Cabell Library Workshop: Introduction to Patent Searching
Cabell Library is sponsoring a Patent Searching workshop on Friday, August 18, 9 - 12:30, in the 3rd floor library instruction classroom. Trainers will be Tom Turner and Chris Black, who are both librarians with the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This introductory workshop is open to VCU librarians and faculty. It is free, and pre-registration is required (contact Renée Bosman at rbosman@vcu.edu or 828-1101).
This workshop will provide hands-on training with free, publicly available databases on the USPTO website, including the PatFT and AppFT databases for issued patent and patent application searches. Training will be at the beginners level and will include a general introduction to concepts in intellectual property protection.