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Current
Newsletter (July 2009)
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JULY
2009
Ten
Tips for Protecting Intellectual Property, Making Money with Patent Licensing
or Litigation, Truly Clever Niche Items at CEA Line Show, Ghostline Girls
Give Winning Presentation, From the Mind to the Marketplace, List of Articles
Written for Inventors Digest, 9 Steps to Outstanding Marketing Sucess,
Meet the Golden Buyers, NYSE Financial Future Challenge, Startup Business
Boot Camp, Nikola Tesla Energy Independence Celebration,
ISSF Speakers
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JUNE
2009
Professional Inventors Alliance, Get Smart About
Inventing, Inventors Association of Georgia,
Ghostline Girls Give Winning Presentation, AbsolutelyNew Launches Invention
Competition, The Invention and Idea Show, Rules of Evidence for Inventor
Notebook, Stephen Key Articles, European Commission and IP Rights, Marketing
Newsletter Articles Archives, World Innova
LLC Helps Inventors, ISSF Speakers
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MAY
2009
Nat'l Inventors Hall of Fame Honors Andy Grove, Fair Packaging and Labeling
Act, First To File vs First To Invent, Academy for Entrepreneurs Mastermind
Event, DIY Networks Cool Tools, Trademark Scams, What You Should Know
About Legal Counsel, Selecting a Patent Attorney, Inventor's Assistance
Service, Ideas and Patents Seminar, Student Unmanned Systems Competition,
Green Product of the Year, Korea
Int'l Women's Invention Exposition, Food Industry Trade Shows, Ocean Tomo
Publications, Taipei Int'l Invention Show & Technomart, Tesla Motors
Unveils All-Electric Sedan, ISSF Speakers.
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APRIL
2009
Inventor's Digest's First Ten Commandments; Stephen Key's Website;
Bed, Bath & Beyond Product Search; Innovaton Tools; BIG Idea Hunt;
Free Inventor Guides; Upcoming Reality Show; Samsonite Competition; Smart
Gear Competition; Power Beaming Competition; ISSF Speakers
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MARCH
2009
Father of Artificial Organs: Dr. Kolff, AmCon Show in Orlando, What Venture
Capitalists Seek, Two Venture Capital Events, ITV London, Online Inventor
Archives, Product Evaluation, Business Loan Fund, Protecting Against Counterfeit
Goods, SBA Publications, Linking Innovation and Industrial Property (LIIP),
Small Business Resource Guide, Progressive Automotive X PRIZE, New Law
Affects Toymakers, EPO E-LEarning, Celebrate the Spirit of Invention,
First Winning Patent Study, March Speaker at ISSF
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FEBRUARY
2009
Tampa Bay Inventors Council Invention EXPO, Next Big Thing Award, ow Stuff
Works, SCORE Podcast Series, Center for Business Planning, USHCC Annual
NAtional Convention, Matt Yubas, Houston Inventors Association, Hammacher
Schlemmer Product Search 2009, InventBay Inc News, New IP Right Guides,
Innovate or Stagnate, inventBay On Demand Episodes, Bay Area Renaissance
Festival, Global Resource Network for Small Business, UIA Membership,
February Speaker/ISSF Expo
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JANUARY
2009
Back
to the Fundamentals, Duct Tape Marketer Newsletter, Questions for Your
Prosepective China Manufacturer, Your Business Plan Starts Here, Ten Business
Fundamentals, ISSF Thanks Charles Koch, New BPAI Rules Delayed, inventRight
Radio Blog, Power of an Idea Competition, Invent-A-Game Challenge, Live
EDGE Global Environmental Challenge, NCIO, ISSF Speakers
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DECEMBER
2008
A Ten Minute Podcast Lesson,
InventBay: Not Your Average Expo, Product Manufacturing Help, Ocean Tomo
Auction, ICGC Presentation, WIPO Best Practices, UM Innovation Showcase
2008, Don
Debelak Newsletter, New Online Community, Novelty and Non-Obviousness,
IP Australia, Get Your Foot in the Door, InventBay Website Enhancements,
Industry or Inventor Tradeshows, The Small Business Company, SCORE Online
Training, December Speaker at ISSF
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NOVEMBER
2008
List of Invention Mkt Companies, Northwest Invention Center, InventBay.com
Expo Winners, Open Projects at NineSigma Inc, Trademark Expo, Teacher
Websites, Northern Plains Inventors Congress, Free Inventor Tips, SCORE
Expert Answers, Toy & Game Inventors Expo, Inventors Monthly Roundtable,
Am. Soc. of Inventors Evaluations, Bogus Invention Promotion Claims, Federal
Trade Commission, From Concept to Protection, November Speaker at ISSF
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OCTOBER
2008
Mother of Invention Conference, Selling Ideas - Funding/Marketing/Licensing,
WIPO Arbitration Workshop, Inventors Alliance, AusPat, Videos Sell to
Investors , Create the Future Contest 2008, Understanding IP Value, Jacob
Enterprises Inc., International Conference - Vision Guided Robots, British
Invention Show, The Community Patent Review, Selling to Big Companies,
Ocean Tomo Live Auction Event, Business Resources from NOLO, Sell More
with 7 Packaging Tips, Upcoming Speakers at ISSF
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SEPTEMBER
2008
International Inventor's Expo, IP Classification Systems, IP News &
Newsletters Online, Patent Attorneys Find Design Help, Design the Future
Contest 2008, Resources for European Patents, Resources for Canadian Inventors,
Invention Websites for Kids, Teacher Websites on Inventing, Power of an
Idea® Contest, Invent America! Program, 2008-09 Bubble Wrap® Competition,
Inventor Resources, Upcoming Speakers at ISSF
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AUGUST
2008
Canadian Innovation Centre, Innovation Foundation, Big Idea Group Offers
Two Hunts, Independent Inventors Conference, Inventors Collegiate Organization,
International Non-governmental Orgs, Intellectual Property Websites, Franklin
Pierce Law Center, Sprint Home Show in Sydney, Novelty & Gag Products
Wanted, DoD Seeks Battlefield Inventions, August ISSF Speaker
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JULY
2008
Rule 504 (raising capital), American Dreamers Radio, Networking Opportunities,
Trademark Registration, Startup Lounge, SCORE, Invention Promotion Protection,
Scammed To Do List, ISSF Speakers
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JUNE
2008
Inventors Alliance Main Event, Patent Pending Status, How
to Make Millions on QVC, Anti-Counterfeiting Strategies, Pursuing your
Idea, How
to Research Any Company, China Sourcing & Manufacturing, All About
Surveys, Titanium Contest, Mother of Invention Grant, Resources to Keep
You Informed, Real World Inventing, August ISSF Speaker
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MAY
2008
Simply Licensed, Creative Problem Solving Institute, Questacon Invention
Convention, Licensing Without Borders, Financing a Venture, Hospitality
Design Expo, Houston Inventors Tradeshow, Inventor Next Door Expo, Patent
Systems in Europe, LIGI TOOL & ENGINEERING, INC., Live Licensing Workshop,
Boost Your Business Contest, Sequence to Success - John Hobbs
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APRIL
2008
USPTO Online Chat, Feb 28th and Dec 11th, Getting Started Writing a Biz
Plan, Provisional vs. Patent Application, Patents Guidance at the USPTO,
Comparison of Prior Art, SCORE Expert Answers, Everyday Edisons Winner
Speaks, BIG Helps You with Your Ideas, Peter Zura's Patent Blog
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MARCH
2008
Kraft Idea Hunt for Energy Snacks, Kraft Branding Hunt - Beverage Stick,
UIA has New Sponsor, All about Prototyping, Ten Easy Packaging Improvements,
Casting Calls for Everyday Edisons, Reasons to Create a Business Plan,
H.R. 1908, Dr. Golab is Next ISSF Speaker
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FEBRUARY
2008
Manufacturing Outsourcing, Put Your Product on the Market, Startup Basics
with Brad Sugars, New From Cathy's Desk, Entrepreneur's World, Conf &
Expo, Inventor's Notebook, LinkedIn.com, Thank You Message from Jim Davis,
Dell's ReGeneration Design Contest, Jim Richardson, Next ISSF Speaker
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JANUARY
2008
Inventor's
Handbook, 2008 Consumer Electronics Show, Brilliant Inventions of 2007,
Upcoming Florida Events, IP PAnorama, FAU SBDC, Invitation to South FL
Inventors, You Can't Afford Not to Have Publicity, Idea to Product Competition,
Patents Wanted, Invent Iowa, Everyday Edisons Casting Call
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DECEMBER
2007
Connecticut Invention Convention, Ocean Tomo Auction 2008, Northern Plains
Inventors Congress, By Kids For Kids Challenges, PR Stands for Perfect
Resource, Faultless Idea Hunt, Popular Science Invention Awards, Lone
Star Inventor Expo, British Inventor Awards, Cisco I-Prize Contest, Wal-Mart
and the Canton Fair, Inventor Expo at Broward
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NOVEMBER
2007
4Q Publicity = 1Q Prosperity, Simplifying the Research Process, Choosing
an Idea & Market For It, Toy Challenge, How to Find a Packaging Supplier,
Patent Strategies & New Rules, Inventions & Innovation, JPL Annual
Invention Challenge, Expand Fossil Fuel Reserves, Reinventing the Inventor,
Patent Office Rule Changes, Coming Events, Lisa Lloyd's Website: I Can
Invent, Inventor Expo at Broward Library
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OCTOBER
2007
Science Channel - Inventions, Patent Reform Legislation, International
Patenting, Practitioner Disciplined, You Must Have Publicity, USPTO's
New Rules, Inventing at Startup Nation, New Type of Patent Right, Non
Practicing Patent Holders, Open Letter to President Bush, Books for Inventors,
Mfg Your Product in China, Inventor Forums, America's Master Marketer,
Inventor Expo at Broward Library
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SEPTEMBER
2007
Market to the Media First, 5 Things to Know About Packaging, Turning Media
Pitch Into Media Hit, Patent Enforcement Arguments, Independent Inventors
Conference, Patent Reform Legislation, Outsourcing to China
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AUGUST
2007
Generating Publicity, Helpful Tools for Valuation, Patent Reform Legislation,
Business Owner's Toolkit, PR Does Not Mean Press Release, How Stuff Works,
Packaging Sells Products, Not From Santa's Workshop, Welch's Hunt for
Snacks, DoD Design Competition, ERA's Invention Showcase
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JULY
2007
Inventors Alliance, How to Cut a Great Deal, Design and Contract Mfg Shows,
, Technology Commercialization, Home Depot Open to Buy Days, Incredible
Science Competition, Design-3-Part Magazine, How to Win Free Publicity,
Invention Consultant Offers Help, Inventions For Sale on the Web, Launch
Yourself, Product Recalls, Collegiate Inventor Competitions
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JUNE
2007
Help Customers Find You, FTC Charges Swindlers w/Contempt, Greater Cincinnati
Inventors' Fair, 2007 Patent Reform Act, Supreme Court Weakens Patent
Rights, Document Disclosure Program, Invention EXPOsure 2007, Beating
the Odds, Developing a Great Business Model, Researching the Inventions
Market, Licensing Agents, USPTO Q/A, Raising Money
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MAY
2007
Nat'l Campaign for Child Inventors, EU Vision for Patent System, Washington
Observations, Business Services, Help for Women in Business, Shop Smart
Online, Free Software, SmallBusiness.com, Product Recalls, Food
& Packaging Inventions, Newsletters for Inventors, Automotive X Prize
Update
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APRIL
2007
Industrial Design, Open Call from USPTO, Disclosure Document Program,
Featured Member: Josh Nelson, Free WIPO Publications, Obtaining Competitive
Info, Mothers of Invention Challenge, Invention to Venture Workshops,
2007 National Hardware Show, The Woodworking Shows, FAO Schwartz Toy Auditions,
Product Pricing, IWIEF Product Search
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MARCH
2007
Defining Your Target Market, Big Idea Group Roadshow, Patentability Q/A,
Virgin Earth Challenge, Oprah'sSearch, Useful Websites, Inventor Questions,
Ideas for Toy Inventors, What is a PPA? |
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FEBRUARY
2007
Henkel
Trophy, Desktop Fabricator, Governor's New Product Award, Google Patent
Search, Innovative Marketing, Global Product Alert, Trade Shows, Invention
Secrecy, IPR Advisory Program, Inventors Protection
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JANUARY
2007
Best Mfg Process Calculator, Kaufmann eVenturing, Startup Journal
Tips, Big Idea Hunt, FAU Fund, FAU Inventors, Alabama Conference, Product
Development, Energy
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