USPTO Director’s Forum Blog

Sweeping revolutions in technology continue to fundamentally redefine the way we connect with one another and interact with the world. Today, an entrepreneur can do business with a remote village across an ocean just as quickly as a student in Boston can video-conference with a professor in Beijing. Political rallies can be organized by the click of a button, while gripping images of that rally can be shared across continents with a single tw...

Orlando Mini Maker Faire is a family-friendly celebration featuring DIY science and technology, rockets, robots, crafts, music, and local food. The event will be held on May 26th, 2012 at FamiLAB, Orlando’s Hackerspace (Community Lab) and the surrounding area.

To exhibit you have to apply.  It is sort of like an art festival.  They are looking for participants who will be willing to describe how they developed their project and encourage others to become makers too.

Makership Award Recipients will receive $CASH$ and three months of FamiLAB “Maker” level membership in order...

We are expecting to draw the attention of the media. I know at least 2 people who have identified themselves to me as investors have signed up as attendees. Your members can register for the EXPO at www.inventorssociety...

From Wayne Rasanen, President of TBIC

We are in the final count down with only 2 weeks left to meet our goal at Kickstarter and make a difference in the world of input technology!  We are launching the product we have developed at CES next Tuesday (The Consumer Electronics Show) and with a little help from my friends, we just might start making some really cool devices right here in the USA!  I would like to ask you to please go to our kickstarter project, watch the videos and if you can affor...

Communication skills are essential for any successful project. I felt that this material would be useful for members in their efforts to secure funding for their projects. While digging the links up, it occurred to me that it should be a resource on the Inventor's Council site.  The ecorner.sanford.com has a lot of useful information.

Not free ($169) but a great place to network and learn... and Kevin Harrington of Shark Tank will be there.

The B.I.G. Summit is a premier event for Business Innovation and Growth, attracting entrepreneurs and business leaders from Central Florida.  This powerful day of learning, idea sharing, discussing new opportunities and forging new business relationships is about building a strong and vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem right here in our region. What better way to grow your business than t...

Jim Coleman gave a good presentation on Patent basics.  He is a Patent Attorney from Riverview FL.  He also suggested using metacrawler as your search engine since it provides results from several serach engines including Google.  He is available to assist with your patent needs and can be contacted at sw.pats@earthlink.net.

Member Bob Jasper gave a presentation on Financing.  He is a business consultant and is helping several of our members monetize their projects.  He covered many varied s...