This week in Washington IP News, both the House and Senate will not hold hearings this week after a busy week in which the House took 15 ballots to nominate Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Events include a discussion hosted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on how companies can create a more inclusive culture, Hudson hosting a panel discussion on U.S. microelectronics, and a talk on innovation by the former Google CEO. It is included. Hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Tuesday, January 10th
the brookings institute
The future of US-China competition over human capital
Tuesday at 10:00 am Falk Auditorium and online webcast
This Brookings Institution panel will discuss the ability of China and the United States to compete and sustain economic growth in the years and decades to come. Some of the topics on the agenda are science, technology, and workforce development. The panel will be moderated by Jude Blanchett and will host his three panelists: Yashen Huang, Amy Nice and Matthew Turpin.
Institute for Strategic and International Studies
Government policy on open source software
Tuesday at 10:00 am, CSIS Headquarters, Online Webcast
According to Synopsys, 97% of their software includes source code that can be viewed, used, modified, and redistributed under open licenses. This talk will discuss how governments and private companies are beginning to recognize the potential of open source software as an innovation engine. In this talk, Laura Cunningham, President of the Open Technology Fund, Allan Friedman, Senior Advisor and Strategist, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Eugenia Lostri, Fellow in Technology Policy and Law, GitHub Chief Legal Officer Shelley McKinley. , and her Frank Nagle, assistant professor at Harvard His School of Business, said:
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Promoting a culture of DEIA in the workplace and the spirit of inventorship
Tuesday, 2:30 PM, University of Minnesota School of Law, Online Video Webinar
This USPTO talk discusses what businesses and individuals can do to promote a work environment that encourages the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. Many companies have implemented diversity programs in recent years, and the panel will ask what companies can do to continue improving in this area. Hope Shimabuku, Regional Director of the USPTO Texas Regional Office, is moderating the event.
Wednesday, January 11th
Hudson Institute
Fighting China with Chips: US Microelectronics Supplies During Trade War
Online video webinar on Wednesday at 10:00 am
Microelectronics, including microchips and semiconductors, are becoming increasingly important to our daily lives and geopolitics. In this talk, Hudson Institute Senior His Fellow Brian Clark invites Neal Anderson of Chemours, Rich Ashooh of LAM Research, and Travis Kelly of Isola Group to discuss how his chain of microelectronics supply in the United States. Discuss what can be improved.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Tomorrow’s Technology: A Conversation with Eric Schmidt
Wednesday at 2:30 pm Online Video Webinar
Carnegie President Tino Cuéllar hosts a talk with former Google CEO and Chairman Dr. Eric Schmidt. Schmidt discusses recent innovations such as 3D bioprinting, artificial intelligence, and quantum communications. He discusses how they can disrupt society and the world order and tackle climate change.
Thursday, January 12th
United States Patent and Trademark Office
DOCX filing training
Online video webinar on Thursdays at 1:00 pm
Despite the USPTO’s announcement that it will defer non-DOCX filing fees again to April 3, 2023, conversion of applications to DOCX filings is imminent. According to USPTO Director Kathi Vidal, the delay “allows the applicant more time to adapt to her DOCX-format patent filing.” Experts from the USPTO eCommerce Modernization Team will demonstrate how to submit an application using this format and answer questions from attendees.
