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