Licensing Your Ideas: DOT Entrepreneurial Event

Join us on April 7 for an evening panel discussing licensing and Intellectual Property (IP). Learn more about IP, how it applies to designers and creatives, and how to engage with major manufacturers.

Speakers include:

Warren Tuttle: Inventor, LifeTime Brands product scout and UIA president
Warren Tuttle was the person behind the scenes helping to orchestrate the overnight success of television direct response mega-hit Smart Spin. Teaming with a Boston-based inventor, Tuttle selected an explosive path to market. With almost 10 million units sold, Smart Spin continues to be prominently featured at major retailers throughout the country. Currently, Tuttle focuses on external product development for Lifetime Brands of Garden City, New York, the world’s largest manufacturer of kitchen utensils and a major supplier of food prep and tabletop products to America’s major retailers. Lifetime Brands manufactures and markets over 30,000 products under multiple brand names including Farberware, Kitchen Aid, Cuisinart, Pedrini, Mikasa, Towle and Pfaltzgra.
Dario Antonioni: Founder, Orange22 Design Lab LLC and Art Center alumnus
Dario Antonioni has independently designed retail experiences, products and interior architecture for clients worldwide. He holds more than 12 design and utility patents and is creator of the successful GRID-IT! organization system. Antonioni’s work has been featured on TV and in books and periodicals around the world. Dario has won awards from LG Electronics, I.D. Magazine, and selected by Surface Magazine for their T.A.G. Team Event, held in Milan, Italy and NYC 2003, spotlighting emerging talent within the United States. His clients include Aveda, Ducati, DMC, Edward Norton, Flight 001, Fred Segal, Gensler, Light Group, Pepsi, Hard Rock, Haworth, Henry Bendel, Ralph Lauren, Starbucks and Sony.
Michelle Katz: IP attorney
Michelle Katz is a seasoned attorney specializing in Intellectual Property, contracts, promotions and licensing matters. Her capabilities include developing, drafting, negotiating infrastructure, service and licensing contracts; identifying, structuring and negotiating strategic partnerships; structuring and implementing sweepstakes, contests and promotions in all media; developing and implementing IP Strategy: copyright, trademark, privacy and online policies. She is a faculty member at Art Center and California College of the Arts, and regularly lectures at colleges and organizations for creative professionals. She teaches law for artists and designers, as well as business law and negotiations.