15 September 2020PatentsMuireann Bolger

USPTO unveils council to promote D&I in innovation and battle IP threats

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has launched an initiative to promote diversity and inclusion in innovation by expanding the scope of invention and entrepreneurship in the US and to ward off IP threats from China.

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