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Inventors,
We've added one more speaker to Saturday's lineup and it's a big one. So that makes
four speakers and a brainstorming session.
Steven Colby is a patent attorney and the morning speaker this Saturday. He was
kind enough to hook us up with Ocean Tomo. One of the things Ocean
Tomo does
is Patent auctions and it looks like they do them well.
Steven attended Ocean Tomo's last patent auction and was telling me how Martin Eldridge
(Inventor) sold his patent at the latest Patent Auction in San Francisco for 500k. Wow!
I called the folks over at Ocean Tomo up and they said they'd be happy
to speak to the
Inventors Alliance and explain how their patent
auctions work.
Mike Sambrook is an Associate in Ocean Tomo’s Corporate Finance
practice located
in the firm’s Chicago office. In this role, Mr.
Sambrook is involved in all aspects of
facilitating the sale and
purchase of intellectual property assets through private transactions
and Ocean Tomo’s live public auctions.
Topics Michael Will Cover:
- Overview of Ocean Tomo, LLC and its services
- The economic relevance of IP and the origins and acceptance of Ocean Tomo’s live IP auctions
- The live auction process (including screening of submissions from potential sellers)
- Benefits of the live auction to individual inventors
You can view Michaels complete bio here
http://www.oceantomo.com/msambrook.html
See the new schedule below for the day's agenda.
Registration Is Open For Next Saturday's April 19th Main Event!
Three Four Speakers +Plus Brainstorming Session
The event will be held in Menlo Park, California and at the same time broadcast live over the internet to individual members computers and our satellite chapter in Sacramento. You also have the option of buying and downloading the video of the event.
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MAIN EVENT SPEAKERS
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Three Four Speakers
Every month we feature an Inventors Alliance member's success, a speaker on a legal topic and a headlining speaker. Here are our three speakers for this month. This month we will have three speakers +plus a brainstorming session.
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WELCOME
Inventors Alliance President Andrew Krauss
9:45 - 9:50am
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MEMBER SUCCESS STORY
9:50 - 10am
An Inventors Alliance Member Will Get Up And Talk About A Recent Success They've Had.
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STEVEN COLBY - Patent Attorney
10 - 10:45am
Topic: "The patenting process: from conception to issue"
Steven will cover how to work effectively with an attorney, cover patent office costs, attorney costs, and how to handle the many things that can occur during the pendency of a patent application.
Steven will also talk about upcoming changes to patent law and how they will affect independent inventors.
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ANDREW KRAUSS - Inventors Alliance President
10:45 - 11:15am
Topic: "Top 10 Most Useful Online Resources For Inventors And How To Use Them"
These top 10 resources will hit the following areas.
Materials Research
Product Research
Patent Searching
Prototyping
Raising Money
Rapid Prototyping
Market Research
Manufacturing Research
Company Research – Getting A Manufacturers Contact Information
This will be a very practical talk that will give you resources you can use right away to move forward with your ideas.
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MIKE SAMBROOK - Ocean Tomo
11:15 - 12 noon
Mike Sambrook is an Associate in Ocean Tomo’s Corporate Finance
practice located in the firm’s Chicago office. In this role, Mr.
Sambrook is involved in all aspects of facilitating the sale and
purchase of intellectual property assets through private transactions
and Ocean Tomo’s live public auctions.
Topics Michael Will Cover:
- Overview of Ocean Tomo, LLC and its services
- The economic relevance of IP and the origins and acceptance of Ocean Tomo’s live IP auctions
- The live auction process (including screening of submissions from potential sellers)
- Benefits of the live auction to individual inventors
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BRAINSTORMING SESSION - 3 slots available
12:00am - 12:45pm
Get feedback on your idea.
Tap into the collective intelligence of the group.
Ask a question of the speakers and/or the members and get unstuck.
Do a 'show and tell' demo of your idea.
To ensure your 15 minute brainstorming slot, send an email to us through our
contact us page and let us know you would like one of the three brainstorming slots we have available.
The brainstorming session will not be recorded to video, but it will be broadcast to our Sacramento chapter and individual members computers viewing over the internet, so if you haven't filled a provisional patent application or a patent, you will want to keep that in mind.
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DETAILS
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The event will be held in Menlo Park, California and broadcast
live over the internet to individual members computers and our
satellite chapter in Sacramento. You can also buy and download the
video of the event.
Attendees in Sacramento will view the meeting live on a projector screen and be able to ask questions through a live chat. Individuals who view the event on their computers will also be able to ask questions live through a chat window.
The online registration deadline is 6pm on Friday, April 18th (the day before the event) for those who wish to attend in person. The registration deadline for those who wish to attend and view the event over their computer is Thursday, April 17th.
You must register online for the Sacramento meeting, to attend over the internet and to order the video.
You can register at the door if you are attending in Menlo Park
but there will be an additional $10 door fee if you don't register in
advance online. If you have questions about registration, feel free to
call us at 650-964-1576 between 8am and 6pm M-F.
DATE:
Saturday, April 19th
TIME:
9:45am -12:15pm Pacific Time
10:45am -1:15pm Mountain Time
11:45am - 2:15pm Central Time
12:45pm -3:15pm Eastern Time
Check In And Networking When Attending In Person Or Online
9:15am -9:45ampm Pacific Time
10:15am -10:45pm Mountain Time
11:15am - 11:45pm Central Time
12:15pm -12:45pm Eastern Time
Registration Is Open For Next Saturday's April 19th Main Event!
Attend In Person, Menlo Park, CA $15 Members, $25 Non-Members
Attend In Person, Sacramento, CA $15 Members, $25 Non-Members
Attend Live Over The Internet $15 Members, $25 Non-Members
Buy And Download The Video $15 Members, $25 Non-Members
LOCATION:
Menlo Park, California
Tech Shop, which is located at 120 Independence Dr, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Google Map
Sacramento, California
We will be meeting at the cafe connected to the Gianni's
2724 J St, Sacramento, CA 95816
Google Map
View Over Internet Using Your Computer
You will receive an email with instructions on how to view and attend the meeting the Wednesday before the meeting. If you don't get your confirmation email by Wednesday morning call us at 650-964-1576.
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As always, I wish you much success in all your invention related endeavors,
Andrew Krauss
Inventors Alliance President
Educating People With Ideas Since 1993
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