The usa Patent and Trademark Office prepare something special this month for a brand new exhibit honoring Steve Jobs and the influence he’s had. The row of iPhone-like monoliths you notice above is now inside the atrium of the agency’s offices in Alexandria, Virginia (also home to the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum), and they are getting used to display the greater than 300 patents which have Steve Jobs’ name on them — something the USPTO’s David Kappos says provides a “striking example of the significance intellectual property plays within the global marketplace.” Those fascinated about checking it out first hand can achieve this anytime between now and January 15th, for free.
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