Lawyers in the Library: Intellectual Property
EditionKate Gaidos, Sunnyvale Public Library
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http://www.uspto.gov/patents/process/index.jsp
“Everything related to patents is something very difficult to
understand.” – Ridha H.
The Project
Self-Help Help from Lawyers
Self-Help
5 talks 267 attended
David Pressman, author of Patent It Yourself
Self Help
99%• Made a plan• Learned
something• Rated the
session as ‘somewhat’ or ‘very’ useful.
Julie Samuels, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Lawyer Help
Original goal: 48 clients served Actual outputs: 63 clients served
Dedric Maryam
Lawyer Help Outcomes
79% chose a course of action
Lawyer Help Outcomes
77% increased their comfort with intellectual property topics
Lawyer Help Outcomes
42% had made progress two months later.
3 filed
Evan Michael
Next Steps
