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A look back at the highlights of April 2022 |
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With 49 patents, Beulah Louise Henry was one of the most prolific inventors of the 20th century. Her typewriters, toys, sewing machines, and women’s apparel made Henry a famous and beloved figure across the country. |
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"There's a better way of doing that"
It’s Jazz-Age New York City, and Beulah Louise Henry is rushing around Madison Square. She has paper but needs a pencil quickly, before her new idea for a silent typewriter slips away. It has come to her just now, on her way uptown from a meeting in the front office of a machine shop, where the clack-clack-clack of typewriters distracted and then inspired her.
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Kathi Vidal assumes the duties of Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. Kimberly A. Moore, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, left, administers the oath of office to Vidal in the Madison Atrium at the headquarters of the USPTO. Family friends Alma and Emina Hadzimehmedovic, ages four and six, hold the Bible. (Photo by/Jay Premack) |
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USPTO welcomes new Director Kathi Vidal
America’s Innovation Agency – the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) – today welcomed Kathi Vidal as the new Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and agency Director, a role in which she will provide leadership and oversight to one of the largest intellectual property (IP) offices in the world and serve as principal advisor to President Biden through U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on domestic and international IP policy.
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USPTO announces emphasis on transparency as it works to formalize Director review process
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is increasing transparency through updates on the interim process for Director review webpage and through a new webpage that provides the status of Director review requests as it formalizes the Director review process.
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The USPTO encourages all patent applications to be submitted in DOCX format. |
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You spoke, we listened: easing the transition to DOCX
A few years ago, the USPTO advanced its efforts to use all available technology to strengthen patents and reduce pendency times by introducing the DOCX format for patent application filings. DOCX is a widely-available word-processing file format supported by many popular applications, such as Microsoft Word 2007 or higher, Google Docs, Office Online, Pages for Mac, and LibreOffice. Filing in DOCX offers many advantages.
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Protecting design innovations in new and emerging technologies
I am excited to announce that today the USPTO released the “Summary of public views on the article of manufacture requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 171.” The paper summarizes the comments received in response to the request for information seeking stakeholder and public input on whether the USPTO’s interpretation of the “article of manufacture” requirement for design patents should be reevaluated to incentivize and protect design innovation in new and emerging technologies.
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Remarks by Director Vidal at Swearing-in
Thank you, [Federal Circuit] Judge [Pauline] Newman. Thank you, [Federal Circuit Chief] Judge Kimberly Moore. I’m thrilled to be here today to serve our country and to lead this incredible agency, which is mission-critical to innovation and economic prosperity. I’m excited to serve at this important moment in history alongside all of you at the USPTO, those who are here, and those who are listening remotely.
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Find all upcoming and past events at https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events.
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Director Vidal reads to students from Cora Kelly elementary school. The USPTO recognizes the young innovators stepping up to meet the world’s challenges in new and inventive ways. |
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 Director Vidal joined the U.S. Copyright Office’s Shira Perlmutter and World Intellectual Property Organization’s Daren Tang for a discussion on how we can use the intellectual property ecosystem to help creative minds drive positive change. Thank you to everyone who works to inspire the visionaries of the future!
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 Know an innovator who is changing the world? Nominate them for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation by May 20! Learn about the Medal, awarded for outstanding contributions to America’s economic, environmental and social well-being.
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 Combining her innate appreciation of the environment with an innovative spirit, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientist Jackie Quinn invented an emulsion system that removes contaminants from ground water.
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 Technology grants new perspectives. Innovation leads to new inventive ideas. And sometimes, a photograph can launch a movement. In 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 captured the photo known as “Earthrise,” now credited with helping to launch the modern environmental movement.
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