State of Tristate Manufacturing 2016

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ASK THE EXPERTS Wood, Herron & Evans LLP WHE-law.com Question: I filed a patent application in the U.S. Should I try to get patent protection in foreign countries, too?

Answer: Obtaining and enforcing patent rights in foreign countries can be expensive, so deciding whether to seek patent protection abroad is David W. Dorton really a business deciPartner sion that weighs costs against benefits. Factors to consider include: • current or planned sales abroad; • current or expected profit margin versus the costs of obtaining/enforcing protection; • ability to police infringing activity abroad; • competitors’ presence in countries of interest.

If you are only concerned about foreign products entering the U.S., your U.S. patent will take care of that.

Great Oaks Career Campuses greatoaks.com Question 1: Where can employees and potential employees get advanced manufacturing training?

Answer: RAMTEC @ Great Oaks is a state-ofthe-industry advanced manufacturing training center located on the Scarlet Oaks campus.

Jim Wiles RAMTEC is an acronym RAMTEC Center Coordinator for Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing technical Education Consortium.

Question 2: What does RAMTEC @ Great Oaks teach?

Answer: Great Oaks is focused on helping employees advance in their current job, or prepare for a new trade through specific OEM training on the equipment that they’ll encounter in the industry. RAMTEC @ Great Oaks will offer classes in robotics (Motoman and FANUC), plant automation (Allen-Bradley and Horner), fluid power (Parker), and CNC Machining (FANUC).

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