United States Patent and Trademark Office

The USPTO and the University of New Hampshire signed a Joint Partnership Agreement (JPA) to promote and support intellectual property (IP) education and outreach throughout the New England region.

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 advance a positive future for AI to ensure that the country maintains its leadership in innovation.

The 2024 National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI) Laureates were honored and celebrated at the White House on Friday, January 3 for their trailblazing achievements in science, technology, and innovation.  

The new Public Advisory Committee members will help advise the agency and advance the core mission of fostering and protecting innovation and entrepreneurship across America.

The USPTO and NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate have announced a collaboration via a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote and advance innovation through technology transfer and commercialization opportunities.

The Patent Pro Bono Program produces real results. When you provide resources and opportunity, you get robust inclusion. Our system, our country, becomes stronger when we open doors to innovation."
- Derrick Brent, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the USPTO