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A look back at the highlights of February and March 2021 |
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Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girls Scouts of the USA, created a lasting organization for women’s empowerment. |
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A patent for girls’ empowerment
Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts of the USA and patented the organization’s iconic trefoil badge in 1914. A three-leafed clover design adapted from the Boy Scouts’ similar badge, Low’s trefoil suggested a fundamental equality between girls and boys on the eve of women’s suffrage and continues to signal girls’ invaluable contributions to American life and culture.
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We are incorporating AI tools into two critical areas of patent examination: search and classification. |
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Artificial intelligence tools at the USPTO
Among the most important technological developments has been the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), a transformative technology that promises tremendous societal and economic benefits. USPTO operations can be one of its beneficiaries. The integration of AI technologies into next generation tools offers an exciting opportunity to enhance the quality and efficiency of patent and trademark examination.
By Drew Hirshfeld, performing the functions and duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO | Continue reading
The growing importance of international cooperation to the protection of industrial designs
Industrial design has been an essential aspect of developing new products since the beginning of the industrial revolution in the 18th century. This focus on making a product more appealing and intuitive to the user by improving its appearance, function, and manufacturing has driven designers for centuries and touches our everyday lives–from making a toothbrush fit more easily in one’s hand, to creating automobile dashboards that are easier to comprehend.
By Drew Hirshfeld, performing the functions and duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO | Continue reading
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Recent interviews and events |
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Get inspired by USPTO CIO Jamie Holcombe as he discusses cloud modernization, what he learned from past start-ups, and why our mission matters more than ever in an "IT Visionaries" podcast. |
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Patent pending: How the USPTO is expediting the time from submittal to approval
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) wants to modernize its technology stack, but to accomplish its ambitious goal, Jamie Holcombe, the CIO for the USPTO, has two main objectives: snapping out of a spell that binds people to age-old projects, and scaling its current way of doing things.
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Creating a pathway to innovation
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Black History Month Celebration: A focus on business
Hear how large scale creative projects are produced, from concept to launch. Get a behind-the-scenes view of the creative process of Elizabeth “Liz” Montague, a Philadelphia-based artist, and Angelica McKinley, Google’s Art Director, for the first guest artist slide show Google Doodle for Jackie Ormes, a groundbreaking Black cartoonist and activist.
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Find all upcoming and past events at https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events.
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Did you ever wonder how artists nominated for Grammys protect their brands? Harry Styles, the opener for tonight's [3/14] award show, holds two registered trademarks.
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Pumped to finally fill out that bracket after Selection Sunday®? You’ve got a page full of IP protection: NCAA®, March Madness®, and Final Four® are all registered trademarks.
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Our Collaborative Search Pilot fast tracks patent applications cross filed with the USPTO and the International Affairs Division, Japan Patent Office or the Korean Intellectual Property Office Intellectual Property Office at no extra cost.
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