Are you a young or independent inventor, entrepreneur, or small business owner whose success depends on guarding your creative work?
Then don’t miss your chance to learn how intellectual property (IP), such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights, are critical to your business strategy.
Register for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) free online Invention-Con 2021: Capitalizing on your intellectual property, coming August 18-20.
Take this opportunity to hear from business and government experts about turning ideas into innovations, protecting your work, and accessing valuable resources that can help you succeed in the marketplace. Get educated and inspired by keynote speakers Gitanjali Rao, inventor and TIME magazine’s 2020 Kid of the Year, and Serene Almomen, CEO of Senseware, who will share their personal stories of using science and technology to bring their innovations to life.
Presentations and workshops will cover:
Putting your creativity to work
How IP applies in various fields, such as artificial intelligence, robotics, agriculture, fashion, music, and literature
Types of IP protection: patents, trademarks, and copyrights
Marketing, manufacturing, and building a competitive advantage around your ideas
Fun, free educational resources for kids and teens
Innovation and the fight against COVID-19
And much more
Invention-Con 2021 will also include a wide range of virtual exhibitors from the USPTO and other federal government agencies.
This event is offered by the USPTO’s Office of Innovation Outreach. For questions or assistance, please contact InnovationOutreach@uspto.gov.
The USPTO offers many informative presentations, panels, and chats year-round. Find one that interests you on the USPTO events page.