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1 November 2019Influential Women in IPRory O'Neill

USPTO seeks authority for inventor diversity survey

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has asked Congress for greater data-gathering powers in order to address a “dearth of information” on the participation of minorities in the patent system.

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