Professional development session features ADM patent agent

On October 17 Scott Bloomer, patent agent with Archer Daniels Midland Co., presented a workshop titled, “Making sense of patents: corporate IP perspectives.”  More than two dozen students and postdocs attended the session.  Bloomer discussed the differences between patenting in a university and corporate setting and the different types of intellectual property.  He also shared a wealth of advice about what to patent and how, pointing out that having a patent does not guarantee you the right to practice.