The Innovation Outreach Division (IOD) develops awareness and outreach programs and training for inventors, organizations, and universities. The IOD is located in the Office of Public Engagement of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and supports the mission of the agency by providing relevant intellectual property (IP), innovation, and invention resources to independent inventors, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and underrepresented or underserved populations. The IOD creates annual programming and works with partners from other federal agencies, organizations, and universities to help everyone better understand, secure, and utilize IP.
Work with IOD
If you would like to work with our expert staff on a program, please contact us at InnovationOutreach@uspto.gov or 571-272-8033.
Innovator events for everyone
This diverse set of annual programming, open to all, provides relevant IP, innovation and invention resources to independent inventors, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and underrepresented or underserved populations.
- AANHPI Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Black Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Formerly Incarcerated Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Hispanic Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Intellectual Property and SBIR/STTR
- Invention-Con
- Proud Innovation
- Together in Innovation
- Veterans Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium