Fwd: Inventors Eye, Patent office news letter

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From: Inventors Eye <listmaster@usptoenews.gov>
Date: Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 5:25 PM
Subject: Pasedena Conf., Pro Bono Asst., Patent Reform and more at the USPTO
To: JohnSokol@gmail.com




Inventors Eye

 <http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/independent/eye/201108/index.jsp>

 California Regional Inventors Conference Registration Is Open
 The United States Patent and Trademark Office and Invent Now® will
hold a west coast regional conference at Pasadena City College on
August 12-13. Senior USPTO officials, successful inventors, including
National Inventor Hall of Fame inductee Dr. Gary Michelson, and
intellectual property experts will be on hand to provide practical
advice and information for novice and seasoned inventors.

 Read more
<http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/independent/eye/201108/pasadena.jsp>

 A Message from the Associate Commissioner
 If consideration of patent reform legislation were a football game,
it would now be first and goal on the one-yard line. In June, the
House joined the Senate in passing a patent reform bill by a wide
margin. These bills would bring the greatest changes to this
nation's patent system since 1835.

 Read more
<http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/independent/eye/201108/maulsbymessage.jsp>

 Pro Bono Pilot Program in Minn. Helps Independent Inventors Gain
Patent Counsel

 One comment most often heard from independent inventors is that it
costs too much to get a patent and that they can't afford the cost
of getting competent legal service to assist them in the preparation
and prosecution of their patent application.

 Read more
<http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/independent/eye/201108/probono.jsp>

 Spark of Genius: Giving through a Trademark

It is commonly believed that necessity is the mother of invention,
and yet to the owners of the trademarks on Toms® and Nokero®,
necessity means the responsibility to transform a trademark into a
vehicle of humanitarian deeds.

 Read more
<http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/independent/eye/201108/sparktrademarkgiving.jsp>

 <http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/independent/eye/201108/ffai.jsp>

 advice

 Providing Inventors More Communication and Efficiency

 Participate in the Full First Action Interview Pilot Program.

 <http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/independent/eye/201108/events.jsp>

 events

 Where Inventors Meet

 The USPTO's Inventor Chat August 18th and more events near you.


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