Thu & Fri, Oct 11 & 12 - - - 8:30am - 4:30pm, Thu -&- 8:30 am - Noon, Fri.
Location: the University of Nebraska at Omaha - Thompson Alumni Center, 6705 Dodge Street
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office estimates that intellectual property theft costs U.S. companies $250 billion each year!
http://www.norfolkareachamber.com/intellectualproperty.2012.10.11_12.pdf
Do you have questions about patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets of your business? On October 11th and 12th you have the chance to learn more about these types of intellectual property. During this workshop, U.S. Government experts will share valuable information and strategies on how to protect patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets in the United States and abroad.
Do you want to meet with USPTO representatives to discuss specifics about your intellectual property? One-on-one counseling from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office representatives will be available following the workshop as well (by appointment only).
The Oct. 11 sessions run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and the Oct. 12 sessions run from 8:30 to noon at the Thompson Alumni Center on the UNO campus. Admission to the workshop, which includes continental breakfast, lunch and informational materials, is $25. Payment can be taken over the phone at
402.554.2521 or you can pay by check only the day of the event. You must register online at
http://www.nbdc.unomaha.edu/SBIRworks.
Please refer to attachment for more details about this event. Thank you.
A tentative agenda for this workshop:
Introduction to Intellectual Property two-day workshop
Thursday, October 11th and Friday, October 12th
PRELIMINARY AGENDA
DAY ONE
8:30 – 9:00 Intellectual Property (IP) Audit “Warm-up”
9:00 – 10:00 Trademarks
10:00 – 11:00 Madrid Protocol (international trademarks filing)
11:00 – 11:15 Break
11:15 – 12:15 Copyright (Protection and How to Lawfully Use Others’ Works)
12:15 –1:15 Lunch (Panel NE DED, DoC, SBA, and NBDC)
1:15–2:15 Protecting Your IP on the Internet – An Interactive Workshop
2:15– 3:15 Patents Overview and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
3:15 – 3:30 Break
3:30 – 4:30 Trade Secrets
DAY TWO
8:30 – 9:30 am Panel – Ownership of Intellectual Property IP in the University settings (UNMed, NUTechVentures, Creighton Technology Transfer Representatives)
9:30 – 10:30 am IP and trade
10:30 – 11:00 amIP Audit “Cool-down” (all speakers)
11:00 – One-on-one Consultations with pre-registration
