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Advertisement Earlier in the day, Bloomberg Law reported that the patent office laid off about 1% of its employees—a move that may not be shutdown-related, given that the agency is self-funded.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) in 2011 opened the way for new satellite patent offices to better connect innovators and patent filers with the USPTO and speed up examination times.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2025
But when the patent office issues low-quality patents, waste and abuse ensues.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
And funding agencies and policymakers should support efforts to make the innovation pipeline more inclusive, from lab bench to patent office.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) in 2011 opened the way for new satellite patent offices to better connect innovators and patent filers with the USPTO and speed up examination times.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2025
But when the patent office issues low-quality patents, waste and abuse ensues.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
And funding agencies and policymakers should support efforts to make the innovation pipeline more inclusive, from lab bench to patent office.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Patent office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patent%20office. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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