In her address to this year’s National Academy of Inventors Fellows, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Kathi Vidal praised the accomplishments of the NAI for its crucial role in promoting inventions and innovation. She also highlighted the significant contributions of the NAI Fellows, including 42,000 patents, $3 trillion in economic output, and an emphasis on diversity and expressed gratitude for those efforts on behalf of the USPTO, Secretary of Commerce, and President Biden.