The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has launched a new platform aimed at encouraging greater participation in the patent system, as part of its effort to inspire a more diverse innovation economy.
As part of Women’s History Month, the USPTO officially launched its ‘expanding innovation hub’ on March 24.
The platform provides resources for inventors and practitioners to encourage greater participation in the patent system and includes a “demystifying the patent system toolkit”, designed to help innovators understand the process of obtaining a patent.
Additional resources include a mentoring toolkit and community group resources (which are designed to help organisations establish an infrastructure to connect groups of employees with shared characteristics, interests, and goals).
It’s another step in the office’s attempts to inspire more women, minorities, veterans, and geographically and socioeconomically diverse applicants to join the innovation economy.
Source: World IP Review
