[ONLINE] World IP Day Celebration

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Let’s celebrate all the pioneering inventors and creators who are working to shape a future from which we will all benefit!

We’ll talk with inventor engineers, learn about cutting-edge IP available for license from DoD labs, find out about a resource that connects companies to labs, and more ... stay tuned as content and speakers evolve!

Somnath Sengupta, former researcher at the Army Research Lab (ARL) and co-founder of Paratek Microwave which was acquired by Blackberry will talk about the enabling IP Paratek licensed from ARL.

Barry Datlof is the Medical Technology Transfer Officer for the US Army Medical Research and Development Command (MRDC). Barry will share information about one of the many cutting-edge patents MRDC has available for license.

Matt Jones with the Technology Transfer Office of
CCDC Chemical Biological Center will join us to share information on one of CBC's many technologies available for license.

Mike Steele is the stereotypical garage entrepreneur who, by day, is a Test and Evaluation Manager for ManTech International Corporation. Mike will tell us about his journey which began with identifying a problem which led to patenting, marketing, and selling on a global scale. Mike is also one of the Co-Organizers of the Inventor’s Network of the Capital Area (INCA) MeetUp.

Gary Evans is the CEO of Axcel Innovation and, with the MD Department of Commerce, innovator behind the Maryland Defense Technology Commercialization Center (DefTech). Gary will talk about the why’s and how’s of the program and how it helps Maryland businesses grow.

Stay tuned for updates as we add content and / or speakers!

This MeetUp is for anyone interested in developing their own product, generally interested in how patenting and licensing works, or is curious to hear about new tech. We’ll leave plenty of time for Q&A so bring your questions and curiosity!

Note that we intend to tape this MeetUp. By joining, you consent to your image and/or voice being recorded (you may, of course, block your camera and mute your mic and just join us to listen! We’re more than happy to have you).

After RSVPing, attendees will be able to view the link to participate in this online discussion.

Learn more about our speakers:

Visit Somnath’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/somnath-sengupta-b942856/

Visit Barry’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/datlof/

Visit Mike’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-steele-60b9a55/

Visit Gary’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garypevans/

For information on the US Army MRDC: https://mrdc.amedd.army.mil/

For information on US Army CBC: https://www.cbc.ccdc.army.mil/

For information on ARL: https://www.arl.army.mil/

For information on Motobriiz: https://www.motobriiz.com/

For information on INCA: https://www.meetup.com/Inventors-Network-of-the-Capital-Area/

For information on the World Intellectual Property Organization: https://www.wipo.int/portal/en/

For more information on DefTech: https://deftechmd.net/

To see the nearly 2,000 patents available for license from DoD labs in Maryland: https://defpatmd.net/md_dod_ip_patents/patents_list_icons/

To learn more about the DefTech team, visit our LinkedIn profiles:
Gary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garypevans/
Kim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimconwellmozingo/
Griffin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/griffinstlouis/

To watch past MeetUp events, visit our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQtqhdWjuYm-mDRY8f-dKDw?

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