BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20220518T191632Z UID:70D89AB9-093B-4150-B4EC-927ADF957812 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220518T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220518T150000 DESCRIPTION:USPTO Copyright\, IP\, Trademark\, and Patent Series\n\nInvent your future. For yourself\, your friends\, be a mentor\, share information . Consistent with UN Sustainable Development Goals and our IEEE HAC SIGHT goals. Brush up on your skills as an inventor. Learn more about innovation and the United States Patent and Trademark Office processes and resources . There's a renewed emphasis to improve access to inventing to encourage e quity\, inclusion\, diversity and justice for women and girls\, minorities \, underrepresented and everyone to advance technology for humanity.\n\nTh e USPTO has a wealth of resources for individuals interested in learning m ore about protecting their intellectual property and who need assistance d oing so. Learn about these various resources\, many of which are free\, an d put them to work for you as you begin or continue down your path of inno vation.\n\nDate and Time\n\nLocation\n\nHosts\n\nRegistration https://even ts.vtools.ieee.org/m/309619\n\n- Date: 18 May 2022\n- Time: 02:00 PM to 03 :00 PM\n- All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)\n- Add Even t to Calendar\n\n[iCal](https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/309619/ical)\ n[Google Calendar](http://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&te xt=USPTO%20Resources%20(IEEE-USA%20Free%20Webinar)&dates=20220518T180000Z/ 20220518T190000Z&details=USPTO%20Copyright\,%20IP\,%20Trademark\,%20and%20 Patent%20Series%0D%0AThe%20USPTO%20has%20a%20wealth%20of%20resources%20for %20individuals%20interested%20in%20learning%20more%20about%20protecting%20 their%20intellectual%20property%20and%20who%20need%20assistance%20doing%20 so.%20%C2%A0Learn%20about%20these%20various%20resources\,%20many%20of%20wh ich%20are%20free\,%20and%20put%20them%20to%20work%20for%20you%20as%20you%2 0begin%20or%20continue%20down%20your%20path%20of%20innovation.%C2%A0&locat ion=Washington\,%20United%20States\,%20Virtual:%20https://events.vtools.ie ee.org/m/309619&trp=true)\n\nLivestream links will be provided to registra nts prior to the event.\n\n- [Eastern USA - Region 2](mailto:d.iams@ieee.o rg?subject=USPTO%20Resources%20(IEEE-USA%20Free%20Webinar)%20-%20Eastern%2 0USA%20-%20Region%202)\n- [Northeastern USA - Region 1](mailto:d.iams@ieee .org?subject=USPTO%20Resources%20(IEEE-USA%20Free%20Webinar)%20-%20Northea stern%20USA%20-%20Region%201)\n- [Southeastern USA - Region 3](mailto:d.ia ms@ieee.org?subject=USPTO%20Resources%20(IEEE-USA%20Free%20Webinar)%20-%20 Southeastern%20USA%20-%20Region%203)\n- [Central USA - Region 4](mailto:d. iams@ieee.org?subject=USPTO%20Resources%20(IEEE-USA%20Free%20Webinar)%20-% 20Central%20USA%20-%20Region%204)\n- [Southwestern USA - Region 5](mailto: d.iams@ieee.org?subject=USPTO%20Resources%20(IEEE-USA%20Free%20Webinar)%20 -%20Southwestern%20USA%20-%20Region%205)\n- [Western USA - Region 6](mailt o:d.iams@ieee.org?subject=USPTO%20Resources%20(IEEE-USA%20Free%20Webinar)% 20-%20Western%20USA%20-%20Region%206)\n\n-\n\n- Daryll Griffin\, IEEE-USA\ n202.530.8337\n- David Iams\, IEEE-USA\n202.530.8374\n\n- Starts 25 March 2022 09:00 AM\n- Ends 18 May 2022 01:00 PM\n- All times are (UTC-05:00) Ea stern Time (US & Canada)\n- No Admission Charge\n\nSpeakers\n\nRobin A. Hy lton of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)\n\nTopic:\n\nUSPTO Re sources\n\nBiography:\n\nRobin A. Hylton received her Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VA Tech). Ms. Hylton worked for a civil engineering firm prior to joining the USPTO in September 1994. She examined patent applications in the container closure and flexible bag arts. She joined the Internation al Patent Legal Administration in 2014 as a Special Program Examiner (SPRE ). As a SPRE\, Ms. Hylton provides training to examiners\, paralegals\, an d pro-se applicants regarding international applications filed under the P atent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and U.S. National phase applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 371\, answers calls from IP professionals and Pro-se appli cants via the PCT helpdesk\, and other special projects.\n\nCurrently\, Ms . Hylton is serving as an Assistant Outreach Coordinator for the Eastern R egional Outreach Office leveraging her expertise in community service and outreach to support the strategic plans and goals of the agency with regar d to stakeholder engagement.\n\nAgenda\n\nWe are excited to partner again with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to bring you va luable information and advice from Patent\, Trademark\, IP\, and Copyright experts. We hope you can join us for the entire series.\n\nUSPTO Copyrigh t\, IP\, Trademark\, and Patent Series\n\n- [Intellectual Property 101](ht tps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/309617) - Wednesday\, April 20\, 2022\, 2 P M ET\nPresenter: Elizabeth Dougherty\nLivestream / On Demand: https://yout u.be/1WwXG_X1wgg\n- USPTO Resources - Wednesday\, May 18\, 2022\, 2 PM ET\ nPresenter: Robin Hylton\nFull details/registration: https://events.vtools .ieee.org/m/309619\n\nSpeaker(s): Robin A Hylton\, \n\nAgenda: \nIEEE-USA: We are excited to partner again with the United States Patent and Tradema rk Office (USPTO) to bring you valuable information and advice from Patent \, Trademark\, IP\, and Copyright experts. We hope you can join us for the entire series.\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/314771 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/314771 ORGANIZER:kit.august@gmail.com SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Intellectual Property (IEEE-USA Free Webinar) PACE SIGHT URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/314771 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>USPTO Copyright\, IP\, Trademark\, and Patent Series</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Invent your future. For yourse lf\, your friends\, be a mentor\, share information. Consistent with UN Su stainable Development Goals and our IEEE HAC SIGHT goals. Brush up on your skills as an inventor. Learn more about innovation and the United States Patent and Trademark Office processes and resources. There's a renewed emp hasis to improve access to inventing to encourage equity\, inclusion\, div ersity and justice for women and girls\, minorities\, underrepresented and everyone to advance technology for humanity.</strong></p>\n<p>The USPTO h as a wealth of resources for individuals interested in learning more about protecting their intellectual property and who need assistance doing so. &nbsp\;Learn about these various resources\, many of which are free\, and put them to work for you as you begin or continue down your path of innova tion.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\ ;Date and Time</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Location</strong></p >\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Hosts</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;R egistration &nbsp\;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/309619<br /></strong>< /p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Date: <strong>18 May 2022</ strong></li>\n<li>Time: <strong>02:00 PM to 03:00 PM</strong></li>\n<li>Al l times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US &amp\; Canada)</li>\n<li>Add Even t to Calendar</li>\n</ul>\n<p><a href="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/even t/309619/ical">iCal</a> <br /><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/even t?action=TEMPLATE&amp\;text=USPTO%20Resources%20(IEEE-USA%20Free%20Webinar )&amp\;dates=20220518T180000Z/20220518T190000Z&amp\;details=USPTO%20Copyri ght\,%20IP\,%20Trademark\,%20and%20Patent%20Series%0D%0AThe%20USPTO%20has% 20a%20wealth%20of%20resources%20for%20individuals%20interested%20in%20lear ning%20more%20about%20protecting%20their%20intellectual%20property%20and%2 0who%20need%20assistance%20doing%20so.%20%C2%A0Learn%20about%20these%20var ious%20resources\,%20many%20of%20which%20are%20free\,%20and%20put%20them%2 0to%20work%20for%20you%20as%20you%20begin%20or%20continue%20down%20your%20 path%20of%20innovation.%C2%A0&amp\;location=Washington\,%20United%20States \,%20Virtual:%20https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/309619&amp\;trp=true">Goo gle Calendar</a></p>\n<p><strong>Livestream links will be provided to regi strants prior to the event.</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href="mailto:d.iams @ieee.org?subject=USPTO%20Resources%20(IEEE-USA%20Free%20Webinar)%20-%20Ea stern%20USA%20-%20Region%202">Eastern USA - Region 2</a></li>\n<li><a href ="mailto:d.iams@ieee.org?subject=USPTO%20Resources%20(IEEE-USA%20Free%20We binar)%20-%20Northeastern%20USA%20-%20Region%201">Northeastern USA - Regio n 1</a></li>\n<li><a href="mailto:d.iams@ieee.org?subject=USPTO%20Resource s%20(IEEE-USA%20Free%20Webinar)%20-%20Southeastern%20USA%20-%20Region%203" >Southeastern USA - Region 3</a></li>\n<li><a href="mailto:d.iams@ieee.org ?subject=USPTO%20Resources%20(IEEE-USA%20Free%20Webinar)%20-%20Central%20U SA%20-%20Region%204">Central USA - Region 4</a></li>\n<li><a href="mailto: d.iams@ieee.org?subject=USPTO%20Resources%20(IEEE-USA%20Free%20Webinar)%20 -%20Southwestern%20USA%20-%20Region%205">Southwestern USA - Region 5</a></ li>\n<li><a href="mailto:d.iams@ieee.org?subject=USPTO%20Resources%20(IEEE -USA%20Free%20Webinar)%20-%20Western%20USA%20-%20Region%206">Western USA - Region 6</a></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Daryll Griffin\, IEEE-USA<br />202.530.8337</li>\n<li>David Iams\, IEEE-US A<br />202.530.8374</li>\n</ul>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Starts <strong>25 March 2022 09:00 AM</strong></li>\n<li>Ends <strong>18 May 2022 01:00 PM</strong ></li>\n<li>All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US &amp\; Canada)</li> \n<li>No Admission Charge</li>\n</ul>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p> <strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Speakers</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Robin A. Hylton</s trong> of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)<strong> </strong></ p>\n<p>Topic:</p>\n<p><strong>USPTO Resources</strong></p>\n<p>Biography:< /p>\n<p><strong>Robin A. Hylton</strong> received her Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VA Tech). Ms. Hylton worked for a civil engineering firm prior to joining the USPTO in September 1994. She examined patent applications in the container closure and flexible bag arts. She joined the Internation al Patent Legal Administration in 2014 as a Special Program Examiner (SPRE ). &nbsp\;As a SPRE\, Ms. Hylton provides training to examiners\, paralega ls\, and pro-se applicants regarding international applications filed unde r the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and U.S. National phase applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 371\, answers calls from IP professionals and Pro-s e applicants via the PCT helpdesk\, and other special projects.<br />&nbsp \;<br />Currently\, Ms. Hylton is serving as an Assistant Outreach Coordin ator for the Eastern Regional Outreach Office leveraging her expertise in community service and outreach to support the strategic plans and goals of the agency with regard to stakeholder engagement.</p>\n<p><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Agenda</strong></p>\n<p>We are e xcited to partner again with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to bring you valuable information and advice from Patent\, Tradem ark\, IP\, and Copyright experts.&nbsp\; We hope you can join us for the e ntire series.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>USPTO Copyright\, IP\, Trade mark\, and Patent Series</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href="https://events.v tools.ieee.org/m/309617"><strong>Intellectual Property 101</strong></a><st rong> - </strong>Wednesday\, April 20\, 2022\, 2 PM ET<br />Presenter: Eli zabeth Dougherty<br />Livestream / On Demand: <a href="https://youtu.be/1W wXG_X1wgg"><strong>https://youtu.be/1WwXG_X1wgg</strong></a></li>\n<li><st rong>USPTO Resources</strong> - Wednesday\, May 18\, 2022\, 2 PM ET<br />P resenter: Robin Hylton<br />Full details/registration: https://events.vtoo ls.ieee.org/m/309619</li>\n</ul>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /> <p>IEEE-USA: We are excited to partner again with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to bring you valuable information and advice from Patent\, Trademark\, IP\, and Copyright experts.&nbsp\; We hope you can join us for the entire series.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR