IPO Education Foundation

Now Accepting Entries for the 2012 IP Video Contest!
Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation announces its 2nd Annual IP Video Contest to educate teens and the public at large about how the patent system protects inventors and promotes progress. To learn more about the importance of the patent system, and to get a head start on creating your entry, click here.

In an effort to increase awareness of the IP Video Contest, the Foundation also hosted an IP Video Contest Sweepstakes. The lucky winner and guest won an all expenses paid trip to Washington, DC, where they will be invited to attend the 2012 IPO Education Foundation Awards Dinner.

2011 IP Video Contest Winners Announced!
Congratulations to Tara Burchmore, Maya Varma, Simeon Boyle, Malik Shabazz,
Stephen Boyd, and Tyler Short.
View all of the winning videos below!

IPO Education Foundation Announces New Public Awareness Program!

The IPO Education Foundation is partnering with the USPTO and the GSCNC on the Girl Scout Inventors Program.

Up to 90,000 members of the GSCNC in DC, MD, VA and WV will have the opportunity to participate in this program, encouraging girls to enter STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) careers familiarizing them with the patent process and invention.

Get involved by volunteering to speak or serve as a mentor at a local troop meeting or event!

Sharing your story as an intellectual property professional or your experience with the process would be invaluable to young women in their pursuit to understand and appreciate the intellectual property system.

To learn more about how to volunteer your time at a GSCNC meeting or event contact our office at 202-507-4500.

To make a donation in support of IPO Education Foundation programs, click here.

The IP Video Contest winners were honored along with the recipients of the 38^th National Inventor of the Year Award and the 4^th Distinguished IP Professional Award at the Foundation Awards Dinner on December 5 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery.

For more information and photos from the event, click here.