I was out at the US Patent & Trademark website (www.uspto.gov) this morning and came across this. Although it's short notice I thought someone might be interested in it (keep in mind that this is different than Copyright issues).
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USPTO To Hold Live On-Line for Independent Inventors
Senior officials of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as well as a representative from the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program, will be available live on-line next Tuesday, July 27, from 2 to 3 pm (EDT). They will be answering questions and offering tips for independent inventors. Instructions for taking part in the online will be posted on the home page of the USPTO website at 10 am (EDT) on Tuesday. Inventors can begin logging on for the on-line at 1:30 pm.
The independent inventor on-line is part of the USPTO's continuing efforts to promote and protect America 's independent inventors. This effort includes educating inventor-entrepreneurs about the risks of working with invention development companies.
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Chip
Wow! Cool discovery! They may be willing to answer simple questions about trademarks and protecting game names and logos (a valuable aspect of the production of a game) in addition to some about patents and how they may be applied to games.