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Invention Seminar: “Promoting and Protecting Your Invention” is the topic of a two-hour seminar to be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Patent attorney Robert Sperry, a former U.S. patent office examiner, will discuss how to protect your invention legally. The $15 fee is payable at the door of the Service Corps of Retired Executives conference room, 330 N. Brand Ave., Glendale. A workshop is scheduled from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 13. Information: (818) 552-3206.

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SBA On-Line: With 1.3 million calls in two years and an average of 1,500 calls a day, small businesses are definitely plugged in to the Small Business Administration’s on-line services. For access to the graphics-oriented World Wide Web home page, type: https://www.sbaonline.sba.gov. To access the SBA’s Internet gopher, a directory without graphics:gopherwww.sbaonline.sba.gov. For additional information, contact the SBA Technical Support line at (202) 205-6400.