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News

Diagnosing COVID-19: A perspective from U.S. patenting activity

Copyright Online released a report revealing that small companies and universities led the way in developing inventions to

New working paper: Competitive Dynamism in Nascent Markets - Trademarks and Superstar Firm Entry in the Metaverse

Office of the Chief Economist New working paper: Competitive Dynamism in Nascent Markets - Trademarks and Superstar

Updated Trademark Datasets now available

The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Office of the Chief Economist released the 2022 updates to

Economic Note, Issue 103: Employment in IP-intensive industries during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

USPTO's Office of the Chief Economist's latest IP Economic Note examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on

Events

Feb 29, 2024 - Virtual

The Path to a Patent, Part VII: How to file a patent application using Patent Center

 

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