A patent is an intellectual property right granted for a limited time in exchange for public disclosure of the invention when the patent is granted.
Patents are useful in engineering research as these technical publications can provide information on conventional and software processes, machinery, manufactured products and compositions of matter.
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The Alma Jordan Library (AJL), in collaboration with the St. Augustine Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (STACIE) - formerly known as The Office of Research Development and Knowledge Transfer (ORDKT), The University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine Campus and the Intellectual Property Office in the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs, Trinidad and Tobago provides this Intellectual Property Help Desk Service.
The objective of The UWI Intellectual Property Help Desk is geared towards providing the entire UWI St. Augustine Campus community with the ease of access to education, information, training and advisory services in the field of Intellectual Property (IP).
This initiative is strategic and comes at an opportune time when The UWI, St. Augustine is placing greater emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship as highlighted in the Triple A Strategy – Strategic Plan as well as an increase in IP disclosure for inventions is envisaged.
Accessing IP Help Desk
Virtual:
To schedule a virtual consultation with an IP consultant via Zoom - please send your Intellectual Property (IP) queries and requests via email to IntellectualProperty.HelpDesk@sta.uwi.edu
Face-to-face :
Available every second and fourth Thursday from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Appointments can be made via email to IntellectualProperty.HelpDesk@sta.uwi.edu OR telephone (868) 662-2002 ext. 84026.
N.B. The Face-to-face consultation service has not yet resumed.
The Help Desk is located on the ground floor of the Alma Jordan Library along the eastern wing in the area of the STARRS Computing Lab and the 24/7 Reading Room.
Click Here for more information on the UWI Intellectual Property Help Desk Service at the AJL.
National patent offices, many of which provide full-text access to their patents, can be found on the Internet.
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Need Help?
The staff of the Engineering Division of the Alma Jordan Library are ready to help you get the materials you need!
As always, you can contact:
- Adnan Maharaj - Library Attendant
- Teriq Thomas - Library Assistant II
- Randy Siew - Faculty Liaison Librarian - Engineering
📧 engmail@sta.uwi.edu
☎ (868) 662-2002 ext. 82244
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