Entrepreneurs Only Workshop™: Protecting Your Assets - IP Protection and Freedom-to-Operate Strategies
05/19/2009 12:00:00 PM - 05/19/2009 01:30:00 PM
Entrepreneurs Only Workshop™: Protecting Your Assets - IP Protection and Freedom-to-Operate Strategies
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Time: 12 noon-1:30 pm
Location: CED Entrepreneurship Center, RTP, NC (100 Capitola Dr. Suite 106, Durham, NC)
Fees: $15 CED Members / $25 non-members
Onsite: $25 CED Members / $35 non-members
Click here to register online
Topics of discussion:
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-Various patent strategies in view of recent U.S. case law, including specific examples based on biotech/pharmaceutical technologies
-Various freedom-to-operate issues and strategies, including how to deal with third-party patents
-How these issues arise in due diligence surrounding a company
Featured Speaker:
Joshua T. Elliott
Intellectual Property Attorney
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Joshua T. Elliott focuses on patent law matters related to biochemistry and biotechnology, including counseling clients on complex patent law issues such as freedom-to-operate, infringement, validity matters, and design-around strategies. His practice also includes rendering opinions, conducting patent due diligence investigations, advising clients on patent portfolio strategies and preparing and prosecuting patent applications. He has particular experience in advising biopharmaceutical companies and generic pharmaceutical companies on patent issues related to advancing products to market. Mr. Elliott has assisted clients with a variety of technologies in areas such as proteins, peptides, nucleic acids, antibodies, cell-based assays, pharmaceuticals, proteomics, metabolomics, RNA interference and vaccines. He received a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1999 and a B.S. in chemistry (biochemistry track), with distinction, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1995.
Season Sponsor:
http://www.hpg.com
About the CED Entrepreneurs Only Workshop™
CED’s Entrepreneurs Only Workshop is a lunchtime meeting that provides current and potential entrepreneurs with practical and applicable know-how about the start-up process. Workshop sessions focus on particular aspects of start-ups, including sessions devoted to financing, sales and marketing, human capital and best practices. The meetings run bi-weekly from 12:00-1:30 pm at the CED Entrepreneurship Center; lunch is provided for all attendees.
