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
Speaker Background:
William Berggren is a Patent/IP specialist and patent holder. Bill’s career experience includes 29 as an Engineer, Inventor and Patent Liaison at 3M. Currently, Bill is an IP Attorney at Berggren Law LLC and leverages his product engineering expertise to help inventors apply/get patents and other IP.