United States Code
USC most recently checked for updates: Jun 09, 2025
§ 648c.
SBA and USPTO partnerships
(a)
In general
Beginning not later than 180 days after October 9, 2018 , the Administrator, in consultation with the Director, shall develop partnership agreements that—
(1)
provide for the—
(A)
development of high-quality training, including in-person or modular training sessions, for small business concerns relating to domestic and international protection of intellectual property;
(B)
leveraging of training materials already developed for the education of inventors and small business concerns; and
(C)
participation of a nongovernmental organization; and
(2)
provide training—
(A)
through electronic resources, including Internet-based webinars; and
(B)
at physical locations, including—
(i)
a small business development center; and
(ii)
the headquarters or a regional office of the USPTO.
cite as: 15 USC 648c
