San Diego Inventors Forum
March 2015
 
 


 

Join us this Thursday for:

 

Focus Groups: They'll Either Make You Millions or Save You Millions! 

presented by Edward S. Balian, Ph.D. of The Q-Stat Group.  


 

Learn the myths and facts about focus groups and how they can help ensure your success with your new or existing product or service. 


 

NOTE: NEW LOCATION!
Thursday, March 12 - 7:00 PM

Doors open at 6:30 for Networking


 

8888 Balboa Avenue
San Diego, CA 92123


 

Thanks to our official SDIF videographer Sidney Wildesmith, our presenter from last month. 


 

SDIF - The Place to Be

SDIF monthly meetings are the ideal place to get help on all aspects of inventing as well as make new contacts. Unlike other inventors' organizations, we have no costly annual dues or membership requirements. All you need is a desire to learn about the world of inventing and to network with like-minded people. Whether you're an inventor or a service provider to inventors, SDIF is the place to be the second Thursday of each month!


 

 
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Help Urgently Needed!  Anti-Inventor Bill Before Congress

 

Randy Landreneau, Founder of the Independent Inventors of America, has once again made us aware that there is a move in Congress to pass legislation that is very detrimental to independent inventors like us.  Help is needed to thwart this effort!  



Today, PGO's invalidate patents at rates near 75%. There is no longer any Presumption of Validity in practice and the cost of proving and reproving the patent valid is an enormous and often insurmountable burden on the inventor. Just one PGO, costing the petitioner around $20,000, can cost the patent holder as much as $750,000.

Few investors will help an inventor because the risk of losing is extraordinarily high, in turn leaving the inventor with no access to money. This highly unfair and unjust process can permit an infringer to succeed against an inventor based on access to money alone. Like other forms of action under the patent law, the new reexamination procedure is susceptible to substantial misuses.

If we continue down this anti-patent road, the U.S. will no longer lead. China will!

Read a well-documented white paper about this problem.


 

Upcoming SCORE Workshops


 

If you're not familiar with SCORE, you're missing out on a great local resource!

 

Upcoming low-cost workshops focus on everything from display advertising to pay-per-click to starting a nonprofit organization.  You can also get help from SCORE with virtually all aspect of your business including writing a business plan.  


 

Check out their great upcoming workshops...

 

Miss a Meeting? Watch the Video!
Thanks to our volunteer videographer, Sidney Wildesmith, you can now watch online videos of all the SDIF presentations for the past year.  

And be sure to check out Sidney's website to see his incredible art and hear some of his great music.  We are so lucky to have this talented guy on the SDIF team!

Sidney, you're the best!  Watch SDIF videos...

Wishing You an Inventive Month!         

Adrian Pelkus  

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Adrian Pelkus, Chairman
San Diego Inventors Forum
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TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

"Assisting Business in Taking Ideas to the Marketplace"

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Resources for Inventors
Development Council

The mission of the San Diego & Imperial SBDC Network is to provide superior business consulting and education that results in entrepreneurial success and economic growth and prosperity for California. Over the last five years the network has assisted more than 12,000 business owners raise capital, increase revenue and create jobs. Under the guidance of professional consultants, our clients have generated more than $41 million in capital infusion into the local economy.


Consulting is complimentary to businesses that are ready to grow and is available in a private setting at one of four centers and six outreach locations. The SBDC offers guidance on how to reduce the cost of operations, increase sales and market share, financing, money management, exporting internationally, marketing and online marketing, patent and technology commercialization, and market research. To learn more about these valuable resources, visit their website or contact Carol Wiley at 619.216.6690 or [email protected]


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SDIF is a member of the United Inventors Association is the Inventor Industry's national membership foundation dedicated to inventor education and support.  Learn more...
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CONNECT Springboard offers free guidance and development to life sciences, clean-tech, high tech and consumer product companies in all stages of development, ranging from concept, technology transfer to start-up. Contact: Ruprecht von Buttlar, Springboard Director
[email protected] 858.964.1309    Learn more...

SCORE can help you start a new business or improve your present business. For more information about the SCORE San Diego's free small business counseling and the low-cost workshop series, call 619.557.7272 or visit their website

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The San Diego Inventors Forum is an association of innovators, inventors, engineers, artists, and start-up entrepreneurs. We meet monthly on the second Thursday of each month to learn, network, and move our projects, products, and ideas forward. Our presenters speak on topics such as financing, business, licensing, marketing, legal, engineering, and manufacturing. For more information, please visit our website.