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

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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.

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(a) In general

Beginning not later than 180 days after October 9, 2018, the Administrator, in consultation with the Director, shall develop partnership agreements that—

(1)

provide for the—

(A)

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;

(B)

leveraging of training materials already developed for the education of inventors and small business concerns; and

(C)

participation of a nongovernmental organization; and

(2)

provide training—

(A)

through electronic resources, including Internet-based webinars; and

(B)

at physical locations, including—

(i)

a small business development center; and

(ii)

the headquarters or a regional office of the USPTO.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 115–259, § 4, Oct. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 3664.)

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2018Enacted · Pub. L. 115-259 · 132 Stat. 3664

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