The United States Patent and Trademark Office presents

CONFERENCE ON
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE
GLOBAL MARKETPLACE

 March 27 – 28, 2006
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

 Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Tyson’s Corner
1700 Tyson’s Boulevard
McLean, Virginia
22102

Special Guest Speaker
The Honorable Frank Wolf
Member of Congress
10th District, Virginia

 A two-day conference addressing intellectual property needs of small and medium sized businesses, entrepreneurs, and independent inventors interested in manufacturing or selling their products abroad.

 March 27 – Presentations to help conference attendees identify intellectual property assets and discuss the steps needed to protect those assets in the United States and abroad. Major presentations will cover patents, trademarks, copyright, and trade secrets.

March 28 – Presentations focusing on enforcement issues that may arise in protecting intellectual property rights in the United States and abroad including: patent, trademark, and copyright infringement; unfair competition; counterfeiting; and piracy.

 
This program is part of the Federal Government’s Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP) and the USPTO’s continuing commitment to increase public awareness of intellectual property rights and the enforcement of those rights in the global marketplace.

 The conference is free ·   Seating is limited   ·   Register now