MOUNT PLEASANT – Region 4 Mid Michigan Innovators Speaker Series event – Intellectual Property – will be held May 28 from 9-1:30 pm at Mid Michigan Community College. Seating is limited. Pre-Registration is required.

Intellectual Property event agenda:

9:00 am – 9:30 am: Introduction (IP 101) – Bob McKellar

Why Intellectual Property Protection is Important

Types of Intellectual Property

What is a Patent

Invention Disclosure

Peparation and Prosecution of Patent Application

Patent Infringement

9:45am -10:45 am: Panel: Different Company IP strategiesfrom inventor, start-up, to Corporation

DNT – Dendritic Nanotechnologies – Ryan Hayes

Dow Corning – Paul Fisher

Prism Analytical Technologies – Les Keepper

Dow Global Technologies – Mark Whiteman

15 minute BREAK

11:00am – 12:00pm: University Research & Leveraging University Resources

SVSU – Center for Business & Economic Development – Harry Leaver

CMU – Office of Research & Sponsored Programs – Bob Brentin

Point Hope Energy – Rich Shull

To register online, click on MISBTDC.Net

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