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Summary Sentence: A patent is an exclusive right to a product or a process that generally provides a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem.
Full Summary: A patent is an exclusive right to a product or a process that generally provides a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. Unfortunately, filing a patent can be very expensive. Is there a way to get your invention protected for less money? Please join Mr. Grant Corboy, a patent attorney from the USPTO for a talk on how to obtain free legal assistance through a special program designed to help under-resourced inventors and small business.
Filing PatentsA patent is an exclusive right to a product or a process that generally provides a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. Unfortunately, filing a patent can be very expensive. Is there a way to get your invention protected for less money? Please join Mr. Grant Corboy, a patent attorney from the USPTO for a talk on how to obtain free legal assistance through a special program designed to help under-resourced inventors and small business.
Mr. Corboy will cover these topics:
- How to apply to the USPTO’s Patent Pro Bono Program for help in preparing, filing and prosecuting your patent application
- How to prepare a thorough provisional patent application
- How to file an application efficiently
William Grant Corboy III
Mr. Corboy joined the Office of Enrollment Discipline (OED) as a Patent Attorney in 2016. As a member of the Patent Pro Bono Team, he is dedicated to making sure that all inventors have access to the patent system, including those who are financially under-resourced. In addition to his Patent Pro Bono responsibilities, Mr. Corboy also serves as a Staff Attorney investigating discipline and enrollment matters. Mr. Corboy was a Primary Patent Examiner for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and, prior to joining the USPTO in 2010, he worked for fifteen years in industry as a design engineer, project manager and government contracts manager with DuPont and Lockheed Martin.
Mr. Corboy is a member of the Maryland bar, and he is registered to practice before the USPTO. He graduated, cum laude, from The University of Baltimore School of Law and received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and his Masters of Science in Structural Engineering from the University of Delaware.
Seminar Location:
Georgia Tech Library, Wilby Room, Ground Floor
266 4th Street N.W., Atlanta, GA 30332
The Homer Rice Center location can be found on this floor plan:
http://www.library.gatech.edu/about/floorplans/ground.html
Directions & Parking Information
Suggested visitor parking areas: Visitor Parking Area 2 and Visitor Parking Area 3 near the Student Center. Direction to parking: http://goo.gl/PSTjYB
To find the full details about visitor parking, check here: http://pts.gatech.edu/visit
