Ask a Patent Attorney program tomorrow night!

Akron patent attorney Dominic Frisina will be Main Library tomorrow night, September 15, at 6:30 pm, to answer your questions about getting a patent or other forms of protection for your creative endeavors.  Don’t miss this free program!  Need more information?  Contact Science & Technology at 330-643-9075 or stdiv@akronlibrary.org

Patent Information Classes This Week

Attention inventors!  Introduction to Online Patent Searching will be offered Tuesday, June 15, at 6:30 pm in the Science & Technology Department.  Learn what a patent is, why you would want one, how to search for existing patents using the US Patent & Trademark Office’s website (and why you want to search before you start [...]

The Inventor’s Bookshelf

As a Patent & Trademark Depository Library, we have lots of information on the process of patenting your invention.  We see just about every book published on inventing, patenting, and marketing an invention.  We have loads of these books to check out. But, as in the serious pursuit of any subject, you’ll have a few titles [...]

Patent Searching, Intellectual Property Classes

Science & Technology librarians will be offering An Introduction to Online Patent Searching this coming Saturday, May 15 at 10 am.  Learn what a patent is, the types of patents, how to read a cover sheet and what comprises the remainder of a patent; learn the Seven Step Search Strategy recommended by the US Patent & [...]

Canton, Cleveland Inventors’ Groups Meeting This Week

Good times ahead for inventors!  Both the Cleveland and Canton inventor groups have their monthly meetings this week. The Inventors’ Council of Greater Cleveland meets Monday, May 3 at 7 pm at the Brooklyn branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, 4480 Ridge Road. An expert from the Market Research and Economic Analysis Company will [...]

USPTO to Hold Live On-Line Chat for Independent Inventors

Senior USPTO officials will be available live on-line Tuesday, March 16 from 2 to 3 pm (EST) to answer questions and offer tips for independent inventors. Instructions for the on-line chat will be posted on the USPTO home page at 10 am (EST) Tuesday.  Inventors can begin logging on for the chat at 1:30 pm. This [...]

Inventors of Summit County Collection

 The Inventors of Summit County Collection is a new resource featured in the Summit Memory project, an online scrapbook capturing the history of Summit County, Ohio. This new resource is part of an ongoing project to document patents issued  since 1839, when the first patent was issued to a Summit County resident. This information will [...]

Patent Searching Class Saturday!

Have an idea for an invention?  Not sure where to go with it?  Sign up for our Introduction to Online Patent Searching class being offered on Saturday, January 30 at 10 am.  Call 330-643-9075 or stdiv@akronlibrary.org to reserve your spot.

I Want to Protect My Creative Work

Patents, copyrights, trademarks, which one is for me?  Learn the differences among these types of intellectual property on Tuesday, January 19 at 7 pm when Science & Technology librarians present “An Introduction to Intellectual Property” in Meeting Room 1 on Main Library’s High Street level.  Call Science & Technology (330-643-9075) to reserve your space.

Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks – Discover the Differences

Patents, copyrights, trademarks, huh?  Learn the differences among these types of intellectual property on Wednesday, November 18 at 7 pm when Science & Technology librarians present “An Introduction to Intellectual Property” in Meeting Room 1 on Main Library’s High Street level.  Call Science & Technology (330-643-9075) to reserve your space.