[OPLINLIST] [oclis] Researching Patent and Trademark Information Part 2: Trademark Information—What’s in a Name? WebEX in Blue Ash

[SWON Libraries]

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  Researching Patent and Trademark Information Part 2: Trademark
  Information—What’s in a Name?
  <http://www.swonlibraries.org/register?a=selectmember&id=1262&rate=cost1&sponsor=SouthWest%20Ohio%20and%20Neighboring%20Libraries>

Co-Sponsored by the Special Libraries Association: Cincinnati Chapter 
<http://units.sla.org/chapter/ccin/index.asp>


      Date

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008


      Time

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.


      Location

SWON Libraries Office


      Speaker(s)

*Michael White* is the librarian for research services in the 
Engineering and Science Library at Queen’s University in Kingston, 
Ontario. He is the subject specialist and departmental liaison for 
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Physics, Engineering Physics and 
Astronomy. He is also responsible for providing research and information 
services to campus interdisciplinary research centres and PARTEQ, the 
university’s technology transfer office.

Before joining Queen’s in January 2005, Mike was a librarian at the U.S. 
Patent and Trademark Office in Arlington, Virginia, where he provided 
support to the nationwide network of Patent and Trademark Depository 
Libraries (PTDLs). He served a one-year fellowship with the PTDL Program 
from 1997 to 1998. Mike has conducted numerous patent and trademark 
research seminars for librarians, inventors, attorneys and the general 
public. He also has taught continuing education courses on patent 
information at SLA annual conferences in 2001, 2002, 2006 and 2007. He 
has given presentations on patent and trademark topics at state, 
provincial and national library conferences and meetings.

Earlier in his career, Mike was the engineering librarian at the 
University of Maine in Orono from 1995-1998. He was responsible for 
providing research and instruction services to the College of 
Engineering and Mathematics and Computer Science Departments in addition 
to coordinating the library’s Patent and Trademark Depository Library 
services. He has also worked as a science librarian at Loyola University 
Chicago from 1993 to 1995 and a library associate in the Engineering 
Library at the University of Michigan from 1991 to 1993.

Mike is interested in the history of patent information. His most recent 
publications include "US Alien Property Custodian Patent Documents: a 
Legacy Prior Art Collection from World War II" in World Patent 
Information. He also is the owner of the "Patent Librarian’s Notebook", 
a blog about the patent information and libraries.

Mike is an active member of SLA, having recently served a two-year term 
as the professional development chair for the Engineering Division. In 
2004 he was elected to the board of association’s Washington, D.C. 
Chapter. He is also a member of the Chemistry, PAM and 
Science-Technology Divisions. Mike is also a member of the American 
Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and Patent Information Users 
Group (PIUG). He is currently serving a two-year term as director on the 
board of the Engineering Libraries Division of ASEE.

Mike received a BA, cum laude, in history and international relations 
from Boston University in 1989 and an MLIS from the University of 
Michigan in 1994. In his free time he enjoys hiking, camping and biking. 
He and his wife, Amanda, live in Kingston.


      Description

*PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROGRAM IS DELIVERED THROUGH WEB CONFERENCING TO THE 
SWON LIBRARIES OFFICE.*

This two-part course will introduce participants to intellectual 
property research, specifically patent and trademark information. Case 
studies will illustrate search strategies and practical applications.

In 2006, inventors filed more than a million patent applications 
worldwide. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office alone received a 
record-breaking 443,000 patent applications. Patents are an important 
source of information on emerging technologies, such as nanotechnology 
and biotechnology—not to mention new applications of old technologies. 
Patents are international and interdisciplinary, representing 
innovations in every field of science and technology in the last 200 
years. This session will introduce participants to patent terminology, 
documents, and databases. It also will explore online patent search 
tools and strategies and discuss the role of patent information in 
scientific research, competitive intelligence, and business decision-making.

*Critical Learning Questions*

What are the types of patent and trademark documents?

How is patent and trademark data organized?

How does one evaluate patent and trademark databases?

What are the limitations of patent and trademark information?

What are some effective search strategies for locating patents and 
trademarks?

How can patent and trademark information be applied to business research?


      Meal

Light snacks will be provided


      Audience

This course is designed for info pros who are interested in learning how 
to locate and use patent and trademark information. Prior experience 
with patent and trademark research is not required, but a basic 
understanding of intellectual will would provide a good background.


      Contributing Member of SWON Libraries

$10 


      Friend of SWON Libraries

$10 


      Contributing Member of NEO-RLS, NORWELD, or SERLS

$10 


      Other

$20

The deadline to register is Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008



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