Join us Wednesday, March 25, from noon to 1 p.m. ET for our next USPTO Hour, hosted by Trademarks senior leaders.

In this session, we’ll share an upcoming enhancement to your search experience and discuss the following topics:

• Processing times
• Register protection updates
• Policy updates

Speakers include:

• Dan Vavonese, Acting Commissioner for Trademarks
• Amy Cotton, Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy
• Christine Cooper, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations
• Greg Dodson, Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Administration

Please register to attend and submit your questions to USPTOHour@uspto.gov, along with any ideas or topics for future USPTO Hours.

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USPTO Hours are held every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. ET. In April 2026, we will feature sessions from the following:

• Office of the Commissioner for Patents
• Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks
• Office of the Chief Information Officer

For more information, including presentation materials and recordings of past sessions, visit the USPTO Hour webpage.