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The United States Patent and Trademark Office

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is a wonderful resource for independent inventors. With information ranging from patents & trademarks to scam prevention, the USPTO is there to help you. (more…)

e-office Action

The Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the implementation of the e-Office Action program following a successful pilot project. Under the program, patent applicants receive an e-mail notification of office communications instead of paper mailings.

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USPTO, NIHFF and the Ad Council Launch “Inspiring Invention” PSA Contest

Part of Multi-Year Campaign to Inspire Inventiveness in Kids.

 Winning Contest Entries Receive Prizes from Sony and Potential National Television Broadcast Exposure.

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Senior officials of the United State Patent and Trademark Office will conduct on-line chat on Thursday, June 26, from 2 to 3 PM (EST).

They will be offering tips for independent inventors and answering questions.  For more info about this event please go to www.USPTO.gov at 10 AM (EST) 6/26/08.

Inventors can begin logging on for the chat at 1:30 PM.

This event is part of the USPTO’s continuing efforts to promote and protect America’s independent inventors. This effort includes educating inventor-entrepreneurs about the risks of working with invention development companies.