Event
**Cancelled** - US Patent and Trademark Office Information Session
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Cancelled
Engineering Co-op & Career Services
301 405 3862
CareerEngr@umd.edu
http://www.uspto.gov
This event has been cancelled due to the federal hiring freeze.
The US Patent and Trademark Office is is seeking students interested in summer internships.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been serving the economic interests of America for more than 200 years. We are responsible for granting US intellectual property rights for patents and trademarks. Our efforts have provided inventors exclusive rights over their discoveries. It's an effort that continues to contribute to a strong global economy, to encourage investment in innovation and to cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit for the 21st century.
At the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Examiners review patent applications to determine if they comply with basic rules and legal requirements. Your job will be to research the subject matter claimed in patent applications. And you will communicate your findings on the patentability of applications to inventors or patent practitioners. What makes this career really exciting? Your expertise will focus on analyzing advanced, innovative and complex concepts.
