Meetings
Prior Meeting Information
Our meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at:
Costa's Restaurant
120 Chestnut Street
Roselle Park, NJ 07204
(908) 241-1131
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Meetings are Free and Open to the Public.
Inventor Networking - 6:30 pm - 8 pm
New Member Orientation - 7 pm
Meeting (usually w/a speaker) - Promptly at 8 pm - 9:30 pm
Our meetings are divided into three parts. The first part is from 6:30 to 8:00 PM and consists of Dinner and Networking with other members. During this time, members socialize, discuss and ask questions usually related to designing, patenting, producing or licensing inventions.
New prospective members should try to arrive by 7:00 PM, as we usually gather new members together then. This is when beginner inventor questions are usually asked and answered from 7:00-7:30 PM.
Starting at 8:00 PM, we usually have a speaker give a talk related to inventing, patenting, production or licensing products and that usually goes for about an hour.
Most members skip dinner at home or eat a light snack and then eat upon arrival. The food is quite good and consists of your usual Italian fare. The meeting location is provided compliments of the restaurant, so members are encouraged to support it by purchasing food and beverage during the early part of our meeting.
We rarely cancel meetings. If we do, it is because of severe weather, like heavy snow in the winter, notification will be posted on the home page and an email will be sent out to members that subscribe to our emails.
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YES, we are meeting unless we post a cancellation notice on the HOME PAGE
Speaker for Tuesday - February 11th, 2020
Michael A. Greenberg - President at Brand New
Marketing & Design, LLC
More than 30 years’ experience with P&L responsibility, Greenberg successfully helped grow his family business Shelcore Toys starting in 1978. After selling Shelcore in 2005, he was appointed CEO of Matrix Holdings LTD, a Hong Kong based public toy / consumer product company for which he drove the production of 1.5 million products per day and was responsible for consistent annual sales growth. He set up over 60 Shelcore branded retail stores throughout China from the ground up. Growing sales from $90 million – near $200 million, while increasing stock value. Michael is a Wealth of knowledge that you want to take Advantage of...Don't miss this meeting.
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Speaker for Tuesday - January 14th, 2020
Sarah Faison - Learning Specialist, Business Owner,
The Ultimate Entrepreneur
Sarah Faison is a Learning Specialist with Wakefern Food Corp, the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States. She is responsible for the Corporate University that has a range of training offering to meet the diverse training needs of cooperative companies (Instructor Led, blended training, eLearning, etc.)
Sarah has been a Successful Woman Owned Entrepreneur for many years, and has started 3 companies of her own ranging from Clothing Accessories, Custom Made Jewelry, Baby Accessories to also being the Author of her own book.
Sarah is your Ultimate Resource of Knowledge, and will answer many of your questions about how to showcase your product through beneficial platforms. A Meeting not to miss!
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Speaker for Tuesday - December 10th, 2019
Bart Jackson, CEO of Prometheus Publishing
Inventors: Building Vital Alliances
The inventor is the root of all business who too often remains buried underground. No one needs to be more connected to the widest spectrum of the business community than that talented individual bringing forth a new invention. He/she constantly requires wise counsel and hands-on help in product assessment, customer demand, funding, promotion, turning competitors into collaborators, and an ocean of legalities. And the good news: most of this aid & advice may be gained for free - or darned near. Speaker Bart Jackson, CEO of Prometheus Publishing, shares tactics for building beneficial alliances, discovering with whom you should be talking, and the art of meeting them thriftily.
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Q & A Meeting for Tuesday - October 8th, 2019
Q & A Meeting where we will have an open forum to address each member that has questions about their idea and to be given advice by the group.
Please take some time to consider the questions that you want to ask about your invention process and then write them down and bring them to the meeting where we will address them.
Q & A Meeting for Tuesday - September 10th, 2019
Q & A Meeting where we will have an open forum to address each member that has questions about their idea and to be given advice by the group.
Please take some time to consider the questions that you want to ask about your invention process and then write them down and bring them to the meeting where we will address them.
Speaker for Tuesday - August 13th, 2019
Jeff Lubanski – An Independent Inventor
Jeff, a former construction worker who had an idea to transform a typical permanent ink marker cap from a 2 handed operation of pulling off and replacing it, to a simple one handed draw and return.
Now the holder of a Utility Patent, hear Jeff’s story about his adventure in bringing his new product to market.
Join us for an Informative Evening.
Product samples will be provided.
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Q & A Meeting for Tuesday - June 11th, 2019
Q & A Meeting where we will have an open forum to address each member that has questions about their idea and to be given advice by the group.
Please take some time to consider the questions that you want to ask about your invention process and then write them down and bring them to the meeting where we will address them.
Speaker for Tuesday - May 14th, 2019
Featured Speaker: John Sinisi of Design Circle Inc.
John will speak about what licensors typically need to see in order to license an invention, and what the typical steps are to get your invention from concept to production.
Speaker for Tuesday - April 9th, 2019
Featured Speaker: Mark Nathan - CEO - Dynamic Play Network
Speaker for Tuesday - March 12th, 2019
Featured Speaker:
Mukesh Patel is an entrepreneur, advisor-investor, a people connector, an idea innovator and a professor. Mukesh is an globally invited speaker and among other things was the founder of JuiceTank, a startup incubator here in NJ.
Q & A Meeting for Tuesday - January 8th, 2019
Q & A Meeting where we will have an open forum to address each member that has questions about their idea and to be given advice by the group.
Please take some time to consider the questions that you want to ask about your invention process and then write them down and bring them to the meeting where we will address them.
Speaker for Tuesday - December 11th, 2018
Robert Paradiso - Patent Attorney
Robert Paradiso is a Registered Patent Attorney with Lowenstein Sandler in Roseland N.J. and is also an Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall Law School where he teaches Patent Prosecution and Claim Drafting. In over 20 years of practice, Robert has drafted and prosecuted hundreds of patents to issuance in the U.S. and abroad in diverse technological areas ranging from mechanical devices to pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. He also regularly advises on design around strategies, freedom to operate and litigation matters. He is recognized by Chambers USA (2012-2018) as a "phenomenal" lawyer and "practical, strategic thinker" who "is very good at thinking outside the box and looking at every angle and advising on how to best move forward."
Robert will be conducting an Intellectual Property Overview seminar discussing the patent process, strategies to overcome patent office rejections, and general considerations in the development of patent assets.
Listing of Our Previous 2016 - 2018 Meetings:
Speaker for Tuesday - November 13th, 2018
John Sinisi of Design Circle Inc.
John will speak about what licensors typically need to see in order to license an invention, and what the typical steps are to get your invention from concept to production.
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Speaker for Tuesday - August 14th, 2018
Member John Humbert will speak to us about the journey of his product idea, from conception to retail and the ups and downs he encountered along the way.
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Speakers for Tuesday - July 10th, 2018
Two special short presentations by Gene and Clarance - on Scammers and how they try to take advantage of you.
Speaker for Tuesday - June 12th, 2018
Brian Fried - Inventing Secrets Revealed!
Brian Fried (www.brianfried.com), President of Inventor Smart (www.inventorsmart.com) expert inventor, author, radio and tv personality, licensing agent, invention speaker and founder of inventors clubs will help you move your idea to the next level. He will share his experiences bringing his inventions to retail through manufacturing and licensing to earn royalties.
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Speaker for Tuesday - March 13th, 2018
Jeremy B. Kestler
Jeremy will share his experience bringing his invention, the LaundraPak™ over-the-door laundry backpack, to market. He was one of 15 inventors featured on QVC's Product Search Showcase. He sold LaundraPak through 75 college bookstores, eBags.com, and DormBuys.com. Mr. Kestler was also a semi-finalist in the Staples® Invention Quest and licensed a patented athletic apparel product to Bike Athletic Corporation.
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Speaker for Tuesday - February 13th, 2018
Andrew Garchik - Design Point 3D Printing
1. Brief DesignPoint/Markforged Introduction
2. Markforged 3D Printers – Materials, Printers, Software
3. Real Life Use
4. Metal X
If you have a need for inexpensive prototyping, or just have an interest in 3D Printing, then this is a presentation you don't want to miss.
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Speaker for Tuesday - January 9th, 2018
Patti Singer - Social Media Consultant
How to use social media to promote your business. Social media best practices. How LinkedIn can be a powerful tool to connect you to the right people and propel your business forward. How to use Twitter to connect with and engage with industry leaders, investors and people of influence.
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Tuesday - December 11th, 2017
Because of the Holiday Party schedule at Costas, its not possible to have a speaker this month. We will be having an open forum meeting for you to bring your questions and share ideas with the group.
Speaker for Tuesday - November 14th, 2017
The Caploon Law Firm, PC
General meeting for Tuesday - October 10th, 2017
General meeting for Tuesday - September 12th, 2017
TBA - We are awaiting confirmation of our next speaker. If they do not confirm, we will have an open forum meeting for you to bring your questions and share ideas with the group.
General meeting for Tuesday - August 8th, 2017
TBA - We are awaiting confirmation of our next speaker. If they do not confirm, we will have an open forum meeting for you to bring your questions and share ideas with the group.
General meeting for Tuesday - July 11th, 2017
TBA - We are awaiting confirmation of our next speaker. If they do not confirm, we will have an open forum meeting for you to bring your questions and share ideas with the group.
Tuesday June 13th, 2017
Jack Licata - President, Fast Bags Corp.
Jack Licata invented BagUps® while stationed in the Air Force as a Nuclear Missile Launch Officer. Once a month while assigned to the squadron office, he was required to take out the trash at the end of the day. “I found the whole trash bag changing operation to be inefficient, mundane, and degrading. I wanted to make life simpler and easier for anyone who ever had to do this job”
Hear how Jack started with just an idea, and the steps he took to bring his idea to Reality. Important Lessons every new inventor should know.
Tuesday - May 9th, 2017
Steve Silbiger - Chief Marketing Officer TOP DOG DIRECT
Steve Silbiger started Plymouth Direct in 1997, as a result of years of experience in the TV direct response industry. Today, he has joined with NPI, Inc. to form Top Dog Direct.
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Tuesday - April 11th, 2017
Patent Attorney - Emmanuel Coffy
Mr. Coffy is a registered Patent Attorney and ex-Patent Examiner. His practice emphasizes patent application preparation, prosecution, and enforcement in the electronic arts, including Business Methods Patents and Design Patents. Mr. Coffy has extensive experience in digital technologies, computer networks, and information technologies as well as device physics, which includes semiconductor applications.
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Tuesday - February 14th, 2017
Damien Jackson & Vanessa Bouchereau-Vincent
Mass Mutual Financial Group
Financial pitfalls for inventors:
- Funding
- Money Management
- Incorporation
- Investment
- Protection
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Tuesday October 11th, 2016 -
Edith G. Tolchin
An Authority on all things relating to New Product Safety
China Sourcing and Manufacturing for the past 35 years
Owner: EGT Global Trading (www.egtglobaltrading.com) since 1997
Contributing Editor for Inventors Digest
Former Business Columnist for the Times Herald-Record NYC
And the Author of three non-fiction books, her Newest:
Secrets of Successful Inventing: From Concept to Commerce
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Tuesday September 13th, 2016 -
Dean Dooley
Director of New Product Development at Rocket Response TV
Have you ever wondered how the DRTV (Direct Response Television) industry works?
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Tuesday July 12th, 2016 - James Naylor
“How to avoid failure when bring inventions to Market or Licensing”
Entrepreneurs and inventors are not short of new business ideas or the courage to bring them to market. Unfortunately, eventually 90% will crash and burn. Although there are no success guarantees, successful entrepreneurs know how to improve their chances.
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Tuesday June 14th, 2016 -
Ellen Smolko
The 5 Keys to Developing a Winning Marketing Strategy
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Tuesday May 10, 2016 -
Jon Teeple
Tuesday April 12th 2016 -
Saumya Ganguly
How to Drive Business Using LinkedIn
After over twenty years of consulting in the corporate sector (with PricewaterhouseCoopers, SAP, IBM, Cognizant Technology Solutions) Saumya got out of the business of making anonymous rich shareholders richer. Since last year, he has been working with small & medium businesses through his firm Obligent Consulting. Saumya helps businesses define & validate their business model and then helps them implement process, systems and tools to make them successful.
Tuesday March 8th 2016 Meeting -
Jeff Gabriele
Jeff Gabriele is the Co-Inventor of Uneaks a patented customizable footwear, Co-Founder and CEO of its parent company Ingenuity Express Corp. and President of Gabriele Consulting Group Inc. Jeff managed all aspects of Uneaks development including, Concept Evaluation, Intellectual Property Protection, Prototype Development, Market Testing, Product Development, Financing, Sales, Licensing, Production, Marketing and Operations.
Tuesday February 9th 2016 Meeting -
David Bulka
The Inventor of Clamp Champion
MADE IN CHINA - HOW TO DO IT AND SAVE
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Tuesday January 12th 2016 - Darrell Fertakos
Creative talents, inventing, marketing, promoting businesses and selling products featured on TV. ABC – American Inventor as NYC finalist, NBC Jay Leno Tonight Show- three times, CNN - Right On Your Money, CNBC- Big Idea, History Channel – Modern Marvels, Fox Business-Money, Discovery Channel- Pitchmen TV show and finalist to almost appear on Apprentice with Donald Trump and Shark Tank TV show. Named Modern Marvel by History Channel for creative talents and helped companies grow to appear on TV, Radio & News…Chosen in national search as finalist in The Next Great TV Pitchman search, after famous TV pitchmen Billy Mays passed.
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