Where Independent Inventors Meet The USPTO's bimonthly publication for the independent inventor community eventsWhere Independent Inventors MeetAugust 20112nd @ 7 p.m. Illinois Innovators and Inventors Monthly MeetingSt. Edwardsville, Ill.2nd @ 2 p.m. Idaho Association of Inventors Monthly Meeting Sagle, Idaho 3rd @ 7 p.m. Arizona's Inventor Network Source Monthly Meeting Phoenix, Ariz.6th @ 5:30 p.m. Inventors Society of South Florida Monthly MeetingDeerfield Beach, Fla.8th @ 6:30 p.m. The Inventors Association of Manhattan: "Finding a Reliable & Trustworthy Manufacturer" New York, N.Y.9th @ 8 p.m. National Society of Inventors Monthly MeetingRoselle Park, N.J.10th @ 5 p.m. Houston Inventors Association Inventors Helping Inventors MeetingHouston, Texas11th @ 7 p.m. Inventors Council of Mid-Michigan Monthly MeetingBurton, Mich.12th & 13th @ 8 a.m. USPTO's California Regional Independent Inventors ConferencePasadena, Calif.13th @ noon Inventors Society of South Florida Inventor Fair 2011Orlando, Fla.18th @ 2 p.m. USPTO Online Inventor Chat uspto.govSeptember 20112nd @ 7 p.m. Illinois Innovators and Inventors Monthly Meeting St. Edwardsville, Ill.6th @ 7 p.m. Inventor's Council of Cincinnati Monthly Meeting Cincinnati, Ohio6th @ 2 p.m. Idaho Association of Inventors Meeting at the Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center Sagle, Idaho8th @ 6:30 p.m. Inventors' Network of the Carolinas Monthly Event St. Charlotte, N.C.12th @ 6:30 p.m. The Inventors Association of Manhattan Meeting: "Stephen Key... One Simple Idea" New York, N.Y.12th @ 7 p.m. Inventors Association of New England Monthly Meeting Cambridge, Mass.13th @ 8 p.m. National Society of Inventors Monthly Meeting Roselle Park, N.J.22nd @ 6:30 p.m. Arkansas Inventors' Network Meeting Little Rock, Ark.27th @ 7 p.m. Oklahoma Inventors Congress OKC OIC Chapter Meeting Oklahoma City, Okla. Inventors Eye | contact | subscribe or unsubscribe | uspto.gov The United States Patent and Trademark Office | privacy policy | disclaimer in this issueRegister Now for the California Regional Inventors ConferencePasadena City College August 12-13By Cathie Kirik : Office of Innovation DevelopmentA Message from the Associate CommissionerIt's First and Goal on the One Yard Line for Patent ReformBy Richard Maulsby : Associate Commissioner for Innovation DevelopmentPro Bono Pilot Program in Minn. Helps Indepent Inventors Gain Patent CouncilBy John Calvert : Office of Innovation Developmentspark of geniusGiving Through a TrademarkBy María Isabelle Pagán-Altieri : Extern to the Office of Innovation DevelopmentadviceProviding Inventors More Communication and EfficiencyeventsWhere Inventors MeetnetworkOrganizations past issuesAugust 2014June 2014April 2014February 2014December 2013November 2013August 2013June 2013April 2013February 2013December 2012November 2012August 2012June 2012April 2012February 2012December 2011October 2011August 2011June 2011March 2011January 2011November 2010September 2010July 2010April 2010February 2010all issues resourcesWhat does the USPTO do for independent inventors?