Our Pillars

IP Education and Awareness

Create an intellectual property (IP) awareness and education platform and delivery system to be utilized throughout the United States.

IP Awareness & Education
Objective 1

Raise awareness of all US citizens of what IP is, what it means to them, how they can use it in their lives, and how they can help make it better through PR, marketing and educational programs 

IP Awareness & Education
Objective 2

Build the world’s most knowledgeable IP workforce by integrating IP training and skills development into K-12 and university, and continuing  education curriculum across the country

Intellectual Property Education Form Grade School to Grad School™

This reflects our commitment to building an informed IP workforce, from foundational learning to advanced education, ensuring all generations understand and value intellectual property

1 M IP Educated Students™

USIPA is bringing organizations together to drive IP Education in the community. We are working with organizations like the USPTO, The Henry Ford, Michelson IP, The National Inventor Hall of Fame and others to work on bringing their programs to a larger audience


IP Ecosystem Collaboration

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IS OXYGEN TO INNOVATION ™

Lead the development of a collaborative intellectual property (IP) ecosystem in the United States for the efficient and effective creation, protection, and enablement of innovations for its citizens.

IP Ecosystem Collaboration
Objective 1

Bring together all the interested stakeholders in IP creation, protection, and enablement to more efficiently and effectively utilize intellectual property 

IP Ecosystem Collaboration
Objective 2

Inform the ecosystem of IP stakeholders to direct their energies into education and collaborative building of their components of the IP ecosystem, to lead to greater efficiencies and effectiveness for society


IP Access and Engagement

Facilitate access and engagement of intellectual property (IP) so that all people and ideas in the United States have an opportunity for success.

IP Access and Engagement
Objective 1

Identify disparities within the IP ecosystem to understand causes and barriers, eliminate bias, and illustrate the benefits and successes of the entire IP community

IP Access and Engagement
Objective 2

Work with U.S. IP stakeholders to improve access to ideas through greater engagement, ensuring that the best creations and innovations reach U.S. citizens as quickly as possible and at a fair price.