Silicon Valley Regional USPTO Update

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The Silicon Valley USPTO welcomes spring by celebrating World Intellectual Property (IP) Day on April 26. This year's theme is "Reach for the Gold: IP and Sports." Check our events webpage for more events commemorating World IP Day, as well as for updates on the events listed below.

As always, 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 Silicon Valley USPTO.

Upcoming Events

April

Startups: Learn how to protect your brand name with trademarks 

April 3, 10 a.m. – noon PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn basic facts about trademarks and how to select a trademark that is federally registerable and legally protectable.

Inventors: Learn the basics of intellectual property with a focus on patents

April 5, 10 a.m. – noon PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn about the four basic types of intellectual property from USPTO experts as well as an introduction to the patent process.

Silicon Valley USPTO public tour 

April 5, 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.

Entrepreneurs: Learn about design patents 

April 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.

Attend the 13th Annual Design Day at the Silicon Valley Regional Office

April 25, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Join a lively and thought-provoking discussion on various aspects of design patents, from conception through enforcement and get insights for USPTO design examiners and managers, design patent practitioners, and industrial designers for across the country.

May

Entrepreneurs: Learn how to search patents 

May 3, 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.

Silicon Valley USPTO public tour

May 3, 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

May 14, 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).

LES Series: How to protect your invention 

May 15, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. PT
Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn the four types of IP to consider for your invention in the first hour followed by an overview of the patent process from USPTO experts.

Inventors: Learn how to draft your patent application

May 17, 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.

Inventors: Learn how to draft your patent claims

May 31, 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. 

June

Learn from an expert: How to search patents

June 4, 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.

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

June 7, 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

June 7, 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

June 11, 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).

Entrepreneurs: Add IP to your business strategy

June 11, 1 – 3 p.m. PT
San Francisco SBA Entrepreneur Center, San Francisco

Join USPTO experts for a discussion about IP strategies and why startups should consider them.

How to file a patent application using EFS-Web

June 21, 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.

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

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