Mesa County Libraries and the United States Patent & Trademark Office invite you to spend a day with USPTO staff for an intellectual property training and the grand opening of the Patent and Trademark Resource Center at the Central Library. Due to limited space, pre-registration is required. Please RSVP by Wednesday, October 24.

Topics:

• Patent & Trademark Overview and Workshops
• Conducting a Preliminary Search
• Avoiding Scams

PTRC Grand Opening Agenda:

• 8:30 - 9 a.m. - Sign in and registration packets
• 9 - 9:15 a.m. - Welcome
• 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. - Overview of Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets
• 10:30 -10:45 a.m. - Break
• 10:45 - Noon - Conducting a Preliminary Federal Trademark Search Using USPTO Website
• Noon - 1:30 p.m. - Lunch (on your own)
• 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. - 7-Step Strategy for Preliminary U.S. Patent Search Using USPTO Databases
• 2:45 - 3: p.m. - Break
• 3 - 3:30 p.m. - Non-USPTO Solicitations and Invention Promotion Scams: Asking the Right Questions
• 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. - Local Resources Discussion Panel (see below for the list of panelists)
• 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. - Patent and Trademark Resource Center Opening Reception

Local Resources Panel Discussion Panelists:

• Julie Morey, Director, Grand Junction Small Business Development Center
• Tom Benton, Director, The Maverick Innovation Center, Colorado Mesa University
• Lloyd Quessenberry, Attorney (trademark law), Rider & Quesenberry, LLC
• Mark Radtke, Assistant Regional Director, USPTO Rocky Mountain Regional Office
• John Heuton, Attorney (patent law), Sheridan Ross P.C.