Inventors Day

A four-part day of activities!

9:00-9:30AM 1 Million Cups Wilmington presentation: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Resources to Advance Innovation! 

• 6 minute overview of USPTO Resources available for academia, inventors, entrepreneurs & more

Location: CIE

Speakers: Ana Muresan, Primary Patent Examiner, and Tomeka Oubichon, Regional Outreach Officer, USPTO

10:00-11:00AM Careers at USPTO (for UNCW students)

In partnership with UNCW Career Center

• What's it like in the day of a life of a patent examiner?
• What does a USPTO career path look like?
• What jobs are available?

Location: UNCW Randall Library, Discovery Hall

Speaker: Ana Muresan, USPTO

noon-2:00PM National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Lunch (for UNCW faculty, by invitation only)

In partnership with UNCW Office of Innovation and Commercialization (OIC)

• USPTO presents "Insider Tips and Tricks" to Patents
• NC Innovation updates and announcement

Location: CIE

Speakers:

• Elizabeth Dougherty, Eastern Regional Outreach Director at USPTO
• Derrick Welch, Eastern Regional Innovation Network Director, NC Innovation

3:00-4:00PM Demystifying the Patent Process

• Learn to streamline the process to reduce costs or to even file by yourself!

Location: CIE

Speaker: Elizabeth Dougherty, Eastern Regional Outreach Director at USPTO

Registration for Demystifying the Patent Process seminar - https://share.hsforms.com/1DT622s74RreIesu1OIFN-Qe2blu