By: Josh Sloat

Strong patents don’t happen by accident — they are the result of smart strategies from the very start. Join MichBio’s IP & Legal Affairs Committee members, Dr. Ashley Sloat, President and Director of Patent Strategy here at Aurora, and Kristen Pursley, Intellectual Property Attorney/Registered Patent Attorney at Dobrusin Law Firm, for an engaging session on how to maximize the value of your patent applications.

This webinar will cover practical approaches to:

• Building stronger claim strategies
• Navigating continuation and divisional practice
• Writing effectively for different audiences — examiners, investors, and partners
• Avoiding common misconceptions about provisional applications

Whether you are preparing your first application or refining a broader IP strategy, this session will provide actionable insights to strengthen your intellectual property portfolio and ensure long-term leverage for your innovations!

Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (EDT)

Since 1993, MichBio has been driving bio-industry growth in Michigan by providing access to resources and information critical to success, advocating for policy decisions that support the long-term viability of the life sciences, and connecting the people, companies, and ideas necessary to create the next generation of bio-innovation. Ashley is a proud member of MichBio’s IP & Legal Committee, where she helps shape the legal frameworks supporting innovation.
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By: Josh Sloat

Join us tomorrow in Novi with Lawrence Technological University and Centrepolis Accelerator for a look into the future of U.S. manufacturing! More than 450 industry leaders, corporate innovators, hard-tech startups, and investors will gather to discuss the importance of US reindustrialization and how innovation in both product development and operational efficiencies is critical to enabling the competitiveness of domestic manufacturing. Areas of focus will include supply chain innovation, defense and national security tech, and AI and smart manufacturing. 

Date: September 30, 2025
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Suburban Collection Showplace
Address: 46100 Grand River Ave, Novi, MI 48374

By: Josh Sloat

We’ve all seen patent numbers on physical products. Much like their copyright and trademark cousins, these designations are far from cosmetic. And instead serve a statutory requirement to provide public notice about your protected intellectual property. In the case of patent marking, not only does it reduce the risk of infringement because you are informing potential infringers of the patent's existence, but the notice also marks the point in time from which you can go back to for collecting on awarded damages. As the panel will discuss in today's episode, American patent law operates on a simple principle: mark your products with patent numbers, or watch your damages disappear.
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Kristen Hansen, Patent Strategy Specialist at Aurora, leads today's discussion with our all-star patent panel, delving deeply into the Do’s and Don’ts for patent marking – both physical and virtual, for US and abroad. Along the way, Kristen and the panel discuss:
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• Patent Marking basics
• Legal requirements for patent marking
• Benefits and best practices for marking
• A real-life case cautionary tale 
• Implications for worldwide marking

In this month’s Mossoff Minute, Professor Adam Mossoff celebrates the accomplishments of Acting USPTO Director Coke Morgan Stewart. Her tireless efforts over the past months are helping to light the path back toward reliable and effective patent rights for innovators across the country and in the global economy.

Patently Strategic is available on all major podcasting directories, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. We're also available on 12 other directories including Stitcher, iHeart Radio, and TuneIn, so you should be able to find us wherever you listen to podcasts.
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