Jackson Inventors Network

This month we are doing something different. There will be no speaker! All entrepreneurs and inventors need sign up by return email to me to present their product at the meeting. You will have have 5 to 10 minutes for a quick product presentation or elevator speech. We are fortunate to have AMAZON Business representatives visiting our meeting. Bring your product and talk to the group about your project needs. The Amazon reps from the Detroit office may be able to help you take viable products to Amazon Business. This will be a great opportunity to get answers to your questions and to have help navigating through the challenges you have faced trying to get your product out to market.

To present you must email John Hopkins @ johndhopkins1@gmail.com. Anyone can present.

Meghan ONeill from Amazon Business will be at the meeting in an unofficial role but can answer questions as to how you can contact Amazon Business to possibly get your product listed on Amazon.

Jacob M. Ward listens to a question from the JIN inventors audience.

Tiffen, Ohio, patent law attorney Jacob M. Ward gave an in-depth presentation on the basics of patent search, patent law and other intellectual property issues, at the May 23, Jackson Inventors Network meeting at the Jackson District Library, Carnegie Branch.

UPDATE: Download a copy of Ward’s presentation here

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This month our official walk thru the process speaker series for 2017. The topic is: Patently Good Ideas: Intellectual Property Law for Business and Entrepreneurs. This is an informative program on intellectual property, especially how it relates to DIY inventors and business entrepreneurs. The meeting will be May 23, 2017, at the Jackson District Library, Carnegie Branch.

Jacob M. Ward is a patent attorney from the Toledo Area, has presented to us before and active with the Michigan Inventors Coalition. He is a well-respected registered patent attorney, receiving his law degree from the University of Toledo.

Mr. Ward is the Founding Partner with the law firm of Ward Law Office LLC in Tiffin, Ohio. His practice consists of preparation and prosecution of patent applications in various technical arts, including the chemical, mechanical, and electrical arts. Mr. Ward also prepares legal opinions in relation to patentability, infringement, patent validity, and freedom to practice

After the speaker we will talk about some of your projects, then we will have EXPERT CORNERS where you can identify people with expertise and have sit down one on one time to get help.

If you haven’t been to a meeting for a while, email us with what you would like to hear. These meetings are for you, to help you get your idea out of the basement and moving to market. If we can answer your questions we all win!

Email a request for a Product Review and get expert help to get your idea going. We will give you advice on any problem you might have with your inventor/idea/project. Don’t miss out this is help you can’t get anywhere else!

Send your membership dues $45.00 keeps you in the inner circle of one of the most significant inventor groups in the country.

Directions to the library:

From Cooper/Bus. 127: Turn West on W. Louis Glick (before RR tracks) Go 4 lights to Blackstone turn Left South two blocks to Michigan Ave. turn left and park.

Carnegie Library

244 W. Michigan Ave.
Jackson, MI 49201

Program

6:00 to 6:30 – Meet & Greet

6:30 to 7:30 – Program/Speaker

7:30 to 8:30 – Intense Networking

Cost:

Members*: $45 Annual membership
Non-Members: $5 at the door

Kenneth Johnson, inventor of the popular “Phase 10” card game, discusses the invention process, at prior JIN meeting

Don’t miss this meeting! Kenneth Johnson, one of the top sucessful inventors in Michigan, is speaking on “The Key Elements of a Successful License.” Many of us just don’t want to spent the rest of our lives producing our idea. Get some help and advice from a very suceesful inventor who has many products being sold and marketed by Mattel. Ken is a speaker you don’t want to miss.

Meeting @ Jackson Carnegie Library, 244 W. Michigan Ave, Jackson MI 49201

Time Registratation & Networking – 6:00 to 6:30
Program & speaker – 6:30 to 7:30
Networking & Expert Corners – 7:30 to 8:45

Directions from I-94: get off the Cooper exit go South, to Louis Glick (light just before the RR tracks) turn right West (it becomes a one way). go 4 lights to Blackstone turn left go 2 blocks to Michigan turn left & park.

The Jackson Inventors Network (JIN) returns to the Jackson District Library, Carnegie Branch, with one of our most popular topics and popular past speakers. “Mock ups and Prototypes” presentation from product designer and inventor Todd Kauranen, Core Team Industrial Designer, DISHER, and his colleague, Chad Barnes.

Why build a Mock-Up? A mock-up is a scale or full-size model of an invention, and can be a valuable tool for demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, and other purposes. A mock-up is a prototype if it provides at least some functionality and enables a degree of testing.

 Low-cost mock-ups invite valuable constructive criticism more readily than do prototypes that appear to have required substantial work.
 Simple mock-ups are usually easy to change.
 Mock-ups make it possible to do usability testing early in the development process.
 Mock-ups focus on content and functionality and turn attention away from details of graphic design.

Todd spoke to us about this topic back in 2015. You don’t want to miss this one!

Directions to the library:

From Cooper/Bus. 127: Turn West on W. Louis Glick (before RR tracks) Go 4 lights to Blackstone turn Left South two blocks to Michigan Ave. turn left and park.

Carnegie Library

244 W. Michigan Ave.
Jackson, MI 49201

Program

6:00 to 6:30 – Meet & Greet

6:30 to 7:30 – Program/Speaker

7:30 to 8:30 – Intense Networking

Cost:

Members*: $45 Annual membership
Non-Members: $5 at the door

Janet Brown, Business and Reference Librarian for Jackson District Library

The first thing any inventor or entrepreneur does before investing time and money into their idea is to research into what is already on the market. This session, “Essential Library Resources for Inventors and Entrepreneurs”, is the first official walk-through in our 2017 speaker series on the process of inventing.

Laura Brown is a Business and Reference Librarian for Jackson District Library. Currently she works at the Carnegie Library where she plans programming and helps patrons find the information they need. Before her employment at Jackson District Library, Laura worked in Adult Services at Delta Township District Library in Lansing. Before becoming a librarian, she worked 10 years as a development editor for national book publishers in San Francisco and Chicago. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from The Ohio State University and her Master’s degree in Library Science from Wayne State University.

Location:

United Way of Jackson County
536 N. Jackson St.
Jackson, MI 49201

Directions:

From Cooper/Bus. 127: Turn West on W. Ganson Go 1 light to Jackson St. turn Left South. turn left into parking lot

From E. Michigan Ave.: Turn North on Jackson (4 lights past train station). Go 2 blocks to Jackson United Way on west side & park

Handicap Accessible. Meeting room on south end of building enter door South side

Cost:

Members*: $45 Annual membership
Non-Members: $5 at the door

Michigan Inventors Coalition EXPO16 is the best inventor EXPO in the country. If you have a product idea or invention, plan to be at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, Sept 7, from 8:30 – 6:00 p.m. MIC has already exceeded booth and attendance number from the past 3 years! Plan to be be a part of it! MIC is excited to have our best statewide event yet!

Stephen Key, Innovate MI keynote speaker

This year’s keynote speaker is Stephen Key,award-winning inventor,intellectual property strategist and lifelong entrepreneur. In 2001, Key cofounded inventRight, a one-on-one coaching program that has helped people from more than 40 countries license their ideas. Don’t miss your change to hear him speak! Register to attend Inventor EXPO16 today at this link: http://bit.ly/1OHafWz

Details:

Wednesday, September 7, 2016 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EDT) Add to Calendar

Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center – 219 South Harrison Road, East Lansing, MI 48824 – View Map

The Jackson Inventors Network (JIN) is on the move Aug. 23, with a new location: The historic Jackson Carnegie Library, 244 W. Michigan Ave, Jackson, Mi. This new location will also feature another first: An inventor, Patrick Stack, will talk, with his patent attorney, Vincent Re, about the experiences with the process, issues, and hurdles commercializing the product.

Directions to the library:

From Cooper/Bus. 127: Turn West on W. Louis Glick (before RR tracks) Go 4 lights to Blackstone turn Left South two blocks to Michigan Ave. turn left and park.

Program

6:00 to 6:30 – Meet & Greet

6:30 to 7:30 – Program/Speaker

7:30 to 8:30 – Intense Networking

Consumers Energy’s Strategic Innovation is pleased to introduce with the support of Spring Arbor University SpringBoard, our inaugural idea pitch competition!

We’re inviting innovators, budding entrepreneurs and anyone with a great idea to come and pitch it to an audience and panel of judges. Showcase your creativity and business savvy.

All are welcome to attend as audience members (with registration). Come hear the next big idea and network with innovation thought leaders!

The event will be on Wednesday, Aug. 24, at the Consumers Energy Innovation Center from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

EVENT SUMMARY
What: Strategic Innovation SpringBoard Pitch Night
When: August 24^th from 6 – 8 p.m.
Where: Consumers Energy Innovation Center, 165 W Michigan Ave., Jackson, MI 49201
Who: Anyone 16 and up can compete. Submission Period: July 18^th, 2016- August 1^st, 2016; Attendance is free and all are welcome with an Eventbrite registration – visit the Eventbrite website to apply or RSVP!

Gary Pageau

Gary Pageau is on the cutting edge of marketing your idea or product. His background in marketing, name recognition, and getting visibility in this new era of communications is a vital and needed subject for our inventors and entrepreneurs.

Pageau is the principal of InfoCircle LLC, a marketing communications company. For 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving as Publisher, Content Development & strategic Initiatives. His responsibilities included overseeing the associations editorial depart., marketing research unit, education & corporate relations depart.

Pageau will be using the Jackson Inventors group as a group that needs to revisit their image, who they are missing because of changes in communication tools. Are we missing a generation?

• 6:00-6:30pm Registration
• 6:30-7: 30pm Program
• 7:30-8:30pm Networking
• Jackson Maker Space (jacksonmakerspace.org) 543 E. Washington Ave. Jackson, MI 49203

Jackson Inventors Network

June 27th JIN Meeting: Anyone can present!

Update: Jacob Ward discusses patents to Jackson Inventors

Intellectual Property Law for Inventors

May 23 JIN meeting topic: Patently Good Ideas: Intellectual Property Law for Business and Entrepreneurs

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April 25th JIN meeting: “Key Elements of a Successful License” with Kenneth Johnson

March 28 JIN meeting: Prototyping

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Feb. 28 meeting: Essential Library Resources for Inventors and Entrepreneurs

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Still time to register for Michigan Inventors Coalition EXPO16

August 23 JIN meeting on patent law to be held at Jackson Carnegie Library

Consumers Energy’s Strategic Innovation to launch SpringBoard

Remaking Your Brand – How and Why

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