• Update on USPTO Satellite Offices

    Update on USPTO Satellite Offices Blog by Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Michelle K. Lee In an era where our stakeholders’ businesses are rapidly evolving and the intellectual property (IP) landscape is constantly adapting to new and emergent technologies, it’s important... Continue reading

     
  • Expanded 2014 Edison Scholars Program to Focus on Litigation Issues

    Expanded 2014 Edison Scholars Program to Focus on Litigation Issues Blog by Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Michelle K. Lee I’m delighted to welcome our 2014 Thomas Alva Edison Visiting Scholars to the USPTO. The Edison Scholar program, which began in... Continue reading

     
  • The USPTO-MBDA Webinar Series Continues in August

    The USPTO-MBDA Webinar Series Continues in August Blog by Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Michelle K. LeeThe USPTO remains committed to helping America’s inventors, small business owners, and entrepreneurs accelerate their innovative products and technologies to the marketplace. Earlier this year... Continue reading

     
  • Continued Progress Toward Implementing Patent Quality Executive Actions

    Continued Progress Toward Implementing Patent Quality Executive Actions Blog by Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Michelle K. Lee Last June, the White House issued a number of executive actions aimed, in part, at ensuring the highest quality patents possible. One of... Continue reading

     
  • Update on Our Satellite Offices

    Update on Our Satellite Offices Blog by Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Michelle K. Lee Welcome to the latest in a regular series of updates on the status of our satellite offices in Dallas, Denver, Detroit, and Silicon Valley. As you... Continue reading

     
  • An Update on Sustainable Funding for the USPTO

    An Update on Sustainable Funding for the USPTO Blog by Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Michelle K. Lee I’d like to take some time today to follow up a recent guest blog about our FY 2015 budget by our Chief Financial Officer,... Continue reading