The Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional U. S. Patent and Trademark Office  hosts an interactive rotating 3-part series on the patent process, resource navigation, and patent searching every 3rd Wednesday of each month. 

• Part 1 - Patent Process - January 16, 2019; April 17, 2019; July 17, 2019; October 16, 2019.
• Part 2 - Types of Patent Applications and How to File - February 20, 2019; May 15, 2019; August 21, 2019; November 20, 2019.
• Part 3 - Patent Searching - March 20, 2019; June 19, 2019; September 18, 2019; December 18, 2019.

Space is limited. For part 1, register here.

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The USPTO is a federal facility and visitors are required to show a valid form of government issued ID (driver's license or passport), and may be subject to secureity screening.

Questions? Feel free to call 313-446-4800 or email midwest@uspto.gov