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           COLLOQUIUM OF THE COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE CENTER
                              College of Science
                       (CDS Department CSI 898-Sec 001)
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                      A Primer on the Patent System

                           Charles R. Richard

                     Attorney-at-Law, Washington, DC


Information relating to the patent system that is important to researchers 
will be presented. Topics covered include misconceptions, important terminology,
patentable subject matter, types of inventions, basic requirements for 
patentability, steps to follow during research, patent applications and 
getting them issued as patents, patent infringement and licensing, as well as 
international issues and locations of helpful resources. Knowing about the 
items presented could mean the difference between obtaining a valuable patent 
on an invention versus losing out altogether.
                         
                        Monday , October 29, 2007
                                  4:30 pm
                     Room 301, Research I, Fairfax Campus

Refreshments will be served at 4:15 PM.
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