USPTO seminar - Disruptors vs. Predators: Leveraging Federal Resources to Mitigate Your Risk

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

1:00pm to 3:00pm

Guggenheim 133 (Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall)

Designed for small businesses, entrepreneurs and incubators, the Disruptors vs. Predators event delivers valuable information and federal resources to help prevent emerging small businesses (or "disruptors") from falling prey to predatory practices and fraud. Five federal agencies will describe common predatory practices and fraud and the education and prevention resources available to small businesses. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions to the speakers from the federal agencies.

Five federal agencies with outreach functions in the Los Angeles Area will present topics about safeguarding against predatory practices.

Welcome & Introductions (John Cabeca)

Remarks (Rep. Judy Chu) Small Business Administration (SBA) Possible Topics: Predatory loans, SBA Resources - counseling, venture capital, SBIR

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Possible Topics: Fraudulent Trademark Solicitations, Invention Promotion Firms, StopFakes.gov

International Trade Administration (ITA) Possible Topics: Overseas Scams, International Company Profiles, StopFakes.gov

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Possible Topics: Government Imposter Scams, Common Business Scams

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Possible Topics: Cyber Awareness, Data Protection Strategies

Panel for Questions & Answers

For more information, please contact Gloria Adams by email at [email protected] or visit Disruptors vs. Predators: Leveraging Federal Resources to Mitigate Your Risk.