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Date/Time
Date(s) - Wed 06/03/2015
8:30 am - 1:00 pm

Location
Bloomberg


PROTECTING YOUR IP IN THE AGE OF THE COLLABORATIVE ECONOMY

June 3

8:30 – 1:00        LIGHT BREAKFAST, PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND NETWORKING LUNCH

 

The San Francisco Council for Economic Development (SFCED) is convening USPTO leaders, entrepreneurs, the business community, and legal practitioners to discuss how the landscape of IP protection and valuation intersects with the region’s innovation ecosystem.

Opening Remarks: John Cabeca, Regional Director of the Silicon Valley U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

 

Panel 1: Valuation of Patent Portfolios

Nathan Kelley, Deputy General Counsel for IP, USPTO; Teddy Joe, Senior Patent Counsel, Zynga; Paul Stone, General Counsel and COO, 5 AM Ventures; Phil Makrogiannis, Chief IP Counsel, Thermo Fisher Scientific; Karen Cochran, Associate General Counsel, DuPont Industrial Biosciences; moderated by Terri Shieh-Newton, Member, Mintz Levin.

 

Panel 2: Resources and Options for Supporting the Silicon Valley Innovation Ecosystem

Mark Powell, Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation, USPTO; Stephan Crawford, International Trade Administration; Brady Berg, Member of Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Practice, Mintz Levin; co- moderated by Terri Shieh-Newton, Member, Mintz Levin and Dennis Conaghan, Executive Director, SFCED.

Click here for registration information: http://sfced.org/ai1ec_event/protecting-your-ip-in-the-age-of-the-collaborative-economy/?instance_id=135

 

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