Rocky Mountain Regional USPTO Update

Exciting things are happening at the Rocky Mountain Regional USPTO in 2018.

Beginning in October, we will travel to three of our regional states including Wyoming, Nebraska, and Idaho to discuss intellectual property news from the USPTO.

Join us for these events or any of our featured programming for independent inventors, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and practitioners. Check out the events below and our webpage to see when we will be visiting a location near you.

Remember, you can always come visit our search room at the Rocky Mountain Regional USPTO.

October

Office hours

October 2, 1 – 4 p.m. MT

Commons on Champa, Denver, Colorado

Schedule appointments for one-on-one meetings, or walk in with your general intellectual property questions.

Senator Enzi’s Inventors Conference

October 13, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. MT

Casper College, Casper, Wyoming

Regional Director Molly Kocialski will discuss the various types of intellectual property and how they can be utilized as a business strategy.

IP Basics, Part I: An overview of intellectual property

October 19, 10 – 11:30 a.m. MT

Rocky Mountain Regional USPTO, Denver, Colorado

If you have ever considered filing a patent, join part one of our IP basics series.

Young Americans intellectual property workshop

October 27, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. MT

Young Americans Center, Denver, Colorado

Learn why intellectual property can be used as a business strategy for entrepreneurs.

PTRC Grand Junction grand opening

October 31, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. MT

Mesa County Libraries Central Library, Grand Junction, Colorado

Mesa County Libraries will open a new Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) and offer a day of information on local resources.

November

IP Basics, Part II: Design patents

November 2, 10 a.m. – noon MT

Rocky Mountain Regional USPTO, Denver, Colorado

Part two of our IP Basics series will give an in-depth overview on design patents.

Office hours

November 6, 1 – 4 p.m. MT

Commons on Champa, Denver, Colorado

Schedule appointments for one-on-one meetings, or walk in with your general intellectual property questions.

IP Basics, Part III: Patent searching

November 16, 10 – 11:30 a.m. MT

Rocky Mountain Regional USPTO, Denver, Colorado

Part three of our IP Basics series will focus on the reasons and benefits of searching.

IP Basics, Part IV: How to file a patent application

November 30, 10 – 11:30 a.m. MT

Rocky Mountain Regional USPTO, Denver, Colorado

Part four of our IP Basics series will focus on filing and managing an application online.

December

Office Hours

December 4, 1 – 4 p.m. MT

Commons on Champa, Denver, Colorado

Schedule appointments for one-on-one meetings, or walk in with your general intellectual property questions.

China IP Road Show

December 14, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. MT

Boise, Idaho

Experts from the U.S. government, IP attorneys, and local business people to share insights on China and IP issues that will benefit U.S. IP rights holders.

Visit our Rocky Mountain Regional Office or Startup Resources pages for more information.

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