Introduction to Patents
Topics will include the rights that patents convey, basic concepts such as obviousness and inventorship, provisional patents vs. non-provisional patents, the foreign patent process, prior art search, the process of patent prosecution, parts of the patent application with an explanation of the requirements for each part, current trends in the US Patent Office, and patent issues related to optics. The emphasis will be on practical knowledge that can help engineers and managers obtain the maximum possible benefit from the patent system.
Barret Lippey
Barret Lippey is a registered US patent agent currently working at Chroma Consulting where he writes patent applications and consults in a wide variety of optics-related fields. Before starting Chroma Consulting, Barret worked in the optics departments at Bose, Sony, OCLI, and Hughes Aircraft. In his most recent job at Bose, Barret primarily developed 3D projection technology and ambient-light-rejecting screens. At last count, Barret holds 26 patents and has 22 patents pending. Barret has a BS in applied physics from Caltech, an MS in Materials Science from UCLA, and an MBA from Pepperdine.
Reservations:
DINNER reservations are required by noon, September 14, 2009, the Monday of the meeting. MEETING ONLY reservations are required by noon, September 17, 2009, the day of the meeting.
Please make reservations online. Reservations may also be left on the answering machine at 617.584.0266. We no longer have an email address for reservations due to SPAM. When making reservation requests, please provide the following information:
- DINNER AND MEETING or meeting only
- Name(s) and membership status
- Daytime phone number where you can be reached (in case of change or cancellation)
Location:
Best Western TLC in Waltham (Map to TLC).
Networking—5:45 PM, Dinner—6:30, Meeting—7:30 PM.
Menu:
Dinner will include --- and coffee, tea, or milk.
Vegetarian option available on request
Dinner Prices:
| Members and their guests | $25.00 each |
| Students | $15.00 |
| Non-members | $30.00 (See NOTE Below) |
General Information on NES/OSA Meetings
If the meeting must be canceled for any reason, we will try to call you at the phone number you leave with your reservation. Official notice of cancellation will be on our answering machine.
We have to pay for the dinners reserved as of the Tuesday before the meeting, so no-shows eat into our cash reserve. If you will not be able to attend, please let us know as early as possible. Otherwise, no-shows will be billed.
Membership Rates:
| Regular members | $15.00 |
| Student members | free |
NOTE: The extra $5.00 of the non-member dinner fee can be used toward membership dues if the nonmember joins and pays dues for the current year at the meeting.
