Taking your idea from a thumbnail sketch to production and distribution requires more than just passion for invention.
Learn legalities and how to protect your creations during a two-part presentation of "Patents & Trademarks Explained," at Central Library's Aaronson Auditorium, Fifth Street and Denver Avenue, May 2, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Walter Divito, patent examiner and Megan Hoyt, regional outreach officer with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, will share resources for inventors, entrepreneurs and businesses from 9 a.m.-noon. Divito and Hoyt will provide an introduction to intellectual property, patent application and federal trademark registration processes. A question-and-answer session will follow their presentation.
A panel discussion of local experts will follow at from 1:30-4 p.m. Legal aspects of patents, trademarks and copyright, suggestions for navigating the world of intellectual property and available resources at TCCL.
Speakers for this session include:
- Chad Hinrichs, intellectual property attorney
- OSU Patent and Trademark Resource Center staff
- Tulsa City-County Library staff
- Panel of individuals and companies with intellectual property experience
TCCL curates a small-business center website dedicated to providing resources for to assists entrepreneurs. Visit, http://guides.tulsalibrary.org/business/, as you begin or grow your business.
For more information or to register for "Patents & Trademarks Explained," call the Askus Hotline, 928-549-7323.
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