united states patent and trademark office

Inventors file record number of patent applications

Vincent LoTempio
December 05, 2011 02:02

The United States Patent and Trademark Office released its "Performance and Accountability Report" and one thing is obvious from the report is that the number of patent applications filed in the United States is going up.  Record numbers of United States inventors and businesses find...

USPTO's Green Tech Pilot Program—Less Than Half Of the Available Petition Grants Remain for 2011

J. Steven Rutt
April 11, 2011 02:05

The USPTO's latest statistics for its Green Tech Pilot Program (dated April 4, 2011) show that 1,595 petitions have now been granted. Also, however, 1,001 have been dismissed and 195 have been denied. Finally, 310 await decision. The USPTO indicates that 250 patents have already issued under...

Patent Awarded for Compensatory Patient Invoicing

Jon L. Gelman
October 22, 2010 02:51

The US Patent Office has issued a patent to Stephen Ambrose for a system and method for enabling health care providers to effect compensatory invoicing of patients who use a coverage entity in addition to their health insurer. Stephen Ambrose is the President of ICEX Data Reporting a Virginia...

Trade and Service Mark Basics

Daniel H. Erskine
October 06, 2010 13:48

If you have preliminary questions about trademarks and service marks, then take a look at the United States Patent and Trademark Office's small business specific website. The site features direct answers about trademarks and service marks as possible beneficial additions to your small business. The...

USPTO Patent Dashboard Tracking Tool

September 08, 2010 06:04

The United States Parent and Trademark Office (USPTO) just launched the beta version of a USPTO Data Visualization Center in a web page that looks like a bunch of speedometers on dashboard. This patent dashboard tool will provide statistical measures to track patent pendency. The new dashboard,...