The American Society of Inventors is pleased to present a panel discussion and presentation entitled “What You Need to Know to Protect Your Invention”. The panel will present at the
ASI General Membership Meeting on January 24th, 2007 at 7:00pm at The Free Library of Philadelphia.

A distinguished panel has been assembled, with expertise in patents and trademarks in a variety of fields including
biochemistry and biology, medical products, mechanical systems, electrical and electronic systems, and automotive
systems. A wide range of invention protection topics will be covered, including patents, trademarks, and provisional
patents, but also covering ways for the inventor to perform the necessary investigation for determining if it is worth
pursuing protection. Further topics will include: what an inventor can do by himself/herself before engaging an
invention marketer or patent attorney: performing patent and trademark searches; filing a provisional patent
application; how to get information regarding the business case; preparing and maintaining documentation to prove
your date of invention; and more.

The presentation will be held in the downstairs auditorium of The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103. The meeting is open to the public, so anyone with an idea, an invention, or a current
product that might need protection should attend. The presentation starts at 7:00pm, and attendees are invited to
arrive early to meet the board members of the American Society of Inventors. The board members conduct monthly
invention evaluations, and they bring many years of experience with backgrounds as entrepreneurs, patent holders,
business owners, patent attorneys, and engineers.

About the Panelists

Henry Skillman, Registered Patent Attorney and Partner, Dann, Dorfman, Herrell and Skillman
Mr. Skillman serves as the firm's Treasurer and concentrates his practice in representation of individuals and U.S.
and foreign business organizations in the preparation, filing and prosecution of patent, trademark and copyright
applications, and counseling and opinions regarding infringement and validity, and related matters.

Mr. Skillman received his B.S. in General Engineering with a specialty in textile technology from Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and his J.D. from Temple University and was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1955.

Patricia Wenger, Registered Patent Attorney and Founder, Wenger Law Offices

Patricia A. Wenger is a Registered Attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She has been an Attorney
for 18 years, and has been admitted to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars. Ms. Wenger creates patents for
inventions in technology areas that include medical devices, medical processes, mechanical devices, business
methods and computer software for medical device companies, retail companies, computer software companies,
financial planning companies, and individual inventors, including numerous physicians.

Ms. Wenger attended the Dickinson School of Law. She is currently an instructor of Intellectual Property Law,
providing mandatory Continuing Legal Education to attorneys practicing in Pennsylvania. Prior to establishing
Wenger Law Offices, Ms. Wenger practiced with a business law-focused firm in Doylestown, PA, and has
conducted 16 jury trials and numerous trials and hearings before Judges.

Robert C. Netter, Jr., Ph.D., Registered Patent Agent, Dann, Dorfman, Herrell and Skillman

Dr. Netter is a Patent Agent focusing on biochemistry and virology for his firm. Dr. Netter has presented his
research at several national meetings at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, and American
Society for Virology.

Dr. Netter received a B.S. in Biochemistry with Honors from Pennsylvania State University in 1997 and a Ph.D. in
Cell and Molecular Biology from University of Pennsylvania in 2002. He was admitted to practice before the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office in 2004. Dr. Netter has extensive laboratory experience in the fields of biochemistry,
virology, and molecular biology.

Michael Plotnick, Registered Patent Agent

Mike is a registered Patent Agent with more than 25 years of experience as a systems and hardware engineer in
digital video processing, embedded systems, digital communications and chip design. Mike held senior technical
positions at Technology, Patents & Licensing, Expanse Networks, Hitachi America and PA Consulting Services. He
has also held research staff positions at RCA Laboratories and Bell Labs.

Mike received a B.S. from Drexel University and an M.S. from Stanford University, both in Electrical Engineering.
He has co-authored two published technical papers and over 20 issued US patents and several patents pending in a
broad range of technologies, including digital VCRs, printing, videodisk players, and spread-spectrum
communications. He also serves as an advisory board member for the American Society of Inventors.

Albert G. Fonda, Vehicle Dynamics Engineer, and President of Fonda Engineering Associates

Mr. Fonda has extensive experience with inventing and protecting his inventions through patents and provisional
patents. He is an innovator in the automotive industry, with deep experience in vehicle dynamics and control
systems, has created software used in crash analysis (Crashex), and serves as an expert witness at trials as a forensic
engineer with an accident reconstruction specialty. Mr. Fonda has written his own patents, and argued them at the
patent office, and has conducted his own patent searches.

Mr. Fonda received both his BME and MS degrees from Cornell University. He has been published in numerous
publications, and serves as an advisory board member for the American Society of Inventors.

About The American Society of Inventors

The American Society of Inventors is a 52 year-old non-profit organization, and the oldest continuously active
American Society dedicated to assisting inventors through education and evaluation of their ideas and inventions.
The ASI has a mission to help keep inventors away from invention marketing scams and illicit invention promotion
companies. Anyone with an idea or product they want to bring to market is encouraged to attend our bi-monthly
meetings at no charge and learn more about inventing and the American Society of Inventors. The board conducts
invention evaluations for members each month, reservations required. Find us on the web at www.asoi.org or for
scheduling evaluations, use our message system at (215) 546-6601 and leave a message for Jay.

Contact
Brett Strouss, Board Member and Program Manager
American Society of Inventors
(215) 546-6601; info@asoi.org