Introduction to Patents (Hawaii Island - Kona)

If your business has Intellectual Property (IP) that can be protected, (inventions, the design or name of your product, your methods of making and using your product, or the marketing slogans and images you use to sell it) and you don't protect your IP, you're potentially giving it away to competitors. This workshop will explain how to protect your IP through the patenting process. A follow up workshop in August will explain how to protect and license your trademarks. This workshop will cover: • What is patentable • Patent applications and patent claims • How to commercialize a patented invention (commercialization usually takes more effort than inventing!) • How and when to license your patent claims (e.g., for commercialization) • How to enforce your IP rights and to defeat false claims of infringement You won’t leave this workshop, which focuses on IP from a small business perspective, as a patent expert, but you’ll learn enough to know when you need a patent expert.

Speaker(s): George Darby

We are located at the NELHA (Natural Energy Lab of HI) campus, accessed from Kaiminani Dr. (traffic light just south of the airport). From Kaiminani take a right onto Makako Bay Dr. and follow the road past the beach all the way to the end. We're in Hale Iako on the right side of the road. Hawai‘i SBDC services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Language assistance services are available to individuals with limited English proficiency as well as accomodations can be made for persons with disabilities. To make arrangements or for more information, please call 808-333-5000. The Hawai‘i SBDC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Fee: $ 20.00

Please pay online by credit card at the time of registration or if that is not possible, at the door by check – no cash. Checks must be made out to “University of Hawaii at Hilo.” Sorry, no refunds.