The University of New Hampshire School of Law Library will host the grand opening of the New Hampshire Patent and Trademark Resource Center on Nov. 1 in Concord.Courtesy photo
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And the school has invited inventors, business owners and leaders, venture capitalists, intellectual property lawyers, entrepreneurs, researchers and anyone interested in learning more about intellectual property issues to take part.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted the PTRC designation in January to UNH Law School, which is one the top patent attorney training grounds in the country. Jon Cavicchi, a professor of legal research and the intellectual property librarian at the UNH Law School, is organizing the event, which is intended to celebrate the PTRC designation and show its importance to the state's economy.
"One of the missions of the Patent and Trademark Resource Center is to help inventors do quality patent and trademark searches," Cavicchi said. "That makes it more likely (for inventors or businesses) to succeed in attaining a patent and making money from it."
PTRC-designated libraries can be found in 46 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The network covers more than 80 public, academic, state and special libraries, and with the rise of the Internet and online access, the PTRC has been reconfigured over the past few years to assist a great range of users, including inventors, intellectual property attorneys/agents, business people, investors, researchers, entrepreneurs, students and historians.
Cavicchi said the patent records were first stored at the UNH library and then later at the state library in Concord, but over the past few years New Hampshire has been without a PTRC-designated library. The modern PTRC network has its foundations in the early 19th century, when Congress provided printed copies of patents to libraries for public use.
"PTRCs serve as the face of the USPTO on a local level and promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship that ensures that potential filers have the resources necessary to draw on for support as they begin their quest for commercial success with their intellectual property," said David Kappos, the USPTO director.
The USPTO established training support and membership standards for these diverse libraries in 1977. Each year, Cavicchi takes one week of intense USPTO training to update search methods and procedures. UNH School of Law is believed to be only one of two law schools in the country that host a PTRC, and Cavicchi said it is the only one in the country with both a dedicated intellectual property library and a dedicated intellectual property librarian.
"This is why they are so excited to have us. The director of the PTRC program has said to me and other people they consider us to be a crown jewel of the program," he said. "We're the only law school which also has a patent searching curriculum."
Cavicchi said that in addition to offering free electronic services and resources designed to support the intellectual property needs of local and state patrons, the UNH Law Patent and Trademark Resource Center will employ USPTO-trained librarians to provide customer assistance on the use of the agency's patent and trademark databases. The PTRC will also begin holding public seminars on intellectual property topics for novice and experienced users.
"We are excited because this is an important resource and it is open to the state of New Hampshire," Cavicchi said.
The PTRC designation will also enhance the law school's academic reputation by providing a rigorous environment for patent and trademark searching. Cavicchi said the goal isn't simply to train future lawyers on how to understand patent searches and applications but to allow them to integrate the knowledge into a larger picture of business development and deal structure. Of equal importance, refined search skills allow researchers to find "the white space" between an idea and an existing patent.
While patents get much of the notice, Cavicchi said trademark search, research and application are also critical fundamentals of building a business and its brand name.
The day-long Nov. 1 event will feature four seminars by two USPTO experts, Douglas Salser and Michael Hydorn, who have almost 60 years of combined patent, trademark and intellectual property experience with the USPTO. Salser and Hydorn will present sessions on Primer on Intellectual Property for Entrepreneurs, IP Professionals and Inventors; Essential USPTO Web Tools for Success; Searching Patents and Trademarks; and Using your IP to Leverage Capital.
"We sort of expanded the agenda to appeal for a wider audience," said Cavicchi, who led the event organization effort. "The common theme is to try to help teach the attendees a wide range of patent information use."
An inventor might want to know whether an idea is new and whether a patent can be garnered, he said.
"One lawyer might be dealing with the business aspects of patents and trademarks while another might want to know more about statutory requirements," Cavicchi said. "It's also important for a company that wants to go into research and development to not spend time and money on an idea or invention that is not new."
To register or for information about the Nov. 1 event in Concord at the UNH School of Law, e-mail Jacqueline Lawrie at Jacqueline.Lawrie@law.unh.edu.
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