Posts Tagged ‘education’

Richards Patent Law Hosts Free Patent and Intellectual Property Roundtable Discussion through the Illinois Technology Association

Patrick Richards of Richards Patent Law P.C. and Catherine McGivney of Connelly Roberts & McGivney LLC are hosting a Legal Advice Roundtable event through the Illinois Technology Association entitled “Protecting Intellectual Property: Understanding Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights” on Wednesday, February 10, 2010.  Patrick will be leading the discussion regarding patent law and Catherine will lead ... [Read more]

Northwestern University’s Master of Product Development Program Offers Free Intellectual Property Related Seminar

Northwestern University’s Master of Product Development program provides free educational seminars through its Seminar Series.  The next seminar offered, “Design at the Nexus of Semiotics and Intellectual Property” with presenter James G. Conley, will take place on Friday, January 22, from 4:00 – 5:30 pm on Northwestern University’s Evanston Campus.  The seminar will also be ... [Read more]

Great Resource for Inventors and Entrepreneurs: Stanford University’s Entrepreneurship Corner

I recently learned that the Stanford Technology Ventures Program Entrepreneurship Corner provides a free online archive of entrepreneurship resources.  In addition to the numerous videos directed to entrepreneurship in general, there is also an impressive amount of patent related content.  For example, I’ve embedded a video titled “How and When are Patents Important?” by Gordon ... [Read more]

Headstand Media to Host an Educational and Networking Event to Benefit Chicago Non-Profit Organization

Learn and Network: On Thursday, December 17,  Headstand Media, a Chicago web design company, will host an educational and networking event as part of their ongoing Nightstand series.  The event centers around providing Wheelwell, a Chicago non-profit, advice and recommendations regarding implementing a web site, brand and strategy. The event starts at 6 pm with ... [Read more]

Headstand Media to Host an Educational and Networking Presentation: Social Media vs. Corporate America

Headstand Media, a Chicago web design and search engine optimization services company, is hosting an educational and networking event on Thursday, November 19, 2009.  The presentation will center around Monster Energy’s accusations of trademark infringement against a beverage review site over a negative beverage review.  The editor of the beverage review site, Steve Tanner, will ... [Read more]

Students’ and Kids’ Pages at the USPTO

Recently the USPTO launched an updated website.  While orienting myself on the new website, I ran noticed a link to their “For Kids” section – a section of the website dedicated to young inventors.  Where was this when I was 10 years old?! The kids section of the USPTO website includes news and events as ... [Read more]