USPTO Celebrates 700,000 Design Patents Issued
Announced on March 26, 2014, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) commemorated the issuance of the 700,000th design patent during a ceremony at Langdon Education Campus in Washington, DC. Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Michelle Lee noted the importance of design patents and their role in America’s intellectual property system as a catalyst for companies and entrepreneurs to innovate.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker noted the major role the USPTO plays in serving our nation's innovators as they take their ideas from conception to the marketplace, stating, “Protecting and promoting our idea-driven economy is essential to keeping America open for business.”
