April's events article
Where Independent Inventors Meet
April 2010
17th-20th
AI2V Rice University
Sponsored by I2V
A highly-acclaimed four-day intensive workshop which provides instruction, exercises, pitching and coaching, complete with real-time feedback from coaches and investors.
Rice University
Houston, Texas
www.nciia.org
20th
The Georgetown University Law Center Conference
On The Changing Patent Landscape
Sponsored by Intellectual Property Owners Association
With a new decade upon us, the patent landscape continues to evolve as the US Supreme Court addresses patentable subject matter in In re Bilski, and the new administration makes patent reform a key agenda item. IPO is sponsoring a half-day program with a collection of leading experts from academia, industry and the judiciary as they offer insight into "hot topics" in IP law, including damages, reexaminations and inequitable conduct.
Georgetown University Law Center, Hart Auditorium
Washington, D.C.
www.ipa.org
20th @ 7 p.m.
Suffolk County Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club Meeting
Sponsored by the Intellectual Property Owners Association
Ben Hopson, Product Design Novice and seasoned inventors alike will be afforded brainstorming opportunities through this association that can help with all aspects of the inventing process and enable individuals to tap into key resources for entrepreneurs and established businesses through various county programs.
H. Lee Dennison Bldg. 100 Veterans Hwy
Hauppauge, N.Y.
www.uiausa.org
26th @ 8:30 a.m.
Joint Meeting and Class on Intellectual Property Licensing for World IP Day
Sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Licensing Executives Society's D.C. Chapter, and the Inventors Network of the Capital Area
A class, PDS 100: Commercializing Technology Through the Power of IP Licensing, will be held until 5:30 p.m., followed by a free networking reception. The monthly INCA meeting will take place after the networking event until 8 p.m.
United States Patent and Trademark Office
600 Dulany Street
Alexandria, Va.
www.uiausa.org
May 2010
4th
USPTO Online Inventor Chat
Sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Stay tuned to www.uspto.gov on May 3rd.
Online
www.uspto.gov
13th @ 6 p.m.
Grand Rapids Inventors Network Monthly Meeting
Sponsored by the Grand Rapids Inventors Network
Cynthia VanRenterghem, co-founder of Plumstone Inc. and Sunstick Home Products. An avid gardner, Cynthia launched her company's award winning Sunstick product and shaped her interest and ideas into a viable business.
GVSU's Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences
301 Michigan Street N.E., Room 119
Grand Rapids, Mich.
www.grinventors.org
14th @ 7 p.m.
Write & File Your Own Provisional Patent
Sponsored by Inventors Forum
John Ferrell, author of "Patent Pro Se: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Provisional Patent Applications," and founding partner of Carr & Ferrell LLP, one of California's foremost technology law firms, specializing in patent and intellectual property law matters, will speak.
Science Lecture Hall
101 at Orange Coast College
2701 Fairview Rd.
Costa Mesa, Calif.
www.inventorsforum.org
June 2010
11th @ 7 p.m.
Market Research: Why You Need It & How It's Done
Sponsored by Inventors Forum
Science Lecture Hall
101 at Orange Coast College
2701 Fairview Rd.
Costa Mesa, Calif.
www.inventorsforum.org
11th & 12th @ 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Invention & Idea Show 2010
Sponsored by the Minnesota Inventors Congress
The most important investment an inventor can make is to learn the product development process and finding out if there is a market for your product is an essential part of that process. Since 1958, inventors from across the country have traveled to Redwood Falls, Minn., to test market their products and attend our Inventing Success Workshops.
Redwood Area Community Center
901 Cook St.
Redwood Falls, Minn.
www.minnesotainventorscongress.org
15th & 16th
Early Stage East Venture Conference
Sponsored by Early Stage East
Up to 10 pre-qualified companies per venture track each giving an elevator pitch. The tracks include financial service technologies, social media technologies, and clean, green Technologies. The event includes networking time and a cocktail reception with jazz performances.
Hotel DuPont
Wilmington, Del.
www.earlystageeast.com
