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DOE Unveils Public Database Featuring Intellectual Property from DOE National Labs and Sites

DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions created the Visual Intellectual Property Search database, known as VIPS, to make it easier to perform intellectual property searches and find new technologies developed at DOE’s 17 National Laboratories and several additional DOE plants and sites. More than 20,000 inventions and software packages available for exploration and licensing Thousands of the treasures developed by scientists working for the Department of Energy—ideas, methods and software created to address some of the world’s biggest challenges—are now available in one place for entrepreneurs, researchers and others interested in learning more and developing them for commercialization. DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) has created the Visual Intellectual Property Search database, known as VIPS, to make it easier to perform intellectual property searches and find new technologies developed at DOE’s 17 National Laboratories and several additional DOE plants and sites. The database contains information on thousands of patents issued for research conducted by DOE scientists and engineers, as well as more than 6,200 available software packages.

Intellectual Property Theft and Commercial Fraud

are not victimless crimes — criminals take advantage of people looking for a good deal and steal proprietary information from American businesses. These crimes impact Americans at the individual and national level. Fake goods sold at low prices harm our families and friends; dangerous and cheap goods flooding the market harm our economy and the country at large. Stolen data and proprietary information directly harm businesses and consumers, too. HSI is a key player in the U.S. government’s fight against intellectual property theft and actively investigates illicit imports and pirated content that violate rights holders’ copyrights and trademarks. HSI prioritizes its intellectual property investigations to address the most egregious criminal schemes that threaten U.S. economic and national security and public health and safety. Every year, people and businesses import trillions of dollars in goods into the United States. Unfortunately, some people and companies don’t follow U.S. laws.

Churchill Downs Enters Agreement To Acquire Preakness Intellectual Property Rights

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IP Facts and Figures 2025 - Global intellectual property applications and active IP rights

Global intellectual property (IP) filing activity in 2024 showed broad-based growth. Patent applications climbed 4.9% to 3.7 million, with utility mo…

Global intellectual property (IP) filing activity in 2024 showed broad-based growth. Patent applications climbed 4.9% to 3.7 million, with utility models – a special form of patent right – posting a similar gain of 4% t…