In conjunction with the library celebrating its 35th anniversary of being a Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC), the library will be having two librarians from the USPTO provide a full day of workshops on intellectual property, including how to search for existing patents and trademarks. Below is a schedule of the day’s events:
- 8:30-9:00AM: Sign-in
- 9:00-9:15AM: Welcome and PTRC Services Information
- 9:15-10:30AM: Overview of Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets
- 10:30-10:45AM: Break
- 10:45-11:45AM: Local Resources Panel
- McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship
- TAMUS Technology Commercialization
- Research Valley Small Business Development Center
- School of Innovation
- 11:45AM-12:45PM: Lunch (provided)
- 12:45-2:00PM: 7-Step Strategy for Preliminary U.S. Patent Search Using USPTO Databases
- 2:00-2:30PM: 35th Anniversary Remarks
- 2:30-3:45PM: Conducting a Preliminary Trademark Search Using USPTO Databases
- 3:45-4:15PM: Non-USPTO Solicitations and Invention Promotion Scams: Asking the Right Questions
- 4:15-4:30PM: Review and Questions; Adjournment