MIDWEST
INVENTORS CONFERENCE (to register click here)
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2002 Washington University School of Law, St.
Louis, MO |
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PROGRAM |
“From Ideas to
Invention the Right Way… ". |
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8:30-9:00 |
Continental Breakfast &
Check-In |
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8:30-4:30 |
View display tables and network with other inventors |
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9:00- 9:10
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Introductions - Conference Chairman Bruce Burdick, Registered Patent Attorney Founder burdlaw.com
Intellectual Property Portal Treasurer, Illinois Innovators and Inventors Association |
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9:10-9:40 |
Beginning the Process - Don't Get Scammed, How to
Evaluate Your Invention Brice Washam of SW Mo State Univ. and the Innovation Institute. |
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9:45-10:15
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The Importance of Inventions and Individuals Donald Grant Kelly, Director American Academy of Applied Science Arlington, VA Founder and first Director of the Independent Inventor
Programs Office at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. |
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10:20-10:50
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"Patent
Searching at a Patent and Trademark Depository Library."
Past President , Patent & Trademark Depositary
Library Association Patent and Trademark Depository Library
Representative, St. Louis |
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11:00-11:30
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Success Story I |
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11:30-12:30
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How the Patent Office Works, Independent
Inventor Office at the Patent Office , and the American Invention Protection
Act Director, Independent Inventor Programs Office and
Supervisory Patent Examiner United
States Patent and Trademark Office, Arlington, Virginia |
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12:30-1:30 |
LUNCH in Law School Courtyard and Commons |
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1:30-2:00
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Success Story II |
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2:00-3:00 |
2:00-3:00 Legal Options for Protection Bruce
Burdick, Burdick Law Firm, St. Louis, MO and Alton, IL beb@burdlaw.com
and F.
Scott Kief, Associate Professor of Law, Washington University School of
Law and JM Olin Research Fellow, Harvard Law School |
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3:00-3:30 |
Success Story III |
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3:30-4:00
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Business Resources for Small
Businesses & Entrepreneurs Speaker – Judy Meador Publisher of the St. Louis Small Business Monthly Executive Director of the Missouri Venture
Forum |
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4:00-4:30 |
Panel Discussion |
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4:30-4:45 Close |
Mr. Burdick |
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A Public Relations Program of ILLINOIS
INNOVATORS & INVENTORS, 3656 Western Ave., Alton, IL
62002-3156 ( For more details, e-mail MIC@burdlaw.com
or telephone Bruce Burdick at
618-462-3450 (IL) or 314-241-4427 (MO).) |
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