Patents & Trademarks

Scope

• The class covers preliminary U.S. patent searching using the online resources from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
• Note: The scope of the class does not include trademark searching***.

Audience

• Independent inventors in the community.
• Rice students, staff, and faculty.

Registration

• Advance registration is required. Please register online.

Cost

• There is no charge.

Learn trademark basics from the experts at the United State Patent and Tradmark Office (USPTO)

An overview of intellectual property types: patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.

The class covers preliminary U.S. patent searching using the online resources from the USPTO. Note: The scope of the class does not include trademark searching.