Who are we?

The Inventors Network of the Capital Area is a non-profit educational organization. Our members are interested in patents, the innovation process, product design, marketing, and other product development issues. Every month we hold a meeting, usually with a guest speaker and a chance to network with fellow inventors. Meetings are free and open to the public. Please come and participate and share in pizza and soda. Membership, only $24 per year, includes voting rights in our organization.

To learn more about our email discussion list, or to join the discussion list, click here.

Upcoming events

Our next meeting is at 5:30 pm, Monday, July 21 at the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Libary, 7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22043. This meeting will feature Riaz Virani, an undergrad student at Johns Hopkins University. Riaz works for the Hopkins Technology Commercialization Agency (HTCA). He will speak on HTCA's intellectual property research and consulting services and their current plans to reach out to private inventors. Riaz spoke at the June 2008 INCA meeting that unfortunately was cut short due to bad weather and a power outage at the library.

See the Meetings page for a schedule of upcoming meetings and a map to our meeting location. This page also provides a review of past meeting topics.

Announcements

Inventors Network of the Capital Area publishes previously unpublished complaints against invention promotion companies. Click below to review this pdf.

Formerly Unpublished Invention Promotion Firm Complaints

Click below to see more complaints against invention promotion companies already published on the US Patent and Trademark's website.

Previouly Published Invention Promotion Firm Complaints