Montana World Trade Center E-News

1. Sell to the Federal Government by attending two separate panels at the Montana Economic Summit in Butte on May 1 (Tuesday) (compliments of Mary Tuckerman)

2. 2010 Olympic Opportunities (compliments of ITA in Spokane)

3. Montana is Reaping the Benefits of Going Global (108,935 jobs because of international trade) (compliments of http://www.MATR.net)

4. Free Business Listing in U.S. Department of Commerce ‘Export Yellow Pages’ (Compliments of FITA Newsletter)

5. Intellections Newsletter: Doing Business With Foreign Nationals—The Deemed Export Rule (compliments of Toni Tease)

6. Patent Bill Introduced (compliments of Toni Tease)

7. Export Credit Insurance – A Brief Overview (compliments of Brett Tarnet)

8. Find Trade Contacts at UNECE (compliments of FITA Newsletter)

9. The Grant Institute’s Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop at The University of Montana (July 16-18, 2007) (compliments of Anthony Jones)

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1. Sell to the Federal Government by attending two separate panels at the Montana Economic Summit in Butte on Tuesday, May 1, 2007

(compliments of Mary Tuckerman, Senator Baucus’s Missoula Office)

Panel 1: Selling to the Federal Government

Tuesday 12:45-2:15pm Mining/Geology Rm 104

This interactive procurement session will provide information for businesses looking to target Federal contracts and market a product or service to meet the needs of Federal Agencies. This panel will also serve as a networking platform where agency contractors will provide key insight to their buying needs, and will discuss methods to overcome the barriers facing small business. The Small Business Administration and Montana Procurement Technical Assistance Center will present resources and programs designed to boost Federal contracting to Montana companies.

Panelists include contracting officers from the following agencies: Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency, US Army Corps Engineers, National Park Service, USFS, Veterans Affairs, US Air Force, and the Government Services Administration.

Panel 2: Aerospace Industry: Working with Prime Contractors

Tuesday 2:30-3:30pm Mining/Geology Rm 104

The panel will focus on the future of the aerospace industry and, specifically, how the Montana Aerospace Community can adapt their resources and capabilities to the changing environment and strengthen their position within the larger industry. Attendees can expect to learn where the future of the industry is going, what types of needs there will be for the industry to get there, and how Montanans can best participate in that process. Panelists include: Northrup Grumman Corporation, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, The Boeing Company, Montana Technology Innovation Partnership – MDOC, Moderator: Montana Aerospace Development Association

2. 2010 Olympic Opportunities (compliments of ITA in Spokane)

Now is the time to connect with the Vancouver, BC Winter Olympics in 2010. The ITA, CTED and the 2010 Commerce Centre will be holding a workshop in Spokane on May 15. This workshop will teach you the ins and outs of landing an Olympic contract. Click here to read more. http://www.intrade.org/intrade/uploads/pdf%20files_new/2010%20olympics.pdf

The World is your Market

801 W. Riverside

Suite 220

Spokane, WA 99201

Phone: 509-459-4123

E-mail: [email protected]

http://www.intrade.org

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ALLIANCE

Is Your Business Ready to Explore the Olympic Market?

Opportunities exist for all types of businesses to supply goods and services, including:

Brian Krieger of the 2010 Commerce Centre and Mary Rose of CTED will be in

Spokane on Tuesday, May 15 to present a workshop on the available opportunities and

how to access them. The workshop will cover where to look for opportunities, as well

as provide an overview of resources to help you successfully bid on these opportunities.

*Promote your business to an international market!

*Increase your company sales!

*Enter the Olympic market—and create opportunities at

future Olympics!

• Engineering

• Construction

• Communications

• Security

• Transportation

• Clothing

• Entertainment

• Printing—signage

• Waste management

• Medical equipment

• Cultural resources

Tuesday, May 15

1:30—4:30 PM

SRBC, 801 W. Riverside, First Floor Conference Room

$15 for ITA Members, $20 for Non-Members.

Pre-registration is required

To register, contact Jenifer Priest at 459-4124 or,

[email protected]

3. Montana is Reaping the Benefits of Going Global (108,935 jobs because of international trade) (compliments of http://www.matr.net)

WASHINGTON, April 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire – Thursday April 12, 10:00 AM ET

Trade and American Jobs is the first study to count U.S. and state jobs that depend on exports and imports of both goods and services.

"Montana is reaping the benefits of international trade," said John J. Castellani, President of Business Roundtable. "The study suggests that trade is part of the reason Montana has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation."

In 2005, Montana companies and their employees sold their products to 111 foreign countries. Montana also recently joined Virginia as the fastest- growing exporter to Singapore since the U.S.-Singapore trade agreement was signed in 2002, according to the Progressive Policy Institute. Statewide trade to Singapore has grown from $5 to $32 million, with heavy machinery manufactured in Montana leading the way.

Much of this success can be linked to new trade agreements supported by Republicans and Democrats in Washington, including Senator Max Baucus (news, bio, voting record), the Chairman of the

Senate Finance Committee which oversees U.S. trade negotiations. Senator Baucus is a longtime advocate of using trade agreements to get foreign countries to remove barriers to the sale of U.S. manufactured goods, agricultural products and services.

The study reports good news for the rest of the country as well. Nationwide, more than 31 million jobs — nearly one in five — are tied to global trade.

"This report definitively debunks the myth that trade has a net negative impact on U.S. employment and wages," said Laura M. Baughman, president of Trade Partnership Worldwide and co-author of the study. "Montana proves that more trade equals more jobs."

The researchers created a model that looked at the trade picture for goods and services over the last decade. In 1992, a year prior to the implementation of a number of trade agreements, net trade-related jobs only totaled approximately 14 million, roughly one in ten U.S. workers.

In Montana, 18.2 percent of jobs are now supported by trade, up from 11.3 percent in 1992.

"The trend is clear," Baughman said, "trade liberalization supports good jobs and higher paychecks for Americans working in the global economy."

Trade and American Jobs is a unique analysis. Past estimates of trade- related employment either vastly underestimated the number of U.S. jobs tied to trade, or suffered from serious estimation flaws that presented biased results. This study represents the first comprehensive look at total U.S. trade, employing a methodology that accounts for trade gains and losses, and that covers services and goods.

4. Free Business Listing in U.S. Department of Commerce ‘Export Yellow Pages’ (Compliments of FITA Newsletter)

[http://newsletters.fita.org/ct.jsp?uz2475013Biz4359817]

http://www.exportyellowpages.com/html_email/200704/FITA/FITA_web_02.lasso

5. Intellections Newsletter

Antoinette M. Tease

Montana Patent

Doing Business With Foreign Nationals—The Deemed Export Rule

Under the "deemed export rule," the sharing of technology with a foreign national located in the United States is treated the same as an export of technology overseas. The deemed export rule is enforced by the Bureau of Industry and Security, and the purpose of the rule is to afford the government an opportunity to prevent or place certain conditions on the sharing of technology with non-U.S. citizens in situations that might implicate national security concerns.

The definition of "technology" under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) is broad. Part 772 of the EAR defines "technology" as "specific information necessary for the development, production or use of a product." This information may take the form of technical data or technical assistance. Thus, a U.S. firm that hires a software development company where foreign nationals will be doing the development work should be cognizant of the deemed export rule. If the software development company is hired to modify an existing software application, then there is no question that "technology" (in the form of source code) is being provided to foreign nationals. If the software development company is hired to create a new software program without using the client’s existing code base, the deemed export rule may still apply because it is inconceivable that the client would not provide some form of technical assistance, technical data, or information relating to the development, production or use of the end product.

Firms intending to comply with the deemed export rule may not need to

apply for an export license, however. The first step is to submit a Commodity Classification Request, which is a relatively simple online form in which the project is described generally and certain information is provided about who will be doing the work, etc. The Bureau of Industry and Security will respond to a Commodity Classification Request by assigning a Commodity Classification Number to the applicant for the specific project that is the subject of the Commodity Classification Request. The Commodity Classification Numbers are based on the kind of technology involved and the type of national security concerns that are implicated. The number "EAR99" signifies that no export license is necessary. If an applicant receives any number other than an EAR99, then an application for an export license must be submitted. Both the Commodity Classification Request and the export license may be applied for on the Bureau of Industry and Security website at http://www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/index.htm.

The Bureau of Industry and Security website also provides guidelines for the preparation of export license applications involving foreign nationals. The purpose of these guidelines is to assist companies in complying with the deemed export rule. To acess the guidelines, go to http://www.bis.doc.gov, click on "Search," and enter "guidelines export applications foreign nationals."

The penalties for failing to comply with the export rules can be stiff. On March 28, 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that ITT Corp. agreed to plead guilty to illegally exporting night-vision technology to China and other countries. As part of the plea bargain, ITT Corp. agreed to pay $100 million, which is one of the larges penalties ever imposed in a criminal prosecution.

Patent Law for the New West

The information in this newsletter is provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. Please consult a qualified attorney for advice on a specific legal matter.

© 2006 Antoinette M. Tease, P.L.L.C. All Rights Reserved.

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6. Patent Bill Introduced (compliments of Toni Tease)

Please note that the proposed legislation includes conversion to a first-to-file patent system.

Patent Bill Introduced

Yesterday the much-anticipated patent law reform bill was introduced in the House and the Senate. Identical bills, titled the “Patent Reform of 2007,” were introduced in the House by IP Subcommittee Chairman Berman and in Senate by Judiciary Committee Chairman Leahy. The bills were presented as bi-partisan, bi-cameral bills, with co-sponsors who included Senator Hatch in the Senate and House Judiciary Ranking Republican Lamar Smith.

A copy of the House bill is attached.

The provisions of the bills include:

First-inventor to file provisions

A post grant opposition system, with a broad second window

Expanded patent reexamination, including narrowed estoppel

Provisions for 3rd party submission of prior art during examination

Apportionment of damages

Venue changes

Rule-making authority for the USPTO Director

Interlocutory appeals to the Federal Circuit of claim construction rulings

More specific, narrowed provisions on willful infringement

Expanded prior user rights

The issues addressed in the bills are largely those addressed in S. 3818 in the 109th Congress. In introducing the Senate bill, Senator Leahy expressly noted that not included are provisions on inequitable conduct, the “loser pays” provisions on attorneys’ fees and costs in S. 3818, and repeal of 35 USC 271(f).

Hayden Gregory

Consultant, Intellectual Property Law

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7. Export Credit Insurance – A Brief Overview

Export Credit Insurance provides a risk mitigant to firms facing a requirement to offer open account trade terms in risky markets. The asset this type of insurance protects is the customer account (accounts receivable). The risks protected against are customer insolvency or customer cash flow problems, and political risks like war, civil unrest, and government expropriation (i.e. nationalization of a company or industry).

Credit insurance for exporters (export credit insurance) is surprisingly affordable, for trade terms of up to 60 days open account, usually less than 1% of the invoice value.

Export credit insurance is provided by the U.S. Government through the Export Import Bank of the United States, a program designed to support U.S. manufacturing and service sector jobs. There is as well a private market for credit insurance, with large multinational companies providing policies.

More information is available at the ExIm Bank web site: http://www.exim.gov

Author: Brett Tarnet

Contact: [email protected]

805-375-2373

8. Find Trade Contacts at UNECE (compliments of FITA Newsletter)

Trade Promotion Directory for 56 Countries http://www.unece.org/trade/ctied/tradedir/trddir_h.htm

If you’re researching a foreign market, you’ll find some help from the United Nations, in the form of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, or UNECE ( http://www.unece.org/trade/ctied/tradedir/trddir_h.htm ). UNECE is one of five regional commissions of the United Nations, and this one covers 56 countries, mostly in Europe (although the U.S. is included, as well as a number of Russian Federation states). What’s useful about this site is that you can select a country from the list, and you’ll find a directory of: government agencies, chambers of commerce, business associations, leads for trade and enterprise financing, regulatory agencies, investment information, and other trade facilitation links. It’s all there right at your fingertips: postal addresses, phone & fax numbers, and Web & e-mail addresses. You can also read papers about UNECE and what it’s doing to promote trade for its member countries.

9. The Grant Institute’s Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop at The University of Montana (July 16-18, 2007) (compliments of Anthony Jones)

The Grant Institute’s Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop will be held at the University of Montana, Missoula, July 16 – 18, 2007. Interested development professionals, researchers, faculty, and graduate students should register as soon as possible, as demand means that seats will fill up quickly. Please forward, post, and distribute this e-mail to your colleagues and listservs.

All participants will receive certification in professional grant writing from the Institute. For more information call (888) 824 – 4424 or visit The Grant Institute website.

Please find the program description below:

THE GRANT INSTITUTE

GRANTS 101:

Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop

to be held at the

University of Montana, Missoula

Missoula, Montana

July 16 – 18, 2007

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

The Grant Institute’s Grants 101 Course is an intensive and detailed introduction to the process, structure, and skill of professional proposal writing. This course is characterized by its ability to act as a thorough overview, introduction, and refresher at the same time. In this course, participants will learn the entire proposal writing process and complete the course with a solid understanding of not only the ideal proposal structure, but a holistic understanding of the essential factors, which determine whether or not a program gets funded. Through the completion of interactive exercises and activities, participants will complement expert lectures by putting proven techniques into practice. This course is designed for both the beginner looking for a thorough introduction and the intermediate looking for a refresher course that will strengthen their grant acquisition skills. This class, simply put, is designed to get results by creating professional grant proposal writers.

Participants will become competent program planning and proposal writing professionals after successful completion of the Grants 101 course. In three active and informative days, students will be exposed to the art of successful grant writing practices, and led on a journey that ends with a masterful grant proposal.

Grants 101 consists of three (3) courses that will be completed during the three-day workshop.

FUNDAMENTALS OF PROGRAM PLANNING

This course is centered on the belief that "it’s all about the program." This intensive course will teach professional program development essentials and program evaluation. While most grant writing "workshops" treat program development and evaluation as separate from the writing of a proposal, this class will teach students the relationship between overall program planning and grant writing.

PROFESSIONAL GRANT WRITING

Designed for both the novice and experienced grant writer, this course will make each student an overall proposal writing specialist. In addition to teaching the basic components of a grant proposal, successful approaches, and the do’s and don’ts of grant writing, this course is infused with expert principles that will lead to a mastery of the process. Strategy resides at the forefront of this course’s intent to illustrate grant writing as an integrated, multidimensional, and dynamic endeavor. Each student will learn to stop writing the grant and to start writing the story. Ultimately, this class will illustrate how each component of the grant proposal represents an opportunity to use proven techniques for generating support.

GRANT RESEARCH

At its foundation, this course will address the basics of foundation, corporation, and government grant research. However, this course will teach a strategic funding research approach that encourages students to see research not as something they do before they write a proposal, but as an integrated part of the grant seeking process. Students will be exposed to online and database research tools, as well as publications and directories that contain information about foundation, corporation, and government grant opportunities. Focusing on funding sources and basic social science research, this course teaches students how to use research as part of a strategic grant acquisition effort.

REGISTRATION

$597.00 tuition includes all materials and certificates.

Each student will receive:

· The Grant Institute Certificate in Professional Grant Writing

· The Grant Institute’s Guide to Successful Grant Writing

· The Grant Institute Grant Writer’s Workbook with sample proposals, forms, and outlines

REGISTRATION METHODS

1) On-Line -Visit The Grant Institute website and click on the Register Now area. Fill out the online registration form completely. We’ll send your confirmation by e-mail.

2) By Phone – Call toll free (888) 824 – 4424 to register by phone. Our friendly Program Coordinators will be happy to assist you and answer your questions.

3) By E-mail – Send an e-mail with your name, organization, and basic contact information to [email protected] and we will reserve your slot and send your Confirmation Packet.

You have received this invitation due to specific educational affiliation. We respect your privacy and want to ensure that interested parties are made aware of The Grant Institute programs and schedules. This is intended to be a one-time announcement. In any event, you should not receive any more announcements unless there is a program next year in your area. To be removed from next year’s announcement, send an e-mail to [email protected]. Just write "remove" in the subject line.

** you can also find out more about grant resources by visiting Senator Baucus’ website: http://baucus.senate.gov/assistance/grants/index.cfm