In 2000, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) designated April 26 as World Intellectual Property (IP) Day. Each year, we celebrate World IP Day with the aim to increase general understanding of IP and about the role that IP rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity. This year, join IPO Education Foundation for a webinar […]
In honor of World IP Day on April 26th, The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property (michelsonip.com) and inventRight (inventright.com), will co-host a virtual Ask Me Anything (AMA) event on YouTube Live. Ocean Tomo chief executive, James E. Malackowski has been invited to join inventRight's co-founder Andrew Krauss to address attendees' questions around topics related to […]
Join the USPTO Office of Education as we welcome colleagues from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for the April K12 monthly webinar. Learn how patented NASA technology is used as a teaching tool to inspire students. Explore the nexus between space, intellectual property, and invention education. Discover NASA resources to engage young learners including information on […]
The fourth annual Intellectual Property Awareness Summit (IPAS 2021) is being held virtually this year, April 28th-29th. IPAS 2021 is an international gathering of IP owners, creators, educators, lawyers, students, organizations and investors, all with a common goal – to explore ways to make IP rights and their benefits meaningful to diverse audiences. IPAS 2021 […]
Due to the pandemic, we have pivoted make/SHIFT 2.0, the Makerspace Ecosystem Summit, to be 100% virtual. This week-long virtual event will take place Monday, May 3-Friday, May 7, 2021. There will be two daily webinars, 12 PM and 3 PM EASTERN, with a networking session in-between. Featuring Insight & Best Practices on: Involving K-Gray in […]
National Inventors Month celebrates human ingenuity and honors innovation and creativity. This May, take the opportunity to ignite an interest in learning and preserving intellectual property history. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been recognizing inventors through the issuance of U.S. patents since the inception of the U.S. patent system and the […]
The power of art, creativity and innovation continues to be evident throughout our global community despite the various societal and economic challenges we've faced this past year. Along with impactful fashion design and business, comes the reality of intellectual property (IP) rights which allow one to manage the protection, sharing and commercialization of innovative and […]
Are you a small business owner or entrepreneur interested in learning about trademarks and how to apply for a federal registration? If so, this event is a must-attend. In this first module of our eight-part virtual Trademark Basics Boot Camp, we’ll focus on trademark protection in the United States. The event is free, but space […]
Join us for the 15th annual EurekaFest celebration to honor young inventors! This year's event will be held online over a three-day period from June 15 to June 17, 2021. EurekaFest is an event that empowers student inventors, honors role models, and encourages creativity and problem solving. Programming includes an introduction to the 2021 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams — teams of high school students […]
The Georgia Tech Library’s Patent and Trademark Resource Center, in partnership with United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), offers for the first time a six-week intellectual property summer series online. This series includes ten workshops led by USPTO experts through June and July, and all workshops are free and open to the public. Session […]
Every wonder what a copyright is and why you need one? Copyright is a form of intellectual property law that protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture. Join this webinar to learn more about copyrights. Speakers include Jaylen Johnson of […]
Registration fees: FREE - sponsored by the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library through the generous support of Pacific Western Bank. Learn all the things you “didn’t know you needed to know” about building your business. Leading attorneys and financial professionals present this 14-part series giving entrepreneurs and business owners the practical and […]
