Saturday, June 1, 2013

Imagination:  A Key to Innovation 

8:30 – 8:45

Welcome Remarks and Conference Overview

Robin Evans and Dennis Forbes, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

8:45 – 9:45




9:45-10:00

Micro Entity, First Inventor to File (A Recent US Patent Law Change) and Pro Bono

Break

John Calvert and Angela Ortiz, USPTO Supervisory Patent Examiner

 

10:00 – 10:40

Understanding Detroit’s HUBZone Program

Thomas Vargo, U.S. Small Business Administration

10:40 – 11:20




11:20 – 12:00

Why Business Licensing Is Important to Minority and Small Businesses


Where Do We Go From Here?Using Intellectual Property to Improve Your Bottom Line

Mark Robinson, Licensing Executive Society 



Charmin Edwards

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch (on your own)

1:00 – 1:45  




1:45 –2:30

2:30 – 2:40


2:40 – 3:20

Keeping Counterfeits Out of Supply Chains



Enterprise Risk Management to Protect from Intellectual Property Infringement

Break


What Every Small Business Must Know about Trademarks and Copyright

Rod Kinghorn, Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection Program


John Spink, MSU

Susan Anthony and Scott Baldwin, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

IP Assessment

Angela Ortiz 

3:50 – 4:00

Closing (Survey)

Robin Evans, USPTO