15 U.S.C. § 648c — SBA and USPTO partnerships
submitted 8 years ago by Pub. L. 115-259 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 111 words · no verdicts yet
The SBA Administrator and USPTO Director must create partnership agreements for intellectual-property training for small businesses. The training must use electronic resources and specified physical locations.
(a) In general. No later than 180 days after October 9, 2018, the Administrator*, consulting the Director, must develop partnership agreements that (1) provide for (A) high-quality training, including in-person or modular sessions, about domestic and international intellectual-property protection for small businesses, (B) use of training materials already made to educate inventors and small businesses, and (C) participation by a nongovernmental organization; and (2) provide training (A) through electronic resources, including Internet webinars, and (B) at physical locations, including (i) an SBDC and (ii) USPTO headquarters or a regional office.
Beginning not later than 180 days after October 9, 2018, the Administrator*, in consultation with the Director, shall develop partnership agreements that—
provide for the—
development of high-quality training, including in-person or modular training sessions, for small business concerns relating to domestic and international protection of intellectual property;
leveraging of training materials already developed for the education of inventors and small business concerns; and
participation of a nongovernmental organization; and
provide training—
through electronic resources, including Internet-based webinars; and
at physical locations, including—
a small business development center*; and
the headquarters or a regional office of the USPTO.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 115–259, § 4, Oct. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 3664.)
- 2018Enacted · Pub. L. 115-259 · 132 Stat. 3664
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 115-259 on 2018-10-09.
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