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PTOS Spring Wine Events & Wine Box Ordering
Connect with your fellow PTOS members through virtual wine events.
[Click this link] to purchase your discounted wine package through PTOS!
Includes FOUR Wine Lecture Bottles offered at a discounted rate by PTOS.
Cost to members: $47
*OPTIONAL* For an extra fee, add-on a ‘Wine-Down’ bottle for after the USPTO Wine & IP event!
Limited supply so order fast, one order per member, must be active member to order.
*Cannot Ship to all states because of legal reasons. Sorry Michigan, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Utah.
Join your fellow PTOS members as we virtually visit different locations and explore the world through wine.
Each of the upcoming wine events have a specific theme and corresponding bottle.
No purchase necessary to attend these free lectures. We’ll dive into the region, climate, history, geography, and culture of wine regions. See below for more details!
Save the dates:
April 22, 2021 at 5:00PM ET - ‘Wine Down’ after Wine & IP: Earth Day Patents in Vinification
Theme: Organic/biodynamic
Bottle: Anderson Estate Pinot Noir
May 27, 2021 at 7:30PM ET – Malbec: New Vs Old World
Theme: Comparison tasting of Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina & Cahors, France
Bottles: Los Haroldos Reserva & Chateau Nozieres
June 24, 2021 at 7:30PM ET – Welcome to Summer with Still & Sparkling Rose!
Theme: Still Rose preferably from Provence & Sparkling Rose
Bottles: Les Quatre Tours & Pfaffenheim Brut Rose Cremant d’Alsace
All events are hosted on WebEx and include a formal lecture that is simultaneously streamed on YouTube Live.
An interactive portion on WebEx follows each event; we encourage the use of webcams!
Purchase Link: https://reservations.ptos.org/product_info.php?cPath=29_45&products_id=87
NOTE:
1. NO other time is provided for this event
2. Participation is considered “off duty” time
3. Live streaming via YouTube should be with personal device ONLY
For Questions: Stephen.Yanchuk@USPTO.Gov Subject “Wine”
THE “NO STRINGS ATTACHED BOOK CLUB”
SPONSORED BY THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PTOS
"Rendezvous in Chambery" by Paul V. Ward
https://cwms-wb4-app101.uspto.gov/orion/joinmeeting.do?MTID=d4e08e20c399f20459d073e31b0dc3cd&siteurl=meetings
Meeting Number: 994 563 295
Meeting Password: 239882
June 1, 2021, 4:30-5:30 PM (ET)
LYNN BRISTOL: LYNN.BRISTOL@USPTO.GOV (PTOS)
Interested in joining the PTOS? Contact membership@ptos.org
PTOS April Trivia brought to you by the PTOS Social Committee
Join PTOS for individual Trivia starting on April 15th, 2021 and be entered into a raffle for a chance to win.
Trivia event will be available:
Thursday 4/15/21 starting at 12:00 PM ET through Monday 4/19/21 ending at 5:00 PM ET.
Go to https://trivia.ptos.org to participate.
Must use your real name and valid email address in order to win. Only one prize per member
$10 Gift Card will be awarded to the winner of the raffle and the winners will have a choice of a gift card and will be notified via email.
Questions, please contact robert.hodge@uspto.gov, david.lotter@uspto.gov, shelby.turner1@uspto.gov or seahvosh.nikmanesh@uspto.gov
PTOS Presents: MasterClass (a one year subscription to ALL Content)
PTOS is offering a special members’ only price of $75 (regularly $180) for an entire year of access to MasterClass.
Want to learn more about MasterClass? See the video and instructor and class list.
LIMIT ONE subscription per PTOS member. Limited to the first 150 PTOS Members to sign-up for a subscription here.
The first 100 subscriptions have been purchased! Thank you to those who have bought a subscription.
We have added an additional 50 subscriptions.
Sign-Up by April 21st. An activation code to start your yearlong membership will be sent soon after the registration closes.
There is NO other time associated with this program.
Program questions? Contact anne.kozak@uspto.gov or catherine.loikith@uspto.gov
Paella Cooking Class with Chef Danny Lledó
The most-awarded paella chef in the United States
and owner of Valencian fine-dining restaurant Xiquet
https://chefdannylledo.com/
Join us Tuesday April 27th @ 7pm EST via Zoom to learn the Chef’s secrets for making the notoriously tricky
– and notoriously delicious – Spanish national dish! Additionally, Chef Danny will mail a paella essentials kit right to your door so you can cook like a pro.
** FINE PRINT ** Participants receive a 1-hour, personal tutorial in the fine art of paella from the world-renowned chef, who hails from Valencia, the cradle of the famous dish. This Zoom class will be broadcast from Xiquet’s wood-fire kitchen with Zoom links given approximately 24 hours prior to class. Additionally, a paella essentials kit will be delivered to your door to use with the Chef’s recipe. NOTE: Perishable/common food items will not be shipped and those must be sourced yourself. An email containing quantities and preparation instructions for the participant-sourced ingredients will be sent out at the reservation deadline date.
Paella Essentials kit:
1 bottle of Los Aljibes Olive Oil 500ml., 1 kilo of Tartana Bomba Rice, 70g Las Hermanas Sweet Paprika, 1g Afgan Saffron
Participant-Sourced Ingredients List:
Chicken, Green Beans, Red Bell Pepper, Cauliflower, Tomato, Salt, Chicken Stock
PTOS Members Only – Cost $40 ($90 value)
Sign-up at https://reservations.ptos.org/index.php
Valid and current mailing address required in your account in order to receive the Paella Essentials Kit
Limited to first 40 reservations (one per PTOS member)
Must reserve by 5pm on Thursday, April 15th 2021
Questions, please contact: kyle.armstrong@uspto.gov or Kang.hu@uspto.gov
This is a No Other-Time event
The use of Zoom must be on personal devices ONLY
