Native American Intellectual Property Enterprise Council

•  NAIA is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. •  We support the growth of innovation and technology

among Native American people. •  We serve as an Intellectual Property incubator

organization providing direct assistance in the areas of: –  Provide information and education necessary for IP development. –  Protecting IP rights. –  Identifying sales opportunities and analyze business feasibility. –  Developing a business plan and assembling a management team. –  Advanced interdisciplinary research.

Our Mission

To help breathe life into new ideas in the Native American community and to grow and cultivate the invention, innovation and creativity that will help support and sustain a new economic infrastructure for Tribal Communities.

Our Organization

Founded by Native American inventor and successful entrepreneur T. David Petite.

– Over 70 worldwide patents issued or pending. – Respected by Intellectual Property experts

around the world. – Supported by an experienced, dynamic team

that understands IP and how to monetize technology and innovative ideas.

•  Moving value for Tribal Economics from bottom to top.

•  Driving Sole Source Contracting to Sole Source Ownership.

•  Creating a strong foundation of valuable Intellectual Property Assets for tribes.

•  Enhancing economic infrastructures for Tribes by diversifying onsite gambling to off site technology-based revenue streams.

Tribal Economics

What is at Play?

$5.5 Trillion The value of IP currently protected by the USPTO.

$32 Billion The IP value that was created on Native Lands, but has been lost because it was not protected.

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Step 1: Fostering Creation & Innovation

•  12 Tribal Intellectual Property (TIP) Programs on Tribal Lands in 2011 (“12x12 TIP Initiative”) –  Tribal Centers (TIP Center) –  Tribal Intellectual Property Economic Development

Programs (TIP-ED Program)

•  Reaching out to Tribal College –  Sharing resources –  Technology Transfer programs –  Encouraging IP development

•  Located in Native American communities throughout the United States •  Incubators for technology and intellectual property. •  Provide a sustainable and lasting resource for improving Tribal

communities. •  These centers will be an invaluable resource to the communities they are

located in by providing: –  A clearinghouse of educational resources and literature for identifying, creating, developing,

protecting and commercializing intellectual property; –  A telephone hotline directly to the United States Patent and Trademark Office for educational

and inventor support; –  A forum in which inventors, innovators, businesspeople, and investors can meet to share

information and ideas as well as develop business relationships; –  A location for Fab Lab (fabrication laboratory) outreach that will enable inventors to engage

in the production and manufacture of prototypes at minimal cost; and –  Access to office supplies and equipment necessary to further the production or protection of

their intellectual property.

Tribal IP Centers

Our 6 Month TIP Center Plan

1.  San Carlos Apache Tribe Arizona 2.  Prairie Band Potawatomi Oklahoma 3.  United Sioux Tribes Development Corporation South Dakota 4.  Chippewa Minnesota 5.  Comanche Texas

Step 2: Protecting Intellectual Property

•  USPTO and Copyright Office Registrations •  NAIA is taking down the barriers to IP registration by:

•  Offering legal expertise to guide the inventor/artist through the application process.

•  Acting as advocates for the inventor artist throughout the application process.

•  Covering the application fees for qualified applications.

•  NAIA has a goal of filing: •  100 new indigenous patent filings. •  200 indigenous copyright and trade mark filings.

Step 3: Generating Business Opportunities

•  NAIA plans to create value from Native American IP by: •  Acting as an advocate and point of contact for

organizations interested in supporting or investing in Native American IP.

•  Pursuing business deals and relationships that will monetize the IP NAIA is helping to develop.

•  Introduce monetization programs to TIP Centers by year end of 2011.

•  Utilizing and facilitating business relationships between tribes, inventors, artists, entrepreneurs, and investors.

•  USPTO –  Overall support for NAIA effort –  Office space within USPTO as

•  A center of learning for Native American Intern Program •  A hub for cross-agency cooperation

•  Dept. of Commerce –  Developing multiple opportunities for collaboration through Dept. of Commerce:

Native American Affairs, and: •  Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship •  Economic Development Administration (EDA) •  Small Business Administration

–  Bureau of Indian Affairs •  Economic Development Dept.

•  Tribal Govt., Organizations and Opportunities –  RES2011 –  Tribal CFO’s – NAFOA –  TRIBEN – 40+ Tribe Economic Development –  Tribal Colleges and Academia –  Individual Tribal Collaboration and Support

NAIA’s Rich Network

Our Working Partners

NAIA brings together some of the brightest minds in the world with the goal of educating and assisting in the capturing, managing, protecting, developing, and manufacturing of the ideas and intellectual property of Native American inventors.

NAIA is at the intersection of industry, commerce, government and academia, facilitating opportunity and helping create new knowledge-based enterprises.

Operation and Investment Principles

•  Focus on unique and proprietary technologies with barrier to competition: life sciences, technology, business services

•  Target large, compelling market opportunities

•  Leverage partners and unique mix of skill sets to identify trends and create value

•  “Start up” investments in areas where we have domain expertise

•  Environmentally friendly, self-sustaining, educational impact, quality-of-life-changing, principles

•  Unique vertical understanding of healthcare, technology, communications, market trends & operations

•  Long-term relationship approach •  Focus on adding value to build value •  Leverage expertise of our partners and

management teams •  Follow highest ethical principles

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