I am committed to helping Wyoming's small business owners and inventors succeed in today's rapidly changing marketplace. That means bringing information about the patent process and procurement opportunities to your doorstep. Every year I host a number of conferences that will help open doors for your business or help make your idea a reality. For more information about my small business and inventor's conferences, please contact my State Director, Robin Bailey at (307) 682-6268 or robin_bailey@enzi.senate.gov.
“From Your Garage to the Assembly Line”
Senator Enzi’s 2012 Inventors Conference
Western Wyoming Community College
2500 College Drive, Room 1005
Rock Springs, Wyoming
April 21, 2012
AGENDA
7:30 AM Registration for Conference Opens
Participants may also pre-register by contacting Robin Bailey at 307-682-6268 or by emailing robin_bailey@enzi.senate.gov
8:30 AM Conference Opening: U. S. Senator Mike Enzi
Master of Ceremonies: Pat Robbins, Wyoming Business Council, Andy Rose, Manufacturing Works
8:45 AM Introduction to Intellectual Property – Thomas Barrett, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
9:30 AM Steps to Successful Preliminary Patent Searching – Karen Kitchens, Wyoming State Library, Intellectual Property Librarian
10:15 AM Break – Please visit the exhibitors in the hallway and refreshment room.
10:30 AM U.S. Patents and the America Invents Act – James M. Weatherly, Cochran, Freund & Young LLC, Patent Attorney
11:15 AM Keynote Speaker: Inventing on a Budget – Mark Jensen, Inventor and President of Altus Poles
12:15 AM Lunch on Your Own
1:15 PM Recent Changes in Patent Laws and Protecting Your Patent Overseas – Brooks Tueting, Wyoming Research Products Center
2:00 PM Technology Transfer and Licensing – Davona Douglass, Wyoming Research Products Center, Director
2:45 PM Break – Please visit the exhibitors in the hallway and refreshment room.
3:00 PM SBIR: Seed Capital for Innovative Small Businesses – Kelly Haigler Cornish, Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative, Outreach Coordinator
3:45 PM Focus on Business Planning – James Drever, Wyoming Small Business Development Center, Business Advisor
4:30 PM Program Closing
