide report: http://ow.ly/sHkn50wzgBM
For many years, the #USPTO has been working to reduce #patent pendency times. In our latest #blog, learn how we’re meeting our goals and continuing to do more to process and examine patent applications in a high quality and timely manner. READ: http://bit.ly/2IETCvo.
Don't miss today's @FedInsider webinar on IT modernization at 2 p.m. ET featuring #USPTO CIO Jamie Holcombe: http://bit.ly/35iPWsN. And ICYMI, watch his recent @GovMattersTV segment: http://bit.ly/33i3umG.
Don't miss today's @FedInsider webinar on IT modernization at 2 p.m. ET featuring #USPTO CIO Jamie Holcombe: http://bit.ly/35iPWsN. And ICYMI, watch his recent @GovMattersTV segment: http://bit.ly/33i3umG.
Congratulations to inventor John Goodenough for winning the 2019 @NobelPrize in Chemistry. He previously was honored with the National Medal of Science, and in 2018 the #USPTO presented him with an inventor collectible card. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2VolV6q #NobelPrize2019
The 2019 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino “for the development of lithium-ion batteries.”
Where's Barb?
#JusticeForBarb
#UpsideDown
#StrangerThings
#CreepyIP
REMINDER: we’re making changes to how customers access the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and TEASi (international) beginning October 26. Get ready and learn about these changes: http://bit.ly/2lit6j3.
This Saturday, 10/12, the USPTO joins @SLC_Latino at @amhistorymuseum to celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth. Attend this FREE program for film, dance, and USPTO activities featuring inventors. #SLCDescubra https://s.si.edu/328fya1
Tune into the next @USPTOjobs twitter chat on October 15 at 2 pm ET. Join the chat and ask your Q's using #IPLawJobsPTO.
JOB OF THE WEEK: On 10/15 at 2pm ET, we are hosting a special Twitter chat to connect with #IP attys about how to become a #Trademark Examining Attorney. Learn what makes @uspto the perfect fit for those who have a passion for #IP #law & public service. Send ?s now via #IPLawPTO
Learn more about Supervisory Patent Examiner Jim Alstrum-Acevedo's passion for inspiring Hispanic youth to enter STEM fields in the latest #blog from @Commercegov #HispanicHeritageMonth
"This #HispanicHeritageMonth is a great opportunity to inspire Hispanic youth, who are under-represented in #STEM fields, to strive for careers in STEM so they can become tomorrow’s innovators, physicians & educators," says @uspto's Jim Alstrum-Acevedo. https://bit.ly/2IyS5qr
Bzzzz. You're getting very very sleepy. Bzzz. #CreepyIP
The Patent Pro Bono Program offers FREE legal assistance for under-resourced #inventors and #SmallBiz. Attend the next event in @ArtsBizMiami on 10/10 for more info: http://bit.ly/2OpxLLV.
The perfect gag gift for Captain America. #CreepyIP #DesignPatent
As of October 1, we have prohibited the use of unauthorized removable media devices at all USPTO locations. See more info and details at http://bit.ly/2mVPuiA.
Learn more about our China IP Road Show and stayed tuned for future road show stops! http://bit.ly/2yWiaJB
Elizabeth Dougherty, Eastern Regional Outreach Director of @uspto ,welcomes the crowd to @PrincetonBioLab for a full day #PTO public edication program on Strategies for IP Protection in China. #ChinaIPRoadshow
Mind. Blown. #CreepyIP
On Sep. 12, Deputy Director Peter spoke to @uiausa, stating that “Inventors are the driving force behind the innovations that move our country forward and grow our economy." Read her remarks: http://bit.ly/2nIVzzH
Ahoy, hoy! Is that you, Atlantis? #CreepyIP
Earlier this week, #USPTO Director Andrei Iancu spoke @WIPO on a panel about the impact of artificial intelligence on the IP system and IP policy. Learn more and watch a clip: http://bit.ly/2nUY7Kw. #AI #IP
TONIGHT, at 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. ET, watch USPTO CIO Jamie Holcombe on @GovMattersTV on WJLA 24/7 News speaking about "Enabling IT Modernization: The Enterprise Cloud" with @FRoseDC
And now for something completely different. It’s… @montypython’s 50th birthday! #Python50 #MontyPython
In our latest #blog, read about recent advances in ex parte appeals and hearings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, including significantly cutting down inventory and appeal pendency. http://bit.ly/2mXz1L0
On this day in 1888, Nikola Tesla patented his system of electrical distribution, dynamo electric machine, and dynamo motor. #TDIH
Inventors and entrepreneurs in #Alabama and #Florida: don't miss the seminars next week on pro bono programs near you. Register: http://bit.ly/2pnrGp0
The only time you'd be glad your battery died. #CreepyIP
