Library Guides: PTRC Grand Opening Events Savannah/Statesboro GA September 27/28 2023: Workshop for Librarians/Legal Professionals

Coastal Georgia Library Collaborative workshop: Patent and Trademark Searching

Researching Patent and Trademark Information

Patent and Trademark Resource Center Program

Librarian Training

For Coastal Georgia Library Collaborative

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

1:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Armstrong Campus, Lane Library, Savannah

Georgia Southern University Libraries

Workshop Agenda

1-1:30pm	Welcome and Patent and Trademark Resource Center Program History Caroline Hopkinson, Research and Instruction Librarian, Head of Archives and Special Collections, Lane Library, Georgia Southern University John Schlipp, Intellectual Property, Government Information and Lead Instructional Librarian, Henderson Library, Georgia Southern University Rob Berry, Manager, USPTO Patent and Trademark Resource Center Program (PTRCP)
1:30-2	Basics of Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright and Trade Secrets Rob Berry
2-3	How to Conduct a Preliminary U.S. Patent Search Spruce Fraser, Librarian, USPTO PTRCP (hands-on in classroom)
3-4	Basics of Trademarks / Using the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) to Answer Commonly Asked Questions Rob Berry
4-4:30	Follow-up Questions. Close.