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Patent and Trademark Resource Center Association

Patent and Trademark Resource Center Association

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Akron, OH

Akron-Summit County Public Library
Submitted by: Curtis Bower

  • In July we switched many of our programs from virtual using Zoom back to in-person
  • We held monthly Patent Searching and general IP classes
  • We held quarterly sessions of Ask-a-Patent Attorney, where people could register for a free one-on-one session with a registered Patent Attorney
  • We continued to host monthly meetings of the Akron Inventors Club at Main Library
  • We have a new patent Librarian, Amber Salmon who joined us last year
  • Overall attendance has been small but steady for our programs, I am optimistic about this year!
  • Photos of the PTRC’s public spaces known as the “Patent Alcove.”

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  • Esther Crawford PTRCA Distinguished Service Award (DSA)
  • Online Resources
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    Latest additions to the Directory of American Tool and Machinery Patents (DATAMP.org)

    • US-40,948 Improvement in fastenings for tobacco presses or cases
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    • Our Mission
    • Best Practices
    • Bylaws
    • Officers
    • Committees
    • PTRCA Journal
    • Resolutions
    • Esther Crawford PTRCA Distinguished Service Award (DSA)
    • Online Resources
    • Contact PTRCA