Independent Inventors Conference to be hosted by USPTO Nov. 5-6

For all you independent inventors out there who are bummed because you don't get to go to conferences, here's your chance!

The USPTO, along with the National Inventors Hall of Fame, will be hosting the 14th Annual Independent Inventors Conference on November 5th and 6th in Alexandria, VA.

It looks like the conference will be packed with plenty of good information on topics such as patent filing, trademark searching, Patent Cooperation Treaty filings, licensing, and plenty more. Registration is cheap -- $120 -- though lodging in Alexandria can be pretty steep. (At the risk of facing the wrath of the Alexandria Visitor's Bureau, here's a tip: price hotels in the surrounding areas. When I recently attended a conference at the USPTO, I found a room in Washington, D.C. that cost half as much as the cheapest room I could find in Alexandria. As long as you're near a DC Metro, the commute to the USPTO campus is pretty reasonable.)

This conference looks worthwhile if you're an independent inventor and you're interested. In fact, even if you're not that interested in the conference, the USPTO campus is worth a visit.

Follow this link to registration and agenda information via uspto.gov.