YES, we ARE meeting unless I post a cancelation notice on the HOME PAGE!

Our group meets once a month on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.

Meetings are free and open to the public.

Dinner & Networking                     6:30-8 PM
New Member Orientation              7 PM
Meeting (usually with a speaker)  8 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, financing, producing, or marketing 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, or marketing products, and that usually goes for an hour or so.

Most members skip dinner at home, or eat a light snack, and then eat upon arrival. The food is usually 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 almost never cancel meetings. If we do, usually only because of inclement 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.

Our meetings are currently held in the back room of:

Costa's Restaurant (the restaurant, not Costa's Pizzeria, which is next door)
120 Chestnut Street
Roselle Park, New Jersey‎
908-241-1131

Click on the "DIRECTIONS" tab at the top of the page for directions info and a MAP

YES, we ARE meeting unless we post a cancelation notice on the HOME PAGE!‎

Listing of Our Previous 2013 Meetings:

January 8 - Steve Strauss Presents - The America Invents Act

Club member Steve Strauss will explain and discuss details of the America Invents Act, and how it will affect independent inventors, when it fully takes effect in less than 3 months.

February 12 -  Speaker: Mark Annett 

Design Patents: Yes, you can do them yourself!

It used to be the easiest way to tell a legitimate company from a scam intellectual property firm was whether or not they were steering your towards a design patent or not.

There isn’t really anything wrong with getting a design patent; it is just that they don’t provide the type of protection that people think of when they think about a patent.

Design patents definitely have their place and the great thing is that they are something that you can potentially do yourself. This training will walk you through the entire procedure of filing a design patent, as well as discuss their limitations.

About the presenter: Mark Annett is a bio-medical engineer and a registered patent agent #69401. He is president of Annett Enterprises LLC (www.AnnettEnt.com), a boutique design and engineering firm that assists its customers though all phases of the product development from design and IP, through regulatory submissions and vendor qualifications, and out into the market and beyond.

March 12 - Speaker: Douglas Hines 

Part 1 - From Concept to Market in 30 Days-Bring to Market Your Invention Within 30 Days

Creative people envision creative ideas. But to see your new product or service reach the marketplace requires the application of an extensive collection of tools and techniques.

Douglas Hines will cover at a high level the steps required to bring virtually any product or service to market for its initial launch within 30 days. Actual examples will be discussed to illustrate the various points covered. Resources available to assist the inventor with funding, marketing, etc. will also be provided.

April 9 - Speaker: Douglas Hines

PART 2 - From Concept to Market in 30 Days-Bring to Market Your Invention Within 30 Days

Creative people envision creative ideas. But to see your new product or service reach the marketplace requires the application of an extensive collection of tools and techniques.

Douglas Hines will cover at a high level the steps required to bring virtually any product or service to market for its initial launch within 30 days.

Actual examples will be discussed to illustrate the various points covered.

Resources available to assist the inventor with funding, marketing, etc. will also be provided.

May 14 - Speaker: Jim Burrell

Our VP, James Burrell, will be giving a presentation on marketing. He use to work at the largest marketing company in the world, Jeffrey Martin.
Anyone who took marketing in college would know who Jeffrey Martin was. He will share all he learned while he worked there.

But first, he will share with the group 20+ new inventions and technology changing our world.

June 11 - Speaker:  Mark Annett

On March 1, 2013 four guys met for the first time at a Lean Startup competition. None of them, even the guy that originally pitched the idea, had any idea that 72 hours later they would have inked a deal for a distribution channel, gotten a letter of intent from one angel investor and a verbal commitment from another and not only had they won the competition but that they had started selling product as “C” level executives of a snack food company. Mark Annett, the Product and Vision Guy from SnackBuilder will be walking you through their journey.

July 9 - Speaker: Gene Benfatti - Discussing invention scams.

August 13 - Speaker: Mr. Robert Rung, PE

September 10 - Speaker:   Brian Fried

"You and Your Big Ideas- Steps to Inventing” which will provide a roadmap for the invention process.

Inventor, entrepreneur, radio show host, and author Brian Fried has turned his hobby of inventing into an active business, Think Up Designs, with six patents and five patent pending inventions, which focus on kids toys, infant products, kitchen gadgets, pet products, and ‘As Seen on TV’ products. He is active as a consultant for inventors and has licensed and manufactured his inventions and other inventors’ products available in retail distribution. You can hear him on the weekly live radio show ‘Got Invention Radio,’ as well as read his book ‘You and Your Big Ideas’. Brian founded and is the president of the Nassau and Suffolk Inventors and Entrepreneurs Clubs.  Visit his website  www.gotinvention.com

October 8 -  NO Speaker at this meeting  -  Open Form Discussion

November 12 - Speaker:   Edie Tolchin

“Edie Tolchin, aka “The Sourcing Lady” (sm), with over 30 years of experience, will be presenting ‘Sourcing Your Invention in Asia: Facts and FAQs’ – addressing many important issues such as product safety and government regulations, sourcing, manufacturing, quality control, Customs and import issues and many other relevant topics that inventors need to know about if they are considering manufacturing their new products overseas. Ms. Tolchin will be available afterwards to sign her book, Sourcing Smarts: Keeping it SIMPLE and SAFE with China Sourcing and Manufacturing, which she will be selling at the Inventors’ Group discounted price of $20 (regular retail $24.95).”

December 10 -  Speaker:  Steve Silbiger

He will talk about the world of As Seen on TV products and how they're brought to market. He will also review Patented and Patent Pending products prior to his speech to see if his company would have an interest in working with the inventor. Bring your protected product information for his evaluation.
Senior Director of Television Marketing 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 forces with Media Enterprises, Inc. to form Top Dog Direct.
His previous experience includes analyzing marketing data at Nutri/System Inc.  and acting as new product director at National Media, where he discovered and developed new products for infomericals. At Top Dog Direct, his talent is quickly bringing consumer products to market. Throughout his career, he boasts more than $2 billion in retail sales.  "As Seen on TV" products are Steve’s specialty, with Hutton-Miller handling television production for dozens of TV blockbuster products.  Some of his successful products have included Urine Gone, Mighty Putty, Tag Away, Night View NV Glasses, and Stream Clean.