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Monday, September 25, 2017 - Denver Metro Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Licensing
Speaker: Roger Jackson-Patent Attorney
Description: Roger will go through a 5 page checklist handout on items to consider in a licensing agreement.
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Special Event September 28, 2017 from noon to 1PM at 320 East Vine Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80524.
Topic: Employee Discipline and Termination
Speakers: Christine Samsel and Hannah Caplan of Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, & Schreck. There is no charge for this class and a free lunch is included.
Register here (map link in registration)
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Monday, October 9, 2017 - Regular Denver Metro Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Comunity Church
Topic: My Journey into Launching a Product
Speaker: Roger Baker
Description: Roger will go through his conception of the product, its prototyping, getting two patents and a trademark, plus contract manufacturing issues, business management issues, and getting into various markets with Roger's vacuum compression technology protective casing design.
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Monday, October 23, 2017 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: The Denver Patent Office Director Explains what the Denver Patent Office has to offer the inventor
Speaker: Molly Kocialski of the Denver Patent Office
Description: Inventor Resources Available.
Contact: Phone 303-297-4600
rockymountain@uspto.gov
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Monday, November 13, 2017 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: What Happens when a Competitor Steals my Product Concept and is Selling it - from the Lawyer Viewpoint
Speaker: Greg Whitehair-Intellectual Property Litigator and Mediator
Description: Greg will discuss what to expect timing and cost wise when you start the process of shutting down an infringer and the options that are available depending upon the type of intellectual property that you have (patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, etc.) and what your goals are to consider in dealing with an infringer.
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Special Meeting at the Denver Patent Office (see map link above) starting on Tuesday November 14, 2017 to Thursday November 16, 2017 from 8AM to 5PM daily
Topic: In Depth Class on the Patent Examination Process for the above three consecutive full days
Detail: This is a free event open to the public, however, as space is limited you must register here by October 1, 2017. You cannot at this class discuss your specific invention or your specific pending patent application with anyone at the Denver Patent Office. As this event is at a Federal Building you must have a photo ID (drivers license or passport) and allow time for airport type security checks.
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Monday, November 27, 2017 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: What Happens when a Competitor Steals my Product Concept and is Selling it - from the Entrepreneur viewpoint
Speaker: Melanie Romero- Entrepreneur
Description: One of Melanie's inventions is the YARD PUP pet pooper scooper that she has been selling for years and was recently infringed on Amazon, Melanie will discuss the process with Amazon and how she succeeded in getting the infringing product removed-this is very important these days as almost everyone who launches a product will most likely have to deal with a product take down on Amazon.
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Monday, December 11, 2017 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Contract Manufacturing
Speaker: Source Direct-Via Skype
Description: Source Direct is a company that helps inventors source their manufacturing and will be presenting on their services.
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Thursday, December 14, 2017 - Special Meeting, 4PM to 6PM, The Commons at 1245 Champa Street, Denver, CO 80204
Topic: Fashion Intellectual Property, covering design patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, trade dress, and certification marks.
Speakers: Various local experts hosted by Molly Kocoalski Director of the Denver Patent Office
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Monday, January 8, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: What Happens when your spouse, partner, children, and others have ownership rights and there is a businenss sale, death, dissolution, or changes in desire to work in the business
Speaker: Phil Keenan - CPA and Estate Planning Lawyer
Description: Phil will discuss how to plan a sale of your business or pass it along to your successors, and how to plan transfers of assets, including tax issues, etc. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday, January 22, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Help With the Transition from Product to Business
Speaker: Keenan Gates of Level Terrian
Description: Keenan will discuss how his company helps inventors make the transition into a business getting help with setting up manufacturing and how to sell and market your product.
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Monday, February 12, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Licensing Information
Speaker: Roger Jackson
Description: Roger will present a licensing checklist of items to consider.
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Monday, February 26, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: My Experiences in Manufacturing in China for my invention products both good and bad
Speaker: Brian Kelleghan of Bison Designs LLC
Description: Brian has travelled to China over one hundred times in setting up and maintaining his Chinese manufacturing and has presented to the US Patent Office in Washington DC on Chinese Manufacturing Issues. So if you are ever going to manufacture in China or just want to learn about it, this is a must attend meeting, wherein Brian will relate his experiences and lessons learned.
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Monday, March 12, 2018 - Regular Denver Metro Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Using Social Media to promote your business, especially with YouTube
Speaker: Anthony Pritchard
Agenda;
Overview of Google, the spider and the app switcher.
What's new with YouTube?
Create a live :30 second video about the groups mission and vision.
Upload and index the video live on the big screen.
Press publish and pray that it shows up on the 1st page of Google
Anthony's contact info:
Email: Anthony@81mediainternational.com
Phone: 303-994-8612
BIO
Anthony Prichard is a product of the 1st generation of the internet educated student. Graduating High School in 97' the same year that widespread internet use started in earnest. Business Management was his major and as a student athlete Anthony was in the 2002 NFL draft as a punter and kick off specialist. Being raised from a family of sales professionals Anthony went right into Telecom because he was taught that he would never be out of a job if he could generate interest and conduct a sales transaction. Because, there is no "business" without a sale.
He started his own General Construction company in 2005 and stayed up late at night teaching himself how to use the internet to market himself and get found. "Triage Remodeling" unfortunately closed for business in 2009 with the real estate crash but not because people didn't know who he was. Anthony was one of the 1st businesses to post before during and after videos of the remodeling process on YouTube.
The largest group of foundation repair contractors in America hired Anthony to be a direct in-home design specialist and with the help of amazing leadership and training videos for every step of their business process Anthony elevated his video and internet education even more. Naturally being drawn to the fastest moving parts of business Anthony was still in awe with all of the emerging internet technology while some of his superiors were quick to ignore the fast moving changes happening on the internet.
He decided to follow his passion for internet technology and struck out on his own to help other small businesses realize the power of video on the internet and since then has been a Google expert. Now with the ability to market and sell using the internet Globally Anthony teaches groups of business people how to understand and apply the basics of internet SEO.
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Monday, March 26, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Business Communication Skills
Speaker: Holly Komar Phone 203-970-5470 hollykomar@gmail.com
Description: Holly has an MBA and has written three books and has 25 years expereince as a speaker and has a background in marketing, realestate, and motivation. Communication skills are key in fostering a successful business in communication with investors, customers, employees, vendors, and the like. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday, April 9, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: My Experiences in Launching my patented products and building a business both good and bad
Speaker: Art Onweller of Foothills Products, Inc.
Description: Art has invented a Marine Mooring Line Vermin Shield that is trademarked as OFFBOARD that he has multiple patents on, further Art has invented a satellite dish snow shield that is also patented, Art has been in business with these products for over 15 years and will share his experiences in manufacturing and sales in building a business around these products. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday, April 23, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: How to get assistance in Launching You Product
Speaker: Brian Hardison of New Product Consulting Phone 720-357-1334 www.newproductconsulting.com
Description: Brian will discuss the services his company offers to help inventors.
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Monday, May 14, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Private Placement and Marketing the Private Placement
Speaker: John Hunt Grassby - Business Attorney
Description: John will discuss private placement as a startup business funding vehicle and how to maximize your chances of success. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday, May 28, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: My Experiences in Launching Novely Products and getting into Home Depot and other Mainstream Stores
Speaker: Doug Brown of the Reindeer Ranch Company
Description: You have probably seen the rough hewn wood Reindeer and Snowman at Home Depot around Christmas time that Doug's company has designed and manufactured, they are going over 50,000 units annually and have fended off copycats. Doug will share his expereinces with you on what went right and wrong. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday, June 4, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: My 39 Keys to Business Success
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Speaker: Jake Jabs-Founder and CEO of American Furniture Warehouse
Jake Jabs is well known in Colorado for his folksy TV commercials with exotic animals for American Furniture Warehouse, Jake who is a straight talking and hard working everyman that represents the quintessentially rags to riches American success story. After military service Jake started out as a musician playing lead guitar with Marty Robbins then ending up owning a music store in Bozeman, Montana, further expanding to three music stores in Montana. Eventually Jake tired of the major music equipment manufacturers like Gibson Guitars dictating pricing and product strategies which lead to Jake embracing a non-manufacturer controlled free and open retail model that has a product channel direct from the factory to the retailer which the furniture field seemed to best accommodate. Jake moved his major operation to Denver due to various business sale opportunities started American Furniture Warehouse in 1975 growing to 12 stores, almost $400 million in sales, and 2000 employees, being one of the largest privately held businesses in Colorado. Jakes has authored numerous books and given tens of millions of dollars to charity and education.
Phone: 303-799-9044
cshaulis@afwonline.com
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Monday, July 9, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Tips & Tools for starting and growing a business
Speaker:
Garry Neff Founder and CEO of Hatch Lift
Description:
Garry invented a lift door for RV's that makes storage access more convenient and easy, he received a patent on the product and is now selling on Amazon. Garry has extensive knowledge on sales, distribution, and manufacturing. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday, July 23, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Valuaing a business for buying and selling
Speaker:
Scott Densmore of the FBB Group, Ltd., who is a broker associate.
Description:
Scott is part of a merger and acquisition advisory firm and will present on what is important in making your idea, product, and business be attractive for acquisition, as there will undoubtedly come a time for you to sell your business, thus you need to know what is important in this process.
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Monday, August 13, 2018-Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM at the Denver Community Church
Topic: Trade Show Secrets
Speaker: Bonnie Kaake-Marketing Consultant
Trade Shows are a fundamental part of launching new products-so come learn how to maximize what you get out of a trade show. Bonnie will break down the types of trade shows, costs, how to prepare, integrating with social media and general marketing, and what to expect.
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Monday, August 27, 2018-Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM at the Denver Community Church
Topic: Franchise Agreements
Speaker: Roger Jackson - Patent Attorney
Occassionally inventors ask about franchising as an option for expanding their idea nationwide, so in this meeting we will talk about the basics of franchise agreements.
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Monday, September 10, 2018 - Regular Denver Metro Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Using Social Media to promote your business, especially with YouTube
Speaker: Anthony Pritchard
Agenda;
Overview of Google, the spider and the app switcher.
What's new with YouTube?
Create a live :30 second video about the groups mission and vision.
Upload and index the video live on the big screen.
Press publish and pray that it shows up on the 1st page of Google
Anthony's contact info:
Email: Anthony@81mediainternational.com
Phone: 303-994-8612
BIO
Anthony Prichard is a product of the 1st generation of the internet educated student. Graduating High School in 97' the same year that widespread internet use started in earnest. Business Management was his major and as a student athlete Anthony was in the 2002 NFL draft as a punter and kick off specialist. Being raised from a family of sales professionals Anthony went right into Telecom because he was taught that he would never be out of a job if he could generate interest and conduct a sales transaction. Because, there is no "business" without a sale.
He started his own General Construction company in 2005 and stayed up late at night teaching himself how to use the internet to market himself and get found. "Triage Remodeling" unfortunately closed for business in 2009 with the real estate crash but not because people didn't know who he was. Anthony was one of the 1st businesses to post before during and after videos of the remodeling process on YouTube.
The largest group of foundation repair contractors in America hired Anthony to be a direct in-home design specialist and with the help of amazing leadership and training videos for every step of their business process Anthony elevated his video and internet education even more. Naturally being drawn to the fastest moving parts of business Anthony was still in awe with all of the emerging internet technology while some of his superiors were quick to ignore the fast moving changes happening on the internet.
He decided to follow his passion for internet technology and struck out on his own to help other small businesses realize the power of video on the internet and since then has been a Google expert. Now with the ability to market and sell using the internet Globally Anthony teaches groups of business people how to understand and apply the basics of internet SEO.
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Monday, September 24, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Lessons Learned from my Startup Experience to date
Speaker: Tony Dobaj, Electrical Engineer, Inventor, Entrepreneur
Description: Tony has invented a new wireless control device (with his patent just approved) to give selectable commands to various devices and will discuss what he has went through so far in getting his product launched.
Contact: Phone 720-277-2052
apdobaj@gadgettronix.com __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday, October 8, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: What I have learned so far in launching my new products
Speaker: James Horne, Structural Engineer, Inventor, Entrepreneur
Description: James has received a patent and has other patents pending and is in the middle of several product launches and will share his expereinces.
Contact: Phone 303-377-6963 x106
james@aec-west.com
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Monday, October 22, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Private Placement and Marketing the Private Placement
Speaker: John Hunt Grassby - Business Attorney
Description: John will discuss private placement as a startup business funding vehicle and how to maximize your chances of success. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday, November 5, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Crowd Funding Legal Update
Speaker: John Eckstein from Fairfield & Woods
Description: Come learn the latest status on equity crowd funding and its interaction with the Securities and Exchange Commission, both on a national and state level, equity crowd funding is actually getting investors online, as opposed to merely product selling that sites like Kick Starter do.
Contact: Phone 303-830-2400
jeckstein@fwlaw.com
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Monday, December 10, 2018 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Tips & Tools for starting and growing a business
Speaker:
Garry Neff Founder and CEO of Hatch Lift
Description:
Garry invented a lift door for RV's that makes storage access more convenient and easy, he received a patent on the product and is now selling on Amazon. Garry has extensive knowledge on sales, distribution, and manufacturing.
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Monday, January 14, 2019 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: The Denver Patent Office Director Explains what the Denver Patent Office has to offer the inventor
Speaker: Molly Kocialski of the Denver Patent Office
Description: Inventor Resources Available.
Contact: Phone 303-297-4600
rockymountain@uspto.gov
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Monday, January 28, 2019 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church IS WEATHER RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 11, 2019 SAME TIME AND PLACE
Topic: What Machine Shops are looking for from Inventors
Speaker: Dan Kenner
Description: Dan is a machine shop owner and inventor who has sold and licensed products and will discuss the issues and difficulties he encountered while bringing products to market.
Speaker Contact:
Accudyne Corporation
2835 South Raritan Street
Englewood, CO 80110
Phone: 303-991-1500
Email: dan@accudynecorp.com
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Monday, February 25, 2019 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Help with the Transition from Product to Business
Speaker: Kenan Gates of Level Terrian
Description: Level Terrian offers selected inventors help as a business partner to bring their products to market
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Monday, March 11, 2019 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: US Patent Office Subject Matter Eligibility Guidlines in particular for Process / Software Inventions
Speaker: Roger Jackson Patent Attorney
Description: An open discussion based upon the latest US Patent Office Examiner training in the above area.
Contact: Phone 303-271-9468
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Monday, April 8, 2019 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Private Placement and Marketing the Private Placement
Speaker: John Hunt Grassby - Business Attorney
Description: John will discuss private placement as a startup business funding vehicle and how to maximize your chances of success.
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Monday, April 22, 2019 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Websites
Speaker: Brad Strong, inventor and owner of Denver Web and Video.
Description: How clearly present and explain your product using text, image and video on your website, and eight factors to keep in mind for a compelling web page.
Brad will demonstrate techniques you can use today to create better images and videos of your products, how to optimize the appearance and upload speed of your web pages and how to leverage your textual and visual assets using social media. One place inventors sometimes struggle is in clearly explaining how their product works and highlighting its unique advantages with the target audience in mind, so this important topic will also be covered.
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Monday, May 13, 2019 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: My Experiences in Manufacturing in China for my invention products both good and bad
Speaker: Brian Kelleghan of Bison Designs LLC
Description: Brian has travelled to China over one hundred times in setting up and maintaining his Chinese manufacturing and has presented to the US Patent Office in Washington DC on Chinese Manufacturing Issues. So if you are ever going to manufacture in China or just want to learn about it, this is a must attend meeting, wherein Brian will relate his experiences and lessons learned. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday, May 27, 2019 - Memorial Day Holiday
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Monday, June 10, 2019 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Open Discussion on the Anatomy of a Patent Concerning Section 112 Issues for Support of Functional Claims
Speaker: Roger Jackson - Patent Attorney
Description: This is based on a US Patent Office presentation (that will be included in the meeting announcement email) to Examiners for guidance for finding or not finding adequate support in the patent application specification for the functional claims, wherein inadequate support in the patent application can result in those specific claims being cancelled, so primarily the distinction between "ordinary skill in the art" versus software and / or hardware disclosed in the patent application giving enough detail for a non-inventor skilled in the art to make and use the invention from the patent application possibly combined with publically available knoweldge.
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Topic: Using Social Media to promote your business, especially with YouTube
Speaker: Anthony Pritchard
Agenda;
Overview of Google, the spider and the app switcher.
What's new with YouTube?
Create a live :30 second video about the groups mission and vision.
Upload and index the video live on the big screen.
Press publish and pray that it shows up on the 1st page of Google
Anthony's contact info:
Email: Anthony@81mediainternational.com
Phone: 303-994-8612
BIO
Anthony Prichard is a product of the 1st generation of the internet educated student. Graduating High School in 97' the same year that widespread internet use started in earnest. Business Management was his major and as a student athlete Anthony was in the 2002 NFL draft as a punter and kick off specialist. Being raised from a family of sales professionals Anthony went right into Telecom because he was taught that he would never be out of a job if he could generate interest and conduct a sales transaction. Because, there is no "business" without a sale.
He started his own General Construction company in 2005 and stayed up late at night teaching himself how to use the internet to market himself and get found. "Triage Remodeling" unfortunately closed for business in 2009 with the real estate crash but not because people didn't know who he was. Anthony was one of the 1st businesses to post before during and after videos of the remodeling process on YouTube.
The largest group of foundation repair contractors in America hired Anthony to be a direct in-home design specialist and with the help of amazing leadership and training videos for every step of their business process Anthony elevated his video and internet education even more. Naturally being drawn to the fastest moving parts of business Anthony was still in awe with all of the emerging internet technology while some of his superiors were quick to ignore the fast moving changes happening on the internet.
He decided to follow his passion for internet technology and struck out on his own to help other small businesses realize the power of video on the internet and since then has been a Google expert. Now with the ability to market and sell using the internet Globally Anthony teaches groups of business people how to understand and apply the basics of internet SEO.
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Monday, July 8, 2019 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: What the Patent and Trademark Resource Center at the Denver Public Library has to offer you
Speaker: Steve Schneck of the Denver Public Library
Description: Search training, Appointments, and database resources, with access to the US Patent Office intranet, see the searching section above.
Contact: Phone 720-865-1363
dplpatent@denverlibrary.org
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Monday, July 22, 2019 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: From Inventor to Entrepreneur
Speaker: John Kelley-CEO and Chairman of CereScan a Brain Data Analytics Company
Description: John has decades of experience in growing, fundraising, and managing companies and sits on numerous corporate boards, this presentation will cover the following topics:
Common Myths of Entrepreneurship
People Dynamics
Success through Leadership
Raising Capital
Business Challenges
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Monday, August 12, 2019 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Speaker: Hank Koopman-Inventor of the Alpha Cubes Game
Topic: My Experiences in Launching my Product
As founder and CEO of Apha Cubes, Hank has gotten his patent and trademark, and has made and sold his product for close to 20 years and will share his expereinces in manufacturing and sales. So come ask your questions and learn from Hank's experiences.
Speaker Contact;
Phone: 720-318-2729
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Monday, August 26, 2019 - Regular Denver Metro Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: My Experiences in Launching my Product
Speaker: Earl McCoy-founder of the Ultimate Rod Case
Description: Earl is manufacturing and selling a premium quality fishing rod case for vehicles that he has a patent pending on and will share his experiences both good and bad.
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Monday, September 9, 2019 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: My experiences so far in launching my product
Speaker: Sirena Rolfe-Founder and inventor of TEMPUS Hood
Description: Sirena has received her patent and trademark and is getting ready to scale up her portable and detachable hood business and will share her lessons learned so far in setting up manufacturing, marketing, and other issues.
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Monday, September 23, 2019 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: My 39 Keys to Business Success
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Speaker: Jake Jabs-Founder and CEO of American Furniture Warehouse
Jake Jabs is well known in Colorado for his folksy TV commercials with exotic animals for American Furniture Warehouse, Jake who is a straight talking and hard working everyman that represents the quintessentially rags to riches American success story. After military service Jake started out as a musician playing lead guitar with Marty Robbins then ending up owning a music store in Bozeman, Montana, further expanding to three music stores in Montana. Eventually Jake tired of the major music equipment manufacturers like Gibson Guitars dictating pricing and product strategies which lead to Jake embracing a non-manufacturer controlled free and open retail model that has a product channel direct from the factory to the retailer which the furniture field seemed to best accommodate. Jake moved his major operation to Denver due to various business sale opportunities started American Furniture Warehouse in 1975 growing to 12 stores, almost $400 million in sales, and 2000 employees, being one of the largest privately held businesses in Colorado. Jakes has authored numerous books and given tens of millions of dollars to charity and education.
Phone: 303-799-9044
jrose@afwonline.com
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Monday, October 14, 2019 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Speaker: Michael Messaros of Applied Design Corporation
Topic: Product Development, Management, and Staffing
As founder and CEO of Applied Design Corporation and being an experienced project manager, Michael will give his insights on the building of a business from a concept to having an ongoing business. Applied Design is a Boulder firm that has been in business for 16 years. Applied Design provides a unique combination of engineering R&D and product development expertise coupled with the management skills needed to assist clients in the commercialization process. Michael will provide an overview of his experiences with various projects, both good and bad. These case studies will help to provide some key points to keep in mind as you consider your own venture. Topics touched on will include:
The technical development process
The business development process
Essential inventor/champion qualities
Risk management
Speaker Contact;
Phone: 303-444-3125
Email: info@applieddesigncorp.com
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Monday, December 9, 2019 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: What Happens when a Competitor Steals my Product Concept and is Selling it - from the Entrepreneur viewpoint
Speaker: Melanie Romero- Entrepreneur
Description: One of Melanie's inventions is the YARD PUP pet pooper scooper that she has been selling for years and was recently infringed on Amazon, Melanie will discuss the process with Amazon and how she succeeded in getting the infringing product removed-this is very important these days as almost everyone who launches a product will most likely have to deal with a product take down on Amazon. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday, January 13, 2020 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: The Denver Patent Office Explains what the Denver Patent Office has to offer the inventor
Speaker: Representatives of the Denver Patent Office
Description: Inventor Resources Available.
Contact: Phone 303-297-4600
rockymountain@uspto.gov
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Monday, January 27, 2020 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Whats new in 3D Printing
Speaker: Dave Scarano of Midwest Proto
Description: How 3D Printing can benefit you
Contact: Phone 720-830-6866
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CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
Monday, February 10, 2020 - Regular Denver Metro Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Focus on Revenue
Speaker: Nick DeGennaro-Business Development Specialist
Description: Come learn about the most important long term thing for your invention which is to grow the top line to add value to your business. Nick has many years experience in buisiness development in various industries, has an MBA and is a registered securities representative.
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Monday, February 24, 2020 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: The current state of manufacturing in the world. It’s not just China anymore.
Description: You have a great idea, and it’s time to have it manufactured. Now what?
Multiple things need to be considered beyond the decision on the right manufacturing partner. Where in the world is the best location to have your type of product produced? China, United States, Asia, India, or Central America. How does that decision affect The Quality of your Product, Manufacturing Costs, Shipping, Tariffs, Political issues, etc? The list of considerations is huge.
Come find out what you need to consider to help make the launch of your product the success you are hoping for.
Speakers: Patrick Maag and Carmine Denisco at Inventors Launchpad
Contact: Phone 800-694-0493
pmaag@klmproductsgroup.com
www.inventorslaunchpad.com
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Monday, March 9, 2020 - Regular Denver Meeting, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Denver Community Church
Topic: Inventors Challenges
Speaker: Tom Thompson of Invent Now Club
Description: The invention process including IP mmarkets, Collaboration, and Options available for inventors
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NO LIVE EVENTS UNTIL MAY 11, 2020
The following events are virtual with an email sent to members with the speaker presentation attached.
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Monday, March 23, 2020 - Virtual Denver Meeting
Topic: My Entrepreneurial Experiences
Description: Ron Ferguson details out a business he built and sold for LED Light Medical Treatment Products and his current venture for an Exercise Device
Ron Ferguson Bio
Ron began his professional career as an Account Executive, Industry Consultant, for AT&T in Salt Lake City, UT. He advanced to Sales Manager and ultimately National Sales Manager. Ron later served as Marketing Manager for Fairchild Communication Services in Salt Lake City, UT where he launched the marketing and sales activity for a new business unit of this Fortune 500 organization.
He moved to Durango, Colorado when offered the position of Director of Business Development for LORE International – an international consulting company.
In 2003 Ron founded LED Technologies, Inc. a Medical Device manufacturer that had obtained five FDA Clearances and over 15 patents by the time he left. Ron sold LED Technologies, Inc. in 2016 and somewhat retired.
In 2017, Ron took up boxing with former professional boxer and MMA fighter: Thomas “Hurricane” Haines and later that year they formed AXBALL™ Enterprises. LLC. – to manufacture and sell a unique piece of exercise equipment – AXBALL™.
Ron’s Topic
How I started two companies: The Luck, the Mistakes and the Rewards.
How to create a winning product. My requirements for a product to be successful.
NOTE THAT RON WILL COME TO PRESENT TO US IN-PERSON ONCE THE CORONAVIRUS ISSUE IS RESOLVED
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Special Denver Metro Area Inventors Meeting on will be announced in the future being from 6PM to 8PM, for Learning How to do a Top Quality Patent Search (note this class is repeated every quarter or so, due to its popularity);
In conjunction with our affiliation with the Denver Public Library and in accordance with the Rocky Mountain Inventors Association (RMIA) mission to be an inventors non-profit educational organization we are offering training for you the inventor to become a top quality searcher and to save hundreds if not thousands of dollars, so why pay for someone else to do your search when you can learn to do a top quality search yourself, especially if you have numerous ideas you want to check out search wise.