Empowering Young Entrepreneurs with Intellectual Property Education; The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property via PR Newswire, February 20, 2020

The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property via PR Newswire; Empowering Young Entrepreneurs with Intellectual Property Education

"The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property (Michelson IP) is pleased to announce partnerships with two high school innovation programs, the Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Los Angeles and TiE Oregon to support intellectual property (IP) education within their exceptional youth entrepreneurship programs. The collaborations, which mark Michelson IP's first foray into IP education for K-12 students, aim to empower young people to solve challenges with an entrepreneurial mindset and understand how to leverage IP to protect their budding new ventures. We're especially thrilled to work together in this effort as both TiE and NFTE serve and support students from under-resourced communities."

Library now patent, trademark center; The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado), October 14, 2018

Amy Hamilton, The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado);

Library now patent, trademark center

"[Grand Junction, Colorado's] Mesa County Libraries' Central Library, 443 N. Sixth St., will have a grand opening of its designation as a U.S. Patent and Trademark Resource Center, a service that allows patrons access to information and databases on existing patents and trademarks.

The closest centers to Mesa County are in Durango, Salt Lake City and Denver."

Patent and trademark office coming to Durango; The Durango Herald, May 18, 2018

Patrick Armijo, The Durango Herald; Patent and trademark office coming to Durango

"Several workshops with officials from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia, are planned for Tuesday and registration for the workshops has been extended until Monday.

The workshop schedule includes: 

9:15-10:30 a.m.: An Overview of Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets. 

10:45 to noon: Conducting Preliminary Federal Trademark Search Using USPTO Website.

1:30 to 2:30 p.m.: Seven-Step Strategy for Preliminary U.S. Patent Search Using USPTO Databases.  

2:45 to 3:15 p.m.: Non-USPTO Solicitations and Invention Promotion Scams: Asking the Right Questions.

 3:15-4:15 p.m.: A local panel for resources on patent and trademark issues with Ken Freudenberg, an intellectual property attorney; Ryan Finnigan, co-founder of the Maker Lab at the Powerhouse Science Center; Mark Radtke, assistant regional director for the Rocky Mountain Regional Patent and Trademark Office in Denver; John Wolgamott, president of StoneAge Inc.; and Roger Zalneraitis, executive director of La Plata Economic Development Alliance."

Meet IP Nani, Modi Government's Intellectual Property Mascot; India Times, May 17, 2018

Bobins Abraham, India Times; Meet IP Nani, Modi Government's Intellectual Property Mascot

"Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Suresh Prabhu has launched the government's Intellectual Property (IP) mascot – IP Nani – at the conference on National Intellectual Property Rights Policy in New Delhi. 

Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that protection of Intellectual Property Rights is critical for building a knowledge-based society...

Mascot IP Nani is a tech-savvy grandmother who helps the government and enforcement agencies in combating IP crimes with the help of her grandson “Chhotu” aka Aditya. The IP mascot will spread awareness about the importance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) among people, especially children, in an interesting manner."

USPTO Designates Durango, Colorado Public Library a Patent and Trademark Resource Center; Press Release, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), May 15, 2018

Press Release, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); USPTO Designates Durango, Colorado Public Library a Patent and Trademark Resource Center

"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the grand opening of the newest Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) at the Durango Public Library in Durango, Colorado on Tuesday May 22, 2018. A free public program

(link is external), “Researching Patent and Trademark Information: Essential Information You Need to Protect Your Intellectual Property” will be presented.

The Durango Public Library will be the second PTRC in the State of Colorado. It will serve residents in southwestern Colorado and northern New Mexico. The Durango Public Library is in the Four Corners region of Colorado, which includes the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Nations. The library will support entrepreneurs throughout the region seeking patent and trademark protection for their intellectual property. USPTO-trained librarians will assist patrons using the agency’s patent and trademark databases.

PTRCs are a nationwide network of public, state, and academic libraries that provide free services, including assistance in accessing patent and trademark documents, help in using USPTO databases, and aid in identifying resources on the USPTO website. They support inventors, intellectual property attorneys and agents, business people, researchers, entrepreneurs, students, historians, and members of the public unable to visit USPTO campuses. PTRCs also host public seminars on IP topics for novice and experienced innovators.

The PTRC Program began in 1871 when federal law first provided for the distribution of printed patents to public libraries. The addition of the Durango Public Library to the PTRC network makes a total of 86 resource centers located in 48 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

A list of current PTRC libraries can be found on the USPTO's Web site at www.uspto.gov/ptrc."

Kitty Perry and the copyright lessons for seven-year-olds; BBC News, January 17, 2018

Brian Wheeler, BBC News; 

Kitty Perry and the copyright lessons for seven-year-olds

"The Intellectual Property Office is leading the government's efforts to crack down on internet piracy and protect the revenues of Britain's creative industries.

The government agency is spending £20,000 of its own money on the latest Nancy campaign, which is part-funded by the UK music industry.

Catherine Davies, head of the IPO's education outreach department, which already produces teaching materials for GCSE students, admitted IP was a "complex subject" for small children and something of a challenge to make accessible and entertaining...

"A basic understanding of IP and a respect for others' IP rights is therefore a key life skill."

But some fear the IPO is being too heavy-handed in its warnings about piracy and that the message could backfire.

Jim Killock, director of the Open Rights Group campaign, said: "Some of the material seems misleading, in particular the episode explaining that downloading is the same as stealing from a shop."

Here’s a test: What’s your copyright IQ?; AZBIGMEDIA, August 24, 2017

Andrew A. Gonzalez, AZBIGMEDIA; Here’s a test: What’s your copyright IQ?

"Dangerous myths about copyright law …

MYTH: If it doesn’t have a copyright notice, it’s not copyrighted.

FALSE. In the USA, almost everything created after April 1989 is copyrighted and protected whether it has a notice or not. The default you should assume for other people’s works is that they are copyrighted and may not be copied unless you know otherwise.

MYTH: It is okay to copy as long as you give proper credit to the author/artist.

FALSE. If you copy an original writing, graphic, song, or other work without permission, you are guilty of copyright infringement.  The Digital Millennium Copyright Act [DMCA] restricts access to or distribution of copyrighted material.  Violators may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.

MYTH: I goofed and used someone’s graphic on my web page without realizing that it is copyrighted, but I cannot be sued as long as it was an honest mistake.

FALSE. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.  Copyright law does not care about your “intent”, only that you have infringed work of another.

MYTH: It is okay to use less than 10% of someone’s work.

FALSE. Although it may be permissible to use limited portions of a work for limited purposes, there is no rule permitting a certain percentage of the work to be reproduced, distributed, performed or translated."

First Intellectual Property Business Clinic June 22, 23, St. Maarten; Daily Herald, June 16, 2017

Daily Herald; First Intellectual Property Business Clinic June 22, 23, St. Maarten:

"Foundation INFOBIZZ, Bureau for Intellectual Property (BIP) St. Maarten and the Department of Economics, Transportation and Telecommunication (ETT) will host the first Intellectual Property Business Clinic in St. Maarten at the Holland House Beach Hotel on June 22 and 23, from 8:00am to 4:00pm.  The two-day clinic is supported by the European Commission through COSME. Founder of IP (Intellectual Property) Exchange Caribbean Kayanne Anderson, who is also an intellectual property specialist and lawyer, will facilitate the event.

Anderson has worked for several governments in the region assisting them in building national brands and how to best protect that. During the IP clinic, one of the key aspects that will be shared is how to best use intellectual property to scale and grow a business while building assets within the business."