When
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST
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Check-in starts at 6:00 PM
Where
Housatonic Community College, Beacon Hall #357900 Lafayette Boulevard
Bridgeport, CT 06604
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Presenter: Harvey Hoffman
While in industry, Dr. Hoffman held positions ranging from research and development engineer, group manager, project manager to general manager. In aerospace, he worked on the space shuttle and the Titan rocket. He holds a patent for a Digital Scan Converter Employing an Accelerated Scan. He is the author of project management and capstone project books and more than twenty academic and technical papers. He teaches business courses at Fairfield University.
Contact
SCORE Fairfield County111 East Avenue Norwalk, CT 06851
203-831-0065
score.fairfieldcounty@gmail.com
Introduction to Patents
A free SCORE Small Business Workshop co-sponsored by Housatonic Community College
This workshop focuses on Intellectual Property Rights with special reference to patents. This course is designed for inventors, entrepreneurs, and those who would like to learn more about patents. No knowledge of the patent system is required.
- How patents protect your intellectual property and what rights they confer,
- What to expect in the patent application process
- How long it might take to obtain a patent
- How much it might cost to obtain a patent
- Why international patents matter
- The free web search engines you can use to discover if your invention has already been patented
To get free one-on-one business counseling or learn about other SCORE free workshops, please visit our website.
SCORE is a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit association.