Norman Louis Balmer

Microvi Biotech, Inc. develops clean and waste-free water treatment technologies. It offers scientifically-advanced biotechnologies available to clean water, preserve the environment, and protect human health. The firm also conducts extensive research and development programs designed to discover and implement novel solutions for a variety of environmental and human needs. The company was founded by Fatemeh Shirazi in 2004 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

BEST Energies, Inc. is focused on developing essential technologies which add value to all new and existing biofuel production facilities. Its proprietary technologies are directed at the integration of processes for the development of an integrated biorefinery model. This distributed model, close to sources of biomass and consumption, will strive to efficiently maximize all of the facilities' existing and available resources. The BEST Energies family of companies offers economically viable answers to the interrelated problems of declining oil and gas reserves, green house gas production and global warming. By combining their proprietary, leading edge biotechnologies with proven production solutions they are building distributed, clean energy production networks for their customers. The firm's solutions, all based on renewable bio-resources, help the environment through managing bio-waste, eliminating greenhouse gases and providing effective carbon sequestration.

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is a professional organization that provides education, advocacy, and networking opportunities for intellectual property (IP) law practitioners. The organization is based in Arlington, VA and offers a variety of resources for its members, including access to committees focused on specific areas of IP law, continuing legal education (CLE) courses, and publications such as the quarterly journal and Innovate magazine. AIPLA also advocates for policies that support the protection of IP rights and provides resources for students and the public.

The Intellectual Property Owners Association is an organization that advocates for effective and affordable intellectual property ownership rights. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company offers resources such as amicus briefs, testimony and comments, IPO law journal articles, and IPO Federal Circuit Summaries™. The organization is committed to diversity and inclusion and supports minority and women-owned businesses, including law firms.

Union Carbide Corp. engages in the production of chemicals and polymers. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World. Its products include polyethylene and polypropylene, ethylene glycol, isopropanol, ethyleneamines, biocides, surfactants, deicing and anti-icing fluids, amines, solution vinyl resins and polyethylene glycols. The company was founded on November 1, 1917 and is headquartered in Seadrift, TX.