WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the American Intellectual Property Law Association, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Michael Buckler, Patent Attorney, Mail Stop OPIA, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. RE: Comments on the World Intellectual Property Organization Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associate  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from Andrew Langer, director of the CPAC Foundation Center for Regulatory Freedom, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * To: Coke Morgan Stewart Acting Director United States Patent and Trademark Office 600 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Subject: Response to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Request for Comments on the WIPO Treaty on Inte  more