PORTLAND – The University of Maine School of Law’s Center for Law & Innovation is offering a roundtable discussion on U.S. patent-reform legislation. It will be 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 7, in the Abromson Center on the USM campus in Portland.

Speakers include James Bessen, an economist and innovation researcher, and Robert Stier a patent litigation attorney and patent law professor.

Congress recently proposed a major overhaul of the patent system that would be the most dramatic reform of the patent system in decades, according to a spokesman for the center. Some are concerned the revisions would impede innovation. Others believe the revisions don’t go far enough.

Admission is free, but seating is limited. People can e-mail [email protected] to register.

Lewiston center to host job fair

LEWISTON – The CareerCenter has partnered with The Caleb Group to host a job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, at The Caleb Community Center.

The center is at River Valley Village on Strawberry Avenue.

Participating employers include: H.E. Callahan Construction, Bancroft Contracting, Manpower, Affiliated Computer Services, AFLAC, Geiger Brothers, Bonney Staffing, Living Independence Networks Corp. The state CareerCenter, the Employment Times, and JobsInME.com will have representatives there as well.