2025 - Patent and Trademark Resource Center Association

Miami, FL

Miami-Dade Public Library System
Submitted by: Shana Hinze

Staff attended two events to share info about small business and PTRC resources
- Small Business Resource Expo: Pivoting To Profit!
- First Friday Business Breakfast Series

Mary Garcia partaking in activities while at TopGolf.

Dania Soriano, new PTRC Librarian 2 at Main Library

Book collection at PTRC at Main Library

Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis Central Public Library
Submitted by: Adele Murray

I connected with LegalCORPS for legal consultations last June, which had a good turnout, and we’ve got plans in the works for 2025 on programs: one for pro se applicants and one on AI and trademarks.
We have brought back virtual quarterly IP talks. They introduce PTRC resources, talk a bit about the basics, give an overview of the application process, and introduce basic searching.
- To start, twice a year,

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University
Submitted by: Megan Bean

Celebrated the grand opening of PTRC in November 2024
Established collaboration with the Mississippi Bar Association IP and Entrepreneurship Section and the Small Business Development Center in Starkville
Reached out to the MSU Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
Continued to help students, researchers, and community members with patent and trademark related questions
Continued to teach patent searching workshops and patent instruction for engineering classes
Set up an outreach table at the Innovate State Hackathon even in November 2024

New York, NY

New York Public Library
Submitted by: Peter Bengston

The PTRC in the Thomas Yoseloff Business Center of New York Public Library continued to offer monthly public classes on patents and trademarks.
In October 2024, Raymond Wang, who was the PTRC representative in the Free Library of Philadelphia, joined the reference librarian staff in the Business Center.
Raymond has created a class called Introduction to Intellectual Property.

Orlando, FL

University of Central Florida
Submitted by: Missy Murphey

In the year 2024, UCF had 82 research consultations
During the past school year, I’ve visited OSE4930, ENT6016, and 4 separate sections of ENT4013, New Venture Design
Tabled with business Librarian Min Tong at the yearly Startup Fest in September 2024
Assisted with ELI2 (Engineering Leadership & Innovation Institute at UCF) Intellectual Property Protection Summit
- Panelist on “Helping UCF Creators”
- Secured Edgar Guerra-Erazo from USPTO to speak (remotely) on “Day in the Life of a Patent Examiner”
- Taught Patent Searching workshop
Hosted UCF Entrepreneurship Club in the library and presented on IP,

Orono, ME

University of Maine
Submitted by: John Hutchinson

The highlight of the last 12 months at our PTRC was my display and guide about Hall of Fame Inventor and Maine native Milton Bradley. https://libguides.library.umaine.edu/miltonbradley
In May, I gave a presentation about Trademark searching at the Maine Library Association conference, which was well received.
I also gave two presentations about patents and trademarks through SCORE Maine.
For the second year, I made a Patent-related display as part of UMaine Winter Carnival.

Phoenix, AZ

State of Arizona Research Library
Submitted by: Emma Stoltenberg and Myrrh Morningstar

Attended the 2025 SciTech Festival at the Arizona Science Center with the Arizona State University Program to share our resources and explain how to get connected
Participated in Entrepreneur Mentor Night at Buckeye Public Library Coyote Branch, a program dedicated to providing meetups, workshops, and resources for innovative individuals
Increased Social Media presence with participation in World IP Day and posting Monthly informational posts

Piscataway, NJ

Rutgers University Library of Science and Medicine
Submitted by: Laura Palumbo

This year we helped students in Rutgers “IDEA – The Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship Academy,” four-year program that integrates design and entrepreneurial thinking into the student experience. Mentored by faculty, students seek to create innovative solutions to real world problems. The PTRC showed students how to conduct patent searches for future potential products.
A highlight of our year was a program sponsored by the I-Corps Northeast hub.

Prairie View, TX

Prairie View A&M University
Submitted by: Daniel Gottlieb

PTRC Grand opening held on February 20, 2024

Princess Ann, MD

University of Maryland - Eastern Shore
Submitted by: Joseph Bree

New PTRC designated on July 29, 2024
Grand Opening on Oct 2, 2024

Raleigh, NC

North Carolina State University
Submitted by: Greg Tourino

In September 2024, NC State PTRC Representative Greg Tourino collaborated with Todd Lyden, Wake Tech Community College Director of the Small Business Center, to provide a patent and trademark information presentation “Your IP Secret Weapon: Leveraging the PTRC and More!”

Reno, NV

University of Nevada – Reno
Submitted by: Teddy Stocking

12 sections of FYE Business Students completed our “Top Secret!” IP digital whiteboard library sessions
Successfully hosted an IP Library Escape Room titled “Grandpa’s Attic”
Met with UNLV PTRC Members Pat Griffis and Silvey Benson while at UNLV
Presented to the Nevada SBDC Program “Sprint to Scale”

Salt Lake City, UT

The University of Utah
Submitted by: Alfred Mowdood & Tallie Casucci

40th Anniversary Celebration cake cutting, with Rob Berry and Kathi Vidal

Celebrated our 40th Anniversary with many USPTO speakers (Sept 23-27, 2024)
- Including: Class guest lecturers, workshops, cake cutting celebration with Director Vidal, and full-day China IP Road Show
- Over 515 people learned about IP
Recommended IP resources for new “Startup State Utah” initiative from Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity.

Seattle, WA

University of Washington, Engineering Library
Submitted by: Christina Byrne

The Engineering Library participated in the College of Engineering’s Engineering Discovery Days. This 2-day event is aimed at K-12 students, with a focus this year on grades 4-8. Librarians created an exhibit about how engineers invent, design, and create solutions, highlighting young inventors: Kids Invent! Imagine Yourself as an Engineer!
I was a guest speaker about patents and trademarks for a UW Information School course on government publications.
A colleague and I guest lectured to the new cohort of students in the Master of Applied Bioengineering program.

Smithtown, NY

The Smithtown Library
Submitted by: William R. Salas

The biggest news in the past year was. . . the Aug 19 flood that subsequently closed our Smithtown Building where the PTRC was located. (YouTube link) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j71NajfHnA
We do not know when we will be able to return.
The Smithtown Library PTRC was welcomed with open arms at the Still image of flooding in Nesconset Building where we remain The Smithtown Library today.

William Salas on the Breakthrough Business New York podcast

The consolidation of PTRC services,

St. Louis, MO

St. Louis Public Library
Submitted by: Eleanore Chadderdon

In 2024, the PTRC at the St. Louis Public Library:
- was part of a panel of resources presenting at the USPTO’s Black Inventor and Entrepreneurship event in St. Louis, which was also live streamed.
- hosted a small business and nonprofit conference in collaboration with the St. Louis County Library. Speakers included the wonderful Mariessa Terrell from Trademark Outreach, presenting virtually.
- presented a combination of business and trademark resources at a lunch &