Silicon Valley Regional USPTO Update

Published on: 06/25/2019 16:25 PM

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Take advantage of the summer months to join us for our signature monthly programming for independent inventors, entrepreneurs, and small businesses. Additionally, one-on-one meetings with a USPTO patent or trademark specialist are available to schedule via our webpage on the USPTO website.

You are also welcome to view live Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings held at the Silicon Valley USPTO. A full event listing can be found on the Silicon Valley Regional USPTO webpage

Upcoming Events

July

Agents and attorneys: Learn how to think like an examiner 

July 9-11, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Get a better understanding of how examiners make decisions at the Stakeholder Training on Examination Practice and Procedure (STEPP) agent attorney three day course. California MCLE will be offered.

Silicon Valley USPTO public tour 

July 12, noon – 1 p.m. PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Tour the Silicon Valley USPTO and learn about available resources and programming for entrepreneurs and innovators.

Strategies for biotech/medtech startups: Successfully navigating the USPTO and FDA

July 16, noon – 6 p.m. PT
Biocom, South San Francisco, California

Hear from the experts about the intricacies and relationship between securing intellectual property (IP) rights from the USPTO and seeking regulatory approval from the FDA. 

Learn how to fund your venture: Licensing Executives Society series

July 17, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Explore ways to fund your new venture at the latest installment of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) series and learn about crowdfunding, investors, and small business loans.


Entrepreneurs: Learn about design patents
 

July 19, 10 a.m. – noon PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn the basics of the design patent system from a USPTO design supervisory patent examiner.

Entrepreneurs: Learn how to search patents 

July 26, 10 a.m. – noon PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn to search databases used by patent examiners on the USPTO Universal Public Workstations which are publicly available at the regional office.

August

Silicon Valley USPTO public tour

August 2, noon – 1 p.m. PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Tour the Silicon Valley USPTO and learn about available resources and programming for entrepreneurs and innovators.

Inventors: Learn how to draft your patent application

August 9, 10 a.m. – noon PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Experts from the USPTO will lead a workshop explaining the various parts of a patent application.

Entrepreneurs: Learn how to search patents 

August 13 , 10 a.m. – noon PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn to search databases used by patent examiners on the USPTO Universal Public Workstations which are publicly available at the regional office.

Trademark Tuesday

August 13, noon – 1 p.m. PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn how to register a trademark during an interactive question and answer session with experts from the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).

Inventors: Learn how to draft your patent claims

August 23, 10 a.m. – noon PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn from the experts at the USPTO as they teach the basics of claim drafting through an interactive workshop. 

September

Attorneys: Learn how to protect your client's IP abroad

September 6, 10 a.m. – noon PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Experts from the USPTO International Patent Legal Administration will review the considerations and options for filing foreign patent applications, including an overview of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and the use of the Paris Convention for non-PCT countries. One hour of California MCLE credit will be offered for this training.

Silicon Valley USPTO public tour

September 6, noon – 1 p.m. PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Tour the Silicon Valley USPTO and learn about available resources and programming for entrepreneurs and innovators.

Trademark Tuesday

September 10, noon – 1 p.m. PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn how to register a trademark during an interactive question and answer session with experts from the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).

Inventors: Learn how to file a patent application using EFS-Web

September 13, 10 a.m. – noon PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

The presentation will focus on filing your patent application using EFS-Web and managing your patent application using the PAIR system.

Entrepreneurs: Learn how to search patents

September 17, 10 a.m. – noon PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn to search databases used by patent examiners on the USPTO Universal Public Workstations which are publicly available at the regional office.

Visit our Silicon Valley regional office or Startup Resources pages for more information.

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