Innovation

Regarding trademarks, during the pandemic more people started their own companies, launched new products, increased cross-border e-commerce, and filed trademark applications to improve their brand protection. That led to unprecedented application levels in fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

USPTO’s signature event inspires with personal, practical advice for improving inventors’ intellectual property potential. While some of America’s most successful inventors and intellectual property (IP) experts gathered to share their experiences and expertise at the USPTO’s annual showcase event, Christie Thoene talked about a hunger intended to whet our appetites.

The USPTO issued a guidance update on patent subject matter eligibility to address innovation in key emerging technologies, including in artificial intelligence (AI). This will assist USPTO personnel and stakeholders in determining subject matter eligibility under patent law of AI inventions. The update builds on previous guidance.

The clip-clop of horseshoes and the slow creaking of carriage wheels on the tarmacadam streets of London welcomed two weary American travelers after more than one month at sea on New Year’s Day, 1882. Accompanied by his wife, 33-year-old Lewis Latimer arrived with a daunting task before him: the electrified illumination of a city famous for its fog.

The Office of the Solicitor serves as legal counsel to the USPTO on intellectual property law and works in collaboration with the Department of Commerce on interagency intellectual property law matters, as well as with the Department of Justice in advocacy before all U.S. courts.