The Washington Pro Bono Patent Network ("the Network") matches financially under-resourced inventors in Washington state with volunteer patent attorneys providing free legal assistance in preparing and filing patent applications
The Network is operated by the University of Washington School of Law’s Center for Advanced Study and Research on Innovation Policy (CASRIP) and was launched with assistance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Watch the USPTO Workshops hosted by the Seattle Public Library and UW Law's Entrepreneurial Law Clinic.
Learn more about how the Washington Pro Bono Patent Network helps financially under-resourced local inventors prepare and file patent applications. The network’s Annual Summary of Participation report provides an in-depth look at its growth and positive impact in the community.
Download the Annual Summary of Participation report
A pro bono program at the University of Washington opens up the patent application process to everyone. Anna Bakhmetyeva and Professor Jennifer S. Fan are quoted. (Credit: Seattle Met)
The free negotiation trainings and legal consults, which are available to register for now, are designed to help entrepreneurs and owners navigate corporate, employment and IP law issues amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
CASRIP’s Washington Pro Bono Patent Network helps low-income inventors share their genius with the world