Event Announcements

Back by popular demand, Susan Ben-Oleil, Barrister & Solicitor; Patent &
Trade-mark Agent will continu on the subject of protection for you invention.

Susan will talk about the basic terms used in agreements to license
intellectual property and some of the pitfalls to avoid.

Susan Ben-Oliel has 20 years of experience as a registered patent and
trade-mark agent. Beyond her patent and trade-mark agent work, she focuses
her practice on intellectual property and technology law. She has extensive
experience assisting companies in all aspects of protecting intangible assets

Back by popular demand, Susan Ben-Oleil, Barrister & Solicitor; Patent & Trade-mark Agent will continu on the subject of protection for you invention.

Susan will talk about the basic terms used in agreements to license intellectual property and some of the pitfalls to avoid.

Back by popular demand, Susan Ben-Oleil, Barrister & Solicitor; Patent & Trade-mark Agent will continu on the subject of protection for you invention.

Susan will talk about the basic terms used in agreements to license intellectual property and some of the pitfalls to avoid.

Andrew Orr from ActionCOACH Business Coaching will explain the steps to go through to turn your viable product into a successful business.

Andrew is a Licenced/Master Business Coach who has worked with entrepreneurs and owners who have businesses ranging from start-ups to $30M in revenue. The businesses have been in all major sectors, including wholesale, retail, manufacturing, I.T., engineering, construction, electronics, telecommunications, software development and many others.

An evening with Andrew Orr from ActionCOACH Business Coaching.
Andrew will explain the steps to go through to turn your viable product into a successful business.

Andrew is a Licenced/Master Business Coach who has worked with entrepreneurs and owners who have businesses ranging from start-ups to $30M in revenue. The businesses have been in all major sectors, including wholesale, retail, manufacturing, I.T., engineering, construction, electronics, telecommunications, software development and many others.

Speaker:
Susan Ben-Oliel, Lawyer at Barrister & Solicitor; Patent & Trade-mark Agent

Susan Ben-Oliel has 20 years of experience as a registered patent and trade-mark agent. Beyond her patent and trade-mark agent work, she focuses her practice on intellectual property and technology law. She has extensive experience assisting companies in all aspects of protecting intangible assets in Canada and internationally.

NOTE: AGM

Speaker:

Susan Ben-Oliel, Lawyer at Barrister & Solicitor; Patent & Trade-mark Agent

Susan Ben-Oliel has 20 years of experience as a registered patent and trade-mark agent. Beyond her patent and trade-mark agent work, she focuses her practice on intellectual property and technology law. She has extensive experience assisting companies in all aspects of protecting intangible assets in Canada and internationally.

Date:
April 28, 2010 - 7:00pm - 9:30pm

Venue:
Confederation Seniors Centre (next to McGill Library)

Location:
4585 Albert Street, Burnaby

Monthly Meeting: Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Andrew Dewberry, founder of Vancouver Tool Corp. in Vancouver, British Columbia, runs his business with his wife, Jayne Seagrave. Mr Dewberry's company specializes in home-renovation products such as the Caulk-Rite, a tool launched in 1996 that allows users to create a perfect bead of caulk.

Come and hear this successfull inventor/entrepreneur talk about marketing out of the country and the kind of opportunities that are available out there.

Date: March 31, 2010 - 7:00pm - 9:30pm

An evening with a very successful inventor

Andrew Dewberry, founder of Vancouver Tool Corp. in Vancouver, British Columbia, runs his business with his wife, Jayne Seagrave.

Dewberry's company specializes in home-renovation products such as the Caulk-Rite, a tool launched in 1996 that allows users to create a perfect bead of caulk.

Come and hear how this successfull inventor, with minimal investment and a staff of two, built up his now million-dollar sales.

Date: March 31, 2010 - 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Venue: Confederation Seniors Centre (next to McGill Library)

Mr. Kelvin Chiddick, President of Sandys Holdings Ltd

.... Inventor and/or entrepreneur?

"In order for an individual to take his/her invention to market, he needs to
be both an inventor and somewhat of an entrepreneur. Unfortunately, these are
two different types and not all inventors have the attributes of
entrepreneurs and vice versa.

Working with inventors lately, I have noticed that once they have invented a
product, they seem to believe everybody will fall over themselves rushing to
buy their invention. From my experience, I believe only 5% of all inventions