Experts from USPTO, Georgia Tech, Inventors Association of Georgia, and local groups will help attendees understand the new patent law, tips for filing a patent, and offer ideas on how to move your invention.

Sponsored by the Georgia Tech Library, a Patent and Trademark Resource Center, and the Inventors Association of Georgia, Inventing the Future 2012 will bring together inventors, entrepreneurs, researchers, students and professionals to socialize and share information on invention and business development. Jilda Garton, Vice President for Research at the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, will present the keynote address at 9:10 a.m.

During lunch, an inventor spotlight will highlight a group of selected inventors with their prototype models. Georgia Tech student inventors who would like the opportunity to be chosen for the inventor spotlight should email patentscoordinator@library.gatech.edu for more information.

Inventing the Future 2012 is free to the GT community and open to the general public. To register and reserve a seat at Inventing the Future 202, visit http://libguides.gatech.edu/inventfuture2012. Registration ends Monday, April 9.