Silicon Valley Regional USPTO update

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Happy New Year from the Silicon Valley Regional USPTO!

Join us for our signature monthly programming for independent inventors, entrepreneurs, and small businesses. Our seven-part patent series started on January 10 and continues through this quarter. Check the Silicon Valley Regional USPTO events listing for updates and new programming throughout the winter quarter.

One-on-one meetings with a USPTO patent or trademark specialist are available to schedule via our webpage on the USPTO website.

You are also welcome to view live Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings held at the Silicon Valley Regional USPTO. 

News and updates

Upcoming events

January

Learn how to search patents 

January 24, 10 a.m. – noon PT

Silicon Valley Regional USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn to search databases used by patent examiners on the USPTO Universal Public Workstations, which are publicly available at our regional office.

February

Learn about design patents

February 7, 10 a.m. – noon PT

Silicon Valley Regional USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn the basics of the design patent system from a USPTO design supervisory patent examiner.

Tour the Silicon Valley USPTO

February 7, noon – 1 p.m. PT

Silicon Valley Regional USPTO, San Jose, California

Tour the Silicon Valley USPTO and learn about available resources and programming for entrepreneurs and innovators.

STOPfakes Roadshow Sacramento

February 11, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT

Sacramento, California

Learn from government agency experts how to identify and protect your intellectual property assets and information vital to competing in an increasingly global environment, plus participants may meet one-on-one with roadshow speakers.

Trademark basics

February 11, noon – 1 p.m. PT

Silicon Valley Regional USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn how to register a trademark during an interactive question-and-answer session with experts from the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).

Trademark basics: What every small business should know now not later

February 12, noon – 1 p.m. PT

Napa Valley College, Napa, California

Learn the basic facts about trademarks and how they differ from patents, copyrights, domain names, and business names in a discussion with USPTO Attorney Advisor for Trademark Educational Outreach Jason Lott.  

Trademark basics: What every small business should know now not later

February 12, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. PT

Sonoma County Economic Development Board, Santa Rosa, California

Learn the basic facts about trademarks and how they differ from patents, copyrights, domain names, and business names in a discussion with USPTO Attorney Advisor for Trademark Educational Outreach Jason Lott.

STOPfakes Roadshow San Jose

February 13, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT

Silicon Valley Regional USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn from government agency experts how to identify and protect your intellectual property assets and information vital to competing in an increasingly global environment, plus participants may meet one-on-one with roadshow speakers.

Learn how to search patents

February 19, 10 a.m. – noon PT

Silicon Valley Regional USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn to search databases used by patent examiners on the USPTO Universal Public Workstations, which are publicly available at the regional office.

Learn how to draft a patent application

February 21, 10 a.m. – noon PT

Silicon Valley Regional USPTO, San Jose, California

Experts from the USPTO will lead a workshop explaining the various parts of a patent application. 

Copyright basics and considerations for entrepreneurs 

February 26, 10 a.m. – noon PT

Silicon Valley Regional USPTO, San Jose, California

Experts from the USPTO Office of Policy and International Affairs provide an overview of copyrights and share insights into registration and enforcement. 

Learn how to draft patent claims 

February 28, 10 a.m. – noon PT

Silicon Valley Regional USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn from the experts at the USPTO as they teach the basics of claim drafting through an interactive workshop.

March

Learn how to protect your client's IP abroad

March 6, 10 a.m. – noon PT

Silicon Valley Regional USPTO, San Jose, California

Experts from the USPTO International Patent Legal Administration will review the considerations and options for filing foreign patent applications, including an overview of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and the use of the Paris Convention for non-PCT countries. One hour of California MCLE credit will be offered for this training.

Tour the Silicon Valley USPTO

March 6, noon – 1 p.m. PT

Silicon Valley Regional USPTO, San Jose, California

Tour the Silicon Valley USPTO and learn about available resources and programming for entrepreneurs and innovators.

Maintaining your federal trademark registration

March 10, noon – 1 p.m. PT

Silicon Valley Regional USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn how to maintain your registered trademark during an interactive question-and-answer session with experts from the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC). One hour of California MCLE credit will be offered for this training.

Learn how to search patents

March 17, 10 a.m. – noon PT

Silicon Valley Regional USPTO, San Jose, California

Learn to search databases used by patent examiners on the USPTO Universal Public Workstations, which are publicly available at the regional office.

Learn how to file your patent application using EFS-Web

March 20, 10 a.m. – noon PT

Silicon Valley Regional USPTO, San Jose, California

The presentation will focus on filing your patent application using EFS-Web and managing your patent application using the PAIR system.

Visit our Silicon Valley regional office or Startup Resources pages for more information.