Business Innovation Seminar June 19, 2008

Thursday, June 19, 2008 (07:30 AM - 10:00 AM)

Westin Waltham
70 Third Ave
Waltham, MA 02451

You are invited to join the Innovators Network for a free breakfast seminar on how entrepreneurial companies can leverage their intellectual assets to raise capital, develop partnerships, and create new streams of revenue.
By attending “Turning Your Innovations Into a Successful Business: Attracting Venture Capital and Business Partners While Protecting Your Innovations” you will:

-- Learn proven business strategies for turning innovations into a successful business model
-- Learn how intellectual property protection is key to monetizing your innovations
-- Hear why a successful IP strategy involves a lot more than just applying for a patent
-- Hear from investors on why and how protected IP increases your access to capital
-- Receive advice on what to look for in an attorney, and how to manage the cost
-- Learn the in and outs of the patent process, domestically and internationally
-- Network with other leading innovators in your area
All local technology firms—whether you’ve already obtained a patent on your innovation, have a patent pending, or are considering submitting a patent application—will benefit from attending this event.

“Turning Your Innovations Into a Successful Business” will feature presentations by:

Andre Carter, Author and President of Irimi Corporation – Irimi is a management consulting firm for start-up information technology companies. Andre is the author of a book on IP strate­gies for small firms in the IT sector, "Little Blues: How to Build a Culture of Intellectual Property Within a Small Technology Company" published by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine.

Doug Wolf, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks --Doug Wolf is Co-Chair of the firm's Trademark Group and Chair of the Small Business Group. He practices primarily in the areas of trademark prosecution and litigation, patent portfolio management, infringement and patentability analysis, licensing, and Internet issues. Doug also provides due diligence and acquisition analysis to venture groups on target companies and technologies.

Doug represents clients in industries ranging from consumer goods to computer hardware and software to industrial manufacturing. He works with large and small trademark clients, including several portfolios comprising hundreds, sometimes thousands, of trademark registrations throughout the world. He has managed litigation in foreign jurisdictions including infringement, counterfeiting, and domain name disputes.

Doug’s interest in entrepreneurship and small business matters has led him to become actively involved in the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge, an educational resource for entrepreneurs and start-up companies. He currently serves as a member of its Executive Board and Chair of the MIT 10-250 Committee.

Bob Creeden, Partners Innovation Fund--Bob Creeden is Managing Director of the Center for Innovative Ventures (CIV) at Partners Healthcare, where he oversees the creation and launching of new ventures generated from Partners innovative research discoveries. Mr. Creeden has spent more than twenty-five years commercializing new technologies and promoting emerging businesses, including fifteen years early stage venture capital investing experience and culminating in his 2004 appointment by Partners to establish the CIV.

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All local technology firms—whether you’ve already obtained a patent on your innovation, have a patent pending, or are considering submitting a patent application—will benefit from attending this event.

In today's information technology industry, success is never guaranteed by simply building a better mousetrap. As an IT entrepreneur, you also need a business strategy to attract the venture capital and the business partners you need to take your company to the next level. At the heart of any successful plan should be an intellectual property strategy that protects your innovations from larger competitors and provides flexibility to your business model.
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