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Join us at the USPTO Texas Regional Office for an Advanced Patent Seminar focused on various aspects of the patent process. The seminar will cover the required elements of a utility patent application, claim drafting, invention search and criteria for determining patentability of an invention...

The Rocky Mountain Regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in collaboration with other partners located across the Rocky Mountain region (see available locations below), will host quarterly interactive sessions with experts from the USPTO's Trademark Assistance Center (TAC), which is...

Las Cruces, NM Grand Opening of a New PTRC PTRC Public Training Program Patents and Trademarks 101: Get the Information You Need to Protect Your Intellectual Property A Free Public Seminar for Inventors, Entrepreneurs, Educators, Students and Legal Professionals New Mexico State University Milton...

Join the Midwest Regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on September 21, 2016 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. for a presentation on patent process and website navigation held at the Midwest Regional USPTO in Detroit, Michigan. A community outreach team member will provide general patent process information...

Five years ago, President Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) into law to modernize the U.S. patent system and strengthen America’s competitiveness in the global economy. Together, we have worked to improve our nation’s intellectual property (IP) landscape to ensure America...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is continuing its efforts to expedite and improve the overall patent process. Accordingly, the USPTO is exploring how to best utilize available electronic resources to provide examiners with information (e.g., prior art, search reports, etc.)...

Patents and Trademarks 101: Essential Information You Need to Protect Your Intellectual Property A Free Public Seminar for Inventors, Entrepreneurs, Educators, Students and Legal Professionals West Virginia University Evansdale Library Room 234 Evansdale Drive Morgantown, WV 26506 Thursday,...

The two-hour seminar will review the considerations and options for filing foreign patent applications, including an overview of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and the use of the Paris Convention for non-PCT countries. This seminar is intended for paralegals, patent attorneys/agents, and...

The Silicon Valley USPTO serving the West Coast region will host an informational public tour from noon to 1:00 PM Pacific Time. Participants will tour the office and learn about the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the services and resources it provides to the public, famous inventors from the...

The Silicon Valley USPTO hosts an interactive question and answer session with the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC) . During this virtual meeting with TAC, participants will learn about the trademark registration process and be able to ask questions of experts through our video teleconferencing...