IP-Watch Readers Save $200 On LES Spring Meeting, 14-16 May In Seattle 29/04/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment LES (USA & Canada) 2013 Spring Meeting IP Matters In Every Deal May 14-16 | Seattle, WA Look Who’s Attending the 2013 LES Spring Meeting The LES Spring Meeting, 14-16 May in Seattle, Washington, USA is your best opportunity to learn about the latest trends in licensing and network with the industry’s leading IP, licensing and business development dealmakers. CONNECT with your next partner, LEARN new strategies and practices, COLLABORATE with your colleagues during one of many networking sessions. You don’t want to miss out! IP Watch readers SAVE $200! Use code IPW13 when registering. REGISTER! DOWNLOAD THE BROCHURE! View the full agenda here. Join this Growing List of Participants: (This is a partial list of confirmed attendees.) Company Title 343 Industries IP Licensing Manager Adobe VP, IP and Litigation Allen Institute for Brain Science General Counsel Aruze Gaming America Executive Vice President, General Counsel Augme Technologies Director and CEO Autodesk VP, Legal Battelle/Pacific Northwest National Lab Commercialization Manager Bayer MaterialScience LLC Manager IP/Library Information Services Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Associate General Counsel Boeing IP Licensing Company Business Development Boston University Licensing Director, Life Sciences California Technology Ventures Founding Managing Director Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Asset Manager Center for Infectious Diseases Executive VP of BD and External Affairs Cryptography Research, Inc. Director Eli Lilly and Company VP, Corporate Business Development Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center VP, Industry Relations and Clinical Research Support HealthPartners Institute IP Marketing and Licensing Manager hipcricket Chief Executive Officer HP VP & Associate General Counsel HTC Sr. Director of Legal Affairs, IP Strategy IBM Director of IP Strategy Integrated Diagnostics Director of IP and Contracts Intellectual Ventures VP, Acquisitions Jet Propulsion Laboratory & Caltech Associate Director John Deere Manager IP Market Transactions Joint BioEnergy Institute Director of Commercialization Juniper Networks Inc Assistant General Counsel Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Business Development Executive Lehigh University Associate Director Lexington Technology Group, Inc. CEO LI-COR Biosciences VP Business Development and Intellectual Property Merck Executive Director, Corporate Licensing Microsoft Associate General Counsel NeoMedia Technologies CEO Nike Corporation VP, Chief IP Counsel Northwest Energy Angels Board Member & Angel Investor OncoSynergy Co-Founder Oracle Patent Counsel Oregon Health & Science University Interim Director Pacific Northwest National Lab Director Technology Commercialization PhaseBio Chief Business Officer Purdue Research Foundation, OTC Senior Project Manager Rockwell Collins, Inc. Senior Director, Intellectual Property Management Rutgers University Licensing Manager SanDisk IP Counsel Sanrio Vice Chairman SAS Head of Corp Development & Planning Schlumberger Manager of IP Licensing Seattle Genetics Chief Operating Officer Stanford University Senior Associate Tech Bridge International, Inc. VP & Director of Operations Textron Inc. Intellectual Property Director The Boston Consulting Group Senior Advisor The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Executive Director The University of Oklahoma Senior Director of IP & Staff Attorney T-Mobile Senior Vice President, National Accounts Tuxera CEO UCSF QB3 Institute Director Industrial Alliances Univalor, L.P. Manager, Project and Technology Portfolio University Health Network Senior Technology and Patent Analyst University of Arizona Office of Tech Transfer Licensing Associate University of California – Berkeley Licensing Officer UW Center for Commercialization Associate Director, Technology Licensing – Engineering Ventures West Capital General Partner Washington Research Foundation Director of Licensing WBBA President Weyerhaeuser Director, Technology Licensing WMS Gaming Executive Director IP Licensing and Development Don’t Miss these Featured Sessions: Hello Kitty as a Global Licensing & Marketing Phenomenon Solving the World’s Imminent Problems with Innovative Science Secondary Patent Market – Trends and Practices IP Perspectives from a Northwest Angel Investor West Coast Software Giants Focus on IP Life Sciences: A Guide to Turning a Strategic Partnership into an Acquisition View the full agenda here.
US Supreme Court May Invalidate Gene Patents, But Create Little Change 23/04/2013 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Prior to 15 April, most experts had expected the United States Supreme Court to rule in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics that genes cannot be patented. The oral argument on that date strengthened this consensus opinion, but also suggested that the court would issue a narrow decision which would allow many types of gene-related patents. Should this happen, the US would move significantly closer to other countries’ rules for gene patents, but the US would continue to have problems limiting patent rights in order to protect the public interest.
US Digital Public Library Launches Free Online Access 18/04/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) has launched a beta version of its website today, which aims to offer free public access to content of all libraries, universities, and museums in the United States.
Reports: Obama’s Proposed 2014 Budget Favours Patent Office, R&D, Generic Drugs 11/04/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment US President Barack Obama yesterday released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2014, and according to reports it would give the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) control over its revenues, and would be mixed for the biopharmaceutical industry while taking several steps to boost generic medicines.
North American Universities Seen Failing To Promote Socially Responsible Licensing 05/04/2013 by Rachel Marusak Hermann, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A student group is holding top research universities in the US and Canada accountable for how much they are – or are not – contributing to global public health. According to a recently released report by Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, a non-profit organisation, most institutions are falling short when it comes to investing in neglected diseases and promoting access to medicines.
US Trade Office Calls For Comments On Transatlantic Trade Deal 04/04/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Another step toward launching negotiations on a European Union-United States trade agreement has been made as the Office of the US Trade Representative filed a request for comments on the deal and announced a forthcoming public hearing.
Obama Announces Multi-Million Dollar Research Initiative To Study Human Brain 02/04/2013 by Kelly Burke for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment US President Obama today announced a broad new research initiative to map, explore, and better understand the human brain while finding ways to treat brain-related diseases.
US Court Rules TV Streaming Service Does Not Violate Copyright Law 01/04/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Second United States Circuit Court of Appeals today determined that online live television broadcasting service Aereo doesn’t violate US copyright law, upholding a lower court ruling. Aereo is a cloud computing-based service in New York City.
Report Analyses Fast-Track Green Patent Applications 28/03/2013 by Tiphaine Nunzia Caulier for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A new report finds that an overview is needed of the fast-tracking patent system on “green” technologies in the countries where this mechanism is in place – in seven industrialised and two developing countries.
Former US Congressman Howard Berman Joins Lobbying Firm 27/03/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Former United States Congressman Howard Berman, a California Democrat regarded as a strong proponent of intellectual property rights protection, has joined law firm Covington & Burling LLP’s global public policy and government affairs practice.