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Researching Patent and Trademark Information: Essential Information You Need to Protect Your Intellectual Property Workshop In-Person

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:

Related LibGuide: Legal Information by Michele Hickey

Date:
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Time:
8:30am - 5:30pm
Time Zone:
Mountain Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Central Library Mesa Room
Library:
Central Library
Audience:
  Adults  
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