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DESCRIPTION:TechAmerica's Technology and IP Committee presents a workshop
  on patent basics. &#13\;\n &#13\;\nThis 4-hour workshop will describe\,
  in depth\, the entire patent system\, from its reason for existence to 
 how to create strong patents as valuable corporate assets.&#13\;\n&#13\;
 \nDuring the first hour of the workshop you will learn:&#13\;\n - Why th
 e US has an intellectual property system &#13\;\n - How patents relate t
 o other forms of intellectual property &#13\;\n - How patents are used b
 oth offensively and defensively &#13\;\n&#13\;\nIn addition\, three smal
 l-group sessions will provide access\, in a non-threatening\, teaching e
 nvironment\, to industry veterans who will answer questions specific to 
 your industry or business.&#13\;\n&#13\;\nSMALL GROUP BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
 : &#13\;\nSteps to take before filing a patent application (led by Matth
 ew Rabdau\, Tektronix and Thaine Allison\, MTI\, Inc.)&#13\;\n - When an
 d how to document inventions &#13\;\n - How to decide whether a patent a
 pplication should be filed &#13\;\n - How to work with inside or outside
  patent counsel &#13\;\n&#13\;\nHow to draft a patent application (led b
 y Jim Stewart\, Ater Wynne LLP and Rick Boyd\, Ater Wynne LLP)&#13\;\n -
  How to develop an application that will ultimately issue as a patent &#
 13\;\n - Why are claims so hard to read (and how to read them) &#13\;\n&
 #13\;\nHow to successfully navigate an application through the Patent Of
 fice (led by Kevin Ross\, Marger Johnson &amp\; McCollom PC and Joe Maku
 ch\, Marger Johnson &amp\; McCollom PC)&#13\;\n - How examiners use &quo
 t\;Prior Art&quot\; &#13\;\n - How to best respond to Patent Office reje
 ctions &#13\;\n - How to prosecute a patent that will withstand an inval
 idity attack &#13\;\n&#13\;\nFinally\, participants will take home a pac
 ket of valuable materials specific to developing an in-house patent syst
 em.&#13\;\n&#13\;\nWho shoud attend:&#13\;\n - Engineers new to the pate
 nt system &#13\;\n - Engineering managers &#13\;\n - Managers having IP 
 responsibility &#13\;\n - VCs who seek in-depth knowledge about the pate
 nt system &#13\;\n - Small business owners and entrepreneurs &#13\;\n&#1
 3\;\nThank you Marger Johnson &amp\; McCollom PC for sponsoring this eve
 nt. \n\nTags: engineering manager\, training\, workshop\, intellectual p
 roperty\, ip\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250457825
URL:http://www.techamerica.org/ipworkshop
SUMMARY:TechAmerica IP Workshop: The Patent System – An In-depth Primer
LOCATION:Oregon Zoo: 4001 SW Canyon Rd.\, Portland OR 97221-9704 US
SEQUENCE:2
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