On Friday, August 21, 2020, the Skandalaris Center celebrated World Entrepreneur's Day 2020 with a special inventor's edition Skandalaris Startup Webinar hosted by Expert on Call Cheri Renee (MSW '98).
In the one-hour webinar, Cheri introduced the different types of intellectual property protections granted: utility, design, and plant. She also reviewed the key parts of different patent types and provided information about how to access available inventor and funding resources to initiate the invention process. She closed the webinar with cost-saving tips and resources to help inventors make their innovations a success.
Resources for inventors and innovators:
- The Invent-ED Network Connection: a group that provides unique inventor-specific classes and workshops to help aspiring inventors gain a clearer understanding about the invention process.
- United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO): a full patent database with multiple features and functions to download and print
- Google Patents: patents and prior art searches
- WashU Entrepreneurship & Intellectual Property Clinic
- Local Inventor's Groups
- Regular Entrepreneurial Events
- Free Community Services
- Federal and State Resources
- Available Funding Resources
- The BALSA Foundation Grant (Apply January 1-24 and July 1 -24)
- Arch Grants (Apply May – July)
- SLUStart I-Corps (Rolling Application) (Referral Source Code: Cheri Renee or Invent-ED Network)