Our team is stopping to smell the ... cherry trees? ?? Yes! Cherry trees are nearing peak bloom around the USPTO campus, and we spotted our team enjoying the stunning trees on their way in. Happy Friday!
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For over 200 years, the basic role of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has remained the same: to promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times to inventors the exclusive right to their respective discoveries (Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution). Under this system of protection, American industry has flourished. New products have been invented, new uses for old ones discovered, and employment opportunities created for millions of Americans. The strength and vitality of the U.S. economy depends directly on effective mechanisms that protect new ideas and investments in innovation and creativity. The continued demand for patents and trademarks underscores the ingenuity of American inventors and entrepreneurs. The USPTO is at the cutting edge of the Nation’s technological progress and achievement. The USPTO is a federal agency in the Department of Commerce. The USPTO occupies several interconnected buildings in Alexandria, Virginia. The office employs more than 14,000 people -- including engineers, scientists, attorneys, analysts, computer specialists -- all dedicated to protecting U.S. intellectual property rights. At the USPTO, the talents of all our colleagues enrich our vibrant workplace, and we celebrate and value each one.
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Reminder: Nominations for Public Advisory Committee positions are due by March 31, 2025, at 5 p.m. Members will review and advise the Director of the USPTO on policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees of patent and trademark operations. Submit your nominations today!
We're accepting nominations for 18 recently vacated Public Advisory Committee positions with the USPTO. The Patent Public Advisory Committee and the Trademark Public Advisory Committee are each seeking nine qualified candidates. New members will fill the remainder of the term for the vacant position. Afterward, members will be eligible to serve an additional three-year term. The committees review policies, goals, performance, budget and user fees of patent and trademark operations, and advise the director on these matters. Each committee’s members serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce. Nominations must be postmarked or electronically submitted by March 31, 2025, at 5 p.m. ET. Read more: https://bit.ly/4hHj1lI
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A panel of leaders addressed the patent examining corps yesterday. Coke Morgan Stewart, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the USPTO, joined Acting Commissioner for Patents Valencia Martin-Wallace and other Patents leadership to address patent pendency, new approaches to examination, threat mitigation to the intellectual property system, durability of patents, AI tools, and future recruitment efforts. Acting Director Stewart shared that the agency has been performing with excellence the past couple of months.
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Scammers use deceptive or misleading notices to convince you to use their services. They might falsely claim their services are mandatory or threaten you with fines or loss of trademark rights if you don't use them. Don't be fooled by offers for services that aren't required or needed. Remember that only trademark owners or their U.S.-licensed attorneys can file documents before the USPTO. Think you're being scammed, email us at [email protected] or call 1-800-786-9199 (press 1). Learn more about recognizing common scams:https://lnkd.in/e69wy_fN #TrademarkScamAwareness #StopTrademarkScams #ProtectYourBrand #SpotTheScam
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Happy Opening Day! ? Patents for construction and improvements of baseball mitts have been issued for more than 100 years, including this one from 1908 worn by “the Sultan of Swat,” “the King of Krash,” “the Colossus of Clout,” “The Great Bambino” – Babe Ruth! If you know, you know. The glove had a simpler construction than other gloves at the time, making it easier to stitch and inflicting fewer defects during manufacturing. The glove’s design mitigated tearing between the fingers and the body of the glove caused by strain of a caught ball. The patent number – 881,315 – is prominent on a glove autographed by Babe Ruth that sold at auction for $1.53 million in 2022. You'll also notice a trademark for Spalding. We’re root, root, rooting for the home team – American innovators!
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Exciting news for Patent Center users! The USPTO is introducing ID.me, a modern identity verification platform designed to enhance security, improve efficiency, and simplify the application process. ID.me will benefit Patent Center users by: ?Protecting your application data and account from fraud ?Enabling faster self-enrollment to access the Patent Center ?Allowing users to use the same ID.me credentials for trademarks and patents filing systems The ID.me verification process is quick and simple—it only takes 30 minutes and can be completed entirely online, no notary required! Customers using ID.me can then self-enroll in the Patent Center and immediately begin using all available features. This change is voluntary, and customers still have the option to mail a Patent Electronic Verification form to become a new Patent Center authenticated user. Learn more about how to get started: https://bit.ly/4iSSxiv
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A new interim process has been published to better manage workload needs of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), reduce ex parte appeal pendency, and ensure consistency in instituting America Invents Act (AIA) trial proceedings. The Interim Process for PTAB Workload Management concerns institution of AIA proceedings. Under the interim process, decisions on whether to institute inter partes review (IPR) or post-grant review (PGR), will be divided between discretionary considerations and merits and other statutory considerations. To facilitate the divided approach, the USPTO will permit the parties to file briefing pertaining to discretionary considerations separate from briefing on the merits and other statutory considerations. Upon receipt of the parties’ briefing on discretionary considerations – as well as briefing on the merits and other statutory considerations – the director, in consultation with at least three PTAB judges, will determine whether discretionary denial of institution is appropriate. If it is not appropriate, the director will refer the petition to a three-member panel of PTAB judges for decision on the merits and other statutory considerations. The interim process is effective immediately and applies in all cases where a patent owner preliminary response has not been filed. PTAB is planning to host a Boardside Chat to explain the interim process. Read more: https://bit.ly/3DPA9b9
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Lights, camera, patent! ? ? On this day 130 years ago, Jenkins received patent No. 536,569 for the device he dubbed “motion picture projecting box.” The device, which focused on mechanical movements, illuminated pictures successively before the preceding picture had faded. ? ? Jenkins filmed a short reel and showed it to his parents, friends, and newsmen in 1894. The demonstration is regarded as one of the first times an audience watched a projected movie. Jenkins eventually improved the design with a classmate from the Bliss School of Electricity in Washington, D.C. then sold his interest in the projector to the classmate, who sold it to Thomas Edison, according to research from the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Jenkins turned his attention to the television, founding the Jenkins Television Corporation in 1928, which eventually evolved into RCA. During his career in cinema and television, Jenkins secured hundreds of patents. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2011.?
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The next time you make a photocopy, use your computer, or operate a 3-D printer, think about this technology center (TC)! When people file for patents, their applications are examined by patent examiners in different TCs, depending on the type of innovation. TC 2800 handles a variety of technologies within the electrical or mechanical disciplines, including semiconductors, memory & laser methods and devices; electrical circuits and systems; printing, measuring, and testing methods and systems; and optics & photocopying systems. Examiners receive invaluable training related to the technology they examine, discuss the development process with inventors, and enjoy team building activities. #TeamUSPTO
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On March 24, 2025, the USPTO published updated guidance on USPTO’s recission of “Interim Procedure for Discretionary Denials in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings with Parallel District Court Litigation.” Visit our website to read the guidance memo: https://bit.ly/4iOqDo0
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