Join the USPTO's Rocky Mountain Regional Outreach Office for a one-day, three-part seminar on garage to shelf concepts. In part one, hear from local experts on development, experimentation, and prototyping. Part two will cover funding, marketing, licensing considerations, and local resources. Our final session brings together three successful local inventors who will knit everything together as they discuss their entrepreneurial journeys, lessons learned along the way, and the importance of understanding and building their intellectual property portfolios.
Agenda
(All times are Mountain Time)
| Time | Topic |
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| 9:30 - 9:55 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:55 - 10 a.m. | Welcome remarks Rocky Mountain Regional Outreach Office, USPTO |
10 - 11:30 a.m. | Session 1: Garage to shelf - Concept to creation This session introduces the audience to the beginning stages of a “garage to shelf” Panelists:
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| 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Enjoy other Colorado Startup Week programming |
1:30 - 3 p.m. | Session 2: Garage to shelf - Funding to enforcement This session will focus on the steps from finding funding to protecting your idea, including local resources, understanding the competition, marketing your product, building an IP portfolio, patenting your invention, and enforcing your patent. Panelists:
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| 3 - 3:15 p.m. | Break |
3:15 - 4 p.m. | Session 3: Garage to shelf - Success stories Hear about the journey of three successful local inventors, including how they started, Panelists:
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| 4 - 4:10 p.m. | Closing |
As of May 7, 2025, visitors to any USPTO facility where identification is required must present state-issued identification that is REAL ID-compliant or another form of government-issued photo identification listed on the Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration’s Acceptable IDs webpage.
For more information, contact the Rocky Mountain Regional Outreach Office at rockymountain@uspto.gov
Accessibility accommodation
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please submit your request to the contact information listed above.