| April 2024 |
Mary Couzin |
Tips for Pitching Your Toy or Game Idea
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| March 2024 |
Gene Keough |
From A Thought To Over 20,000 Sold Worldwide!
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| February 2024 |
Mark Mitchell |
Transforming Space Technology Into Commercial Products
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| January 2024 |
Scott Moffat |
Why Your Initial Focus Shouldn't Be on Licensing
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| December 2023 |
Paul Morinville |
Restoring Patent Rights To Independent Inventors & Start-Ups
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| November 2023 |
John Chadwell |
The Pac-A-Pit Story
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| October 2023 |
Barbara Pitts |
The 10 Commandments For Independent Inventors
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| September 2023 |
Stephanie Pottick |
LICENSING MADE EASY
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| August 2023 |
Mark Welch |
Shake It Till You Make It
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| July 2023 |
Lisa Lloyd |
The Ninja Inventor's Go/No Go Roadmap
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| June 2023 |
Samar Shah, Patent Attorney |
AI & Patents - Navigating a Brave New World
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| May 2023 |
Joshua Tarbutton, Ph.D., P.E. |
Getting Pulled Into Innovation By A Doberman
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| April 2023 |
Amy Wees |
Using AI to Revolutionize Product Development & Design
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| March 2023 |
Kerry Mellin |
Do It Yourself – Idea To Shelf In 12 Months
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| February 2023 |
Keith Lawrence |
The Story Of A Fishing Trip & A Patented Product
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| January 2023 |
Michael Van Horst |
Creating & Marketing The Push and Hang
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| December 2022 |
Keanu Alfaro |
How To Close 40 Licensing Deals In 2 Years
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| November 2022 |
Renee Chen |
Beyond The Phone: Reaching Out To Potential Licensees In A Post-COVID-19 World
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| October 2022 |
Paul Miller |
Learn How to Invent & Market A Successful Product
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| September 2022 |
Rita Crompton |
Inventors: Economic Minecrafters
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| August 2022 |
Matt Nuccio |
Have A Toy Or Game Marketing Approach?
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| July 2022 |
Kevin Prince |
The Power Of Design Patents
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| June 2022 |
Mike Watts |
Learn How Multi-Million $ Companies Were Created From 3 Licensed Inventions
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| May 2022 |
Amy Wees |
Surprising Benefits Sourcing From Mexico In Comparison To China
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| April 2022 |
Lesia Farmer |
Licensing To Manufacturing On A Budget
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| March 2022 |
Randy Landreneau |
The State of Inventors' Rights and the Movement to Restore Them
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| January 2022 |
Benjamin Harrison |
Licensing Using Linkedin In Lieu Of Cold Calls
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| December 2021 |
Dana Knowles |
Hitting Bottom Leads To A Successful Invention Licensing Deal!
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| November 2021 |
Rick Kellow |
From A Crude Hand Sketch To The GreatPlate
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| October 2021 |
Ryan Diez |
Turning A 4th Grade Science Project Into A Worldwide Hit
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| Sept 2021 |
Marcy McKenna |
Product Validation – Why? What? How?
Sample email content for product test: https://ckarchive.com/b/zlughnhvn05g
Sample pinterest landing page for product test: Pinterest
Request the deck referred to in the talk: https://validatemyproduct.marcymckenna.com/
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| August 2021 |
Angela Grayson |
Timely Thoughts From A Lead Walmart Patent Attorney |
| July 2021 |
Todd M. Boley |
Pitfalls & Lessons Learned On The Napkin To Working Prototype Journey |
| June 2021 |
Woody Norris |
The Ingenious Bola Wrap Invention Is Just The Beginning! |
| May 2021 |
Steve Greenberg |
You Have A Product You Want To See on Television? Maybe Steve Can Help |
| April 2021 |
Mark Pecola |
How To Validate, Launch and Scale A Product Using Crowdfunding |
| March 2021 |
Warren Tuttle |
Inventor Confidential: The Honest Guide to Profitable Innovation |
| February 2021 |
Alex Hobson |
Patent Filing Strategies For Individual Inventors & Small Businesses |
| January 2021 |
Ted Olds and John Siragusa |
Behind the Curtain: Defending a Major Toy Brand from Knockoffs |
| December 2020 |
Amy Wees |
From A Simple Idea To A Retail Brand |
| November 2020 |
Karen Bonnici |
An Inventors Journey From Homemade Blanket To Big Box Brand |
| October 2020 |
Jack Lander |
Tipping Point Inventions: Why They Matter To Inventors |
| September 2020 |
Mike Sturba & Rachel Duguay |
Inventors Create A Puzzling Product |
| August 2020 |
Arianna Russell |
How to Get Started With Your First Product |
| July 2020 |
Aimee Carroll |
Learn How Edison Nation Licenses Inventor Ideas |
| June 2020 |
Don Debelak |
How Do Inventors Make It Big? |
| May 2020 |
Josh Malone |
The Amazing Bunch Of Balloons Story |
| April 2020 |
Yoni Medhin |
Grain4Grain, Converting Food Waste Into Healthy Food Products |
| March 2020 |
Alan Morgan Jr. |
Innovation, The inhibitors & The Amazing Opportunities |
| February 2020 |
Lisa Lloyd |
Inventing Solutions That Sell |
| January 2020 |
Gopal Nandakumar |
Combatting Porch Pirates and Revolutionizing the Fast Food Industry |
| December 2019 |
Amy Wees |
From Concept to Launch - Proven Strategies to Success |
| November 2019 |
Sean Michael Ragan |
On Keeping It Super Simple |
| October 2019 |
Justin Rice |
Fundamentals of Medical Device Innovation |
| September 2019 |
Chris Clyde |
Innovating The World's Most Advanced Wine Bottle |
| August 2019 |
Ruben Lopez |
You Paid For It, Come & Get It!
Essential Services For Inventors & Entrepreneurs |
| July 2019 |
Hiram Skaggs |
Having A Great Invention Is Not Enough |
| June 2019 |
Alan Morgan Jr. |
Innovation, The Inhibitors, The Myths, & The Amazing Opportunities |
| May 2019 |
Bill Bragman |
The Jump |
| April 2019 |
Tom Adams |
Reinventing The Shoelace |
| March 2019 |
Jack Terrazas |
How To Manufacture, Market & Sell A Product To Form A Viable Business |
| February 2019 |
Nancy Tedeschi |
The Snap-It Screw Invention - The Rest Of The Story |
| January 2019 |
Debi Burrows |
Using Social Media Power To Promote Marketing |
| December 2019 |
Shaun Edwards |
San Antonio Startup Raises Record $8.3M in 2018: Hear the Story |
| November 2018 |
Jennifer Sparr |
Concept to Grammy and Academy Awards Bags |
| October 2018 |
Forrest Mims III |
Innovative Accomplishments Of A Living Legend |
| September 2018 |
Ryan Stewart |
Turning Ideas Into Royalties |
| August 2018 |
Rueben Miller |
The Story On Circ-it, Patents & A Successful Kickstarter Campaign |
| July 2018 |
Shawn Arstein |
A Dream, A Limited Budget & AgilCore Frame Was Born |
| June 2018 |
Rita Mehrens-Schuenemann |
How Could a Woman Invented Something So Simple |
| May 2018 |
Andrew Sanderson |
Launch of 2 Successful Kickstarter Mechanical Pencil Campaigns |
| April 2018 |
Glenn T. McCain |
The Travel Kozy™ Pillow, Concept To Reality |
| March 2018 |
David Monroe |
A Journey Thru the Amazing Innovations of Historic Inventors |
| February 2018 |
Dr. Carl Deckard |
3D Printing: The History, Future & Lessons From The Inventor Of Selective Laser Sintering |
| January 2018 |
Jim Brakefield |
Microprocessor Prototyping for Non-Technical Inventors |
| December 2017 |
Drue & Debra Placette & Randy Ohman |
An Inventor's Christmas: Secret Presents from San Antonio |
| November 2017 |
Roger Brown |
Product to Market without Debt |
| October 2017 |
David Fedewa |
Licensing: The Stephen Key Approach |
| September 2017 |
Drue Placette |
Need Traction for Your Inventions? |
| August 2017 |
Warren Tuttle |
Building the Open Platform at Lifetime Brands |
| July 2017 |
Dennis & Mary Lou Green |
Sneaker Balls: The Life Cycle Of A Multi-Million Dollar Product |
| June 2017 |
Kurt Tompkins |
Crowd Founding the New bFan® - A Breeze? |
| May 2017 |
Jason McKinnie |
Reducing Unforced Errors In The Invention Lifecycle, From An Attorney’s Perspective |
| April 2017 |
Roy Paul Prosise |
Your Invention Needs a Vision |
| March 2017 |
James Ashmore |
The Concept To Market Story Of A Personal Solar Light |
| February 2017 |
Samar Shah |
How to Draft a Patent Application in 4 easy steps |
| January 2017 |
Gary Walters |
Wounded Warrior To Inventor To Entrepreneur |
| December 2016 |
Michael Moncada |
Creating Impact With Technology – A Practical Approach |
| November 2016 |
Elliot Brackett |
How to Make the Perfect Pitch |
| October 2016 |
Dennis & Mary Lou Green |
How To Create And Deliver A Million Dollar Sales Pitch |
| September 2016 |
Denny Hamill, PhD |
iFetch, From a High Schooler’s Dream to a Product Reality |
| August 2016 |
David A. Monroe |
San Antonio:
A Major Contributor to Science, Technology and Innovation |
| July 2016 |
Inventor Panel |
Inventor Panel - Questions and Answers for Inventors |
| June 2016 |
Samar K. Shah |
5 Proven Strategies For Improving Your Provisional Patent Application, And 4 Easy Steps For Filing One Yourself |
| May 2016 |
Nancy Tedeschi |
The Snap-It Screw Invention, Concept to Market |
| April 2016 |
Stephen Key |
How to License Your Ideas With or Without a Patent |
| March 2016 |
Steve Pearson |
Want to Do Your Own Patent Searches: Info from a Pro |
| February 2016 |
David and Dan Hill |
Now, Why Didn't I Think of That? |
| January 2016 |
Brian Fried |
Take Your Invention Ideas to the Next Level |
| December 2015 |
Cliff Zintgraff |
Plato, Socrates, Invention and Stem Education |
| November 2015 |
Jack Terrazas |
From a Raw Prototype to Big Box Revenues |
| October 2015 |
Allen Stone |
Building, Launching and Enjoying The Ride On An Innovative Product |
| September 2015 |
Dean Siracusa |
From Professional Photographer to Designer of Patented Eyewear |
| August 2015 |
Mike Berardi |
The Story of The Incredible Xhose |
| July 2015 |
Kurt Tompkins |
Tompkins vs. Goliath |
| June 2015 |
Jeremy Sloan & Matthew Lucero |
The Pool Buoy: An Idea so Bright, it Blocks the Sun |
| May 2015 |
Ryan Beltrán |
Utilizing Open Source to Boost Innovation |
| April 2015 |
Kay Simpson |
Wounded Warrior Clothing Inspires Adaptive Women’s Designs |
| March 2015 |
Chris Boyle |
Go Film Yourself: From Prototype to Consumer Product |
| February 2015 |
Jeremy Nelson |
Runner Invents a Million Dollar Product - Learn How He Did It |
| January 2015 |
Tom Adams |
Creation – Protection– Product – Pfinding – Profit
A Real Life Journey: From Savinig Lives to Selling Shoes
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| December 2014 |
Jennifer Emerson |
Engineering Fridays: Shaping Elementary - Age Innovators into Tomorrow’s Inventors |
| November 2014 |
Patricia Nolan-Brown |
Idea To Invention: What You Need To Know To Cash In On Your Invention |
| October 2014 |
Kimberly Giraldo |
Housewife Solves Age-Old Problem & Reaps Huge Success |
| September 2014 |
Gail Tomiak, PhD |
Creating Things That Really Work |
| August 2014 |
Mark Kammer |
How to Prepare & File a U.S. Provisional Patent Application |
| July 2014 |
Josiah Leverich |
A Snapshot Into the Life of an Inventor |
| June 2014 |
Elliot Marx |
Turning a Niche Idea into an Industry Standard |
| May 2014 |
Gabriele Niederauer |
Commercializing Patented Medical Devices |
| April 2014 |
Luke Owen |
Simplify It, Demonstrate It & Get It Funded |
| March 2014 |
Ryan Blanck |
Innovative Invention Puts Soldiers Back on Their Feet |
| February 2014 |
Geneva Grainger |
Inventing a Product and Taking it to Market: a Step by Stetp Guide |
| January 2014 |
William N. Hulsey III |
The Innovation Act, HR 3309 –
Seeking To Do Now What Could Not Be Done Before |
| December 2013 |
Mark Skousen |
The Spirit of Benjamin Franklin |
| November 2013 |
Forest Mims III |
A Living Legend Speaks to Alamo Inventors |
| October 2013 |
Alan Thiele |
You've Done a Patent Search. Now What? |
| September 2013 |
Garrett Heath |
A Kickstarter Success Story |
| August 2013 |
Daniel Mendez |
Commercialization of a Patented Medical Innovation |
| July 2013 |
Carrie Jeske |
How To Earn $330,000 Inventing Products for TV |
| June 2013 |
Dave Morse, Ken Wilson, Chris Dimler |
From Art to Part- The Basics on Free 3D CAD Modeling Tools |
| May 2013 |
Dr. Dennis Filips |
Launch of a Battlefield Invention |
| April 2013 |
Mark Sullivan |
Prolific Inventor Shares His Shark Tank Experience |
| March 2013 |
Quest Couch |
A Prolific Inventor and Accomplished Entrepreneur Shares His Story |
| February 2013 |
David Gonzales II |
Practical Tips for Making New Products Come to Life |
| January 2013 |
Robert Mikel |
The Thinking Secrets of Master Inventors |
| December 2012 |
Robin Voight
Cathryn Le Vrier |
A First Look of the San Antonio Children's Museum Expansion and Relocation Plan |
| November 2012 |
Patrick McCluskey |
Sell to Fortune 500 Companies & Raise Millions in Equity Funding Before Your Product Is Complete |
| October 2012 |
Barbara Pitts & Mary Sarao |
Overcoming Obstacles Encountered in the Invention Process |
| September 2012 |
Jeff Crilley |
Marketing without Money |
| August 2012 |
Robert Casdaneda |
Everyday Ideas Bring Millions |
| July 2012 |
Stephen Key |
Turn Your Dreams into a Licensing Goldmine |
| May 2012 |
Alan Beckley |
From Concept to QVC & More |
| April 2012 |
Paul Evans & Glynn Bartlett |
Concept Development and Basic Fabrication Techniques |
| March 2012 |
Grant Pitzer |
The Hover Sprinkler™ - From Concept to Market |
| February 2012 |
Lopez, Rodriguez, Hung-da Wan |
Introduction to Prototyping |
| January 2012 |
Nicholas Longo |
Geekdom – A Collaborative Workspace for Inventors & Entrepreneurs |
| December 2011 |
David Hendricks |
Timely Aspects for Inventors & Entrepreneurs |
| November 2011 |
Roy Pachecano |
Innovation Opportunities in the Sustainable and Green Building Industry |
| October 2011 |
Maria Rangel and Eddie Solis |
Funding Options for Small Businesses and Independent Inventors |
| September 2011 |
Jürgen Schmidt |
DIY – From Concept to Market |
| August 2011 |
Kerry Harris |
The Real Meaning of Invention, The Gift and The Responsibility Therein |
| July 2011 |
Nolan Sagebiel |
Open Innovation – Companies Working With Inventors |
| June 2011 |
Edward B. Marvin |
The “Nuts & Bolts” of the Patent Application Process and Other Intellectual Property Related Topics (Part II) |
| May 2011 |
Jerry McKenna |
Making of a Bronze Sculpture – From Concept Thru Completion |
| April 2011 |
Edward B. Marvin |
The “Nuts & Bolts” of the Patent Application Process and Other Intellectual Property Related Topics |
| March 2011 |
James Bower, PhD |
Reinventing the Learning Process- Virtually |
| February 2011 |
Stephen Key |
Learn How to Bring Ideas to Market |
| January 2011 |
Dr. William C. Davis |
Twelve Events That Will Change Everything |
| December 2010 |
Chris Marrou |
What investors look for in start ups |
| November 2010 |
Alane and Raymundo Rivera |
Engineering Kids Storybooks |
| October 2010 |
Deborah Bolner Prost |
The Birth of a Cool Idea |
| September 2010 |
William N. Hulsey III |
Bilski v. Kappos: Cross-Industry & Cross-Border Ramifications |
| August 2010 |
Nick Gardner & Truth Camina |
Houston, We Have A Problem! |
| July 2010 |
Magaly Chocano |
Mobile Apps 101 |
| June 2010 |
Dr. Larry Miller |
Inventing… Achieving & Measuring Success |
| May 2010 |
Ruben Zamorano |
The Patent is Simply the Beginning… |
| April 2010 |
Board of Directors |
Alamo Inventors: A free San Antonio Innvovation Connection |
| March 2010 |
Rolf Smith |
The Seven Levels of Change - A field guide to thinking different |
| February 2010 |
Bill McHenry |
The Seven-Step Sales Process |
January 2010 |
Del Johnson |
Innovation in Tactical Breaching Products |
| December 2009 |
Gordon Hartman |
Insights to Entrepreneurial Success |
| November 2009 |
Shawn Harward |
Visually Communicating an Invention: A Second Generation Patent Illustrator’s Perspective |
| October 2009 |
David Gonzales II |
From Concept to Reality: The Journey to Bring the Layered MagWheel to the Road |
| September 2009 |
Louis Foreman |
The Independent Inventors Handbook Gives Aspiring Inventors the Real Deal |
| August 2009 |
Brian Hughes |
The Evolution of the SegSaddle – From Concept to Production |
| July 2009 |
Laura Castillo |
Expensive Lessons Learned - Items to Consider When Taking an Idea to Market |
| June 2009 |
Luis Sandoval |
Media Marketing – How to Use Online Tools for Business, Marketing, Branding & Networking |
| May 2009 |
Alan R. Thiele & Jason W. Whitney |
Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights |
| April 2009 |
John Blount |
Innovation and the Green Market |
| March 2009 |
Bruce Hughes |
UTSA's Institute for Economic Development - Your Source for Business Intelligence and Assistance |
| February 2009 |
Jack Juen |
Commercializing Eco-Friendly Products |
| January 2009 |
Paige Bishop |
Pitching a Product to Businesses and Organizations |
| December 2008 |
State Representative Joaquin Castro |
Technology Development and the Upcoming Legislative Session |
| November 2008 |
Henry "Pete" Van de Putte Jr. |
How a Small Business Can Benefit From a Trade Show |
| October 2008 |
Pamela Colby |
GIS for Business and Research 2 Reality |
| September 2008 |
Bob Rice |
The Invention Process: From Neophyte to Patent Pending |
| August 2008 |
Casper Terpinski |
The Magnetic Finger |
| June 2008 |
Dennis Remmers |
Nailing a Sawhorse Trifecta |
| May 2008 |
Richard Martin |
Seeing the Light |
| December 2007 |
Christmas Party |
Christmas Party |
| November 2007 |
Elliott Brackett |
Sell on TV |
| October 2007 |
Kurt Tompkins |
Bringing a Product to Market |
| September 2007 |
Myna Rae |
Maximize Your Creative Efforts |
| August 2007 |
Marcus Christopher |
From Concept to Sales |
| July 2007 |
Adolfo Pesquera |
Getting Your Story Out |
| June 2007 |
Jerry Baca |
3 Things Inventors Must Know |
| May 2007 |
Impromptu! |
Impromptu meeting, updates from group members. Myrna Rae to be rescheduled. |
| April 2007 |
Dr. Geoffrey Nicholson |
The Business of Innovation - A Survival Issue (PowerPoint presentation) |
| March 2007 |
Ignacio Torres, III |
Invention Steps and Unique Sales Strategies |
| February 2007 |
David Clark |
Preparing Your Venture for Funding (presentation) |
| January 2007 |
Klaus Weiswurm |
From Napkin to Production |
| December 2006 |
Barry Brinkman,
Aric Garza |
Holiday Party - An Entrepreneur's History (Barry) and Common Sense Business Practices (Aric) |
| November 2006 |
Angelina Musik |
Seven Principles on How to Believe and Achieve |
| October 2006 |
Wayne Simonton,
Stuart Minica,
Ralph Moore |
Three Archery Products and the Inventors that Created them and Successful Businesses Too |
| September 2006 |
Alan Thiele |
How To Prepare Your Own Provisional Patent Application |
| August 2006 |
Brian Hughes |
An Entrepreneur's Journey - Pushing Large Rocks Up Steep Hills |
| July 2006 |
Jerry Hanhn |
Converting Vision to Business: Making it Happen |
| June 2006 |
Charles Cutler |
Chemical Engineer Combines Algorithm and Software to Make a Successful and Important Corporation |
| May 2006 |
Tom Collard /
Gadget Guys Contest |
Collard Heat Pump / Win a Trip to Minnesota Inventor's Congress |
| April 2006 |
Kieu Phan |
Perfecting the Prototype and Other challenges of being an Inventor |
| March 2006 |
Thomas E. Owen, PhD, PE |
One Engineer's Experiences in the World of Inventions and Patents |
| February 2006 |
David B. South |
Tomorrow's Building - Available Today! |
| January 2006 |
Gadget Guys |
The Big Idea Radio Show Featuring the Gadget Guys |
| December 2005 |
Dr. Francis Kane /
Dr. Alvin Marx, M.D. |
U.S. Space Exploration / Yankee Invention Expo Report |
| November 2005 |
Sylvia Acevedo |
From Brain to Bank: How to Take Your Idea from Concept to a Product on the Shelves |
| October 2005 |
Gerald Fuller |
Non-traditional Methods Used to "Accidentally Succeed in Bringing a Product to Market" |
| September 2005 |
David Castillo |
Bringing a Technology to Market before its Time by Positioning Yourself and Your Idea |
| August 2005 |
Bruce Houston, P.A. |
What is Intellectual Property? |