Schedule:

1:00 P.M. Welcome from PTRC representatives and Dr. Erin Rothwell, Vice President for Research
1:10 P.M. Remarks by Kathi Vidal
1:30 P.M. Intellectual Property as a Public Good panel discussion, moderated by the Hinckley Institute
2:10 P.M. Cake and networking
2:30 P.M. IP workshops

Questions? Contact your PTRC representatives Alfred and Tallie: Alfred.mowdood@utah.edu and Tallie.Casucci@utah.edu

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The Marriott Library is pleased to co-sponsor this event with the Hinckley Institute of Politics.

2:45 – 3:45 PM​

• Introduction to IP (Gould Auditorium)​
• Patent Searching (1110)​
• Trademark Searching (1120)​
• Meet USPTO examiners & attorneys (1170)​

4:00 – 5:00 PM​

• IP in life sciences & medical devices (1110)​
• IP in outdoor recreation, sports, & clothing design (1120)​
• IP in AI, Games, & FinTech (Gould Auditorium)​
• IP in Art & fashion (1170)​​

About Kathi Vidal

As the chief executive of the USPTO, Kathi Vidal leads one of the largest intellectual property (IP) offices in the world, with more than 13,000 employees and an annual budget of more than $4 billion. She is the principal IP advisor to the President and the Administration, through the Secretary of Commerce, and is focused on incentivizing and protecting U.S. innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity. She leads an agency whose mission is to help American workers and businesses compete and collaborate, especially in ground-breaking technologies and across all demographics. As Director of the USPTO, Vidal is working to expand American innovation for and from all, and to bring more ideas to impact, including serving as the Vice Chair of the Council for Inclusive Innovation (CI²), alongside Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and the Council members.

About the Salt Lake City Patent and Trademark Resource Center

The University of Utah Marriott Library is one of 90+ U.S. Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRCs) in the country, and one of two in the state of Utah. We celebrate our 40th anniversary of our PTRC designation this September. PTRC representatives are information experts trained on how to use search tools to access patent and trademark information. PTRC representatives are not attorneys and cannot provide legal advice. Connect with the Marriott Library’s patent resources.

China Intellectual Property Road Show

USPTO will conduct a full-day, free program, one of a series of China IP Road Shows that the USPTO conducts across the country on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. At this program, experts from the U.S. government, IP attorneys, and local businesspeople will share insights on how U.S. rights holders can protect and enforce their IP in China and the United States. Topics typically include: how does the Chinese intellectual property system work, how to obtain intellectual property rights in China, how to enforce against infringers both in China and in the U.S. The Salt Lake City-area business owners and practitioners will learn up-to-date information on these issues by attending this program. Learn more about China IP events.

For more information, contact Ross McPhail.