Learn from accomplished innovators, inventors, entrepreneurs, and business owners how to use intellectual property (IP) to achieve success. Discover the resources available to you throughout the innovation ecosystem. Connect with IP and business experts who can help you develop a strategy for taking your product from idea to market.

Hear from funding and entrepreneurial experts as they discuss these and other key topics women business owners need to know during our next #WEWednesday event at the Berkeley School of Law in Berkeley, California.   Attendees will hear from a panel of experts who will discuss the venture capital process, key words investors love to hear, how […]

In the second session, we'll progress to an intermediate discussion on the USPTO's perspective on leveraging design patents, and the path applications take from filing to grant. Our industry experts will give an overview of the nuances of developing a global design patent strategy and aligning that strategy with an overall portfolio strategy while avoiding […]

Are you interested in learning more about patent searching? In part three of this eight-part recurring series, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) experts will discuss preliminary searching using the suggested seven-step strategy, and more.

Join the Department of Commerce (DOC) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in cooperation with Hanscom Air Force Base, on Friday, July 28, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET, for our Entrepreneurship Essentials Workshop and Resource Fair. We will welcome U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States […]

Join the Department of Commerce (DOC) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in cooperation with Hanscom Air Force Base, on Friday, July 28, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET, for our Entrepreneurship Essentials Workshop and Resource Fair. We will welcome U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States […]

This conference will focus on best practices from leading companies, universities, law firms, and government agencies all looking to increase DEIA in their innovation and inventorship ecosystem. Learn about their successes and key learnings, and how you can implement these for actionable change. Currently the us is looking to transform its innovation ecosystem to be […]

Learn how to file and manage applications in Patent Center, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) tool for electronic filing and management of patent applications. Join the USPTO's free, online training session on August 1 from 2-3 p.m. ET, which will include a demonstration of Patent Center and its features. Registrants will receive instructions for joining […]

Are you a small business owner or entrepreneur interested in learning about trademarks and how to apply for a federal registration? If so, this event is a must-attend. In this fourth module of our eight-part virtual Trademark Basics Boot Camp, we’ll focus on the requirements for an initial trademark application. Knowing what is needed up […]