U.S. Department of Commerce

Register to join USPTO on 2/5 at 7 PM ET for the Trademark Basics webinar. Experts will discuss trademarks and how to apply for a federal registration. The event is free, but space is limited so register early. https://lnkd.in/eb5FQWna

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), robotics and #AI are revolutionizing how scientists create and improve formulations in toothpaste, perfumes and products you use every day. https://lnkd.in/ekPT-VZ3

Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In his address at the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. King spoke about our country’s “great vaults of opportunity,” and our founding promise that every American should have the chance to share in our prosperity.

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of #MLKDay and honor Dr. King's legacy by engaging in acts of #Service. Strengthen your community and begin cultivating lasting connections and friendships through your commitment to service. #NationalService #Volunteer #MLKDay #MLKDay2025 #MLKDayOfService

Under the Biden-Harris Administration and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo’s leadership, the Department of Commerce took a new approach to economic policy to turn the agency into an engine of innovation and growth. https://lnkd.in/eSvMn_s7

The Department of Commerce’s USPTO and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Technology Mission Directorate recently announced a collaboration via a memorandum of understanding to promote and advance innovation through technology transfer and commercialization opportunities. https://lnkd.in/d-A8gSac

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced it finalized three separate awards under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities. The Department awarded Corning Incorporated up to $32 million in direct funding, it awarded Edwards Vacuum up to $18 million in direct funding, and it awarded Infinera up to $93 million in direct funding. https://lnkd.in/etkVZP98

In April, the U.S. government’s largest annual trade mission and business development forum is headed to South America. For any U.S. business interested in exploring opportunities across the Western Hemisphere, this is an event you won’t want to miss. Learn more about Trade Winds: The Americas from the International Trade Administration. https://lnkd.in/eXEq4MdZ

#NEWS: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce has announced that CHIPS National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program has finalized $1.4 billion in award funding to bolster U.S. leadership in advanced packaging and enable new technologies to be validated and transitioned at scale to U.S. manufacturing. These awards will help establish a self-sustaining, high-volume, domestic, advanced packaging industry where advanced node chips are both manufactured and packaged in the United States.   https://lnkd.in/ePk5HWGp

Employment in U.S. data centers — facilities that house the computer systems that store and manage data — increased more than 60% nationally from 2016 to 2023 but growth was uneven across the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Workforce Indicators. https://lnkd.in/e7VTabyv