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Business Idea To Protected IP
 – Experience The Journey –

April 10th, 2007

Registration:
5:00 - 5:30 – followed by dinner and speaker, concluding 7:15

Registration Fee:
$20 - includes dinner and speaker presentation

Location:
Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus Conference Center
700 W. 47th Street, Suite 1000
Kansas City, Missouri 64112

Conference Center is on the 7th Floor.

Parking:
Free parking validation in the Polsinelli building garage or across the street in Plaza parking

Format:
30 minute presentation for speaker to address a list of questions followed by a 15 minute Q&A session

Guest Speaker:

Rob Sweeney – Chief Executive Officer - Mobile Media Technologies LLC
Founder – TextCaster

Rob conceived the idea of a wireless text-messaging platform, on the desktop, that could reach the patrons of all wireless carriers and paging companies in the U.S. & Canada. Today, his patented technology known as TextCaster serves over 200 clients in Media and Education generating over $500k in annual license revenue.

Questions The Speaker Will Address:

• How to recognize a marketplace opportunity?
• How to protect your idea while bringing it to life in the real world?
• First to market or having first IP rights! Do I have to pick one?
• Selection of IP protection, Patent, Trade Secret, or Trademark?
• How do I deal with ongoing IP protection & enforcement issues?
• Flat rate versus transaction based licensing, how I made the decision?
• Other lessons I have learned along the journey?

To Register:

Go to: http://www.usa-canada.les.org/registration.asp?ID=298

To submit questions or comments, please e-mail the KC Chapter at eyehle@industrialninga.com or phargrove@go-onpoint.com.