Day of Innovation & Invention, Part 1

[robbie]

Preliminary Patent, Trademark & Copyright Research
10:00 a.m. - noon at the Central Library (4th Street & Denver)

Do you have a new invention, product, or service? The first step to developing your idea is to check existing intellectual property -- patents, trademarks, copyrights -- to see if what you have invented already exists.

Preliminary searching of U.S. patents, trademarks, and copyrights is something you can do for free on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and U.S. Copyright Office Web sites.

This workshop will show you how to:
--Use keywords to start a preliminary patent search
--Locate U.S. classifications for your product area
--Search U.S. registered and pending trademarks --Understand U.S. Copyright and how to register