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The Last Word: USPTO Director on the Patent Backlog’s ‘Tipping Point’ Toward Applicants
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Apr 15, 2026
Shorter patent application wait times translate to company value, according to USPTO Director John Squires.
by Lance Murray |
Mar 6, 2023
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has launched a special category of its Patents for Humanity Program for green energy inventions, a category that will provide business incentives for patent applicants, holders, and licensees whose inventions are addressing the challenges of climate change through green energy innovations, including wind, solar, hydrogen, hydropower, geothermal, and biofuels technologies....
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by David Seeley |
Jan 26, 2023
Innovators across North Texas and entrepreneurs all over the U.S. are racing to launch (and patent) the latest breakthrough AI. That can lead to IP policy issues as emerging tech hits the market. On February 8, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will a public meeting to discuss how to promote innovation in AI and Machine Learning tech, to be held virtually and in person at the Arts District Mansion in Dallas.
"The takeaways will shape future work on AI and ET policy," says USPTO Director Kathi Vidal.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 23, 2023
Long ago, maternity wear was one of the unmentionables of fashion. That changed forever in 1937, when sisters Elsie and Edna Frankfurt founded Page Boy, America's first high-end maternity wear firm, in Dallas. In 1939, the sisters patented their game-changing solution: an adjustable skirt design for pregnant women that "accommodated" a baby bump instead of clumsily trying to hide it. They engineered a "window" in front of the skirt that expanded using drawstrings—while keeping the hemline stylishly parallel to the ground.
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Dallas Marks World IP Day With Spotlight on Female Inventors
by Heather Noel | Apr 26, 2018
The gathering at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema featured a panel of local female inventors and a screening of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 12, 2018
The redesigned cover will make its debut on patent No. 10 million, which is expected to be issued sometime in 2018.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Mar 8, 2018
The South by Southwest Conference and Festivals officially starts Friday, and though all the happenings are in Austin, there’ll be plenty of North Texas presence.
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by Dave Moore |
Dec 4, 2017
The United States Patent and Trademark Office Interim Director Joe Matal made a stop in North Texas last week.
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The Patent Office in Dallas recently held a workshop to help budding entrepreneurs navigate the complicated patent process. Photo by Nicholas Sakelaris.
Patent Office to Hire More Examiners, Ease Backlog
by Nicholas Sakelaris | Aug 19, 2016
To combat that backlog, the USPTO will hire 100 new employees at its regional offices in Dallas, Cornell University, Denver and Detroit, but just about 70 in Silicon Valley.
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by Dan Koller |
Jan 22, 2016
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers are designed to serve independent inventors and small businesses whose understanding of intellectual property issues may be rudimentary.
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