Posted on Aug 20, 2019
IN Board Member, Bob Albertson is featured in this Invented in MN Segment on WCCO! The segment highlights MN Inventing and the Minnovation Challenge by the Science Museum of MN.
Marc Portney, American Entrepreneur, Investor and Business Advisor, will be in town September 18th for a special session and rare opportunity for local inventors.
Select members will be able to present their new product idea on stage to Marc and his team with the hope that they will want to license and produce it.
Click here to learn more about this exciting session and how you can apply to be a presenter.
IN Board Member, Bob Albertson is featured in this Invented in MN Segment on WCCO! Posted on Jul 25, 2019
Who should attend:
- Product Inventors
- New Product Innovators/Entrepreneurs
- New Business Startups
When: August 21, 6:00-8:00PM ((Networking 5:30-6:00 and 8:00-8:30)
Where: 1001 HWY 7, Eisenhower Community Center (Just West of HWY 169), Hopkins MN 55305
Cost: Members FREE. Visitors $15. (Cash/Check/CC at meeting)
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Come and Learn: Learn what Intellectual Property (IP) Protection is available to project what makes your invention unique. Bill Berggren, former IP Attorney and 3M Engineer, will present key information you need to consider when applying for Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade SecretsLearn:
1. Utility Patents, Design Patents and Provisional Patents:
- WHAT these each protect and do not protect.
- WHEN to Obtain each and when is too late.
- HOW is each is REVIEWED and APPROVED.
- WHAT is the Cost of each.
- WHAT You Need to Know About Recent Patent Law Changes
2. Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets.
- WHY Use TRADEMARKS and COPYRIGHTS in IP
- WHY Use TRADE SECRETS in IP
- WHEN and HOW to use each of these
- HOW to Apply for TRADEMARKS, COPPYRIGHTS
- HOW to Establish and Protect IP for TRADE SECRETS
Posted by Steve Lyon on Apr 21, 2019
Bunch of Balloons inventor Josh Malone was our speaker in November. At that time we did a screening of the movie "Invalidated" that highlights his story. This movie can also be viewed on Amazon Prime and Netflix. Josh was just awarded 29 million in his patent infringement suit. See link below for more information.
Go to this link to learn about Josh's organization, US Inventors, and to sign the Inventors Rights petition
Posted on Apr 21, 2019
At our April meeting we heard from Donna Rauch of Legal Corps concerning their program that offers a free Patent Attorney to qualifying inventors. See link for more information.
Posted by Stephen Lyon on Jan 31, 2019
We appreciate you visiting InventorsNetwork.org and hope you enjoy the experience. Whether you are already a member or just want to learn more about IN this is a great place to start. To learn more, please review the about us page along with speaker (both past and upcoming) information. Please also note the time and location of our next meeting, which take place in the evening on the third Wednesday of each month.
Attending a meeting(s) is by far the best way to learn more about IN and if we are a fit for you. Our hope is you will find the speaker, program elements and the overall club / network experience to be a place where you can learn more about inventing, connect with others and learn some best practices for success.
Inventors often have many questions about Patent protection and IP WatchDog is a wonderful resource to learn more. Below is a link to a recent article about confidential treatment of ideas. Once at the site, poke around, sign up to get their emails and be prepared to learn something new everyday.
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Writing & Filing a Provisional Patent Application
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