The University of Utah Marriott Library is one of 90+ U.S. Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRCs) in the country, and one of two in the state of Utah. Join us as we celebrate our 40th anniversary! We will hear from members of the US Patent and Trademark Office and innovators in our community.

Schedule

• 1:00 P.M. Welcome from PTRC representatives and Dr. Erin Rothwell, Vice President for Research
• 1:10 P.M. Remarks by Kathi Vidal
• 1:30 P.M. Intellectual Property as a Public Good panel discussion, moderated by the Hinckley Institute
• 2:10 P.M. Cake and networking

Special Guest: 

• Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark OfficeAs the chief executive of the USPTO, Kathi Vidal leads one of the largest intellectual property (IP) offices in the world, with more than 13,000 employees and an annual budget of more than $4 billion. She is the principal IP advisor to the President and the Administration, through the Secretary of Commerce, and is focused on incentivizing and protecting U.S. innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity. She leads an agency whose mission is to help American workers and businesses compete and collaborate, especially in ground-breaking technologies and across all demographics. As Director of the USPTO, Vidal is working to expand American innovation for and from all, and to bring more ideas to impact, including serving as the Vice Chair of the Council for Inclusive Innovation (CI2), alongside Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and the Council members.

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