Kim Carter did a presentation to representatives of a local law firm. Materials covered included:
The history of the Patent & Trademark Office
Types of intellectual property
The library’s participation in the PTRC network
Alien Property Custodian (APC) documents
Carter set up a display of color handouts and hardcopies of the Gazettes, noting recognizable IP specimens and/or inventors: (Jaime Lee Curtis; Thomas Edison; InvincibelleSpirit hydrangea; Barbie’s pink color, Pantone 219C), as well as a “display” of sound marks: (“Looney Tunes”; Tarzan’s yell.)
(Right) Research Specialist Shannon Stipe retired in August 2022, after 33 years of service at Linda Hall Library! Shannon was the library’s PTRC representative for ~10 years.
