USPTO, NASA AGREEMENT: The Department of Commerce’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) have announced a collaboration via a memorandum of understanding to promote and advance innovation through technology transfer and commercialization opportunities.

Under the agreement, the USPTO and STMD will issue a joint study focusing on intellectual property (IP) management alongside technology transfer best practices and lessons learned. Their research will also identify barriers to participating in tech transfer and how federal agencies and academic institutions can overcome them.

NEW AI STRATEGY: The USPTO announced a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy to guide the agency’s efforts in fulfilling the potential of AI within USPTO operations and across the IP ecosystem. The strategy offers a vision for how the USPTO can foster responsible and inclusive AI innovation, harness AI to support the agency’s mission, and improve AI’s future. Full text of the strategy is at www.uspto.gov/initiatives/artificial-intelligence/ai-strategy.