Meeting Schedule
Join Zoom Meeting, beginning at 5:45pm
This meeting will be a video based online-only meeting, using Zoom.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88557836667?pwd=VVRkSTdzVUhjRmY1T0JUc3ZhUUcwUT09

Meeting ID: 885 5783 6667
Password: 314159
Find your local number: us02web.zoom.us/u/kecmUxsKXn

Our Pre-Speaker is Alan Beckley, from 6pm to 6:30pm.
Alan will answer questions and offer insights about product marketing and more.

The presentation will start at 6:30. You can join the Zoom meeting starting at 5:45 PM.

Do not come to SATC, as there won’t be anyone there.

Zoom Video Instructions:
Download the App or Program from zoom.us  website or the app platform.  There are several similar looking programs. Avoid them. It works on computers of most kinds, and tablets and phones. Please see the Youtube if this is all new to you. If you don’t have a camera, that’s OK. Audio is fine, and if you don’t have a microphone, that’s OK too. Except our hosts, everyone will be muted anyway. You can text within Zoom for questions.

Zoom Client For Meetings, or
Apple App or the Android App

Install the app or program.  To attend our Zoom meeting, you do not need to create an account with Zoom.

Check the website www.AlamoInventors.org on the day of, or see above for the meeting code and password then go to your Zoom program or app and JOIN MEETING using the meeting number and password.

You will be in a waiting room, and be added to the meeting, which will start at 6:00 pm, but visiting can take place beforehand. We will use the Chat feature to allow questions, in order to keep the noise levels down, but before things start, audio will be available.

Visitors will be asked to identify themselves, or be kicked off. Even if you have no video or audio, you can msg.

By all means practice with friends and family (to start your own meeting you do need an account).

We look forward to trying out this approach for meetings in these days of social distancing.
Pre-Meeting with Alan Beckley 6:00 – 6:30 PM
Presentation:  6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Meeting Location
ONLINE

Guest Speaker: Josh Malone
The Amazing Bunch Of Balloons Story

Josh Malone, inventor of the enormously successful “Bunch O Balloons” , will share his amazing story of successes and obstacles on his journey to invention success.  Having now sold over a billion balloons, Josh has achieved tremendous success.  But to get there, he had to overcome many roadblocks including the United State Patent Office.  He will share how he got there – the true process of fund raising, product development, licensing, and marketing a new product today.  He will also share the hard realities of getting and defending a patent, and present:

1. Creating and Developing His Invention
2. Running an Extraordinary Kick-Starter Campaign – Raising More than ONE MILLION DOLLARS
3. Solving Production Hurdles
4. Confronting Competitor Knock-Offs of His Product – Leading to Expensive Legal Battles
5. AND Overcoming the Ultimate Challenges of Defending His Invention with the United States Patent Office PATENT TRIAL APPEAL BOARD (PTAB).

USPTO News
Caution: Misleading Notices On Trademarks
Protect Yourself Against Invention Promotion Scams (pdf)

First Featured Article
How To Hack A Tradeshow Without Being There (Video)

Second Featured Article
Sample Confidentiality Agreements

Third Featured Article
Beyond the Slice and Dice: Turning Your Idea into an Invention

Fourth Featured Article
Patent Search 101: Why US Patent Searches are Critically Important

Join Inventors Groups Of America
You’ll be amazed at the inventor resources available and inventor unity you can provide!

NOTE
The New Patent Law Has Problems For Inventors
Independent inventors and start-up’s depend on strong patents to defend their inventions, however recent changes to the patent law have significantly weakened inventor’s intellectual property rights to the point that they can no longer depend on their patents to protect their innovations.  For information on the intellectual property problems, please see the movie, Invalidated: The Shredding Of The US Patent System.  Click the below image for a trailer of the movie/documentary.   You can also see the documentary on Amazon and iTunes , free with Amazon Prime subscription, or $2 otherwise.

For additional information on the patent problems, click Here.

Join Inventors Groups Of America  You’ll be amazed at the inventor resources available and inventor unity you can provide!

Question & Answer Session w/ Alan Beckley
During the inventors visiting hour from 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM in the meeting room, Alan Beckley will be available, via Skype, to answer your invention questions.  For more information on Alan Beckley, see the information provided in the Licensing section below.

About Alamo Inventors

Founded in 2000, the Alamo Inventors organization holds monthly meetings for the inventor community and provides access to resources supporting the inventing, entrepreneurship, and patent protection process. Monthly programs include a network hour prior to the meeting.  Member meetings include a notable guest speaker who typically shares their experience and advice about their journey of taking their idea to market.

Alamo Inventors, Inc is a not for profit 501(c)3

More information about Alamo Inventors is online at www.alamoinventors.org

Send inquiries to : [email protected]