The Patent and Trademark Resource Center at the State of Arizona Research Library

and

Arizona State University Library

are pleased to offer a half-day of staff training

with the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Things to know:

• The event is free, but registration is required
• All times are Mountain Standard Time.
• The event will take place on Zoom as a webinar (only host and panelists will have audio and video enabled)
• If you have any questions, please contact us at https://azsos.libanswers.com/form
• You can learn more about patent and trademark research and resources by visiting these LibGuides:
  • Arizona's Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC): Patents
  • Arizona's Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC): Trademarks

• There will be public programming on Tuesday, September 13 (see event details and flyer at http://az.sos.gov/USPTO1). You are welcome to also attend on that day, if you wish. We also encourage you to share that event information with your students and patrons.

Schedule

8:30 am - 8:45 am     Virtual doors open

8:45 am - 9:00 am     Welcome/Introductory Remarks from Rob Berry (PTRCP), Holly Henley (State Librarian and Director of the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records), Kori Tueller and Janelle Breedveld (Phoenix PTRC), Eric Prosser (ASU Library)

9:00 am - 10:00 am   Session 1 - Connecting patrons with patent resources at USPTO, Sara Butts (PTRCP)

This session will feature commonly asked patent questions, simple patent searching, pro bono services, and more.

10:00 am - 10:15 am Break

10:15 am - 11:15 am  Session 2 - Connecting patrons with trademark resources at USPTO, Tom Turner (PTRCP)

This session will feature commonly asked trademark questions, simple trademark searching, law school clinic assistance, and more.

11:15 am - 11:30 am  Break

11:30 am - 12:00 pm Session 3 - Connecting patrons with additional resources (Spruce Fraser, PTRCP)

This session will feature copyright resources, foreign patent search tools, USPTO assistance, and more.

This program is supported by the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.