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 | ||
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Meet the Trademark Experts | Virtual | 12:30 p.m. CT
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Trends in trademarks at the USPTO and the Israel Patent Office | Virtual | 10:00 a.m. ET
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Innovators and entrepreneurs: Learn about IP basics and helpful resources | Virtual | 12:00 p.m. ET
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The Path to a Patent, Part V: Learn how to file your patent application using EFS-Web | Virtual | 11:00 a.m. MT
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Trademark Basics | Virtual | 12:30 p.m. ET
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Maintaining your federal trademark registration | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. MT
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Learn about multiple petitions, motions to amend, and SOP2-related forms | Virtual | 12:00 p.m. ET
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Attend Patent Center and DOCX filing training | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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Patent Prosecution Boot Camp, Module One | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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The 14th annual USPTO-GIPC IP attaché roundtable | 8:30 a.m. ET
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Understanding patenting in China | Virtual | 10:00 a.m. ET
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Patent Wednesday, part three: Patent Searching | Virtual | 12:30 p.m. ET
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Parkman Branch Library Program: Learn about IP | Virtual | 5:30 p.m. ET
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July | 2025 | ||
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Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 1: Fundamentals | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET
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Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 2: Registration process overview | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET
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Using the Patent Public Search tool to search like an examiner | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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Federal trademark filing: Overview | Virtual | 3:00 p.m. ET
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Successful Inventing: Early-stage funding and informal plan | Virtual | 1:30 p.m. ET
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Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 3: Searching | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET
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China IP: Views from the ground | 8:00 p.m. ET
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Attend DOCX filing training | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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The Path to a Patent, Part I: Intellectual property (IP) basics | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET
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Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 4: Application requirements | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET
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Federal trademark searching: Overview | Virtual | 3:00 p.m. ET
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Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 5: Application filing walk-through | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET
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August | 2025 | ||
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Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 6: Responding to an office action | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET
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Intellectual property basics and helpful resources | Virtual | 12:00 p.m. ET
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The Path to a Patent, Part IV: Learn how to draft a patent application | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET
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Successful Inventing: Marketing and advertising | Virtual | 1:30 p.m. ET
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Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 7: Keeping your registration alive | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET
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Attend DOCX filing training | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET
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Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 8: Question-and-answer panel | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET
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September | 2025 | ||
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Intellectual property basics and helpful resources | Virtual | 12:00 p.m. ET
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Attend DOCX filing training | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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October | 2025 | ||
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Intellectual property basics and helpful resources | Virtual | 12:00 p.m. ET
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November | 2025 | ||
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Intellectual property basics and helpful resources | Virtual | 12:00 p.m. ET
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Attend the next Patent Public Advisory Committee meeting | Alexandria, VA US | 10:00 a.m. ET
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December | 2025 | ||
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Intellectual property basics and helpful resources | Virtual | 12:00 p.m. ET
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