Journal of the Patent & Trademark Office Society

Thanks to DMC @THEKINGDMC for the kindness he showed at San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend for a Patent and Trademark Office Society member who’s waiting on a kidney but wanted a copy of DMC’s moving memoir. Also check out DMC’s comics m.facebook.com/DarrylMakesCom…

As Lawrence Landman explains in “Competition to Innovate and Future Potential Competition,” (@J_PTOS) in the cases courts used to develop actual and perceived potential competition, the key question was whether the relevant firm would expand geographically ms.spr.ly/6011glGoh

Volume 103, Issue No. 1 is officially out, with a brand new cover design! Click the link to order the issue! jptos.org/news/648/80.ht…

The Patent & Trademark Office Society has awarded Rossman Award to “The Use of #Conjoint Analysis in High-Stakes #Litigation,” published in @J_PTOS and coauthored by Paul Wazzan. #patents thinkbrg.com/insights/news/…

Erin Smith invented FacePrint, an AI-powered app helps detect small indicators of early-onset Parkinson’s in patients. Earlier this year, Smith won 1st place in @EPOorg’s worldwide Young Inventors Prize. Read more about her work: bit.ly/3tFD1Py #YouthDay

Scientist Natalia Bilenko works to develop artificial intelligence (AI) tools that are transparent and usable for everyday people, without replicating human biases and stereotypes. Read more in our latest #JourneysOfInnovation: bit.ly/3xl0qa7 #Pride

The USPTO, in coordination with @NIST and @JusticeATR, announced today the withdrawal of the 2019 Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments. Read our press release: bit.ly/3H3s0Nt

Topics at Director Vidal’s stakeholder listening session in Boston yesterday ranged from a productive discussion on Section 101 subject matter eligibility to our K-12 educational outreach initiatives. Have an idea you would like to share? Attend a session: bit.ly/3wsWLYt

Interested in bringing your innovation to market? Join us on June 22 for part two of Proud Innovation to hear from entrepreneurs from Equal Love, @isthatkenyarn, and @bowtie_behavior on how they turned their passion into commercial success: bit.ly/3MJlltD #Pride

The USPTO’s Drew Hirshfeld announced his final day in office will be June 21, capping off a nearly three-decades long career at America’s Innovation Agency. Read more about his career from patent examiner to interim Director in our press release: bit.ly/3mpPvH2

Inventors can now apply for the PTAB Pro Bono program, which provides free legal assistance to qualified inventors in ex parte appeal proceedings. Learn more in our latest #blog: bit.ly/3GVKqzE

"She’s young, she majored in a science and technology field at a good university, and she chose to work for the federal government." Listen to patent examiner Brooke speak with @FederalNewsNet on why she chose #USPTO! bit.ly/3NQnN1L #LoveMyJob #PeopleOfPTO #USPTOJobs

The June 6, 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy, known as #DDay, could not have succeeded without the efforts of a rough-and-tumble shipbuilder from New Orleans named Andrew Jackson Higgins and his patented boat. Read more: bit.ly/2YGVyfC #OTD

We’re kicking off our first session in a series of public stakeholder meetings on bringing innovation to impact in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies (AI/ET). Learn more about our sessions and how to participate in our latest #blog: bit.ly/3mjqHQT

You don’t need to be a genius to know that a #physics career at the #USPTO comes with telework, pay advancement, and work-life balance—but you might encounter the work of a genius while examining patents! Apply by 6/23: bit.ly/3xUVt9J #USPTOJobs #ScienceJobs #Hiring

Join us for a month-long journey into the history of innovation! In this series, we will delve into the experience of historical inventors and their technologies, which continue to shape our world. Sign up for our June 7 session on Guglielmo Marconi: bit.ly/3tbS2se

We have published detailed information on the metrics we use to evaluate our examiners’ processes for examining patents. Check out our patent quality metrics page: bit.ly/3PQJwsh

Congrats again to Prof. Jorge Contreras @contreraslegals for winning the Rossman Memorial Award (named after a former EIC - ptos.org/committees/ros…) for best 2021 JPTOS article! The Judges included Harvard Law Prof. Rebecca Tushnet @rtushnet and Patent Commissioner Andy Faile.

Literary milestone: “The Genome Defense” spotted at an airport bookshop! @WCL_PIJIP @sjquinney @AlgonquinBooks genomedefense.org

More good news today! @sjquinney @WCL_PIJIP @PetrieFlom #patent #theranos @J_PTOS