Fogler Library to host free patent and trademark conference

As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, the Patent and Resource Trademark Center at the University of Maine’s Raymond H. Fogler Library will host a free, one-day conference for inventors, entrepreneurs, educators, students and legal professionals.

The Oct. 16 conference will feature sessions on intellectual property and patent and trademark research, as well as a panel of local small-business experts.

A half-day conference also will be held Oct. 17 for librarians and researchers who handle questions from the public about patents and trademarks.

The conference is free, but registration is required. The full conference schedule and registration are online.

The Patent and Resource Trademark Center (PRTC) is the only such center in Maine. Services available at the center include one-on-one assistance for patent/trademark research and the use of all resources needed to do a complete patent or trademark search, including proprietary databases not available elsewhere.

More information about the many services available through PRTC is online.