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SUMMARY:2015 Patents & Trademarks with USPTO (May)
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever had the following questions:\n\n\n Do I need a trademark\, patent or copyright?\n What types of patent protection are there?\n If I intend on making and/or selling my idea\, why do I need a patent?\n What is the process for obtaining a patent?\n What are the government fees associated with patents?\n\n\n\n\nThe Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County and our area partners (listed below) welcome special guest Craig Morris\, Managing Attorney for Trademark Outreach at the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). He will help us understand why having a trademark in your business plan is critical to your success\, and answer all your questions in addition to the following:\n\n\n Learn how trademarks\, copyrights\, patents\, domain names\, and business name registrations all differ.\n Learn critical factors to selecting a trademark that will be both federally registrable and protectable.\n Learn the importance of doing a complete search and whether an attorney should be used.\n Learn what might happen if another trademark owner believes they have stronger rights in a mark and issues a "cease-and-desist" letter.\n Learn information on what the USPTO does in the federal registration process and how to avoid "scams" penetrated by companies that request fees for services not required by USPTO.\n\n\nAbout Craig Morris\n\n\n\nView flier\n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n\n\n Small business marketing a product or service\n Entrepreneurs looking to protect their intellectual property\n Business Students-Undergraduates or Graduates\n\n\n\n\nIn Partnership with:\n\n\n Better Business Bureau\n Decatur Chamber of Commerce\n Madison Chamber of Commerce\n SCORE\n Small Business Administration\n University of Alabama in Huntsville Small Business Development Center (SBDC) & Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)\n Women's Business Center of North Alabama (WBCNA)
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Have you ever had the following questions:\n - Do I need a trademark\, patent or copyright?
\n - What types of patent protection are there?
\n - If I intend on making and/or selling my idea\, why do I need a patent?
\n - What is the process for obtaining a patent?
\n - What are the government fees associated with patents?
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The Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County and our area partners (listed below) \;welcome special guest Craig Morris\, Managing Attorney for Trademark Outreach at the United States Patent &\; Trademark Office (USPTO). He will help us understand why having a trademark in your business plan is critical to your success\, and answer all your questions in addition to the following:\n - Learn how trademarks\, copyrights\, patents\, domain names\, and business name registrations all differ.
\n - Learn critical factors to selecting a trademark that will be both federally registrable and protectable.
\n - Learn the importance of doing a complete search and whether an attorney should be used.
\n - Learn what might happen if another trademark owner believes they have stronger rights in a mark and issues a "\;cease-and-desist"\; letter.
\n - Learn information on what the USPTO does in the federal registration process and how to avoid "\;scams"\; penetrated by companies that request fees for services not required by USPTO.
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\n\n\n\n\n - Small business marketing a product or service
\n - Entrepreneurs \;looking to protect their intellectual \;property
\n - Business Students-Undergraduates or Graduates
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\nIn Partnership with:
\n\n\n - Better Business Bureau
\n - Decatur Chamber of Commerce
\n - Madison Chamber of Commerce
\n - SCORE
\n - Small Business Administration
\n - University of Alabama in Huntsville Small Business Development Center \;(SBDC) &\; \;Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
\n - Women'\;s Business Center of North Alabama (WBCNA)
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LOCATION:Chamber auditorium 225 Church Street NW Huntsville\, AL 35801
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URL:https://cm.hsvchamber.org/events/details/2015-patents-trademarks-with-uspto-may-05-14-2015-2816
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