On November 13th, the Madison Public Library Central Library is offering a free public workshop on Researching Patent & Trademark Information: Essential Information You Need to Protect Your Intellectual Property
It looks like an excellent program with experts from UW-Madison, USPTO, and more.
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9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. |
Sign-In and Registration Packets |
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9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
Welcome • Deborah Helman, Director of Science and Engineering Libraries • David Bloom, Science and Engineering Librarian, PTRC Representative. |
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9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. |
Overview of Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets • Donna Arment, Fellowship, Librarian, USPTO Patent and Trademark Resource Center Program (PTRCP) Protect Yourself Against Invention Promotion Scams • M. Neil Massong, Librarian PTRCP |
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10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
— Break — |
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11:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon |
Local Resources Panel • Moderator: David Bloom • Michelle Somes-Booher, Director, Wisconsin SBDC at the UW-Madison Wisconsin School of Business • Andrea Hughes, Project Director, Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) • Grant Gelhar, Chapter Co-Chair, SCORE Madison • Jill Huizenga, Small Business Entrepreneurship Instructor, Madison Area Technical College |
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12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. |
— Lunch (on your own) — |
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1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
Patent Concepts and Searching • M. Neil Massong, PTRCP |
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2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
— Break — |
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3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. |
Conducting a Preliminary Federal Trademark Search Using USPTO Website • Donna Arment, Fellowship Librarian, PTRCP |
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4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
Review and Questions; Adjournment |