InventorsEye
November 2009

The USPTO's bimonthly publication for the independent inventor community

An ink drawing of two old flying invention concepts, with people meeting in the flying machines

events
Where Independent Inventors Meet

February 2010

25th @ 6:30 p.m.
Denver Metro Inventors' Meeting
Rocky Mountain Inventors Association
Lakewood, Colo.
rminventor.org

27th @ 9 a.m .
Inventors Alliance Bay Area Chapter Meeting
with Stephen Key, USPTO Director David Kappos, & Damon Kali
Inventors Alliance
Menlo Park, Calif.
inventorsalliance.org

March 2010

4th - 6th
DC Regional F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Competition
DC FIRST
Washington DC
dc-first.org

6th @ 9:30 p.m.
Global Inventors Conference
Minnesota Inventors Congress and Calvin Griffin, Inventor
Honolulu
minnesotainventorscongress.org

6th @ 1:30 p.m.
Inventors Society of South Florida Meeting
With guest speaker Dr. Pamela Riddle Bird, founder and CEO of Innovative Product Technologies, Inc.
Deerfield Beach, Fl.
inventorssociety.net

11th @ 6:30 p.m.
Inventors Network of the Carolinas Meeting
Monthly meetings on the second Thursday of every month
Charlotte, NC
inotc.org

16th @ 2 p.m.
USPTO Online Inventor Chat
Online
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in this issue
Patent Reform
An Open Letter
Protect Your Innovation: Avoid Scams
By Ronald Jaicks : Office of the Solicitor
Spark of Genius: The Spiral Eye Needle
By John Calvert : Inventors Assistance Program
Advice
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