Seminar Announcement
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| Title
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What is my invention? Performing Your Own Preliminary Patentability Searches
(slides, handout) |
| Speaker |
Benjamin Mak
Associate Ridout & Maybee LLP
Chair IEEE Engineers in Medicine and Biology Society, Toronto Chapter
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Seminar attendees |
Benjamin Mak speaking with attendees |
GOLD team (L to R): Vahab Kamranpoor (Industrial Relations), April Khademi (Chair), Foteini Agrafioti (University Liaison), Dan Hosseinzadeh (Vice Chair) |
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| Day and Time
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Thursday, April 3, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
*Light refreshments will be served |
| Location
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ARC 108, Architecture Building
Ryerson University
325 Church Street, Toronto
map |
| Organizer
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GOLD Affinity Group |
| Contact
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Raymond Phan, email:
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Please RSVP using the above e-mail addresses space is limited |
| Abstract
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Obtaining a patent can be a lengthy, complex and expensive process. Some of the problem lies in the initial decision of whether pursuing an invention will eventually lead to a patent. Much effort may be wasted if it is subsequently found that research in the same area has already performed, or that the technology has already been patented and invented.
This session will provide an engaging and pragmatic introduction to patents. Participants will learn the initial steps on how to answer the question What is my invention? Discussion will surround an introduction to patents, international protection strategies, appropriate (and free) search tools, and performing patent mining sessions. Examples directed specifically to engineering will also be given.
An optional practical exercise may follow (laptops required). |
| Biography
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Benjamin Mak is a practicing patent lawyer at Ridout & Maybee LLP in the firm's Toronto office. His practice is principally directed towards assisting in patent drafting and prosecution, with an emphasis on electrical, mechanical, biomedical and computer related technology. Benjamin works in assisting hospitals, universities, and technology companies in garnering patent protection for their inventions.
Benjamin is a graduate of the engineering science program at the University of Toronto. He previously worked as a research engineer at a Toronto area hospital, where he was involved in the development of medical imaging devices.
Benjamin is also chair of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Toronto Chapter. |
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