Inventors Eye | October 2013

Message from the Commissioner

The Commissioner for Patents welcomes readers of Inventors Eye to read a special end-of-year message.

Tracking Innovation: Prosthetics

With rapid advances in technology for prosthetics in recent years, the field offers a good study in how patents help spur innovation.

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Three old patent drawings of prosthetics lying on table.

Spark of Genius
What Innovation Sounds Like

Woody Norris never thought he'd tangle with Somali pirates, but that's what happened when his invention was used to thwart pirates in the Gulf of Aden.

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Woody Norris and his digital voice recorder.


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in this issue

Fiscal Year 2013 in Review: A Message from the Commissioner for Patents
By Margaret (Peggy) Focarino : Commissioner for Patents

Tracking Innovation: Prosthetics
By Alex Camarota : Office of Innovation Development

Spark of Genius
What Innovation Sounds Like

Advice
Track One Prioritized Examination Puts Your Innovation in the Fast Lane

Events and Announcements
December Saturday Seminar in Detroit

Network
Organizations for Inventors

past issues

resources

What does the USPTO do for independent inventors?