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Arizona's Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC): Patents

The State of Arizona Research Library is Arizona's designated Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC). We invite you to explore the research supports available to you as you pursue intellectual property protection.

Learning opportunities

USPTO Event Calendar The USPTO headquarters and Regional Offices offer a robust calendar of events on patent and trademark topics.


Invention-Con is the USPTO's annual conference for independent inventors, entrepreneurs, and small business owners. It is typically held in August. View recordings from previous Invention-Cons on the USPTO's YouTube channel:

Invention-Con 2021

Invention-Con 2020

Invention-Con 2019

 

The Toy Association's Toy Inventor & Designer Guide 2018 (Fifth edition)

Educational Resources

Find & Use Activities for Patents from the National Archives

Includes lesson plans organized by historical era and Bloom's taxonomy level.

 

FAQs for Educators from the National Inventors Hall of Fame

 

USPTO Coloring Books

USPTO Build/Make an Invention

USPTO Activities for Elementary, Middle, and High School

USPTO Videos Covering topics such as 3-D Printing, anti-counterfeiting devices, driverless cars, and more.