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New agreement with Ghana’s IP office is the USPTO’s first with an African country CONTACT: (Media Only) (571) 272-8400 or press@uspto.gov The U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has marked a historic first after signing a statement of intent for a new Accelerated Patent Grant (APG) arrangement between the USPTO and Ghana’s IP office, the Registrar General’s Department, Ministry of Justice (GHIPO). Under Secretary of Commerce and USPTO Director John A.

Published on: 07/16/2026 11:42 AM Small Business Innovation Research IP Awareness Webinar Series 2026: Spotlight on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Join the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) for a webinar on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and intellectual property on Thursday, July 30, from 2-4 p.m. ET. This webinar features insights from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Published on: 07/16/2026 8:39 AM Serve overseas as a USPTO intellectual property expert Are you an intellectual property (IP) attorney seeking a unique and impactful career opportunity overseas? The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s IP Attaché Program is seeking attorney-advisors to serve as IP attachés in Istanbul, Türkiye, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. These positions are part of our growing team of IP attachés posted to U.S. embassies and consulates around the world.

Today, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) launched a new landing webpage and an updated statistics webpage on the USPTO.gov website. The updated landing webpage enhances user experience and highlights the most valuable information, such as the procedures governing trials and appeals, Director processes, and resources. The updated statistics webpage highlights current fiscal year trial statistics, appeals statistics, PTAB dashboards, and special reports.

CONTACT: (Media Only) (571) 272-8400 or press@uspto.gov ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced it will transition outbound international trademark filings from the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) to the Madrid e-Filing system (Madrid e-Filing), the secure filing platform operated by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and used by intellectual property offices in more than 40 countries.

U.S. office of origin, outbound international filings are moving from the Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi) to the Madrid e-Filing system: Between July 31 and September 30: File in TEASi or Madrid e‑Filing Beginning October 1: File all new outbound applications in Madrid e‑Filing Madrid e-Filing is a secure filing system run by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

New IP Policy Bulletin explores the risks of global cultural heritage protections to intellectual property systems A new IP Policy Bulletin from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) explores how efforts to establish global protections for cultural heritage could impact intellectual property (IP) systems.

Agency establishes cross-functional 'tiger team' directed to modernize global patent assignments and the Patent Cooperation Treaty CONTACT: (Media Only) (571) 272-8400 or press@uspto.gov ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Fresh off its delegation to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Assemblies in Geneva, and following the appointment of Laura Peter as Deputy Director General for Patents and Technology, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the launch of an...

Published on: 07/14/2026 9:48 AM USPTO Hour: Additional updates on interview practice in patent examination Join us tomorrow, July 15, from noon to 1 p.m. ET, for our next USPTO Hour, hosted by the Office of the Commissioner for Patents. In this session, we'll focus on interview practice and answer questions during a live Q&A.

America’s Branding Agency, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)'s Trademarks organization is driving increased throughput, higher quality, and register integrity with its move to full artificial intelligence (AI) tool adoption. On July 1, Trademarks achieved full adoption of the USPTO’s enterprise AI tool, Scout LLM, expanding access to all work units, including examining attorneys.