USPTO Outreach Survey

OMB Control No.: 0651-0080

Expiration Date: 8/31/2018

Welcome to the [Name of] Survey. This brief survey is designed to gather feedback to enable us to design and present future programs that best meet your needs.

1. Were you able to attend the [workshop; seminar; conference; program; event] on [date]?

Yes /No

2. Overall, how would you rate the (workshop, seminar, conference, program, or event)?

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Very Poor

3. How likely would you be to recommend the (workshop, seminar, conference, program, or event) to a colleague?

Definitely Would

Probably Would

May or May Not

Probably Would Not

Definitely Would Not

4. Did you get the information you needed at the (workshop, seminar, conference, program, or event)?

All of the information

Some of the information

None of the information

5. How satisfied were you with the following aspects of the (workshop, seminar, conference, program, or event)? (Please check corresponding box.)

	Very Satisfied	Satisfied	Neutral	Dissatisfied	Very Dissatisfied	N/A
Length: appropriate for topic(s) presented
Content: Relevant and current
Content: appropriate for experience levels of participants
Materials provided can be used as reference material
Materials provided are clear and easily understood
Facilities
Presenter(s): knowledge of subject matter
Presenter(s): presentation skills

6. How did you hear about the (workshop, seminar, conference, program, or event)? Check all that apply.

USPTO.gov website

Social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter)

Host other than USPTO

Email announcement

Colleague / Friend

Attendance at a previous event

Other (please specify)

7. Have you used (are you familiar with) any of the following resources offered by the USPTO?

USPTO Contact Center (Yes/No)

Inventors Assistance Center (Yes/No)

Pro Se Assistance Program (Yes/No)

Other (please specify)

8. My knowledge of this topic area prior to the (workshop, seminar, conference, program, or event) was:

Novice

Basic knowledge of content

Competent to explain content to others

Expert in the field

9. After this (workshop, seminar, conference, program, or event) my knowledge of this topic area can best be described as:

Novice

Basic knowledge of content

Competent to explain content to others

Expert in the field

10. I would attend a future (workshop, seminar, conference, program, or event) offered by the USPTO.

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

11. I gained new information about the topic area covered in this (workshop, seminar, conference, program, or event).

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

12. Please indicate to what extent the information you received will aid you in your work or field of study.

Great extent

Moderate extent

Limited extent

Not at all

13. Is there anything else you’d like to share about the (workshop, seminar, conference, program, or event)?

14. You indicated that you were unable to attend the (workshop, seminar, conference, program, or event). Which of the following best describes the reason for not attending?

Schedule conflict

Obtained the information elsewhere

Time of the workshop was not convenient

Location of the workshop was not convenient

Other (please specify)

15. What other kinds of events surrounding intellectual property and U. S. Department of Commerce resources would be of interest to you?

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is conducting this survey to gather feedback on Outreach events. This survey is strictly voluntary, includes 15 questions and should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. This information collection contains requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the PRA, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number.