|
IASCK FOUNDED
IASCK is a not-for-profit organization, founded in 1997 for the purpose of fostering, promoting and encouraging the development and distribution to the public of useful inventions and discoveries.
To assist in accomplishment of these goals, IASCK has monthly meetings which are normally held on the last Monday of the month in the Patio Room of the Wichita Public Library, 223 S. Main St., Wichita, Kansas 67202. MAP Click on Calendar for dates and guest speakers of scheduled meetings.
Meetings generally include a guest speaker and time for discussions by members and guests.
Membership Applications are available for downloading. The Calendar of Events contains dates, location and the program for the meetings.
Member dues are presently $65 per year and guests are invited to attend 2 meetings without charge. All guests and members are required to sign a Code of Ethics-Non-Disclosure Agreement as found on the Membership Application.
This Internet site was developed to assist our members and guests with some helpful hints such as Steps To Inventing and links to many other helpful sites. IASK members can go to MINUTES to access the minutes of past member meetings.
AFFILIATED WITH
UIA/USA
MEMBERSHIP DUES
$65.00 per year
DO MEMBERS SIGN A NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT?
Yes, Guests also sign Ethics Code
DO YOU NEED A GENERIC NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT?
Before using any non-disclosure agreement inventors should consult with an attorney.
We take no responsibility for the eventual outcome of anyone using this: Confidentiality, Non-disclosure, & Non-Compete Agreement
USPTO
Forms, instructions, fees, reports etc.
INVENTOR ORGANIZATIONS
Find an inventor group in your area.
INVENTION SUBMISSION - PROMOTION - MARKETING COMPANIES
Beware of the many invention submission companies that advertise on TV and other media promising to take your invention or product to market and share some of the profits or royalties with you. Before investing with any marketing company it is strongly advised that you read about how some of these companies operate by going to Inventor Fraud and reading what some inventors have experienced.
The American Invention Protection Act of 1999 provides disclosure requirements of companies to provide information which can be used to make an informed decision whether or not the firm will meet your needs. This disclosure is mandatory and required by law. Click for summary. Click for full document.
To see if a complaint has been filed with the USPTO against any company go to COMPLAINTS . To see if a company is recommended as a red flag and to proceed with caution or extreme caution, go to INVENTORED. To see an Alert issued by the Federal Trade Commision on fraudulent companies, click on Alert.
If you live in Kansas, the Kansas Consumer Protection Act contains a supplement, House Bill No. 2792. This law was authored by Clayton Williamson of Hoisington, Kansas and is mandatory to any Invention Promotion Company. If your contract with any invention promotion company omits these mandatory disclosures and/or if you have been dealing with a company and feel they were not dealing honestly, you may file a complaint with the USPTO for the record and also with the Attorney General of your state.
In Kansas you can go to the Kansas Attorney Generals' site and download a Consumer Complaint Form. You may be successful and receive a refund. As a minimum, your complaint can serve to warn other aspiring inventors. A bad experience with a unethical promotion firm can not only waste your money but can prevent you from getting a successful patent and license agreement.
Subscribe to invaluable inventors' magazine Inventors' Digest for many pertinent articles on the whole gammut of inventing through marketing. Join an inventor group in your area for a discount on the subscription price.
IASCK belongs to and recommends membership to the not-for-profit UIA/USA . They provide a great service to the individual inventor.
LOCAL HELPFUL SITES
PATENT/TRADEMARK
Wichita State University Library
Contact: Nan Myers, Telephone: (316) 978-5130
NETWORK KANSAS
Statewide service that enables entrepreneurs and small business owners to be connected with the resources they need when they need them. Contact: Steve Radley, Director at (316) 978-7312 or Erik Pedersen, Operations Director, at (316) 978-7310
MAMTC
Mid-America Manufacturing Technical Center
SCORE
Service Corps of Retired Executives Association
SBDC
Small Business Development Center
Contact: Marcia Stevens
Telephone: (316) 978-3193, Fax: (316) 978-3647
PROTOTYPES
Good Time Productions, Inc
Contact: Kirby Neal
Telephone: (316) 442-2514, Fax: (316) 442-1255
SCKEDD
South Central Kansas Economic Development District
Contact: Bill Bolin, Telephone: (316) 262-7035.
HELPING SMALL BUSINESS OR ENTREPRENEURS TO GET STARTED
QUEST CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURS
Contact: Richard French at Telephone: (316) 665-8468
One East Ninth, Hutchinson, KS 67501
TAG
Technical Applications Group
Contact: Leland Johnson, Telephone: (316) 267-6993.
Contact: Richard Brown,Telephone: (316) 262-8387
|
Privacy Policy
