Invention-Con 2025: Empowering American ingenuity and innovation

Event description

Do you want to grow your intellectual property (IP) knowledge and gain access to IP and business experts, accomplished innovators, and inspiring entrepreneurs? Join us for the USPTO's free flagship conference for inventors, makers, and entrepreneurs. Don’t miss Invention-Con 2025, coming to you virtually September 9-10 from 12:00 – 2:30 p.m. Central Time daily. Tailored for the independent inventor and entrepreneur community, our marquee event brings inspiration and IP experts directly to you.

• Learn from accomplished innovators, inventors, entrepreneurs, and business owners how to use IP to achieve success.
• Discover resources available to assist at every stage of your journey.
• Connect with IP and business experts who can help you develop a strategy for your innovation, from idea to market.

Day 1: September 9

Time 12 - 12:05 p.m. Welcome & Leadership greeting.

12:05 -12:35 p.m. Fireside Chat: An inventor’s story. 

12:35 - 1:05 p.m. A Spark of Creativity: Key strategies for the innovation journey. 

1:05 - 1:30 p.m. From Pitch to Powerhouse: Turning big ideas into bold brands.  

1:30 - 1:35 p.m. Closing and intro to breakout sessions. 

1:35 - 2:30 p.m.   Ask the Experts: Turn your ideas into protected assets.  

Day 2: September 10

Time 12 - 12:03 p.m. Welcome. 

12:03 -12:30 p.m. Authenticity Amplified: Personal branding in the zone of influence.  

12:30- 1 p.m. What are investors looking for? 

1- 1:30 p.m. Voices of Innovation: Bridging creativity and change.   

1:30 - 1:35 p.m. Closing and intro to breakout sessions. 

1:35 - 2:30 p.m.   Ask the Experts: Turn your ideas into protected assets.  

For more information, or if you have any questions or comments, please email us at inventioncon@uspto.gov. 

Invention-Con is the USPTO's annual conference for independent inventors, entrepreneurs, and small business owners whose success depends on protecting their ideas. This program is presented by the USPTO's Innovation Outreach Division. 

Accessibility accommodation

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