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USPTO shifts outreach focus to universities, boosting tech transfer

By Nick Robertson ( March 4, 2026, 21:03 GMT | Comment) -- The US Patent and Trademark Office is looking to university campuses to host its community outreach offices across the country, an effort tech transfer leaders tell MLex will uplift innovation. The focus also comes as universities come under fire from other parts of the federal government over patent ownership and federal march-in rights.As the Commerce Department puts pressure on the tech transfer space with threats of federal government intervention, the US Patent and Trademark Office is instead embracing universities, placing community outreach offices (COOs) on campuses across the country to support tech transfer. ...

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