Telluride Venture Accelerator: IP Talk Features Paul Tomita

12 Mar Telluride Venture Accelerator: IP Talk Features Paul Tomita

Telluride Venture Accelerator (TVA) is an initiative of the Telluride Foundation and a mentor-driven accelerator program. TVA provides seed funding, co-working space, access to world-class mentors and entrepreneurs-in-residence such as attorney Paul Tomita for this year’s six winning companies

On Monday, March 17, 5 – 6 p.m.,  at the  Wilkinson Public LIbrary, Tomita offers a workshop on intellectual property (IP), drawing from his 17 years in the field to lead a 45-minute discussion on how to protect your business idea and/or invention. He will address key questions such as: What is an invention? What constitutes disclosure? What are the types of patents and other intellectual properties? Is your invention patentable? Are there any barriers to patentability? What are the steps that you should expect and consider when pursuing intellectual property protection? It will be a tremendously valuable evening for individuals representing any sort of innovative start-up or growth business.

The talk is a TellurideXchange event, part of TVA’s community outreach.

On March 21, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m., at the Ah Haa School for the Arts, Tomita leads an ED breakfast talk on the subject of Branding & Intellectual Property (copywrights and trademarks).

About Paul Tomita:

Paul Tomita is the Founder of Staniford Tomita LLP, a San Francisco-based intellectual property firm. His firm’s clients include 3D Systems, AMD, Dolby Labs, Lawrence Livermore Labs and QVC. Tomita has also represented various outdoor, medical device and green energy companies, including Boreas backpacks, E-Fuel micro refineries, Hawkes Ocean Tech submarines, Johnson & Johnson medical devices, Principle Power off shore wind power systems, SimplyShe peaccessories, and SlidePad Technologies bicycle brakes.

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