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Which federal court lists Montgomery County?
Clarksville has a university campus on College Street, a Small Business Development Center office on South 2nd Street and a 2015 announcement about a data center on a former semiconductor site.
A patent claim is filed in federal court and not in state court, and the statute that says so is 28 U.S.C. 1338(a).
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee lists Montgomery County under Nashville, and its pages give 719 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37203 for that listing (28 U.S.C. 123). It does not tell you where a specific dispute would be filed, so an attorney should confirm the court and the place of filing before anything is submitted. If your business also reaches into Nashville, that city has a page of its own on this site.
What does federal registration cover?
Federal trademark registration is a separate route under 15 U.S.C. 1051. Copyright has its own federal step as well: 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)).
Who near Clarksville supports inventors and founders?
The Tennessee Small Business Development Center runs a Clarksville office at 211 S 2nd Street, Suite 215, and Austin Peay State University hosts it. The listing on the center’s Clarksville page was viewed on October 31, 2026, so confirm the address with the office before you go. Questions about who owns an invention, a brand or a piece of writing are legal questions, and those belong with an attorney.
Which local institutions produce research and creative work?
Austin Peay State University is at 601 College Street in Clarksville. Invention disclosures there go to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. That office reviews each disclosure, evaluates novelty and commercial potential, and decides whether to seek protection such as a provisional patent application under APSU Policy 2:047, Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, as described on the university’s commercialization page.
If you are a student, faculty member or staff member at the university, read that policy before you share or publish the work.
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How long do I have to act?
Two federal time limits are worth knowing. Damages for patent infringement reach back no further than the six years before the suit is filed (35 U.S.C. 286). A civil copyright claim must be brought within three years after it accrued (17 U.S.C. 507(b)).
This page does not state a deadline for any Tennessee claim, so do not assume the federal numbers apply to one. An attorney can tell you which time limit applies to your facts.
What should I gather before I speak with a lawyer?
Bring what you have from this list.
- The dates on which you created, shared, sold or published the work.
- Any agreement that touches the work, such as an employment agreement, a noncompete or a school policy.
- Anything you sent to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at Austin Peay State University, if the work came out of the university.
- The name you use for the business and the name of the product or service.
- Any copyright registration, or any refusal of registration, from the Copyright Office.
A short list of local facts to keep handy
Keep three Clarksville details in the same note: the university’s disclosure office, the small business center’s address and the 2015 data center announcement. The State of Tennessee announced on December 22, 2015 that Google would convert the former Hemlock Semiconductor site of about 1,300 acres in Clarksville into a data center, according to the state’s announcement. This page treats that as an announcement from 2015 and says nothing about what is operating on the site today.
For a statewide view, see Tennessee intellectual property attorneys. White House has a page of its own on this site. To start, you can get matched with an intellectual property attorney.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I send an invention idea at Austin Peay State University?
Invention disclosures at the university go to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. That office reviews them, evaluates novelty and commercial potential, and decides whether to seek protection such as a provisional patent application under APSU Policy 2:047, Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer.
Is there a small business office in Clarksville?
The Tennessee Small Business Development Center runs a Clarksville office at 211 S 2nd Street, Suite 215, hosted by Austin Peay State University. That was the listing on the center’s page when it was viewed on October 31, 2026, so confirm the address with the office.
Where does the federal court list Montgomery County?
The Middle District of Tennessee’s pages list Montgomery County, where Clarksville is, under Nashville, and they give 719 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37203 for that listing (28 U.S.C. 123). A county listing does not say where a particular case can be filed, so ask an attorney to confirm the court before anything is submitted.
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