What does your patent mean to you? Tell us! From fingerprint-guarded locks to wireless virtual reality headsets, innovators at the Consumer Electronics Show agreed patents helped them stand out and earn trust. #IntellectualProperty #ProtectWhatYouLove #Entrepreneur | United States Patent and Trademark Office

The USPTO headquarters are so boo-tiful this time of year 👻🕸️🎃 #CreepyIP is back! Join us as we dust off the cobwebs on the spooky, strange and eerie patents and trademarks of the past all October. We promise it’ll be a spook-tacular time. | United States Patent and Trademark Office

✨ What a magical time celebrating the newest class of inductees into the National Inventors Hall of Fame! Their inventions enable earlier detection of disease, enhanced vaccinations through structure-based design to stabilize and modify surface proteins of viruses, developed biological pest management, and more. Thanks to our partners at National Inventors Hall of Fame for recognizing these inventors who have our made significant contributions to the world. 2025 Living Inductees: • John R. Adler

Mr. Peanut, Post-It note pop art, and an artificial leg patent model, oh my! Welcome to the most unusual and unexpected office in the federal government – Elizabeth Dougherty’s office! She’s the director of the USPTO’s Northeast Regional Outreach Office, and uses her space to pay homage to all things patents and trademarks. Her office is nestled in the USPTO headquarters building in Alexandria, Virginia, but hard to miss with a life-size Mr. Peanut costume that looks through her office’s exposed