From August 16-17, the Department of Commerce’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host Invention-Con 2024: Expanding your intellectual property potential. This free event provides resources and access to independent inventors, entrepreneurs, and small business owners whose success depends on guarding their creative work.

• Learn how accomplished innovators use intellectual property (IP) to achieve success.
• Discover resources available to assist at every stage of your journey.
• Connect with experts who can help you develop a strategy for your innovation, from idea to market.
• Attend an open house and resource fair to talk with patent and trademark subject matter experts, tour the USPTO Public Search Facility, and learn more about free resources.
• Participate in activities for all ages.

Don’t miss Invention-Con 2024, coming virtually (August 16 only) and in person on August 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET and August 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.

Register today for the conference in person or online.

The agenda and more information about each day of the conference are available on the day one and day two event pages.

The Department of Commerce’s mission is to create the conditions for economic growth and opportunity for all communities, including fostering innovation and invention that underpin the U.S. comparative advantage.