NCATS SBIR/STTR Presents: Essential IP Advice for Small Business Commercialization, Featuring USPTO Patent Application & Examination Processes

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Featured Speaker: Ram Shukla, PhD, Supervisory Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office

If you are seeking help getting your research ideas patented, register now to join a webinar co-hosted by NCATS and the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). We invite small business and research entrepreneurs with novel technologies to learn how to apply for patents, protect their IP rights and support commercialization in the translational science process.

This webinar will describe:   

• The process to protecting IP for small business owners
• The role that the USPTO plays in administering and approving patent application
• Available IP and patent resources the small business community should know about