,,ii  ,cal5d> ,no4 #ejg #aae? ,,congress
  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bfee  ,,9 ,,! 
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july  
#aa1 #bjah,receiv$2 read twice & plac$  
on ! cal5d>  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d !     
,small ,bus9ess ,act to exp&            
intellectual prop]ty education & tra9+ =
 small bus9esses1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,small ,bus9ess ,innovation ,protection 
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act--  7#a7 ! t]m ,adm9i/rator means ! 
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,,sba2  7#b7 ! t]m     
,director means ! ,"u ,secret>y (       
,comm]ce = ,intellectual ,prop]ty &     
,director ( ! ,,uspto2  7#c7 ! t]m ,,sba
 means ! ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration2 
7#d7 ! t]m small bus9ess conc]n has !   
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c7;a7 ( !   
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fcb7;a772  7#e7 ! t]m small bus9ess    
developm5t c5t] means a c5t] describ$ 9 
section #ba ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdh72 &  7#f7 ! t]m     
,,uspto means ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,pat5t &  

,tradem>k ,(fice4  #c4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds t-- 7#a7 ! ,,uspto & ! ,,sba are   
position$ to--  7,a7 build ^u sev]al    
successful intellectual prop]ty & tra9+ 
programs aim$ at small bus9ess conc]ns2 
&  7,b7 increase ! availability ( & !   
p>ticipation 9 ^? programs across !     
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 any education &  
tra9+ program adm9i/]$ by ! ,,uspto & ! 
,,sba %\ld be scalable s t ! program is 
able to rea* m small bus9ess conc]ns4   
#d4 ,,sba & ,,uspto p>tn]%ips  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator & 
! ,director %all ent] into a p>tn]%ip   
agreem5t "u :i* ! ,adm9i/rator &        
,director %all--  7#a7 develop          
high-quality tra9+1 includ+ 9-p]son or  
modul> tra9+ sessions1 = small bus9ess  
conc]ns relat+ to--  7,a7 dome/ic &     
int]national protection ( intellectual  
prop]ty2 &  7,b7 h[ su* protections %\ld
 be consid]$ 9 ! bus9ess plans & gr[?   
/rategies ( ! small bus9ess conc]ns2 &  
7#b7 lev]age exi/+ tra9+ mat]ials       

already develop$ to educate inv5tors &  
small bus9ess conc]ns4  7b7 ,tra9+ ,!   
tra9+ develop$ "u subsection 7a7 may be 
provid$ by ! ,adm9i/rator1 ! ,director1 
or small bus9ess developm5t c5t]s       
e/abli%$ "u section #ba ( ! ,small      
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdh7--    
7#a7 ?r\gh electronic res\rces1 includ+ 
,int]net-bas$ web9>s2 &  7#b7 at        
physical locations1 includ+ at--  7,a7 a
 small bus9ess developm5t c5t]2 or  7,b7
 ! headqu>t]s or a regional (fice ( !   
,,uspto4  #e4 ,small ,bus9ess           
,developm5t ,c5t]s ,section #ba7;c77#c7 
( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#fdh7;c77#c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subp>agraph 7,s71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,t71 by /rik+ !     
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,u7 tra9+     
develop$ by ! ,adm9i/rator & ! ,director
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,pat5t & ,tradem>k   
,(fice1 :i* may be deliv]$ 9 p]son or   
?r\gh a website to small bus9ess conc]ns
 relat+ to--  7i7 dome/ic & int]national

 intellectual prop]ty protections2 &    
7ii7 h[ su* protections %\ld be consid]$
 9 ! bus9ess plans & gr[? /rategies ( ! 
small bus9ess conc]ns4  4  ,pass$ !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,july #aj1      
#bjah4,k>5 ,l4 ,haas1,cl]k  ,july #aa1  
#bjah,receiv$2 read twice & plac$ on !  
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