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- In March 2024, NC State PTRC Representative Greg Tourino provided a guest lecture to the UNC School of Information and Library Science.
- INLS 709 Business Information course focused on patent basics, from the patent process to classification, to tips for searching highlighting Patent Public Search along with resources available at the NCSU PTRC.
- Successfully transferred to one PTRC representative with Tara Radniecki’s departure.
- Presented intellectual property activity for 12 sections of BUS101 (600 students).
- Continued involvement with Nevada’s entrepreneurial community: NCET (alongside USPTO) & SBDC.
- Kate Meddaugh has left for Tennessee ☹
- Lily Anthony is back!
- Subscribed to new trademark database TM TKO.
- Emily celebrated one full year as PTRC rep in March
- Cross training Alissa Wilhoitto assist with the PTRC
- The PTRC had two notable displays at outreach events:
- In October, they participated in the annual Sacramento Archives. This year’s theme was “Myth, Folklore, and Legend,” so the PTRC put together a display of mermaid-related patents (see photo).
- In March, they participated in the annual Free Museum Weekend.
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- Idaho Small Business Week.
- Fox 13 Now (Salt Lake City) Utah mother becomes certified inventor with new patent.
- IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society workshop.
- Bench-2-Bedside competition & Libraries Award.
- Our PTRC is getting an upgrade! We’re moving into a new space and adding a small business startup center. In conjunction with various partners, the center will feature 1:1 business coaching, expert consultations, legal and intellectual property-focused seminars, business books and databases, and community events.
- If you’re attending the Annual American Library Association (ALA) conference in San Diego this year, please stop by to visit us and our new Business Center! The Central Library (home of our PTRC) is just half a mile from the Convention Center site.
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- New PTRC representative Marian Nguyen, replaced Kyle Burkett.
- In SJPL Works in the unit that handles everything related to the USPTO in the library.
- Collaborated on an exhibit, Denizens of the Deep Deep, bringing together items highlighting the breadth of content available from the UW Libraries about the ocean and sea creatures.
- Christina curated the section, “Diving Inventions: Humans Venture into the Underwater World.” In addition to books, photos and other materials depicting creative and inventive diving suits and underwater vehicles, the two display cases featured four U.S. patents: Houdini’s diving suit, an “octopus vehicle,”
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- National Inventor Club founder Brian Fried has invited me back onto his monthly livestream program where I promoted PTRCs and offered my “Two Minute Tips” on intellectual property protection.
- Early outreach efforts with local SBDAs are paying dividends as more referrals are coming in.
- The Smithtown Library PTRC celebrated its 10 year anniversary in 2023.
- David Zielke, who was instrumental in getting their PTRC established, has retired and John Burns has taken his place as the PTRC representative.
- Wait! David has come back, part-time, to help with cataloguing their library and will be a back-up for John.
- In the Fall of 2023 they held their grand opening. Molly Kocialski, Rob, and Spruce attended. Their president and provost spoke. They had a great turnout and even received local news coverage!
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- In 2023, the PTRC at the St. Louis Public Library:
- Provided individual help to 40 visitors, 41 callers, and 18 remotely.
- Switched back to in-person programming with the St. Louis Small Business Development Center.
- Hosted a small business and nonprofit conference in collaboration with the St. Luis County Library. Speakers included Marilyn Nash from the Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Office, in person,
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- PTRC Grand Opening (three events) Tuesday -Thursday, September, 2023.
- Held at Georgia Southern University at Savannah campus on Wednesday, September 27 and Statesboro campus on September 28.
- Had a separate training workshop for regional librarians from the Coastal Georgia Library Collaborative (CGLC) in Savannah.
- Keynote speakers included: Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, Derrick Brent (See top photo), multiple Georgia Southern administrators, including Dr. Dominique Halaby,
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- The OSU Stillwater PTRC was established in 1956 and is housed with the Government Documents Department, a regional depository for the Federal Depository Library Program.
- Programming includes trademark workshops with the OSU Food and Agricultural Products center, an overview of IP with the Oklahoma Small Business Development Centers, and Grassroots Rural and Ag Business outreach with the Oklahoma Farm Board.
- We provide one-on-on assistance to students in the Startup Experience program in the Center for Entrepreneurship.
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- Designated as a PTRC on January 22, 2024.
- Training librarians at four locations across the Phoenix metropolitan area to handle inquiries from the public.
- “Soft” opening occurred in March 2024.
- Grand opening to occur in May 2024.
- We continue to have Ask a Patent/ Trademark/ Copyright Attorney on the first Thursday:
- This program continues to a Zoom class, as the attorneys prefer it that way.
- We have 4 firms that share their expertise.
- We have a workplace where up to 3 small groups can meet:
- We can have small classes and businesses drop in.
- When equipment arrives,
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- On August 31, 2023 , the University Park PTRC participated in the Living In Our Neighborhood (LION) Bash:
- Part block party, part resource fair that connects students, community members, and PSU units, and local organizations.
- ½ the table showcased Penn State University’s STEM Libraries and ½ the table showcased the PTRC.
- There were approximately 1000 attendees to the event and I spoke with well over 200 people about the PTRC.
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