Tuesday, September 28th

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Community College of Philadelphia

Winnett Student Life Building, The Great Hall

No Charge

Presented by American Express OPEN and SCORE Philadelphia

Sign up for coaching, networking, insights, resources, tools, inspiration and access to small business experts who understand what you need to succeed.

What to expect:

SCORE Counselors on Site!

 You will be paired with a SCORE counselor for 45 minutes of free, individualized mentoring that will answer your questions and direct you to the resources you need.

 Supercharge your Business with Social Media.

 Amy Larrimore, Vice Chair of Technology  of SCORE Philadelphia will present a workshop on tactical tips to go home and get supercharged on Twitter, Facebook, Linked In and more!

Small Business “Been There” Roundtable

 SCORE Alliance and Sponsor Partners American Express Open, the US Small Business Administration and other SCORE Resources will have tables on site to provide information and answer questions.

Successful SCORE Clients will participate in a roundtable discussion with attendees and share their help, having “been there” or “done that”.

 Register Now or visit http://www.phillybizevents.com/

No person shall be registered as a student at law for the purpose of becoming entitled to admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court until he shall have satisfied the State Board of Law Examiners that he is of good moral character, and shall have passed a preliminary examination upon the following subjects: (1) English language and literature; (2) Outlines of universal history; (3) History of England and of the United States; (4) Arithmetic, algebra through quadratics, and plane geometry; (5) Modern geography; (6) The first four books of Caesar’s Commentaries, the first six books of the Aeneid, and the first four orations of Cicero against Cataline.[4]

All of a sudden the Multistate doesn’t look quite as daunting.

This is an article from the August 2010 edition of Attorney e-Newsletter published by the Discipline Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Click here to read more.

The court applied the “machine or transformation test,” because the U.S. Supreme Court stated that this is the sole test for patentability of processes, including business method and software patents.  Bilski v. Kappos, __ U.S. __, 130 S.Ct. 3218, 3225 (2010).  In addition, the Supreme Court emphasized again that excluded from the patentable subject matter are “laws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas.”

The federal district court concluded that Ultramercial’s patent is invalid because Ultramercial’s process does not involve a machine or a transformation of an article to a different thing.  The court goes even further to declare that Ultramercial’s claim involves an abstract idea, which is not patentable.  The court reasoned that the basic idea behind Ultramercial’s claim is that one can use advertisement as a means of exchange.

What can you, the business owner, learn from this case? First, understand that this decision, along with Bilski, makes it harder to enforce a business process patent.  This is true particularly if your process involves intangible objects like the internet or copyrighted material.  Thus, if you receive a cease and desist letter from a company claiming that your business infringes on their patent, then discuss with your attorney the value of asking a court to invalidate that company’s patent.  In light of these two cases, this may be a winning strategy.

Do you have a legal question about your business? Contact us for a free consultation at 215-242-5260 or info@mckeeoffice.com

This event is designed to efficiently spark lending relationships across the region by allowing entrepreneurs to pitch financing needs to a variety of lenders face-to-face at a single event.   Slated to participate in the event are: more than 30 lenders, as well as representatives from the region’s Small Business Development Centers, SCORE, Women’s Business Centers, and Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Delaware Valley.

Please feel free to forward this email to your partners, clients, and business members who may benefit from receiving the information. 

I am pleased to share the attached announcement from the Small Business Administration (SBA).  They are sponsoring a “Business Borrower-Lender Matchmaking Event” on Wednesday, September 8, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Radisson Valley Forge Hotel, King of Prussia, PA. 

This event is designed to efficiently spark lending relationships across the region by allowing entrepreneurs to pitch financing needs to a variety of lenders face-to-face at a single event.   Slated to participate in the event are: more than 30 lenders, as well as representatives from the region’s Small Business Development Centers, SCORE, Women’s Business Centers, and Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Delaware Valley.

Please feel free to forward this email to your partners, clients, and business members who may benefit from receiving the information. 

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He’ll be joining OFA Pennsylvania for a conference call at 7:00 p.m. — and you’re invited.

Dan is a champion for Pennsylvania families. As Allegheny County Executive, he helped create thousands of well-paying jobs and saved taxpayers millions of dollars by eliminating government waste.

On the call, he’ll discuss his vision for Pennsylvania’s future, and the help he needs from OFA this fall in order to win in November.

Once you register by clicking below, you’ll be sent a call-in number and passcode to use.

Please RSVP for the conference call:

http://pa.barackobama.com/OnoratoCall

Organizing for America is a project of the Democratic National Committee — 430 South Capitol Street SE, Washington, D.C. 20003.

If you or a client is interested, please contact me for more information.  My office hours are Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm.  Thank you.

Sharmil McKee

Business Attorney

sm@mckeeoffice.com

215-242-5260

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