From dealmaking to IP strategy to legal trends and more, this year's LES Winter Meeting will focus on cutting-edge issues in the high tech space with overlapping content in related industries, including clean tech, nanotechnology and medical devices.
You can tailor the meeting to your interests with these interactive mini-plenary sessions and workshops!
MINI-PLENARY SESSIONS
NANOTECHNOLOGY: The Path to Creating, Managing and Extracting Value from IP in Nanotechnology
WIRELESS MEDICAL DEVICES: Tomorrow’s Wireless Medical Devices: Overcoming Privacy Hurdles to Build a New Wireless Medical Infrastructure
CLEAN TECH: Creating & Maximizing the Value of IP in Clean Tech Transactions
MEDICAL DEVICES: Roadmap to Creating Value: Perspectives from the Medical Device Industry
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WORKSHOPS
Track #1: Development & Deals
A-1: Licensing vs. New Venture - The Anatomy of a Start-Up
B-1: Developing & Licensing "The Next Big Thing"
C-1: Executing an Expedited and Elevated IP Transaction – 15 "Must-Do" Items
Track #2: Value & Valuation
A-2: IP Licensing and Value Issues in Bankruptcy B-2: The Use of Consumer Surveys in Patent Cases for Damage Apportionment C-2: Make Your Portfolio Pay – Maximizing Returns on Large and Medium-Sized Patent Portfolios Track #3: Updates in Patent Law
A-3: New Strategies for Handling Provisional Patent Applications in Light of the AIA
B-3: Effective Utilization of Patent Searches in the Wake of AIA Patent Reform Act
C-3: Beyond Business Method Patents: AIA, The Patent Landscape After Section 18
Track #4: Hot Tech Topics
A-4: Trends in Wireless Patent Licensing: Patent Pools
B-4: Open Source Software: Your Client is Using it. Now What?
C-4: Beyond PIPA/SOPA: How can Legislators deal with Piracy?
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