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about="/news/blog/2023/04/join-us-patent-and-trademark-office-world-intellectual-property-day"> <h2> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2023/04/join-us-patent-and-trademark-office-world-intellectual-property-day" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Join the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for World Intellectual Property Day! </span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-04-25T13:48:46Z" class="datetime">April 25, 2023</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Blog</div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2023/04/join-us-patent-and-trademark-office-world-intellectual-property-day" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230922110257im_/https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/styles/small_image_150x150max/public/2023-04/WorldIPDay2023682.jpg?itok=hk2J8yF0" width="150" alt="Graphic on 2023 USPTO World Intellectual Property Day" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-small-image-150x150max"/> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Every year on April 26, we join intellectual property (IP) organizations from across the globe to celebrate World Intellectual Property (IP) Day. This year’s theme is “Women and IP: Accelerating innovation and creativity.” Getting everyone off the bench to fully participate in innovation is not only a national imperative, but an international one. We have some exciting events planned this week —...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/intellectual-property" hreflang="en">Intellectual property</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="4490" role="article" about="/news/blog/2023/01/year-review-commerces-top-stories-and-accomplishments-2022"> <h2> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2023/01/year-review-commerces-top-stories-and-accomplishments-2022" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Year in Review: Commerce’s Top Stories and Accomplishments of 2022</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-01-13T19:08:51Z" class="datetime">January 13, 2023</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Blog</div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2023/01/year-review-commerces-top-stories-and-accomplishments-2022" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230922110257im_/https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/styles/small_image_150x150max/public/2023-01/bidenchipsscienceactsigning.jpg?itok=SX6OTcRQ" width="150" alt="President Biden signs the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 at a White House ceremony on August 9, 2022. " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-small-image-150x150max"/> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">As we welcome 2023, we reflect on some of the most popular stories, issues, and accomplishment from 2022. This past year, the Commerce Department remained at the forefront of many critical issues like no other time in history. Commerce played a central role in enacting President Biden's economic, trade, and innovation agenda to build a better America. One of the most important accomplishments of...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/export-and-investment-promotion" hreflang="en">Export and investment promotion</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/first-responder-network" hreflang="en">First responder network</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/ict-supply-chain" hreflang="en">ICT Supply Chain</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/intellectual-property" hreflang="en">Intellectual property</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/investing-communities-and-workers" hreflang="en">Investing in communities and workers</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/trade-enforcement" hreflang="en">Trade enforcement</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/broadband" hreflang="en">Broadband</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/climate-change" hreflang="en">Climate Change</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/export-controls" hreflang="en">Export Controls</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="4419" role="article" about="/news/blog/2022/11/ensuring-tribal-communities-have-resources-needed-economic-growth"> <h2> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/11/ensuring-tribal-communities-have-resources-needed-economic-growth" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Ensuring Tribal Communities Have the Resources Needed for Economic Growth</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-11-29T15:37:21Z" class="datetime">November 29, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Blog</div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/11/ensuring-tribal-communities-have-resources-needed-economic-growth" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230922110257im_/https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/styles/small_image_150x150max/public/2022-11/NAHM-Collage.png?itok=SnEvpv5p" width="150" alt="U.S. Department of Commerce Celebrates Native American Heritage Month" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-small-image-150x150max"/> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Native American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate and honor the rich history and heritage of Native Americans and recognize their vast contributions to our country’s progress and to our economy. The Commerce Department is committed to ensuring that Tribal communities have the resources they need for economic growth. That commitment starts with high-speed internet. For too long, Tribal...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/intellectual-property" hreflang="en">Intellectual property</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/investing-communities-and-workers" hreflang="en">Investing in communities and workers</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/native-american-heritage-month" hreflang="en">Native American Heritage Month</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/science-technology-engineering-and-math-stem" hreflang="en">Science, Technology, Engineering and Math [STEM]</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/secretary-gina-raimondo" hreflang="en">Secretary Gina Raimondo</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="4371" role="article" about="/news/blog/2022/10/hispanic-inventors-and-entrepreneurs-bring-new-technologies-market"> <h2> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/10/hispanic-inventors-and-entrepreneurs-bring-new-technologies-market" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Hispanic Inventors and Entrepreneurs Bring New Technologies to Market</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-10-11T13:47:42Z" class="datetime">October 11, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Blog</div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/10/hispanic-inventors-and-entrepreneurs-bring-new-technologies-market" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230922110257im_/https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/styles/small_image_150x150max/public/2022-10/HHMPTOEDAgraphic.png?itok=UduadrDH" width="150" alt="Commerce Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month: Hispanic Inventors and Entrepreneurs Bring New Technologies to Market" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-small-image-150x150max"/> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Joint blog by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Economic Development Administration This month, the U.S. Department of Commerce is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and Hispanic communities. We pay tribute to the numerous Hispanic entrepreneurs and innovators that help fulfill the promise of America for all. Here are three of their stories. Using Artificial Intelligence to Develop...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/intellectual-property" hreflang="en">Intellectual property</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/entrepreneurship" hreflang="en">Entrepreneurship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/hispanic-heritage-month" hreflang="en">Hispanic Heritage Month</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="4201" role="article" about="/news/blog/2022/07/year-review-one-year-anniversary-president-bidens-competition-executive-order"> <h2> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/07/year-review-one-year-anniversary-president-bidens-competition-executive-order" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Year in Review: One-Year Anniversary of President Biden’s Competition Executive Order</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-07-11T19:15:11Z" class="datetime">July 11, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Blog</div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/07/year-review-one-year-anniversary-president-bidens-competition-executive-order" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230922110257im_/https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/styles/small_image_150x150max/public/2022-07/Competition.png?itok=F4Sf9OU-" width="150" alt="Graphic: Promoting Competition in the American Economy" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-small-image-150x150max"/> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">One year ago, President Biden issued the Administration’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. Since then, the Department has worked tirelessly to advance the American promise of broad and sustained prosperity. Through this Executive Order, the President is helping Americans protect their health and the health of their loved ones, in part by making prescription drugs...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/intellectual-property" hreflang="en">Intellectual property</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/patents" hreflang="en">Patents</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/trademarks" hreflang="en">Trademarks</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="4140" role="article" about="/news/blog/2022/06/visit-reopened-national-inventors-hall-fame-museum"> <h2> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/06/visit-reopened-national-inventors-hall-fame-museum" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Visit the Reopened National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-06-09T16:24:04Z" class="datetime">June 9, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Blog</div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/06/visit-reopened-national-inventors-hall-fame-museum" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230922110257im_/https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/styles/small_image_150x150max/public/2022-06/NationalInventorsHallofFameMuseum.jpg?itok=u-8I-Lwo" width="150" alt="The great-granddaughter of inventor Edward Bullard visits the exhibit dedicated to his invention, the hard hat, at the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum (Photo courtesy of the National Inventors Hall of Fame)" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-small-image-150x150max"/> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">The National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) Museum is now open to the public! Located at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, there is something for everyone inside the storied walls of this tribute to American innovation and ingenuity. Whether you’re looking for an exciting weekend activity for the family, or a fun and educational field trip for students, the NIHF Museum’s broad variety...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/intellectual-property" hreflang="en">Intellectual property</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/national-inventors-hall-fame" hreflang="en">National Inventors Hall of Fame</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="4123" role="article" about="/news/blog/2022/05/celebrating-asian-american-and-native-hawaiian/pacific-islander-inventors-and"> <h2> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/05/celebrating-asian-american-and-native-hawaiian/pacific-islander-inventors-and" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Celebrating Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Inventors and Entrepreneurs</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-05-24T14:53:03Z" class="datetime">May 24, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Blog</div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/05/celebrating-asian-american-and-native-hawaiian/pacific-islander-inventors-and" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230922110257im_/https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/styles/small_image_150x150max/public/2022-05/AANHPI%20Heritage%20Month%20Inventors%20and%20Entrepreneurs%281%29.png?itok=4ACQhKUh" width="150" alt="Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Inventors and Entrepreneurs" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-small-image-150x150max"/> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Joint blog by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Economic Development Administration This month, the U.S. Department of Commerce is celebrating Americans from Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. The Department pays tribute to the numerous AANHPI entrepreneurs and innovators helping fulfill the promise of America for all. Here are three of their...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/intellectual-property" hreflang="en">Intellectual property</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/asian-american-and-pacific-islander-heritage-month" hreflang="en">Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/entrepreneurship" hreflang="en">Entrepreneurship</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="3976" role="article" about="/news/blog/2022/03/womens-history-month-uspto-highlights-trailblazing-women-inventors"> <h2> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/03/womens-history-month-uspto-highlights-trailblazing-women-inventors" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Women’s History Month: USPTO Highlights Trailblazing Women Inventors </span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-03-22T15:31:05Z" class="datetime">March 22, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Blog</div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/03/womens-history-month-uspto-highlights-trailblazing-women-inventors" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230922110257im_/https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/styles/small_image_150x150max/public/2022-03/Womeninventorscollectiblecards.jpg?itok=Dl2SSr08" width="150" alt="In honor of Women’s History Month, and as part of its efforts to protect and promote the ingenuity of American inventors and entrepreneurs, the Department of Commerce’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is proud to share some inspiring stories of notable women innovators who have made lasting contributions to our nation’s history, economy, and way of life." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-small-image-150x150max"/> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">In honor of Women’s History Month, and as part of its efforts to protect and promote the ingenuity of American inventors and entrepreneurs, the Department of Commerce’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is proud to share some inspiring stories of notable women innovators who have made lasting contributions to our nation’s history, economy, and way of life. We highlight these incredible...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/issues/intellectual-property" hreflang="en">Intellectual property</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/national-inventors-hall-fame" hreflang="en">National Inventors Hall of Fame</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/tags/womens-history-month" hreflang="en">Women's History Month</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="3929" role="article" about="/news/blog/2022/02/black-inventors-and-entrepreneurs-past-present-and-future"> <h2> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/02/black-inventors-and-entrepreneurs-past-present-and-future" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Black Inventors and Entrepreneurs – Past, Present, and Future </span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-02-16T23:45:21Z" class="datetime">February 16, 2022</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Blog</div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/web/20230922110257/https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2022/02/black-inventors-and-entrepreneurs-past-present-and-future" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230922110257im_/https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/styles/small_image_150x150max/public/2022-02/USPTOITABlogPhoto.jpg?itok=hC3c41sT" width="150" alt="Arlyne Simon at the USPTO headquarters in March 2017, when the National Inventors Hall of Fame featured her in a display highlighting the accomplishments of female innovators who are inspiring other women and girls in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Photo by Jay Premack/USPTO. " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-small-image-150x150max"/> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Joint blog by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the International Trade Administration Every February, we celebrate the achievements and history of African Americans. Black History Month reminds us that the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility are critical to the success of the Department of Commerce’s mission. 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