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Lawyers in the Library: Intellectual Property Edition. Kate Gaidos , Sunnyvale Public Library. ?! 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.
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Lawyers in the Library: Intellectual Property Edition Kate Gaidos, Sunnyvale Public Library
?! 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 David Pressman, author of Patent It Yourself 5talks 267attended
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
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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
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