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Inventors Alliance Bay Area Chapter Main Event:
This Saturday, January 21st, 2012
The USPTO (United State Patent And Trademark Office) Is Coming To Speak To Bay Area Inventors this Saturday!
+ Patent Attorney Damon Kali will show you that there is often more than one way to protect an idea.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: We Have A New Meeting Location
As many of you know, we have outgrown our meeting space at Tech Shop.
Last month we had over 120 people in attendance and we simply couldn't fit any more people in the room. Our new meeting space has capacity for 150 people or more and even has a stage!
We will no longer be meeting at Tech Shop, so don't go there on the 21st. No one will be there. Instead we will be meeting at the location below.
Dosan Biryani Fresh Indian Grill & Bar
252 E. Java Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94089
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If you've been to an Inventors Alliance meeting, you know that we sometimes go a little later than scheduled and folks get hungry. Well, that will no longer be a problem. We encourage you to stick around at the end of the meeting, get some food, make some new friends, see old friends and network. And of course if you get hungry or thirsty at any point during the meeting, you can order refreshments or food.
You'll have several opportunties to order food during the meeting if you choose to do so.
For Breakfast: A continental breakfast along with some crepes for breakfast will be available for purchase
For Lunch: A lunch plate (salad, a choice of chicken or veg entree, rice, bread, a drink and an appetizer) for $10.
Drinks: Drinks are available at the bar of course.
More info about the resturant can be found at www.dbsunnyvale.com
Featured Speaker
John Calvert
Company & Title
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Administrator, Inventor Assistance Program
Topic
What do the recent changes in patent law mean to you as an Independent Inventor?
Learn about the America Invents Act from a Patent Office Official!
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Companies & Titles
Registered Patent Attorney & Open Gate Licensing, LLC Director Of Legal Affairs
Topic
Protection Strategies
"There is usually more than one way to protect an idea!"
Featured Speaker
John Calvert
Company & Title
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Administrator, Inventor Assistance Program
Topic
What does the recent change in patent law mean to you as an Independent Inventor?
Learn about the America Invents Act from a Patent Office Official!
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952.
Hear directly from the patent office as to how the new patent rules will be rolled out and how they will affect you. Learn what you need to know in order to operate under the new system!
John will be speaking directly to you at this special meeting. And of course he'll do question and answer. So come with your questions. The patent office will be at this meeting to help.
About The Speaker
Since October 1998, John Calvert has been responsible for supervising as many as 21 examiners in the area of textile technology in Art Unit 3765.
Mr. Calvert graduated from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Textile Technology in May 1971. He worked for Milliken and Co. and J. P. Stevens in various management positions including Division Director of Human Resources Development before returning to N.C. State University to pursue a Master of Science Degree in Textile Management. In February of 1990, John joined the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as an examiner in Group 240 specializing in textile technology.
In February 1995, John became a Primary Examiner. Since then he has worked on detail as a Petitions Examiner. John also was selected for work assignment in the Search and Information Resources Administration where he worked in PALM as liaison between the Office of Patent Legal Administration and SIRA instituting changes reflective of changes in patent rules and formulating changes in the manner in which OIPE communicates with the customer.
He also served as Sr. Project Manager for the Office of Electronic Patent Application Processing dealing with changes in the patent application format bringing a standard application format into compliance with US practice, the Patent Law Treaty and PCT.
As the former Acting Director for the Office of Independent Inventor Programs, John Calvert remains actively involved with the ongoing campaign to educate inventors about invention promotion firms and will continue to expand the outreach initiative to the inventor community.
Mr. Calvert has received numerous achievement awards, including the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal for superior Federal service and the United States Patent and Trademark Office Exceptional Career Award. Mr. Calvert completed studies in the Syracuse University, Maxwell School certificates program of Advanced Public Management and completed the Executive Development Seminar sponsored by the Office of Personnel Management.
Companies & Titles
Registered Patent Attorney & Open Gate Licensing, LLC Director Of Legal Affairs
Topic
Protection Strategies
"There is usually more than one way to protect an idea!"
There are many angles, strategies and different forms of intellectual property (patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets) you can use to protect your ideas.
Through concrete examples, Patent Attorney Damon Kali will show you that there is not always just one path you can take, but rather several different paths and strategies you can employ to protect your ideas.
Many of these protection paths may save you money while still protecting your intellectual property.
Damon is back by popular demand with this very intriguing "How To" talk.
Don't miss it!
About The Speaker
Mr. Kali specializes in patent prosecution and associated client counseling. His practice emphasizes the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in a wide range of technologies including semiconductor device fabrication, bioinformatics, gene chip technology, computer software, and digital imaging equipment.
Prior to attending law school Mr. Kali worked for Gruntec America where he gained valuable experience in biohazardous waste remediation, which included thermal analysis of incineration devices used in the destruction of heterogeneous waste streams, process control modeling and software implementation for automated incineration devices, and emission control systems to meet EPA and NAFTA requirements for incineration devices both in the United States and Mexico. Mr. Kali also developed a hybrid full stream video system to deliver educational content for SERA Learning Technologies in cooperation with Stanford University, Sun Systems, Chico State University, and California Polytechnic University.
While attending Santa Clara University he was the President of the Intellectual Property Association, a member of Phi Delta Phi Legal Honors Fraternity and a La Raza Mentor. He also completed the High Tech Certificate Program while attending Santa Clara.
Mr. Kali is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is a member of the California Bar Association.
AGENDA
9:45 am - 11:15 am - John Calvert's Lecture With Question And Answer
11:15 am - 12:15 pm - Damon Kali's Lecture With Question And Answer
12:15 am - 1:30 pm - More Networking and lunch(optional) (note: lunch and drinks are not included in the meeting fee)
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Complete Details
As always, we wish you much success in all your invention related endeavors,
Andrew Krauss
Inventors Alliance President
Inventors Alliance
Educating People With Ideas Since 1993
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