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Statement as prepared John A. Squires Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property Washington, D.C. September 29, 2026 Chairman Tillis, Ranking Member Schiff, Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for today's opportunity to discuss America's Innovation Agency, the USPTO.

USPTO issues updated memorandum on subject matter eligibility declarations As part of its continuous efforts to provide clarity with respect to subject matter eligibility, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a memorandum titled “Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations (SMEDs) under 37 CFR 1.132 – Flowchart for Analysis and Best Practices.” The memorandum supplements the April 30, 2026 Director’s Memorandum.

Published on: 09/28/2026 9:36 AM Oct. 1 transition to Madrid e-Filing for international trademark applications Customers filing international trademark applications now have a more streamlined filing experience with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Beginning Thursday, October 1, you'll no longer file outbound international trademark applications based on U.S. basic applications or registrations through Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi).

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Remarks as delivered John A. Squires Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and 60th Director of the USPTO Bayh-Dole Coalition’s release of its new report, “Measuring the Impact of American Innovation” The Economic Impact of Bayh-Dole: American Ingenuity and Economic Handshakes (Or, Good Things Happen When You Move Breakthroughs Closer the Market…) Washington, D.C. September 22, 2026 Good morning.

Spencer will help lead the agency to advance the use of AI tools and shape USPTO policies to address AI’s evolving role in intellectual property and innovation CONTACT: (Media Only) (571) 272-8400 or press@uspto.gov ALEXANDRIA, VA—America’s Innovation Agency, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), announces the appointment of Jonathan Spencer as the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO).

The Director's Blog is back: Get in the LOOP! USPTO Director John A. Squires gave remarks at a welcome ceremony marking his first day at the agency. (Photo by Jeff Isaacs/USPTO) One year ago today, I was honored to take my constitutional oath of office as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the 60th Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

A new centralized platform aims to simplify the recordation of IP rights globally CONTACT: (Media Only) (571) 272-8400 or press@uspto.gov ALEXANDRIA, VA—America's Innovation Agency, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), announced today that it will participate in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)'s Global IP Assignment Platform (GIPAP) pilot program. GIPAP is a centralized, standard platform for filing and tracking intellectual property (IP) assignments.