Patent Searching (IEEE-USA Free Webinar)
USPTO Copyright, IP, Trademark, and Patent Series
Before you file your patent application, you need to conduct a prior art search. Learn to search databases used by patent examiners. This session will cover essential questions, including:
- What are the benefits of searching?
- Where can you search?
- When should you search?
- How do you search using USPTO search tools?
This session will be useful for inventors, entrepreneurs, and those who have a beginning to intermediate knowledge of patents and would like to learn more about patent searching.
Date and Time
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Registration
- Date: 17 Aug 2022
- Time: 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- Daryll Griffin, IEEE-USA
202.530.8337 - David Iams, IEEE-USA
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- Daryll Griffin, IEEE-USA
- Starts 29 March 2022 11:00 AM
- Ends 17 August 2022 01:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Tomeka Oubichon of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Patent Searching
Biography:
Tomeka Oubichon is the Eastern Regional Outreach Officer for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia. Ms. Oubichon supports the strategic plans and goals of the agency with a focus on outreach and stakeholder engagement.
Ms. Oubichon has worked at the USPTO for over 15 years serving in various roles from Patent Searcher to Training Specialist. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science.
Agenda
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. We hope you can join us for the entire series.
USPTO Copyright, IP, Trademark, and Patent Series
- Intellectual Property 101 - Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 2 PM ET
Presenter: Elizabeth Dougherty
Livestream / On Demand: https://youtu.be/zxc02ziHhVk - USPTO Resources - Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 2 PM ET
Presenter: Robin Hylton
Full details/registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/309619 - Patent Basics - Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 2 PM ET
Presenter: Bobby Rushing, Jr.
Full details/registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/309625 - Trademark Basics - Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 2 PM ET
Presenter: Jason Lott
Full details/registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/310107 - Patent Searching - Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 2 PM ET
Presenter: Tomeka Oubichon
Full details/registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/310109
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