Showing posts with label women entrepreneurs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label women entrepreneurs. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

#WeWednesday from Phoenix: Finding options to fund your business; United States Patent and Trademark Office; February 22, 2023 at 11:30 AM MT, 1:30 AM ET

United States Patent and Trademark Office; #WeWednesday from Phoenix: Finding options to fund your business

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"Calling all current and future women entrepreneurs! Join us for our next #WEWednesday event virtually or in person at the Phoenix Bioscience Core, known as 850 PBC, located in Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday, February 22 at 11:30 a.m. MT.

The event will kick-off with a fireside chat between Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Sally Morton, Executive Vice President & Professor, ASU Knowledge Enterprise, and will be followed by a panel of experts sharing stories and tips on how to secure options for funding a small business. 

Confirmed speakers:

  • Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO
  • Alika Kuma, Executive Director, Arizona MBDA Business Center
  • Crys Waddell, Creative Strategist and Chief Operating Officer, Hustle PHX
  • Keneshia Raymond  Director of Programs and Access to Capital, Startup Tucson
  • Shruti Gurudan, Partner, Rose Law Group & Co-Founder, Televëda 
  • Tracy Lea, Director of Venture Development, J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute (emcee)"

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Monday, January 30, 2023

USPTO introduces new tool to help creators identify their intellectual property; United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), January 18, 2023

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); USPTO introduces new tool to help creators identify their intellectual property

"Today at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Women’s Entrepreneurship (WE) event in Naples, Florida, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Kathi Vidal announced the launch of the agency’s new Intellectual Property (IP) Identifier tool. This user-friendly, virtual resource— designed for those who are less familiar with IP—enables users to identify whether they have IP and the IP protections they need to support and advance their business, invention, or brand. The IP Identifier serves as an important foundation for an innovator, entrepreneur or creator’s IP journey. In addition to the tool helping identify a person’s or company’s intellectual property, it provides easily digestible information on intellectual property – patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. 

“Protecting your IP is a smart and necessary business strategy, and the IP Identifier is a great starting point for those new to IP,” Director Vidal told the audience at the WE event. “This resource will equip entrepreneurs with a basic understanding of the IP they have and will lead them to resources to protect it. We encourage everyone who is considering starting a business or trying to grow one to utilize this tool. It’s another example of our work to bring more people into the innovation ecosystem to increase American competitiveness, grow the economy, and solve world problems.” 

The IP Identifier is comprised of two modules: The Basic IP Identifier; and the Advanced IP Identifier. The Basic IP Identifier module consists of six simple questions that allow users to quickly assess the type of IP they should protect. The Advanced IP Identifier module allows users to learn about their specific type of IP and obtain links to additional resources, including how to file an application for protection. A third module, Managing your IP assets, is currently under development. 

Companies benefit from having IP protection. When used as collateral, a company’s first patent increases venture capital funding by 76 percent over three years and increases funding from an initial public offering by 128 percent. It can also help serve as a recruiting tool: The approval of a startup’s first patent application increases its employee growth by 36 percent over the next five years. Further, protecting your IP can also increase your market share – a new company with a patent increases its sales by a cumulative 80 percent more than companies that do not have a patent.

The IP Identifier was announced as part of USPTO’s recently-launched Women’s Entrepreneurship (WE) initiative, a community-focused, collaborative, and creative initiative to inspire women and tap their potential to meaningfully increase equity, job creation, and economic prosperity. WE includes a new online hub for aspiring women entrepreneurs that provides key information on how to get started, how to identify and protect their intellectual property, and how to secure options for funding and how to build and maintain a network."

Monday, January 9, 2023

Women's Entrepreneurship event: How to identify and protect your intellectual property (IP) for business success; United States Patent and Trademark Office

United States Patent and Trademark Office ; Women's Entrepreneurship event: How to identify and protect your intellectual property (IP) for business success

"Save the date for this #WEWednesday event!

composite of several female faces combining to a single figure next to the words WE: Women Entrepreneurs

Join us at our next Women’s Entrepreneurship (WE) event on January 18, 2023, virtually and in Naples, Florida. We will welcome leaders in the intellectual property (IP) community and women entrepreneurs who will share their stories and tips on why protecting your IP—via patents, trademarks, copyrights, or trade secrets—is key to starting and maintaining a successful business.

Confirmed speakers:
  • The Honorable Kate O'Malley (Ret.), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Of Counsel, Irell & Manella
  • Chrissybil Boulin, Founder, Jump Start Tutoring Center
  • Vaishali Udupa, Vice President, Associate General Counsel of Litigation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise; incoming Commissioner for Patents, USPTO (January 17, 2023)
  • Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO

Register to attend in person or virtually here: Women's Entrepreneurship (WE) Wednesday Event

This series welcomes all entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs who are interested in learning more about succeeding in business, including information on identifying and protecting your intellectual property, securing options for funding, and expanding your network.

The USPTO and Department of Commerce recently launched WE, a community-focused, collaborative, and creative initiative to inspire women and tap their potential to meaningfully increase equity, job creation, and economic prosperity. WE includes a new online hub for aspiring women entrepreneurs to obtain key information on how to get started, identifying and protecting their intellectual property, options for securing funding, and building and maintaining a network. For questions about this initiative, contact we@uspto.gov"