https://www.uspto.gov/blog/coming-community-near-you-future-uspto-outreach Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. USPTO staff share resources with attendees at CES in January 2024. (Photo by Jay Premack/USPTO) Since I began my tenure over two years ago, the USPTO has worked feverishly... Continue reading
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/discussing-examiner-hiring-commissioner-patents-udupa Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. Kiesha Bryant (left), a USPTO hiring director, and Commissioner for Patents Vaishali Udupa. (Photo by Jay Premack/USPTO) At the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, Commissioner for Patents Vaishali Udupa recently... Continue reading
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/working-together-tackle-patent-and-trademark-pendency Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. Director Vidal discusses pendency and other USPTO initiatives at a recent meeting. (Photo by Jay Premack/USPTO) An efficient and reliable intellectual property (IP) system is critical to innovating, brand... Continue reading
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/ai-and-inventorship-guidance-incentivizing Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. Today, based on the exceptional public feedback we’ve received, we announced our Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions in the Federal Register. The guidance, which is effective on February 13,... Continue reading
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/help-us-leap-forward-with Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. LEAP-eligible practitioners speak with PTAB judges (in person and on screen) about logistics for oral hearings during a LEAP to Chambers event at a PTAB hearing room in Alexandria,... Continue reading
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/support-for-protecting-and-enforcing Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. Director Vidal spoke with local entrepreneurs and business owners at the China IP Road Show in San Diego. The road show is one of several USPTO tools and programs... Continue reading
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/director/entry/trademark_trial_and_appeal_board Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United States Patent & Trademark Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Celebrates 60 Years Guest blog by Chief Administrative Trademark Judge Gerard Rogers and Administrative Trademark Judge Susan Hightower Employees of the Trademark Trial and... Continue reading
Trademarks Moving Forward Guest blog by Commissioner for Trademarks Mary Boney Denison Our Trademarks Team is leading efforts to meet the continually changing intellectual property environment – by updating our IT systems, developing educational outreach programs, improving the accuracy and integrity of the trademark register, and ensuring that our trademark... Continue reading
More Details on Trademark Fee Reductions Guest blog by Commissioner for Trademarks Deborah Cohn Recently, Deputy Director Lee blogged about the status of the USPTO’s operating reserves. I want to tell you more about our proposal to reduce total trademark fee collections. The reduction is possible due to efficiencies that... Continue reading
Trademark Performance Update Guest blog by Commissioner for Trademarks Deborah Cohn The results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014 demonstrate continued high performance by our Trademark team in meeting our strategic performance goal targets. I invite you to take a look at our updated performance, filing, and registration... Continue reading