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Network with like-minded inventors and entrepreneurs.
This month's meeting of the Akron Inventors Club will feature James O. Wilson, Assistant Regional Director of the Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Office of the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Wilson will present a program on how intellectual property plays a role in advancing your business through patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. The program will also look at advanced topics in patents including the patent process, international considerations, and micro-and small entity status for inventors and business.
James O. Wilson has over 25 years' experience working for the United States Patent and Trademark Office, working as a patent examiner in several areas, an instructor in the Office of Patent Training and working with the Office of the Commissionaer for Patents. You will not want to miss this special informative program!
The Akron Inventors' Club is free and open to all with an interest in invention and innovation. Doors open at 5:30pm for networking and refreshments. Meetings begin at 6:00pm.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Patent & Trademark | Business & Personal Finance |
TAGS: | adults |
Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.
Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.
Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.
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