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IP IMPACT 2010
Innovative Intellectual Property Strategies for Emerging Technology Companies
Thursday, September 23
8:00am - 1:30pm
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Hilton RDU at Research Triangle Park
4810 Page Creek Lane
Durham, NC 27703
Registration fee: Complimentary
Join Knobbe Martens to learn how emerging technology companies should protect and manage their intellectual property assets.
LEARN
- IP cost management — how to get the most from your time and IP dollars, without sacrificing quality
- Recently introduced USPTO pilot programs and initiatives that you can utilize to improve the quality of your IP portfolio
- Recent Supreme Court and Federal Circuit decisions you need to know about
- Patent program management — how to effectively identify and assess inventions, avoid losing patent rights, and administer patent committees
MEET THE KNOBBE MARTENS PANEL OF ATTORNEYS
William Bunker
Expertise: Medical Devices; Business Methods; Software Inventions
31 Years of Intellectual Property experience
William Zimmerman
Expertise: Litigation ; Pharmaceutical Related Intellectual Property Counseling
Former law clerk to the Hon. Judge Schall, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Rabi Narula
Expertise: Medical Devices-Spinal, Cardiovascular, and Esthetic Dentistry; Mechanical Inventions
Extensive experience with medical device start-ups and reexaminations.
Rose Thiessen, Ph.D.
Expertise: Medical Devices ; Clean/Green Tech; Pharmaceutical
Ph.D. Purdue University; Patent prosecution and portfolio management (US and foreign), due diligence, and competitor analysis
Michael Meehan, Ph.D.
Expertise: Software-Internet, Computer Graphics and Imaging; Medical Devices and Simulators
Ph.D., UNC-Chapel Hill, extensive computer industry experience, former law clerk to the Hon. Judge Byron, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Lincoln Essig
Expertise: Medical Devices; Computer Systems; Microprocessor Architecture; Semiconductor Devices
Former law clerk for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, focused on Intellectual Property issues
Timothy Goodson
Expertise: Intellectual Property Litigation
Represents IP owners and defendants in disputes involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other IP matters
Please RSVP to stephanie.vadas@kmob.com or 949-721-5245
Association of Corporate Counsel (ACCA-SoCal) Roundtable – IP Enforcement in China and India – Current Trends
On Wednesday, July 28, 2010 from 11:30a.m.–1:15p.m. at the IBM Corporation in Costa Mesa, CA, attorneys from Knobbe Martens will review emerging trends in IP enforcement in China and India. This will include recent policy statements from the Chinese government on strengthening IP protection, the evolving role of IP enforcement in the pharmaceutical industry in both China and India, and highlights of other notable IP developments.
Knobbe Presenters will include:
Joseph Reisman
Mike Guiliana
Sheila Swaroop
Lunch will be provided and 1.0 hours of CLE credit will be offered to attendees. For more info, visit http://www.acc.com/chapters/socal/index.cfm?eventID=9838. Please contact Corey Cooper to attend.
Bilski v. Kappos Breakfast Briefing
July 20th | Breakfast 8:30 am | Presentation 9:00am-10:00 am
Join us for a one-hour discussion of the Supreme Court's Bilski decision and its impact on software and business method patents. Our presenters, Ron Schoenbaum and John King will also discuss strategies for preparing patent applications in these areas, and for working with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to obtain prompt allowance. Breakfast will be served.
1 hour CLE credit provided.
Location: Knobbe Conference Center, 2040 Main Street, Irvine CA 92614
Contact Corey Cooper at corey.cooper@kmob.com to register.