AAU joined APLU, COGR, and AAMC to submit comments on the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s National Strategy for Expanding American Innovation . The comments underscore the organizations’ support for improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in the innovation ecosystem; highlight efforts institutions are already taking to promote and track the inventions and entrepreneurship by diverse groups of students, post-doctoral scientists, staff, and faculty; and recommend steps the USPTO can take to expand participation in the innovation ecosystem.