ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Scouts from St. Joseph and more than a dozen states became some of the first in the nation to participate in an all-new STEM-based invention program launched in St.

Todd Hopfinger, Lestin Kenton, Jr. What happened. On November 26, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued new inventorship guidance (formally published on November 28) clarifying how ...