USPTO Midwest Regional Seminar

Once scheduled for March 9, the Midwest Regional Seminar will now be taking place on May 25, 2016.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host its first Midwest Regional Seminar on May 25, 2016, at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center in Kansas City, MO.

Please note: This is not a live streamed event or a webinar. Please register if you plan on attending in person.

Representatives from the Midwest Regional Office and the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia will be on hand to conduct an all-day workshop for inventors and entrepreneurs. This free event will provide valuable information about various types of intellectual property protection, the patent process, patent searching, electronic filing, and various public and private resources available to inventors and entrepreneurs.

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Registration

10:15 AM – 10:20 AM Welcome Remarks

10:20 AM – 11:30AM Intellectual Property Overview and Patent Process

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Patent Searching

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Working Lunch - lunch is being provided

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Pro-Se Application vs. Use of Counsel

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Pro Bono Program and Legal Clinic

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Inventor Resources at the USPTO

3:00 PM – 3:20 PM Resources for Small Businesses from Small Business Administration (SBA)

3:20 PM – 3:30 PM Closing Remarks

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM 1-on-1 sessions

1-on-1 sessions registrations are on a first come basis. If interested, it is recommended to join the waitlist, as that will be the order in which preference will be given day of the event.

There is no fee to register, but space is limited to registered 150 attendees. For additional information or questions about the conference, please call 313-446-4800 or email to Midwest Regional Office at MidwestRegion@uspto.gov.

The Kauffman Foundation Conference Center is located at 4801 Rockhill, Kansas City, MO 64110.