Patent Protection Workshop Targets Students and Faculty Inventors
Contact: Sharon Malm, UMaine Target Technology Incubator, 866-6500, sharon.malm@umit.maine.edu
ORONO- Coming up with a good idea and figuring out how to make it work are just the beginning of successful innovation. Getting that idea patented is also key. Students and faculty members can get a glimpse of the patent process at a two-hour workshop in the Memorial Union’s Coe Room at noon Wednesday, November 10.
The meeting will provide information about the basics of patent rights. Participants will also learn how to conduct a patent search.
“This will be a unique opportunity to better understand the patent process and the resources available to assist inventors to determine the patentability of an innovation and the steps necessary to successfully secure a patent,” says Debbie Neuman, director of the Target Technology Center, co-sponsor of the event.
Woody Higgins, director of the Maine Patent Program and Lois Nase of the Maine Patent and Trademark Depository Library in Fogler Library will give presentations.
Other sponsors of the event are the UMaine Innovation Center, the Maine Patent Program, the Maine Patent and Trademark Depository Library and the law firm of Eaton Peabody.
For more information contact Sharon Malm at 866-6500 or sharon.malm@umit.maine.edu.