Category: Blake’s Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

I will be teaching “Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights for Inventors & Small Businesses” on September 28 and October 5!

HI Everyone.  I will be instructing a two evening course called “Patents,  Trademarks & Copyrights for Inventors & Small Businesses” through the Milford Adult Education program.

“Are you an inventor, or do you have an inventor in the family? This class is geared toward individual inventors and small
businesses. An overview of the U.S. patent system, trademarks, and copyrights will be presented. The patent process,
including preparation, prosecution, and issuance, will be
discussed on the first night. Trademarks and copyrights will
be covered on the second night.”

The class will be held at Foran High School at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm on Monday, September 28, 2026 and Monday, October 5, 2026.   Please sign up here.

Attending the Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association meeting tonight!

I will be attending the Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA)  meeting tonight at the Elm City Club in New Haven!  Deputy Chief Judge Michelle Ankenbrand of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board for a discussion on updates on USPTO activities.  More information on CIPLA and tonight’s speaker can be found here.

“How to file your own Provisional Patent Application” today at 5:30 pm on Zoom!

HI everyone.  I will be presenting at the Inventors Association of Connecticut (IACT) meeting this evening at 5:30 pm on “How to file your own Provisional Patent Application”.  This will be a zoom meeting that in part will walk you throught the mechanics of filing a patent application at the USPTO.  More information on tonights presentation including a link can be found here.

Information on IACT can be found here.

How to file your Own Provisional Patent Application

I will be presenting for the Inventors Association of Connecticut on August 26, 2026.  The topic will be “How to File your own Provisional Patent Application”.   I will walk the attendees through the process of preparing and filing your own provisional patent application at the USPTO.   The meeting will be via zoom at 5:30 pm EDT.  More information can be found here.

President of US INVENTOR spoke at Inventors Association of Connecticut

I attended the July 21, 2026 of the Inventors Association of Connecticut meeting Randy Landreneau, president and a co-founder of US Inventor, spoke on how his organization is working to restore inventor rights and global competitiveness to the U.S. patent system.

I will be presenting at the next IACT meeting on August 26, 2026 where I will talk about how to file a Provision Patent Application on your own!  More information can be found here.

Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Meeting

I was able to attend the annual meeting and lobster bake for the Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) this Wednesday.   I skipped the lobster though, and had swordfish!  It was great seeing my patent and trademark friends at Penfield Pavillion II in Fairfield for a nice evening.   More information on CIPLA can be found here.