Three Speakers This Month!
David Kappos (Director  of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Stephen Key (Successful Inventor)
Damon Kali (Patent Attorney)

***Sacramento Inventors***
This month, we will be carpooling to the big Bay Area meeting featuring USPTO Director David Kappos, Successful Inventor Stephen Key and Patent Attorney Damon Kali!

The Director Of Entire Patent Office (David Kappos)
Has Been Added To Speaking Lineup
For Saturday, February 27th Main Event

The United States Patent Office (USPTO) has called the Inventors Alliance expressing interest in connecting with the independent Inventor community. They are looking to get feedback and explain new proposed patent legislation that will effect you and every independent inventor and small business.

This is your opportunity to meet the head of the entire patent office and learn more about this proposed patent reform legislation. Make sure to show up early to network with fellow Inventors and with all three speakers . . . . . .David Kappos(Director Of The Patent Office), Stephen Key(Successful Inventor) and Damon Kali(Patent Attorney).  

Page down for agenda, speaker bio's and more information about all three speakers talks.

A REGISTRATION NOTE
Due to Stephen Key's popularity and the recent addition of David Kappos to the speaking line up, we expect this event to sell out. So register now if you plan on attending. We can only fit one hundred people at our meeting location and will not be taking ANY registrations at the door. If you want to attend this event, you must register online in advance before we sell all one-hundred tickets.

Meet Successful Inventor Stephen Key
Stephen will be available and networking with all the attendees during the morning networking session from 9:00am to 9:30am. Stephen's licensed
over thirty products! He's a good guy to know. Feel free to take advantage of this opportunity and introduce yourself!

Hear One Of Stephen's Students Talk About Closing Her First Deal
Margo just landed a licensing deal a few days before Christmas. Her product is going to hit over 80% of mass retailers!

Hear margo talk about her fears, what she learned and how she cut the deal. Listen To Margo Tell Her Story

Do not miss this meeting! Stephen's going to share his approach to selling inventions and how you can sell your ideas the
same using his techniques. See the write-ups below for more about Stephen's presentation.

Register To Attend This Event

AGENDA

About This Months Speaker - Stephen Key

Successful Inventor

Stephen Key is a successful inventor who has licensed his ideas for over 25 years. Several
of his products have been endorsed by celebrities such as Michael Jordan and Alex Trebek,
and sold in retailing giants such as WalMart, Walgreens and Disney stores and theme parks
worldwide.

In November, Stephen was one of the keynote speakers at the USPTO (United States Patent And Trademark Office)
14th Annual Independent Inventors Conference. He was asked to share his experiences and enthusiasm about inventing
with up and coming inventors like yourself.

Just last month, the Accudial product Stephen licensed was on the featured on the national NBC TV show "The Doctors".
Dr. Jim Sears demonstrated the label and explained why it is so important to dose children's medication by weight instead of by age.
Watch The TV Clip Here

Alex Trebek Endorsing Stephen's Spin Label & Michael Jordan Endorsing Stephen's Michael Jordan Wall Ball

One of Stephen’s most successful products, the Spin Label, sold world wide with unit sales
well over 300 million. Stephen is also a Disney licensee and has a juice beverage featuring
his Spin Label Invention, Disney’s Hannah Montana and Cars.

Along with business partner Andrew Krauss, Stephen runs inventRight.com, a company
dedicated to educating other struggling inventors in the ways to sell their ideas, and to arm
them with the skills needed to succeed.


Recognized as an outstanding leader in the field of innovation, Stephen was selected to serve
as a consultant for the first season of the hit ABC reality-show "American Inventor." Stephen
also appeared as a licensing and inventing expert on the Dr. Phil show and a guest on
CNBC show “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch”.

Stephen writes three times a week and is the licensing and Inventing Expert for AllBusiness.com
(A Dunn & Bradstreet Company).

As stated by his business partner and Inventors Alliance president Andrew Krauss ,
"He's one of those rare successful inventors that has chosen to give back to the inventors community
by teaching up and coming inventors the ropes."

Here's A Few Testimonials From People Who Have Heard Stephen Key
Give An "In Person" Talk

"WOW was stephen a great speaker!!!! You see him on the web, you see his
comments on forums, but I did not feel the impact of how great he is at
what he does, until i saw him speak in person!"
- Eva

"There is no one better, that I would compare with, that owns the
passion and knowledge for the business of licensing than Stephen. He
just makes it sound so simple. Stephen’s invested interest in each
individual is truly a shot in the butt of confidence, intentionally
infectious, and very motivating. He truly believes “That YOU can do it too.”
- Susan

"You were among the most effective speakers I have had in twelve years
here at UOP. The students gained so much from you. Not only did they
learn your keys to success, but several mentioned how refreshing it was
to meet someone so successful, yet so enthusiastic and willing to share
their ideas with others. I agree!"
- Cynthia Wagner Weick, Ph.D.
Professor, Management
Eberhardt School of Business
University of the Pacific

Don't miss Stephen's presentation at the Inventors Alliance on February 27th!

About This Months Speaker - David Kappos

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

David Kappos is the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. In this role he advises the President, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administration about intellectual property matters.

Over a 20-year career, David Kappos has accrued deep knowledge of the patent system and broad respect from professionals across the field – including the biotech, life sciences and high tech sectors. Most recently, he was the vice president and assistant general counsel for intellectual property at IBM. Specifically, Kappos managed IBM’s patent and trademark portfolios – protecting and licensing intellectual property worldwide.

He takes control of an office that provides incentives to encourage technological advancement and helps businesses protect their investments, promote their goods and safeguard against deception in the marketplace. The office continues to deal with a patent application backlog of more than 770,000, long waiting periods for patent review, information technology systems that are regarded as outdated and an application process in need of reform.

Recently, Kappos has served on the Board of Directors of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Intellectual Property Owners Association, and the International Intellectual Property Society. He also has been the Vice President of the Intellectual Property Owners Association. He has held various leadership positions in intellectual property law associations in Asia and the U.S. and has spoken widely in Asia, Europe and the U.S. on intellectual property topics.

Kappos received his bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of California-Davis in 1983, and his law degree from the University of California Berkeley in 1990. He joined IBM in 1983 as a development engineer and has served in a variety of roles before taking his current position, including intellectual property law attorney in IBM’s Storage Division and Litigation group, IP Law Counsel in IBM’s Software Group, assistant general counsel for IBM Asia/Pacific, IBM Corporate Counsel and assistant general counsel.

About This Months Speaker - Damon Kali

Patent Attorney

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.

TIME:
Check In
8:30am to 9am
See agenda above for complete details