Patent Basics
This webinar will cover the basic facts about patents. We will explore the different types of patents, including utility, design, and plant. We will define the difference and use of both provisional patent applications and non-provisional patent applications. Further, we will discuss the process of patent prosecution, the role of the U.S. patent examiner and what to expect when working with the USPTO.
Information regarding a number of patent prosecution programs and initiatives available to applicants will also be provided.
Webinar presented in collaboration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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Speaker(s): Edgar Guerra-Erazo, Primary Patent Examiner for the USPTO - : Edgar Guerra-Erazo serves as a Primary Patent Examiner and Technical Trainer in the USPTO’s Technology Center 2600. In this work, he examines patent applications drawn to artificial intelligence applications including computational linguistics, speech processing and audio compression. Mr. Guerra-Erazo has also served as a TQAS Detailee (Technology Quality Assurance Specialist) and as specially trained GS 15 Electrical Engineer Generalist Primary Patent Examiner Detailee to participate in a White House Initiative to form a pro se Pilot Program Art Unit. In addition to examining and patent examiner training duties, Mr. Guerra-Erazo is currently supporting and presenting webinars in English and Spanish for the USPTO’s Eastern Regional Outreach Office.
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Fee: No Cost
All programs of the Virginia SBDC are open to the public on a non-discriminatory basis.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.