USPTO Hosts Innovation Week during June 22-27, 2009
On the week of June 22-27, inventors and innovators will gather in Alexandria, VA for Innovation Week. The United States Patent and Trademark Office hosts this event at their headquarters in order to celebrate the important role patents and the USPTO play in the economy and the advancement of science and technology.
The event is open to the public and will include exhibits on display, technology specific presentations to patent examiners, and a multi-day conference for independent inventors.
You may simply attend Innovation Week as a spectator or, if you wish, you may take a more active role in the event by participating. Currently, the USPTO is accepting registration applications for keynote speakers, technology specific presenters, and patent exhibitors.
The popularity of this event must have been pleasantly underestimated. Registration was scheduled to close on March 13, 2009, but by the end of February, the USPTO already closed the link leading to the
applications page. Applicants could register to be a keynote speaker, a presenter, or an exhibitor. Spectators may still attend.
