Monday, October 6, 2008

The GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY

I am finally update the page.

Our October 14, 2008 speaker is one of our own; Gary Witting. The title of his presentation is The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, of the Patent Process. Mr. Witting has worked for Motorola for 25 years with half of the time devoted to engineering and half of the time devoted to law. Mr. Witting has lectured and presented several seminars on the various subjects of intellectual property and its business ramifications. He is admitted to practice in the state of Arizona and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

We will meet at the CRAVE Bar & Lounge, on Mill Ave. Also I will not be there and the hosting will be done by Alex.

Our November 11, 2008 speaker is Marc Jacofsky. He is vice president of research and development for The CORE Institute (Center for Orthopedic Research and Education). He manages the division of intellectual property development at CORE where he works with physicians and the orthopedic industry to develop, patent, and license new medical technologies. He has taken several medical technologies, ranging from medical office software to spinal implants, through the process of product development, patent protection, and licensing. Marc is also director of the nonprofit SHRI-CORE Orthopedic Research Labs and oversees all research studies in the Biomechanics Testing Lab and Motion Analysis Lab. Marc has a diverse background in physical and biological sciences and is currently a candidate for Ph.D. at Arizona State University.

He plans to discuss: How does a young company develop a system to handle intellectual property development from inception to licensing: be proactive, put a system in place before it’s needed, document throughout the process, prioritize IP development projects, exit strategies (when and how to exit). Thoughts on structuring a licensing agreement with medical device companies. Managing a nonprofit orthopedic lab in an age of increased federal regulation of the industry.

December 9, 2008 speaker is Jeff Luth. He will speak on How to Brand your company and why.

January 13, 2009 speaker will be Ralph Loura, Senior Vice President, Information Technology for Medicis


Have a fun month!!!!THANKS again to the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE of the CITY of TEMPE and a great big THANK YOU to the ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCILIf you want to present at a Tech-e-Tuesday contact me at herb.f@asu.edu