Ohio Patent Pro Bono Program

💡 Have an invention but don’t know where to start?

The Ohio Patent Pro Bono Program is here to help turn your ideas into protected innovations—at no cost for those who qualify.

We connect eligible Ohio inventors with volunteer patent attorneys who can guide you through the patent process.

✨ If you’ve been sitting on an idea, this is your sign to take the next step.

✔️ Free legal assistance
✔️ Support through the patent process
✔️ Designed for under-resourced inventors

Your idea deserves protection. Let’s make it happen.

🔗 Apply today: OhioPatentProBono.org

Are you an independent inventor, entrepreneur, small business owner, or intellectual property (IP) professional? Don’t miss the USPTO’s virtual Invention-Con 2020, which will be free and online August 20-22. This year’s theme is “Your IP: A power tool for building success.” Register now for this special event.

At Invention-Con 2020, you’ll have the chance to:
-Hear from keynote speaker Sam Zaid, CEO and founder of Getaround
-Learn from experts how to use your IP successfully as an inventor or entrepreneur
-Discover helpful resources available to you at the national, state, and local levels
-Hear about IP strategies vital to any innovator
-Learn about IP networks For more information, email [email protected].

Learn more about past Invention-Cons on the Invention-Con program webpage of the USPTO website here: http://ow.ly/T8Hf50ApzRq

Register for the event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/invention-con-2020-tickets-106007465182

Congrats to all of the volunteer patent attorneys and firms that received the USPTO's Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate for their outstanding contribution to pro bono legal work in 2019, including Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP and McDonald Hopkins LLC!

Check out a full list here of recipients on the USPTO's site here: https://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/using-legal-services/pro-bono/certificate-recipients
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Read the full update here: about-us/news-updates/uspto-announces-recipients-2019-patent-pro-bono-achievement-certificate #

Practitioner Recognition Certificate Recipients 2019

Read about the impact of the Ohio Patent Pro Bono Program in the latest issue of the Ohio State Bar Association's Ohio Lawyer Magazine!

Read the article here:https://www.ohiobar.org/member-tools-benefits/practice-resources/practice-library-search/practice-library/2019-ohio-lawyer/new-uspto-program-gives-ip-attorneys-a-unique-opportunity--to-give-back/

Special thanks to all the firms, volunteers & organization's who continue to make this program a success including Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP, Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association, McDonald Hopkins LLC, Benesch Law, Renner Otto, Squire Patton Boggs, Robert Schmidt and the Burton D. Morgan Foundation!

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