Inventor Symposium for

The Spirit of Renaissance Foundation

UtahInventor.org

April 19, 2008     

SLCC Miller Campus    9750 S 300 W Room 150    Sandy, Utah

8:30AM	Registration
9:00	An Overview of UtahInventor.org—Vaughn North, JD
9:30	Ted McAleer, Director of USTAR  Topic: USTAR and the Innovators of Utah
10:00	Refreshment Break
10:15	Woody Norris—Corp/Independent Inventor, Lemelson/MIT 2005 Inventor of the Year Topic:  How to Win at the Game of Invention
11:50 AM to 1:00PM	"Lunch with a Patent Attorney"   Ask whatever questions you like--no charge.  Simply order your box lunch for $9.00 and register for this event. Local Cafeteria is also available Afternoon breakout sessions begin

Breakout sessions with 50 minute classes available for pre-registration.

GENERAL SUBJECTS 
Room 1:  Invention Focus

• 1:00  Getting Started with a New Invention
• 2:00  Design and Engineering Issues
• 3:00  Finding the money and investors

Room 2:  Business Focus

• 1:00   Starting a Business--Legal & Tax Issues
• 2:00   Starting a Business--Key Players
• 3:00   Drafting Grant Proposal and other Funding Advice
  

3:50 PM  Refreshment Break

4:10 to 5:30 PM  Closing general session for all inventors/guests

      Guest Speaker--Warren Tuttle--How to Market Your Invention

      Committee Meetings

      Door Prizes to be awarded.

Special Thanks to our Sponsors

Intellectual Property Section
of the Utah State Bar