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10 Millionth Patent Scavenger Hunt Starts

Title:10 Millionth Patent Scavenger Hunt Starts
Date & Time:Sat Jun 2, 2018 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Event Details:The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in collaboration with the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) and the City of Alexandria, has planned a summer-long Scavenger Hunt throughout Alexandria to celebrate the 10 millionth patent.

Participating museums will have engaging new exhibits featuring historical patents. Each participating museum will have a different inventor trading card. Each card features a caricature of a real inventor and information about one of their significant patents. Make sure to stop by each spot on the map to collect all the USPTO inventor trading cards! The scavenger hunt opens June 2nd and runs through Labor Day.

The following Office of Historic Alexandria museums are proud to participate in the Scavenger Hunt: Alexandria Black History Museum, Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum, Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, the Lyceum, Alexandria’s History Museum, Fort Ward Museum, and Friendship Firehouse Museum. See the event flyer to find the Scavenger Hunt map and a complete list of museum participants.

USPTO will issue the 10 millionth U.S. utility patent mid-June 2018. USPTO and its partners are using this tremendous milestone to celebrate the importance of innovation, the ubiquity of intellectual property, and the history of America’s patent system. To learn more about the road to 10 million patents please visit the USPTO 10 Million Patent website.
Fees:Please see flyer for admission prices
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Apothecary Museum, Black History Museum, Fort Ward Museum, Gadsby's Tavern, Lyceum, Museums, Old Town, Parker Gray, Torpedo Factory Art Center


For event details visit http://www.alexandriava.gov/c/19240
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