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Patent Attorney Jacob Ward will speak. Register to receive a Zoom link.
Jacob "Jake" Ward will do an Intellectual Property Q & A session for this meeting. Curious about what a provisional patent is? Can you get a patent and a trademark on the same item? What exactly is a trade secret? Bring these and any other questions to this month's informative meeting.
Jake is a founding partner of Ward Law Office LLC in Tiffin, Ohio and a USPTO-registered patent attorney. He is also a registered Canadian Patent Agent as well as an adjunct professor at the University of Toledo, College of Law. Jake travels the state giving a variety of talks about intellectual property, legal issues and innovation.
Meetings of the Akron Inventors Club are free and open to all with an interest in invention and innovation. Speaker will be introduced at 6:00 PM.
This program will be presented virtually, for free, via Zoom.
After registering you will receive an e-mail with the participation weblink the week of the program. Please contact the Library if you register but are unable to attend.
If you do not have an e-mail address, please contact the Science & Technology division at Main Library at (330)643-9075 to learn how to participate by phone.
A webcam and microphone may be necessary to participate fully in this interactive event. If you have one or neither of these, your participation may be limited.
If you have any questions about this program please contact the Science & Technology division at Main Library at (330)643-9075 or stdiv@akronlibrary.org.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Virtual Program | Science | Patent & Trademark | Business & Personal Finance |
TAGS: | Patents |
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