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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017</b> </p> <p>(Sec. 4) This bill directs the Small Business Administration to develop partnership agreements that provide for: </p> <ul> <li>development of high-quality training for small businesses related to domestic and international protection of intellectual property, </li> <li>leveraging of training materials already developed for the education of inventors and small businesses, and </li> <li>participation of a nongovernmental organization. </li></ul> <p>These agreements must also provide training:</p> <ul> <li>through electronic resources, including Internet-based webinars; and</li> <li>at physical locations, including a small business development center (SBDC) and the headquarters or a regional office of the U.S.&nbsp;Patent and Trademark Office. </li></ul> <p>(Sec. 5) The bill amends the Small Business Act to require services at an SBDC to include training, in person or through a website, relating to:</p> <ul> <li>domestic and international intellectual property protections, and </li> <li>how those protections should be considered in the business plans and growth strategies of small businesses.</li></ul>]]></text>
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