Live Webinar - Protect Your Ideas: IP Basics for Small Business Owners

Your business name, logo, products, content, and ideas may be some of your most valuable assets. In this live webinar, the USPTO will explain the basics of intellectual property and how small business owners can use it to protect their work and support business growth.

Highlights:

• Understand the four main types of intellectual property
• Learn when patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets may apply
• Explore USPTO resources available to small business owners

This live webinar is intended for small business owners and entrepreneurs who want to learn the basics of intellectual property and how to take practical steps to protect their business ideas.

Speakers:

      Hope Shimabuku, Regional Director, USPTO Southwest Regional Outreach Office

      Reynaldo Vasquez, Interim Assistant Regional Director & Regional Outreach Officer, USPTO Southwest Regional Outreach Office

Hope Shimabuku brings nearly 30 years of experience in engineering, intellectual property law, and corporate legal leadership. She is active in the Texas legal and innovation communities and holds a mechanical engineering degree from UT Austin and a law degree from SMU Dedman School of Law.

Reynaldo Vasquez brings experience in small business support, veterans business development, international trade, and entrepreneurship. He also has a background in federal service and continues to serve in the U.S. Army National Guard.

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