Come to the San Diego Inventors Forum and bring a friend or colleague!
The November event took place
at THE MAKETORY
9431 Dowdy Drive / Suite 2 / San Diego 92126
Doors opened at 5:30
Three times as many people attended our November in-person meeting than attended our first meeting in September, so we are growing. We look forward to even more attendees at our December meeting.
Every attendee had an opportunity to share their invention milestones and successes in the “What’s New” portion of our meeting. Inventors also made requests of what help or advice they needed to move forward with their product in the “What’s Needed” section of our meeting.
It was inspiring to hear the successes of some of the attendees. The December meeting will feature the successes of a couple of long-time inventors that hold many patents in our Inventor Spotlight section.
We would love to hear about your successes at a future meeting and are accepting submissions for those of you who would like to participate in an Inventor Spotlight for a future meeting.
SDIF’s original funder, Greg Wawrzniak, elaborated on his four pros of inventing and will continue to explain this topic at future meetings.
SDIF board member,
Michele Nash-Hoff, gave a detailed report on the US Inventor First Annual Conference on October 19th and 20th in the Washington, D. C. area. She said that the conference was preceded by a day at the Capital where she and about 30 other people met with staff of Congressional Representatives in Congress to discuss how to fix the broken patent system. They also watched the new documentary, Innovation Race, directed by Luke Livingston at an afternoon reception.
The two day conference featured stories of several inventors that had their patents invalidated by the PTAB interspersed between panels of experts on such subjects as The Importance of Innovation, Where Did our Patent System Go?, PTAB vs. Federal Court – Comparing the Two Forums, How to Survive the Patent System.
Michele also provided on update on legislation proposed in Congress that affects inventors’ rights and patents. As you know, these rights have been significantly destroyed by the America Invents Act of 2011 and the political and social influence of Big Tech.
There was a panel discussion of two of the most recent bills that have been introduced to fix the broken patent system:
S. 2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 (PERA) introduced by Senators Thomas Tillis (R-NC) and Christopher Coons (D-DE) on 6/22/2023 was discussed in my article “Inventor Rights Still Being Threatened.”
S. 2220: PREVAIL Act was introduced on Jul 10, 2023 by Senator Christopher Coons (D-DE) – “A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to invest in inventors in the United States, maintain the United States as the leading innovation economy in the world, and protect the property rights of the inventors that grow the economy of the United States, and for other purposes.”
US Inventor is the only organization representing small inventors, businesses, and startups to enact change that supports these groups. If you haven’t signed the Inventor’s Rights Resolution, you can do so here.
A tour of the Maketory will be provided to first time attendees so they can see what facilities and equipment are available to help them with their product development. The Maketory offers private office suites, private work studios, on-site storage for materials and supplies, free Wi-Fi, and free parking. The ground floor of the facility contains a wood shop, metal shop, welding area, prototype/assembly area, 34 private work studios, and a blacksmith shop outside the back of the building. The second floor has both a small and large conference room, an open space for meetings or training sessions, and private offices.