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Congratulations to the 2022 @EPOorg Inventor Award finalists, including two innovators from the U.S.! Check out the list of finalists to learn more about Donald Sadoway and Erin Smith’s inventions in the fields of sustainable energy and health care: http://bit.ly/3yUnxdL
📢 The @InventorsHOF museum reopened to the public earlier this week! Check out the brand-new “Women in Innovation exhibit, learn about the Class of 2022, and enjoy fun for the whole family at this free museum. Plan your visit: http://www.invent.org/museum
Along with our Council for Inclusive Innovation, this is another great example of @CommerceGov's commitment to entrepreneurialism and working together with the private sector to remove barriers to success for our nation’s innovators. #InclusiveInnovation
#NEWS | @SecRaimondo Reestablishes the National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
#NACIE will be charged with developing a National Entrepreneurship Strategy to strengthen America’s ability to compete as world’s leading startup nation: https://bit.ly/3MPgUxJ
With 45 patents for life-saving and life-changing medications, and a @NobelPrize, chemist Gertrude Elion pioneered a new scientific approach to drug development that accelerated medical research. Learn more: http://bit.ly/3MgobpQ #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth
The USPTO also clarifies Director review of America Invents Act (AIA) proceeding institution decisions. More information is available on our Director review webpage: http://bit.ly/39bAbuc
To further promote consistency and clarity in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decisions, the USPTO has launched an interim process for internal PTAB review. Learn more on our website: http://bit.ly/3sZaAeU
On May 25, 2022 the USPTO moved to Phase 3 of our reopening plan. Our facilities are now fully open to employees and we have resumed some in-person events and appointments for the public. Read the announcement: http://bit.ly/3GlocXk
Earlier this week, Director Vidal spoke at the @ARPAE Energy Innovation Summit, where she announced the USPTO’s new Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program. Read her remarks: http://bit.ly/3NzbGGc
Earlier today, Director Kathi Vidal held a hybrid listening session to hear from stakeholders on key issues impacting their businesses and how USPTO can better serve them. Connect with us for formal or informal listening sessions on our web page: http://bit.ly/3wsWLYt
Sign up for our two-part Proud Innovation program this June, which offers opportunities for LGBTQIA+ independent inventors, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and intellectual property (IP) professionals to connect and learn about useful resources: http://bit.ly/3LnflW2
From participating in an “invention challenge” with second-graders to setting a vision and mission for the Agency—read Director Kathi Vidal’s #blog on her first few weeks and learn about her priorities: http://bit.ly/3lCUtQj
Recently, our USPTO IP specialist in Guangzhou, China co-organized a program focusing on intellectual property (IP) education for young entrepreneurs and creators as part of our work to strengthen IP systems globally. Learn about our office in Guangzhou: http://bit.ly/32hrmck
#ICYMI: Starting today, the USPTO will begin electronically issuing trademark registration certificates. Learn more: http://bit.ly/3yCHF49
After her research revealed the pivotal role public health plays in disease prevention, Patricia Bath developed “community ophthalmology” to increase access to health information and preventable care. Read more: http://bit.ly/3s77kh4 #JourneysOfInnovation
Check out our new “Inclusive Innovation” webpage and help us unleash the potential in every American by providing access to the innovation ecosystem: http://bit.ly/3sStzYt #InclusiveInnovation
#ICYMI: A record number of practitioners and law firms helped under-resourced inventors and small businesses protect their innovations in 2021. Learn about how pro bono work helps more people realize their dreams, and how you can get involved: http://bit.ly/3ymZ00C
The first two plant patents were issued for types of roses, one a climbing rose with ever-blooming properties and the second for a fragrant crimson rose with white streaks. Would a rose by any other cultivar smell as sweet? #MayFlowers
📢 Calling all K-12 educators! Join us on May 31 to hear more about the USPTO’s National Summer Teacher Institute from alumna Rosalita Santiago, a K-12 STEM Specialist for Arlington County, Virginia public schools. Register for the webinar: http://bit.ly/3wnnuEC
A biomedical researcher and @MIT professor, Sangeeta Bhatia invented human microlivers to study drug metabolism and liver disease as well as nanoparticles that help diagnose, study, and treat ailments like cancer. Read or listen to her story: http://bit.ly/2QNaLq4 #AANHPI
During this week’s Utah listening sessions, Director Kathi Vidal spoke with a variety of stakeholders on key issues impacting their businesses and ways the USPTO can better serve U.S. inventors and entrepreneurs. Learn about upcoming listening sessions: https://bit.ly/3wsWLYt
The USPTO has issued a final rule for submitting biological sequence data associated with disclosures of nucleotide and amino acid sequences in patent applications. The rule incorporates provisions of @WIPO standard ST.26. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3NqfFop
This week, Director Vidal participated in a lively discussion with high school interns in the USPTO’s @UrbanAlliance program. The students shared their ideas on making innovation accessible to their peers and communities. Learn more about our internships: https://bit.ly/3lrKgWQ
💡 Calling all problem-solvers: Want to learn the basics of patents and trademarks? Interested in hearing the stories of some incredible, successful innovators? Check out our upcoming events: http://bit.ly/2eAv8Wu
The USPTO provides policy leadership, advocacy, and technical and trade expertise in domestic and international industrial design rights. To learn more about our work in this area, check out our new industrial design policy webpage: http://bit.ly/39GiLWG
In 1988, Patricia Bath was granted U.S. Patent No. 4,744,360 for her technology using lasers to remove cataracts, becoming the first African American woman to receive a patent for a medical device. Read more about Bath in our latest #JourneysOfInnovation: http://bit.ly/3s77kh4
In 1988, Patricia Bath was granted U.S. Patent No. 4,744,360 for her technology using lasers to remove cataracts, becoming the first African American woman to receive a patent for a medical device. Read more about Bath in our latest #JourneysOfInnovation: http://bit.ly/3s77kh4
Do you want to improve the world with your creativity and drive? Tune in to the second part of our #AANHPI Innovation & Entrepreneurship series to learn from successful innovators how they approach, understand, and solve challenges: http://bit.ly/3kAQtzn
Earlier today, the @DHSgov's Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate hosted the first Celebration of Science to recognize outstanding scientific efforts from Fiscal Year 2021, including inventors on 19 patents. Watch USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s remarks:
Tune in now for part one of our online series featuring #AANHPI innovators! These successful researchers and patent holders will share tips from their own innovation journeys. https://bit.ly/39udlOH
📣Teachers! The deadline to apply for our National Summer Teacher Institute has been extended to June 10! If you or someone you know if a K-12 educator who wants to inspire problem-solving with fun and engaging invention activities, learn how to apply: http://bit.ly/3LcAGRU
Update: The USPTO will begin electronically issuing trademark registration certificates on May 24, two weeks earlier than previously announced. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3yCHF49
Inventors and entrepreneurs: From stories of #AANHPI and LGBTQ+ innovators to our annual #InventionCon program, these are events you won’t want to miss: https://bit.ly/3PnaMyi #blog
Tomorrow: Join us at 2 p.m. ET for the first in our two-part online series featuring #AANHPI innovators! Learn to map your way forward from successful researchers and patent-holders who will share hard-earned tips from their own journeys. Register now: http://bit.ly/3MhCwSD
Staff in our regional offices work closely with intellectual property practitioners and services, startups, and job-growth accelerators to support innovators across America. Learn more about the USPTO resources available near you: http://bit.ly/3wbbe7R
When the Plant Patent Act of 1930 passed Congress, its supporters included Thomas Edison and the U.S. Commissioner for Patents. The majority of the first plant patents granted were for flowers. #MayFlowers
Can’t wait for our Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Innovation and Entrepreneurship events on May 17 and 18? Check out the recording of last year’s event, which featured three @InventorsHOF inductees: http://bit.ly/3vPt3g4 #AANHPI
🏃♀️ Hinda Miller, Polly Smith, and Lisa Lindahl designed the sports bra to decrease discomfort for female runners. Since then, their invention has become a necessity for female athletes and a modern fashion staple: http://bit.ly/338j6fE
🔫 Engineer Lonnie Johnson holds more than 100 patents for inventions that include new types of engines, batteries, and spacecraft. It was his work at @NASA that inspired his most famous commercial success in the Super Soaker®—a line of toy water guns: http://bit.ly/2UMh1kj
💻 Including her work in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and text-to-donate technology, Marian Croak holds more than 200 patents and serves as a role model for others, encouraging them to trust their own abilities: http://bit.ly/2HHSXvj
✈️ Following World War I, pilot Floyd Smith designed the first parachute that incorporated a manually operated rip cord. Smith changed the world of aviation, saved countless lives, and continues to set an example for daring inventors and entrepreneurs: http://bit.ly/3bZuewU
👁️ Patricia Bath, this month’s featured story, pioneered Laserphaco cataract surgery, co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness, and championed STEM education as an inventor, ophthalmologist, and African American leader: http://bit.ly/3s77kh4
#DYK you can learn about some of the amazing inventors inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame last week through our award-winning #JourneysOfInnovation series? Check them out:
Reliable access to broadband is key to creating an inclusive innovation ecosystem. #InternetForAll is a major step towards ensuring all inventors and entrepreneurs have the opportunity to bring their ideas to realization. Follow @NTIAgov to learn more:
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests billions to deliver affordable, reliable high-speed internet to every corner of America.
Today, we’re taking the next steps to deliver #InternetForAll to the American people.
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We are exploring blockchain technology in a new series! Sign up for the first event on May 17 to meet the USPTO’s Director of Emerging Technologies and get the basics on how blockchain relates to intellectual property: http://bit.ly/3McaPeb
In 1965, microbiologist Benjamin Rubin received U.S. patent No. 3,194,237 for a pronged vaccinating needle and helped rid the world of smallpox, one of the deadliest diseases in human history. Learn more from the @InventorsHOF: http://bit.ly/3sveBX4 #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth
Do you want to improve the world with your creativity and drive? On May 18, learn from successful innovators how they approach challenges and how intellectual property protection has been key to their success. Register today: http://bit.ly/3kAQtzn #AANHPIHeritageMonth
At yesterday’s Patent Public Advisory Committee meeting, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal announced that we are beginning work on a new collaborative training initiative for patent examiners with the @aipla and the @IPO. Read the Director’s full remarks: http://bit.ly/3yvmYqH
Are you a K-12 educator looking to integrate invention education into your classroom? Don’t miss out on our National Summer Teacher Institute from July 25-29! Apply for this great virtual professional learning opportunity by May 16: http://bit.ly/2owDZOz
As part of our efforts to move to full electronic processing of trademark applications and registrations, the USPTO will begin issuing electronic trademark registration certificates on June 7, 2022. Learn more about the benefits of this transition: http://bit.ly/3kHt7Ia
Thank you to the record number of recipients of the 2021 Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate for your work providing pro bono assistance to under-resourced innovators. Read more in our press release: http://bit.ly/3ymZ00C
