Patent Office Releases Universal Intellectual Property Symbols

The Patent and Trademark Office unveiled its newly developed icons for intellectual property, intended to "help spread awareness about IP while engaging with the public," Deputy Director Russ Slifer said in an agency blog post Friday. The 19 symbols, developed through the PTO Iconathon workshop, were designed to universally represent IP, and include icons for concepts such as infringement, invention, patent pending, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and trademark, said Slifer.