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Do you know which trademarks are on the Trademark Trail?
Walk up to the USPTO headquarters located in Alexandria, Virginia and you'll find the sidewalks inlaid with circular markers featuring iconic U.S. trademarks, like the ones pictured here. Among the pathways of famous marks is U.S. Trademark Registration No. 1, for...
Patents of the Past: When Presidents Signed Patents
For the first 46 years after the Patent Act of 1790, the sitting US President personally signed every patent granted under their administration. Unfortunately, most patents bearing an original signature of a president were lost in the 1836 fire of the US Patent Office...
Have you heard of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI)?
Established in 1980, the first recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation ("NMTI") was granted the honor in 1985. The NMTI is the highest honor in the nation for technological achievement and is presented by the President of the United States. NMTI...
Abigail Cavanaugh named as YLD Representative for PFAWL!
We are thrilled to share that Abigail Cavanaugh has been named a Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Representative for the Pinellas County Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers! Abigail recently earned her Juris Doctor from Stetson Law and is already making...
Who was the first person to hold the title “Patent Examiner”?
Charles M. Keller was the first person to hold the official title of patent examiner, becoming one on July 5, 1836, the day after the Patent Act of 1836 was signed into law. The Act required examination of all patents before they could be granted....
Girl Powered Patents
Low’s legacy lives on. Juliette Gordon Low, Founder of the Girl Guides, the organization that transformed into the Girl Scouts, was a woman of culture, charity, and Intellectual Property. Forming the Girl Guides based on her own interest in the arts, self-direction in...