The IT Division is co-sponsoring this very promising tour along with the Engineering Division (lead), the Legal Division and the PAM Division.
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Tour: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Thursday, 18 June 2009 8:00AM - 4:30PM
Ticketed Event #1015
Price: US $25 member / US $25 non-member / US $25 student member
Take the mystery out of the patent process while viewing some of the earliest US patent items/inventions. We’ll start the day with a continental breakfast. An overview of the patent process and how Information Professionals can add value to their customers during this process will be provided. USPTO personnel will then talk through the process for a patent application when it is submitted to the USPTO for approval or rejection. Attendees will be on their own for lunch in Old Town (recommendations will be provided). The afternoon will include a tour of the main STIC USPTO library and museum, the Public Search room, as well as time in the store.
SPECIAL NOTE: All tours will depart promptly from L Street entrance of the Convention Center's South Building. Please check in with the Capitol Services Inc (CSI) staff 15 minutes prior to tour departure from the Convention Center.
Speaker(s):
Mark Huff, Supervisory Patent Examiner, United States Patent & Trademark Office Martin Finston, Patent Attorney, Alcatel-Lucent
*Due to security at the USPTO, attendees must register for the tour by May 26th. The tickets are non-transferrable and can only be used by the person named on the ticket registration.
Can anyone attend this tour, or do you need to pay for the SLA conference to attend?
Posted by: Brooke | Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 08:10
I do not know the answer to this question but would suggest you contact Experient at [email protected] or 301.694.5243 to ask (they're the company that takes care of registration for SLA).
Should be a great tour!
Posted by: clw | Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 08:18