Trademark updates & announcements

The Silicon Valley USPTO hosts an interactive question and answer session with the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC) . During this virtual meeting with TAC, participants will learn about the trademark registration process and be able to ask questions of experts through our video teleconferencing...

Please join us for the TC 2800 Circuits Customer Partnership meeting. Meet with USPTO staff to share your ideas, experiences, and insights. We will discuss trends and initiatives in the circuits area, learn about WebEx interview capabilities, and brainstorm topics for future discussions. The...

Approaching the Corporate World with Your Innovation, Product, or Patent This session covers best practices for successfully pitching your product(s) to corporations – plus, learn about patents and licensing from a corporate perspective. The core mission of most corporations is to generate superior...

We invite you to join us for a series of programming on understanding intellectual property (IP). Part I in the series will focus on an introduction to the different types of IP, how to research/determine if an idea is novel, and the comparison between a provisional and non-provisional patent...

The Silicon Valley USPTO hosts an interactive question and answer session with the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC) . During this virtual meeting with TAC, participants will learn about the trademark registration process and be able to ask questions of experts through our video teleconferencing...

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, in collaboration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, will host the 2018 National Trademark Exposition. The exposition is a free, family-friendly event where you can learn about trademarks. It will feature educational workshops,...

Invention-Con 2018 is a free, two-day independent inventors’ conference to inform and equip inventors and small businesses with intellectual property know-how! The Agenda for Invention-Con 2018 is full of hot topics of interest for inventors and entrepreneurs and the speakers assembled are ready to...

The USPTO is partnering with select law schools throughout the country to present live PTAB and TTAB proceedings, including ex parte appeal hearings and AIA trials, and to provide educational sessions where Board judges share tips for successful advocacy before the TTAB and PTAB. This program is...

We invite you to join us for a series of programming on understanding intellectual property (IP). Part I in the series will focus on an introduction to the different types of IP, how to research/determine if an idea is novel, and the comparison between a provisional and non-provisional patent...