Ohio Patent Pro Bono Program

03/31/2026

💡 Have an invention but don’t know where to start?

The Ohio Patent Pro Bono Program is here to help turn your ideas into protected innovations—at no cost for those who qualify.

We connect eligible Ohio inventors with volunteer patent attorneys who can guide you through the patent process.

✨ If you’ve been sitting on an idea, this is your sign to take the next step.

✔️ Free legal assistance
✔️ Support through the patent process
✔️ Designed for under-resourced inventors

Your idea deserves protection. Let’s make it happen.

🔗 Apply today: OhioPatentProBono.org

07/06/2020

Are you an independent inventor, entrepreneur, small business owner, or intellectual property (IP) professional? Don’t miss the USPTO’s virtual Invention-Con 2020, which will be free and online August 20-22. This year’s theme is “Your IP: A power tool for building success.” Register now for this special event.

At Invention-Con 2020, you’ll have the chance to:
-Hear from keynote speaker Sam Zaid, CEO and founder of Getaround
-Learn from experts how to use your IP successfully as an inventor or entrepreneur
-Discover helpful resources available to you at the national, state, and local levels
-Hear about IP strategies vital to any innovator
-Learn about IP networks For more information, email [email protected].

Learn more about past Invention-Cons on the Invention-Con program webpage of the USPTO website here: http://ow.ly/T8Hf50ApzRq

Register for the event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/invention-con-2020-tickets-106007465182

04/16/2020

Congrats to all of the volunteer patent attorneys and firms that received the USPTO's Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate for their outstanding contribution to pro bono legal work in 2019, including Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP and McDonald Hopkins LLC!

Check out a full list here of recipients on the USPTO's site here: https://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/using-legal-services/pro-bono/certificate-recipients
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Read the full update here: about-us/news-updates/uspto-announces-recipients-2019-patent-pro-bono-achievement-certificate #

Certificate Recipients 2019

02/03/2020

Read about the impact of the Ohio Patent Pro Bono Program in the latest issue of the Ohio State Bar Association's Ohio Lawyer Magazine!

Read the article here:https://www.ohiobar.org/member-tools-benefits/practice-resources/practice-library-search/practice-library/2019-ohio-lawyer/new-uspto-program-gives-ip-attorneys-a-unique-opportunity--to-give-back/

Special thanks to all the firms, volunteers & organization's who continue to make this program a success including Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP, Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association, McDonald Hopkins LLC, Benesch Law, Renner Otto, Squire Patton Boggs, Robert Schmidt and the Burton D. Morgan Foundation!

09/27/2019

National Inventors Hall of Fame®(NIHF) Inductee Steve Sasson, inventor of the digital camera, has always been a creative disrupter.

09/27/2019

Calling all patent attorneys & agents!

Join the other 1,700 practitioners from across the US by registering to volunteer with the USPTO's Ohio Patent Pro Bono Program which strives to match financially under-resourced Ohio inventors with volunteer patent attorneys and agents for the purpose of securing patent protection!

Complete our Volunteer Interest Form here: https://lnkd.in/e-Wc-fe


Contact [email protected] for more information.

United States Patent and Trademark Office

09/27/2019

Ready to take the next step in your career? We help high growth companies attract and hire talent to build strong, entrepreneurial teams. This month we're featuring a wide range of jobs, including one right here at JumpStart! Take a look: http://bit.ly/2m57AOs

09/10/2019

2019 Blockland Solutions Conference will take place MONDAY, DECEMBER 9 - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11 at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland

09/10/2019

2018 Inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame® (NIHF), Arogyaswami Paulraj holds more than 80 patents for his work with sonar and communication technologies.

09/10/2019

The National Inventors Hall of Fame 2019 Collegiate Inventors Competition® is just around the corner and they couldn’t be more excited! Check out last year’s event and get excited for this year’s newest group of Finalists.

08/09/2019

Great for healing all wounds except an ego.

08/09/2019

74 teachers from all across the country had a crash course in intellectual property and invention this week at the USPTO's National Summer Teacher Institute at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. They are now ready to kick off the school year with new STEM ideas and activities for their students.Learn more: bit.ly/2owDZOz.