The Patent and Trademark Office plans to pilot tools that will expedite applications and requests, predict fraudulent transactions and reduce backlogs.

The platform uses encrypted keys to securely transmit personally identifiable information and trade secrets on U.S. imports during transactions.

“We were stifling innovation at the agency for innovation," said the agency's Procurement Systems Division chief.

The Department of Defense hasn't done a good enough job assessing such threats, the Government Accountability Office found.

Additionally, the agency failed to protect critical information technology assets found to be vulnerable two years ago, which could lead to intellectual property theft.

Leyden wants to make the trademark process a little bit easier.

Smartphones equipped with special programming can become a sophisticated spy sensor capable of stealing designs from a 3-D printer — just by measuring the noise and electromagnetic…

In the final draft of the document, three chapters are dedicated to issues pressing the tech world.

Representatives from the software industry and intellectual property law sector told House lawmakers that the office needs restructuring.

The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved Michelle Lee's nomination to serve as the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.