Bringing emerging and early-stage innovations to the marketplace spurs entrepreneurship and other economic activity, helps create jobs, and contributes to economic prosperity.

The Offices concluded that existing statutory enforcement mechanisms are currently sufficient to address infringement concerns related to NFT applications.

New outreach office part of broader organizational changes that include elevation of Cybersecurity, Government Affairs, and Design Patents.

The First-Time Filer Expedited Examination Pilot Program permits patent applications from eligible first-time filers to be advanced out-of-turn for examination and reviewed earlier.

From revamping our website, to enhancing our chat bots, to modernizing our technology, a top priority at the USPTO is to better serve you, our great American innovators. Your feedback lets us know how we are doing and where there is an opportunity to do more!"
- Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO