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 "Patents & Trademarks Explained," June 12, 9 a.m.-noon., in Central Library's Aaronson Auditorium, Fifth Street and Denver Avenue.
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office will feature resources and services for inventors, entrepreneurs and businesses, and how to use them. Participants will get an introduction to intellectual property, the patent application process, federal trademark registration process and U.S. Patent & Trademark Office resources for start-ups and entrepreneurs.
Featured speakers include:
- Hope Shimabuku, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Regional Director
- Paul Lee, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Patent Examiner
- Craig Morris, Managing Attorney, Trademark Outreach
TCCL curates a small-business center website dedicated to providing resources to assist entrepreneurs. Visit, https://www.tulsalibrary.org/research/business-center, as you begin or grow your business.
For more information or to register for "Patents & Trademarks Explained," call 918-549-7323 or email askus@tulsalibrary.org.
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