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Inventions typically emerge out of attempts to solve problems. Because people with different life experiences are motivated to solve different problems in different ways, striving to make the patent system more inclusive is eminently worthwhile. Put another way: Female inventors are more likely to patent solutions to problems that specifically or disproportionately affect women. This … Will More Women Patent Attorneys Lead To More Women Inventors?

Not everyone has equal access to inventing and patenting, but schools can make a difference

Are women as successful as men in securing a patent for their invention? We set out to investigate gender bias in patent outcomes at IP Australia – the government agency responsible for administering intellectual property rights.

The CHIPS and Science Act is the most comprehensive effort in history to create opportunities in science and technology for women, people of color, and other underrepresented groups.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has appointed five additional federal officials to serve as co-vice chairs of a multiagency council that aims to develop a national strategy that promotes inclusive and expansive innovation in domestic entrepreneurship

In his remarks about the new CHIPS and Science Act, President Joe Biden proclaimed “we’re going to support entrepreneurs and technology hubs all across the country, including historically Black colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions, Tribal colleges. We’re going to tap into the greatest competitive advantage we have: our diverse and talented workforce that’s urban, rural, and suburban.” 

Scientific teams achieve higher performance when women and men work together, according to new research from MSU, Northwestern, Notre Dame and NYU

Invent Together, an IP diversity advocacy group has announced the launch of The Inventor’s Patent Academy (TIPA), an e-learning course designed to educate inventors from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds about the US patent system.

Invent Together successfully advocated for the IDEA Act and other provisions related to inventor diversity to be included in the Senate and House innovation and competition bills known as USICA and the America COMPETES Act. For months, a conference committee has been working to reconcile the differences between these two bills. This week, lawmakers decided … Legislative Update on the IDEA Act