The Gulf Coast Intellectual Property Association promotes the development and protection of intellectual property to encourage innovation, leading to enhanced business growth in the region. To achieve this objective, GCIPA facilitates intelligent match-making opportunities among businesses, technology providers, and IP practitioners along the Gulf Coast.
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Help Tulane startups win the People’s Choice Award at the Rice Business Plan Competition
This weekend, two Tulane startups are competing in the Rice Business Plan Competition and need your votes to win the People’s Choice Award and $5,000 in cash. Click here to cast your vote! Bioinnovation Ph.D. students Nick Pashos and Derek Dashti each have a startup competing among 42 total companies competing for more than 60 […]
GCIPA Fall Meeting – November 4, 2015
The GCIPA will hold its fall meeting on November 4, 2015, in conjunction with the Tech Transfer Team at Stennis Space Center. The meeting will run from 8:30 AM to 6 PM at INFINITY Science Center at Stennis. Member pricing: $35 before Oct. 16, $40 from Oct. 17 to on-site registration. Non-member pricing: $45 before Oct. […]
Register today for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing: A Statewide Industry-Academia Workshop on 11/7
The Louisiana Board of Regents’ EPSCoR Program Office cordially invites you to attend Advanced Materials and Manufacturing: A Statewide Industry-Academia Workshop Hosted by the University of New Orleans November 7, 2014 11:00 AM to 7:00PM Loews Hotel, New Orleans Attendees will include representatives from a variety of companies within the Louisiana manufacturing sector, and university […]
2014 Texas Global Innovation & Intellectual Property Summit — November 10, 2014
According to the USPTO website, “The AIA directs the USPTO to work with intellectual property law associations across the country in order to establish pro bono programs for financially under-resourced inventors and small businesses.” Texas has created a regional pro bono inventor assistance center serving Texas and south central U.S. that is hosting a summit […]
Panelists for Non-traditional IP
Marc S. Katsanis, CPA/ABV, CFA, CPV, has been associated with Chaffe & Associates, Inc. since 1996. As Senior Vice President, his areas of specialty include valuations of privately-held partnership, limited liability company and corporate ownership interests, restricted stock, stock options, warrants and intangible assets such as patents, tradenames, contracts, non-compete agreements, and customer relationships. Mr. […]
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GCIPA Fall Meeting – November 4, 2015
The GCIPA will hold its fall meeting on November 4, 2015, in conjunction with the Tech Transfer Team at Stennis Space Center. The meeting will run from 8:30 AM to 6 PM at INFINITY Science Center at Stennis. Member pricing: $35 before Oct. 16, $40 from Oct. 17 to on-site registration. Non-member pricing: $45 before Oct. […]
Presentation slides from Marc Katsanis
Follow the link below to view a PDF of Marc Katsanis’s slides from yesterday’s panel discussion on Getting the Biggest Bang for the Buck: Getting the Most out of Non-patentable IP. Thank you to Marc and the other panelists for a great presentation! Marc_Katsanis_Chaffe-Associates_Getting the most out ofNontraditional IP