Patent Pro Bono Program events
Want to learn about the Patent Pro Bono Program and related resources for inventors and small businesses? We're always adding new events to this calendar, so check back often to find something happening in your region.
To see past events and related materials (presentation slides, brochures, etc.), please select any or all past years from the "Timeframe" menu.
| December | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Meet the Trademark Experts | Virtual | 12:30 p.m. CT | 
| 3 | Trends in trademarks at the USPTO and the Israel Patent Office | Virtual | 10:00 a.m. ET | 
| 3 | Innovators and entrepreneurs: Learn about IP basics and helpful resources | Virtual | 12:00 p.m. ET | 
| 4 | The Path to a Patent, Part V: Learn how to file your patent application using EFS-Web | Virtual | 11:00 a.m. MT | 
| 8 | Trademark Basics | Virtual | 12:30 p.m. ET | 
| 8 | Maintaining your federal trademark registration | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. MT | 
| 10 | Learn about multiple petitions, motions to amend, and SOP2-related forms | Virtual | 12:00 p.m. ET | 
| 10 | Attend Patent Center and DOCX filing training | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET | 
| 12 | Patent Prosecution Boot Camp, Module One | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET | 
| 15 | The 14th annual USPTO-GIPC IP attaché roundtable | 8:30 a.m. ET | |
| 15 | Understanding patenting in China | Virtual | 10:00 a.m. ET | 
| 16 | Patent Wednesday, part three: Patent Searching | Virtual | 12:30 p.m. ET | 
| 28 | Parkman Branch Library Program: Learn about IP | Virtual | 5:30 p.m. ET | 
| December | 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Intellectual property basics and helpful resources | Virtual | 12:00 p.m. ET | 
| 4 | The Path to a Patent, Part VI: Pursuing patent protection abroad | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET | 
| 9 | A day in the life of a USPTO patent examiner | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET | 
| 11 | The Path to a Patent, Part VII: How to file a patent application using Patent Center | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET | 
| 16 | Acing the interview: The journey to becoming a patent examiner | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET | 
| 16 | Attend DOCX filing training | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET | 
| January | 2026 | ||
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| 13 | Attend DOCX filing training | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET | 
| February | 2026 | ||
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| 12 | Attend DOCX filing training | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET | 
| March | 2026 | ||
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| 10 | Attend DOCX filing training | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET | 
| April | 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Attend DOCX filing training | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET | 
| May | 2026 | ||
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| 14 | Attend DOCX filing training | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET | 
| June | 2026 | ||
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| 9 | Attend DOCX filing training | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET | 
 
        