Oklahoma State University Submitted by: Suzanne Reinman
The OSU Stillwater PTRC was established in 1956 and is housed with the Government Documents Department, a regional depository for the FDLP
“Using Patents for Research” is part of the Fast Start and Data Bytes workshop series on campus
Presented trademark workshops for the OSU Food and Agricultural Products Center
Worked with the Director of Outreach Programs, Riata Center for Entrepreneurship on campus to provide one-on-one assistance to students in the Startup Experience program
Contributing a session on IP to the Tulsa City County Library’s Grow Academy, a 10-month program for those hoping to start or strengthen a small business
IP Program in September with the Oklahoma Small Business Development Center: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets: How you can protect your invention, product, brand name, logo, or short story
Works with the USPTO Texas Regional Office in Dallas for outreach and programming
Continues to add OSU assigned patents to SHAREOK, the OSU institutional repository
Contacted new OSU faculty in STEM disciplines about the PTRC on campus. Distributed copies of the PTRC brochure in new faculty packets.
Serves on the OSU Intellectual Property Screening Committee. This Committee meets several times a year to review applications submitted by OSU faculty as potential research for commercialization.