Patent 101 and Trademark Basics

On Wednesday, October 5th from 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Director of the West Coast Regional USPTO, John Cabeca and Attorney Advisor for Trademark Educational Outreach, Jason Lott will be in Fairbanks to speak to the community. Topics of discussion will relate to patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and why innovators and entrepreneurs should consider protecting their IP and resources available from the USPTO. Parking on campus after 5PM if free of charge. The event will be broadcast via the OWL project at the North Pole and Noel Wein Public library. The lecture will also be recorded and available upon request. For more information please contact Melissa McCumby at 474-2605 or email uaf-oipc@alaska.edu. These events are co-sponsored by the Alaska Patent & Trademark Resource Center (APTRC) and the Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization (OIPC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.