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Patents for Humanity Awards Now Open for Applications
Patents
for Humanity, the USPTO’s top honor for patent owners and licensees who use
game-changing technology to meet humanitarian needs, is now accepting
applications for the 2017 – 2018 cycle. Anyone who owns or licenses a U.S.
patent or patent application is eligible. Winners receive an acceleration
certificate to expedite proceedings at the USPTO, as well as public recognition
of their work.
Patents
for Humanity recognizes inventions that address global development issues such
as medicine, nutrition, sanitation, energy, and living standards. We invite
innovators of all kinds to tell their stories of helping underserved
communities through the power of technology. Individuals, corporations,
nonprofits, small businesses, academic institutions, and government agencies
are all welcome to apply.
Read
the blog by Joe Matal, Performing the Functions
and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
Director of the USPTO.
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Patent Quality Chat: “How Can the Patents Ombudsman and Pro Se Assistance
Programs Work For You?”
Deputy Commissioner for Patent
Quality Valencia Martin Wallace held the ninth Patent
Quality Chat in the 2017 webinar series on September
12 on “How Can the Patents Ombudsman and Pro Se Assistance Programs Work For
You?”
The Patents Ombudsman Program
provides assistance to applicants and attorneys throughout the patent
application process, and the Pro Se Assistance Program offers support for
applicants filing patents without the assistance of a registered patent
attorney or agent.
Speakers Mindy
Bickel,
Associate Commissioner for Innovation Development, and Cassandra
Downs, Management/Program Analyst, Patents Ombudsman Program, discussed how both programs function at USPTO headquarters and
across the country. They shared statistics on the two programs and highlighted
useful tools and resources, such as the first office action estimator, MyUSPTO,
and a patent application checklist.
For further information, visit
the Patents
Ombudsman Program
and the Pro Se Assistance Program pages of the USPTO website.
Patent
Quality Chat is a monthly, lunchtime webinar series designed to provide
information on patent quality topics and gather your input. The next
Patent Quality Chat will be held on October 12.
To learn
more about the September Patent Quality Chat, view the presentation slides.
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STEM in 30: Building
a Better Mousetrap and Inventing the Airplane: All About Patents
Elizabeth
Dougherty, Director of Inventor Education,
Outreach, and Recognition joined the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
on September 20 for another installment of STEM in 30, an interactive classroom
program consisting of 30-minute live webcasts that engage middle school
students in STEM topics ranging from WWI airplanes to rovers on Mars. Ms.
Dougherty presented on “Building a Better Mousetrap and Inventing the Airplane:
All About Patents” where she discussed the importance of innovation and value
of intellectual property.
To learn
more watch the archived
YouTube video.
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