Creating Your Own Opportunities: Using University Library
Resources to Become an Entrepreneur and Obtain a Patent

This workshop will provide an overview of entrepreneurial resources, including the Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC), which can be used to develop small businesses and patents and trademarks.  The workshop will include discussion of the Personal Librarian service, LibGuides, databases, and the Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC).  The workshop will also discuss related resources offered through the College of Business Administration (COBA) Office of Commercialization, COBA entrepreneurship courses, and COBA centers.

• Learning Outcomes:

• Will know the process for developing patents and trademarks and the role of the Patent and Trademark Resource Center

• Will know how to use the University Library to help develop your own business

• Will know how to make a realistic plan for developing a small business and applying for a patent or trademark

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• Audience: Students interested in entrepreneurship and developing their own intellectual property 

• Bulletin Points:

  • Will discuss important questions to answer about whether you should apply for a patent.

  • Will provide step-by-step process for applying for a patent

  • Discuss how can start business while going to Tech.

• Presenters: Tom Rohrig, Jake Syma