Today, we celebrate MOMents in innovation! 💖
Shout out to all the amazing moms who inspire us with their creativity and drive.

Congratulations to the 2024 National Inventors Hall of Fame inductees!

In response to public feedback, we have announced a proposed rule to add a requirement for terminal disclaimers related to nonstatutory double patenting to address patent claims that vary only in minor ways from each other. Provide your comments by July 9: bit.ly/3UTgGMs

From the soil to the skies, inductees of the National Inventors Hall of Fame have impacted our world. Read stories of past and present inductees into the Hall of Fame - and what inspired them to invent - in our latest Journeys of Innovation story: bit.ly/4diWeeV

Join us at our quarterly meeting of the Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) to hear from agency leadership on trademark-related policies, goals, performance, budgets, and user fees.
🗓️ May 10
🕚 11 a.m. ET
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Deputy Director Derrick Brent welcomed 2024 Inventors HOF inductees for the Illumination Ceremony, where inventors add their patent numbers and name plates to the Gallery of Icons to shine bright with other visionary inventor inductees at the NIHF Museum in USPTO headquarters.

Congrats to our Chief AI Officer Jerry Ma🎉 He's been selected a finalist for The Partnership Service to America Medals for efforts to determine how artificial intelligence should be considered in development & protection of inventions. bit.ly/3QDiPJA #Sammies2024

Our diversity is our strength! Yesterday, we celebrated our 27th annual Community Day, a time for our colleagues to learn about the various voluntary employee organizations and reconnect. #TeamUSPTO #DEIA #PSRW #GovPossible

🔔 The latest Patent Assignment Files Research dataset includes records on patents with a confirmatory license that grant govt patent rights to federally-funded research. Check out the 10.5 million assignments & other transactions: bit.ly/3QmwfrL

It takes a team to protect America's innovators and their ideas. We're proud to be your federal IP protection agency - and even more proud of the more than 13,000 people who serve in hundreds of USPTO roles that keep innovation moving forward. #PublicServiceRecognitionWeek

We celebrate our Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander colleagues, like Manpreet (Manny) Matharu, whose diverse talents to American innovation have helped shape our past, present, and future. #PSRW #AANHPI #DEIA

Calling all current and aspiring small business owners! Join us for a virtual overview of SBA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to learn how these programs work. More: bit.ly/3yjfFnK

This past week, we joined others around the world in celebrating #WorldIPDay and the positive impact intellectual property has for all innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs. Read Director Vidal’s World IP Day remarks: bit.ly/44Mtt6N

The USPTO, NOAA, National Institute of Standards and Technology & U.S. National Science Foundation, are seeking input on fostering pathways for innovation focused on green, critical, and emerging technologies to reach the marketplace. It’s part of the agency’s commitment to support tech transfer. Submit comments by May 14: bit.ly/3UwS8rf

During Public Service Recognition Week, we want to give a huge shout-out to our colleagues who have served the federal government for more than 50 years! We appreciate you. #PSRW #GovPossible

Not protecting your intellectual property? We’ve got a bad feeling about that.
Filmmaker George Lucas’ company Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC has utility patents, design patents, and registered trademarks based on inhabitants of his galaxy far, far away.

¡Estamos encantados de anunciar nuestra Estrategia Nacional para la Innovación Inclusiva! Ofrece ideas para que maestros, administradores, líderes y funcionarios apoyen a todos los estadounidenses en nuestro ecosistema de innovación.

You hit the brakes and your bag flies to the floor. Frustrating, right? The Bryant family thought so too. Read our #JourneysOfInnovation to learn how they turned their practical invention into a patent, a trademark & a business: bit.ly/3imVzRD SBA #SmallBusinessWeek