1. Hantel Technologies is pleased to announce the next seminar in the
2011 – 2012 Hantel Tech webinar series:
Navigating the new risks and rewards of the America Invents Act
for start-ups and entrepreneurs
Speaker: Brian Eller, NCSU
Date: Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PST
First 30 minutes will be used as a networking session - with seminar to begin at noon.
Location: Hantel Technologies | 703 Sandoval Way | Hayward, CA
Please register on EventBrite (http://hanteltech.eventbrite.com/) for this free seminar – you are cordially
invited to attend in person (lunch provided / limited number of seats), to join live via Webinar, or to view
at a later date (links will provided to those who register for notification).
Abstract: As the most significant change in patent law reform since 1952, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) has
been signed into law this year. In addition to a change from the "first to invent" from the "first to file," there are some key
challenges and benefits that both entrepreneurs and smaller developing companies should be aware of in navigating the new
patent legislation. These changes include fast track examination, new satellite offices including possibly one to emerge in the
Bay Area, new "derivation proceedings," a weakened filing grace period, and expansion of post grant review. Mr. Eller will
share his general overview and analysis of the immediate and longer term impacts on innovation and technology
development, with special relevance for those with an interest in medical devices.
Brian Eller, J.D., currently works as a licensing associate for North Carolina State University (NCSU) Office of Technology Transfer
(OTT), which helps university inventors to commercialize their inventions. He earned a B.S. in Materials Engineering from California
Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and a J.D. from U.C. Davis School of Law. Prior to joining the OTT, he completed an
internship at the U.C. Davis InnovationAccess, a unit of the Office of Research, in addition to an externship at the United States Patent and
Trademark Office Technology Center Unit #2800, where he examined patent applications in the field of semiconductors, electrical and
optical systems, and components. During law school, Mr. Eller spent a summer as a judicial extern for the Honorable Charles R.
Wolle, Senior Judge for the Southern District of Iowa.
Fast and flexible service for the medical device market
2. Hantel Technologies is pleased to announce in 2012 the upcoming topics
in the Hantel Tech webinar series:
In consideration of the upcoming holidays, October’s webinar will be
our last public seminar scheduled for 2011 at Hantel Tech, and we
will feature a return to our webinar series in the new year
(January 26, 2012).
Please email webinar@hanteltech.com for announcement of the next
seminar/webinar in December.
Future topics in 2012
• Plasma technology
• Three-dimensional printing
• Integrating market research into the product development process
• Viewpoint on medical device inspections from the California
Department of Public Health (Food and Drug Branch)
Please share what else you would like to see in our series
Fast and flexible service for the medical device market
3. Navigating the New Risks and Rewards of the American
Invents Act for Start-Ups and Entrepreneurs
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