Mather Library designated patent, trademark depository

September 17, 2010 / Amy Hartley

The Keith B. Mather Library at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute now houses the state’s only Patent and Trademark Depository Library.

As such, the Mather Library is designated by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office to receive and house copies of U.S. patent and trademark materials, make those materials available to the public and disseminate patent and trademark information. Library staff can assist community members by conducting searches of existing patents and trademarks and provide resources for registering new trademarks and applying for patents.
To kick off this new service in Fairbanks, the library will offer a free full-day seminar Saturday, Sept. 25 at the Geophysical Institute. The event will feature special guests from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Virginia and run from 8:30 to 4:45 p.m. Inventors, entrepreneurs, educators and legal professionals will learn about patent and trademark resources, invention promotion firms and more.

Pre-registration for the free seminar is encouraged. Call 907-474-2636 for information and to register

ADDITIONAL INFO: http://www.gi.alaska.edu/services/library/

AH/9-17-10/047-11

CONTACTS:

Amy Hartley, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, 907-474-5823, amy.hartley@gi.alaska.edu

Judie Triplehorn, associate professor emerita and former Keith B. Mather librarian, 907-474-2636, patents@gi.alaska.edu.