Category: UMA News
Winter 2023-2024 Scuttlebutt
We are proud to bring you the winter issue of the UMA Scuttlebutt. This issue is our longest yet, and it is chock full of photos, news, and profiles dealing with the USPTO Military Association and our... Read More
Why do we need to remember Pearl Harbor?
It was just a quiet Sunday morning on December 7, 1941, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in the middle of the Pacific. Nothing unusual was occurring; sailors were just waking up and making their way to the ba... Read More
UMA honors veterans during Veterans Day event
The USPTO Military Association (UMA) celebrated Veterans Day Nov. 9, 2023 with its annual Veterans Day event. The celebration featured a luncheon, a musical performance by the Patenteers USPTO chorus,... Read More
The Origin of Veterans Day
Every year on November 11, Americans celebrate Veterans Day to honor the tens of millions who have honorably served in America’s Armed Forces. Behind this seemingly simple holiday is a great deal of... Read More
DOD – Skillbridge brings Airman to USPTO
As Veterans Day approaches, we want to highlight one of our newest UMA members, Jordan, who was featured in the Veterans Day issue of Homeland Magazine. Jordan taught English in China before serving... Read More
UMA member featured in Army newsletter
USPTO Military Association members continue to lead and inspire after leaving military service! Retired Regimental Command Sergeant Major and current USPTO Patent and Trial Appeal Board Executive Troy... Read More
The First Salute
Chief Master Sergeant Anthony J. Twitty (retired U.S. Air Force), Lead Correspondence Management Analyst, Office of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United... Read More
“Hispanics in the Military” panel highlights USPTO veterans
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month with an inaugural “Hispanics in the Military” panel discussion in the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Sep.... Read More
Entrepreneurship Essentials for the military community
Thank you to Fleet and Family Support Center at Naval Station Rota, Spain for co-hosting the latest USPTO Entrepreneurship Essentials for the military-connected community. “We need to make sure we a... Read More
USPTO veterans remember 9/11
In a matter of days, I was filming [for Combat Camera] at Ground Zero. I was one of the first five active-duty Marines to arrive on scene. You can’t imagine seeing all the devastation and destructio... Read More