Senators ask USPTO to close ‘archaic’ patent gender gap

16-12-2020

Muireann Bolger

Senators ask USPTO to close ‘archaic’ patent gender gap

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US Senators have suggested that women continue to be excluded from patent bar membership due to systemic bias, and have urged the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to review the requirements to sit for the bar exam.


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