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If you run a business in Cookeville
A Cookeville owner who wants help starting or growing a business has a Tennessee Small Business Development Center office at 580 N Jefferson Ave. The Cookeville page of the Tennessee SBDC lists consulting and training, says meetings are by appointment only, and shows a Hosted By section with two logos labeled UCDD and TTU. Expect to set a time before you go. Questions about who holds the rights to a name, an invention or a body of know how are legal questions that belong with an attorney.
A civil copyright claim must be brought within three years after it accrued (17 U.S.C. 507(b)). A United States work generally must be registered, or refused registration by the Copyright Office, before an infringement suit can be filed (17 U.S.C. 411(a)). The patent rules on court and damages appear in the court section below, and the federal trademark point appears in the next section.
Protecting a brand name and logo
Trademarks can be registered federally under 15 U.S.C. 1051. An attorney can tell you whether a federal filing suits the name and logo your Cookeville business uses.
Which federal court lists Putnam County
Putnam County is listed under Northeastern (Cookeville) in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, and the court’s pages list 9 East Broad Street, Cookeville, TN 38501 for it (28 U.S.C. 123). That is what the court’s county lists say, and this page says nothing more about where the court sits. An attorney should confirm the court before anything is filed.
A patent claim is filed in federal court, not in state court (28 U.S.C. 1338(a)). Damages for patent infringement reach back six years before the suit is filed, and no further (35 U.S.C. 286).
Local programs for owners
Tennessee Technological University, at 1 William L Jones Drive in Cookeville, has a Tech Transfer office that takes invention disclosures, advises on patentability, runs prior art searches and helps with licensing or spin off companies, funded through the Tennessee Technology Advancement Consortium led by Launch Tennessee. If your invention touches university work, ask an attorney who holds the rights before you talk about licensing.
The iMakerSpace sits in the Volpe Library at Tennessee Tech, 1100 N Peachtree Ave, Cookeville, and operates under the Colleges of Engineering and Business to support innovation and entrepreneurship training. That description comes from a Tennessee Arts Commission makerspace listing and not from a Tennessee Tech page, so confirm access and hours with the university directly. A makerspace does not replace legal advice about what you build.
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Before a first conversation, write down the dates on which you created, shared, sold or published your work, along with any agreement that touches it. For a statewide view, read the page on Tennessee intellectual property attorneys. When you are ready, get matched with an intellectual property attorney.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Tech Transfer office at Tennessee Tech do?
Tennessee Technological University’s Tech Transfer office, at 1 William L Jones Drive in Cookeville, takes invention disclosures, advises on patentability and runs prior art searches. It also helps with licensing or spin off companies, funded through the Tennessee Technology Advancement Consortium led by Launch Tennessee. Questions about who holds the rights to an invention still belong with an attorney.
What do the Middle District of Tennessee’s county lists say about Putnam County?
The court’s pages list Putnam County under Northeastern (Cookeville) in the Middle District of Tennessee, with 9 East Broad Street, Cookeville, TN 38501 listed for it (28 U.S.C. 123). An attorney should confirm the court before anything is filed.
Is there a makerspace at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville?
The iMakerSpace is in the Volpe Library at Tennessee Tech, 1100 N Peachtree Ave, Cookeville. It operates under the Colleges of Engineering and Business to support innovation and entrepreneurship training. The description comes from a Tennessee Arts Commission makerspace listing and not from a Tennessee Tech page, so confirm access and hours with the university. A makerspace does not replace legal advice about what you build.
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