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DESCRIPTION:USPTO Copyright\, IP\, Trademark\, and Patent Series\n\nJoin us
  for a discussion about what all entrepreneurs\, small businesses\, and st
 art-ups should know about trademarks. We’ll discuss what trademarks are\
 , the benefits of federal trademark registration\, and the basics of the r
 egistration process. We’ll also talk about why it’s so important for a
 ny new business to select a trademark that is both federally registrable a
 nd legally protectable. We’ll close out the discussion with a question-a
 nd-answer session and direct you to free resources from the USPTO.\n\n- [R
 egister Today &gt;&gt;](https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/310107)\n-
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 am links:\n\n- YouTube: https://bit.ly/webinar-7-20-22-yt\n- Facebook: htt
 ps://bit.ly/webinar-7-20-22-fb\n- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/webinar-7-20-22
 -li\n\nSpeaker(s): Jason Lott\, \n\nAgenda: \nWe are excited to partner ag
 ain with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to bring yo
 u valuable information and advice from Patent\, Trademark\, IP\, and Copyr
 ight experts. We hope you can join us for the entire series.\n\nUSPTO Copy
 right\, IP\, Trademark\, and Patent Series\n\n- [Intellectual Property 101
 ](https://youtu.be/zxc02ziHhVk) - Wednesday\, April 20\, 2022\, 2 PM ET\nP
 resenter: Elizabeth Dougherty\nRecording Available On Demand: https://yout
 u.be/zxc02ziHhVk\n\n- [USPTO Resources](https://bit.ly/webinar-5-18-22-yt)
  - Wednesday\, May 18\, 2022\, 2 PM ET\nPresenter: Robin Hylton\nRecording
  Available On Demand: https://bit.ly/webinar-5-18-22-yt\n\n- [Patent Basic
 s](https://bit.ly/webinar-6-15-22-yt) - Wednesday\, June 15\, 2022\, 2 PM 
 ET\nPresenter: Bobby Rushing\, Jr.\nRecording Available On Demand: https:/
 /bit.ly/webinar-6-15-22-yt\n\n- Trademark Basics - Wednesday\, July 20\, 2
 022\, 2 PM ET\nPresenter: Jason Lott\nFull details/registration: https://e
 vents.vtools.ieee.org/m/310107\n\n- [Patent Searching](https://events.vtoo
 ls.ieee.org/m/310109) - Wednesday\, August 17\, 2022\, 2 PM ET\nPresenter:
  Tomeka Oubichon\nFull details/registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.or
 g/m/310109\n\nIEEE-USA&#39;s free webinars/events are designed to help you fin
 d your next job\, maintain your career\, negotiate an appropriate salary\,
  understand ethical considerations in the workplace and learn about other 
 career-building strategies and public policy developments that affect your
  profession.\n\n----------------------------------------------------------
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 areness and understanding of the engineering profession in the United Stat
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 info: [https://ieeeusa.org/volunteers/awards-recognition/](Every year\, IE
 EE-USA awards are given to recognize professionalism\, technical achieveme
 nt\, and literary contributions to public awareness and understanding of t
 he engineering profession in the United States. Nominate a deserving indiv
 idual for the 2022 IEEE-USA Awards! Deadline to nominate is September 15. 
  More info: https://ieeeusa.org/volunteers/awards-recognition/)\n\nVirtual
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SUMMARY:Trademark Basics (IEEE-USA Free Webinar)
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 mportant for any new business to select a trademark that is both federally
  registrable and legally protectable. We&amp;rsquo\;ll close out the discussio
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 \; We hope you can join us for the entire series.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/
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