Patent Law Changes Affecting Your Business; Monday Dec. 8 in Irvine, 5:30-7:30pm
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What: Patent Law Changes Affecting Your Business
When: Monday Dec 8, 2014, 5:30-7:30 PM
Where: Knobbe Martens Olson, 2nd Floor Conference Center, 2040 Main St, 2040 Main St, Irvine, CA 92614
Light appetizers and parking will be provided.
Reg (public discount free) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/patent-law-changes-affecting-your-business-tickets-14491439285?discount=IEEEComp
Patent laws have undergone significant changes in the last few years; thus, what do all of these changes mean to entrepreneurs, business managers and engineers? A panel of successful business leaders will share their experiences about how to avoid common pitfalls, how to minimize costs, and how to use a well-executed intellectual property strategy to take command of new territory, defend existing products, and increase a company’s valuation. Topics also include the new first-inventor-to file system, what is still patentable in view of recent U.S. Supreme Court cases, how to get patents quickly, and how to use intellectual property to attract capital.
Speakers:
Agnes Juang – Partner, Knobbe Martens
Dr. Juang’s practice focuses on obtaining intellectual property protection and providing counsel to clients in the fields of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and medical devices. Her expertise includes strategic worldwide patent procurement, portfolio development and management, counseling on patent strategy, patentability and infringement analysis, due diligence, and licensing. She currently represent clients in the pharmaceuticals, energy storage, material, nanotechnology, polymer, ultrasound catheter, and cardiovascular industries. Dr. Juang earned her doctorate degree from California Institute of Technology, where she focused her research on photoelectrochemistry at semiconductor/liquid and semiconductor/solid interfaces. She developed methods to protect silicon surfaces from oxidation by covalent attachment of polymer overlayers while maintaining its electrical property. Dr. Juang also investigated the air stability of modified silicon surfaces using x-ray photospectroscopy and photoconductivity decay measurements. Dr. Juang joined the firm in 2005 and became a partner in 2011.
Andrew I. Kimmel – Partner, Knobbe Martens
Andrew’s practice focuses on developing IP strategies, obtaining patent rights, analyzing risk, negotiating licenses and conducting due diligence investigations. Andrew works with a wide variety of clients, both large and small, in the electrical engineering, software, and medical device fields. Andrew’s electrical engineering and software practice focuses on video coding, automatic speech recognition, data aggregation and mining, and network-based transactions. Andrew’s medical device practice focuses on medical electronics, and technologies involving signal processing, RF therapeutics, cardiac rhythm management, wireless data transfer, optical and laser systems, processor control, physiological sensing, medical software, and product design. Prior to joining Knobbe Martens, Andrew was the Vice President of Engineering and Regulatory Affairs with a medical device manufacturer that developed solid state laser systems for dentistry and medicine. Andrew was responsible for product design, development and engineering, as well as FDA clearances and CE marking. Andrew is an inventor on more than 50 U.S. and foreign patents and applications in the medical and dental laser field. Andrew received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Cornell University in 1991 and graduated with honors from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2002. He joined Knobbe Martens in 2002 and became a partner in 2008.
John King – Partner, Knobbe Martens
Mr. King’s practice is concentrated in strategic counseling, licensing, and patent procurement for both early stage and established companies. He has extensive experience in patenting novel technologies, developing strategies to protect a market niche, determining freedom to operate, conducting venture capital due diligence, preparing opinions, and dealing with the intellectual property challenges that face new companies. Mr. King chairs Knobbe Martens’ patent prosecution committee and has successfully counseled numerous start-up companies during the early stages of development.
Sabing Lee – Partner, Knobbe Martens
Mr. Lee received his bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering, Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude, from UCLA, and also received his master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from UCLA. He received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), where he was an Articles Editor and Executive Editor for the Berkeley Technology Law Journal. Mr. Lee’s practice includes strategic patent procurement, patent portfolio management, intellectual property due diligence, general counseling on infringement and licensing, interferences, reexaminations, and other related issues. Mr. Lee currently represents clients in a wide range of technologies, including medical devices and procedures, clean technology, nanotechnology and steel manufacturing. Mr. Lee joined the firm in 1997 and became a partner in 2003. He has been named one of Southern California’s “Rising Stars” in intellectual property law in a survey of his peers, published in Los Angeles magazine and Super Lawyers magazine, every year from 2004 to 2012, and was named a Super Lawyer in 2013. Mr. Lee was also named one of “OC’s Top Attorneys” in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of OC Metro magazine, and was named one of the top 25 IP Portfolio Managers in California by the Daily Journal in 2011. Mr. Lee was recognized as a Life Sciences Star in LMG Life Sciences 2012 and 2013 published by Managing Intellectual Property.
Light appetizers and parking will be provided.
Agnes Juang – Partner, Knobbe Martens
Dr. Juang’s practice focuses on obtaining intellectual property protection and providing counsel to clients in the fields of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and medical devices. Her expertise includes strategic worldwide patent procurement, portfolio development and management, counseling on patent strategy, patentability and infringement analysis, due diligence, and licensing. She currently represent clients in the pharmaceuticals, energy storage, material, nanotechnology, polymer, ultrasound catheter, and cardiovascular industries. Dr. Juang earned her doctorate degree from California Institute of Technology, where she focused her research on photoelectrochemistry at semiconductor/liquid and semiconductor/solid interfaces. She developed methods to protect silicon surfaces from oxidation by covalent attachment of polymer overlayers while maintaining its electrical property. Dr. Juang also investigated the air stability of modified silicon surfaces using x-ray photospectroscopy and photoconductivity decay measurements. Dr. Juang joined the firm in 2005 and became a partner in 2011.
Andrew I. Kimmel – Partner, Knobbe Martens
Andrew’s practice focuses on developing IP strategies, obtaining patent rights, analyzing risk, negotiating licenses and conducting due diligence investigations. Andrew works with a wide variety of clients, both large and small, in the electrical engineering, software, and medical device fields. Andrew’s electrical engineering and software practice focuses on video coding, automatic speech recognition, data aggregation and mining, and network-based transactions. Andrew’s medical device practice focuses on medical electronics, and technologies involving signal processing, RF therapeutics, cardiac rhythm management, wireless data transfer, optical and laser systems, processor control, physiological sensing, medical software, and product design. Prior to joining Knobbe Martens, Andrew was the Vice President of Engineering and Regulatory Affairs with a medical device manufacturer that developed solid state laser systems for dentistry and medicine. Andrew was responsible for product design, development and engineering, as well as FDA clearances and CE marking. Andrew is an inventor on more than 50 U.S. and foreign patents and applications in the medical and dental laser field. Andrew received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Cornell University in 1991 and graduated with honors from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2002. He joined Knobbe Martens in 2002 and became a partner in 2008.
John King – Partner, Knobbe Martens
Mr. King’s practice is concentrated in strategic counseling, licensing, and patent procurement for both early stage and established companies. He has extensive experience in patenting novel technologies, developing strategies to protect a market niche, determining freedom to operate, conducting venture capital due diligence, preparing opinions, and dealing with the intellectual property challenges that face new companies. Mr. King chairs Knobbe Martens’ patent prosecution committee and has successfully counseled numerous start-up companies during the early stages of development.
Sabing Lee – Partner, Knobbe Martens
Mr. Lee received his bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering, Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude, from UCLA, and also received his master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from UCLA. He received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), where he was an Articles Editor and Executive Editor for the Berkeley Technology Law Journal. Mr. Lee’s practice includes strategic patent procurement, patent portfolio management, intellectual property due diligence, general counseling on infringement and licensing, interferences, reexaminations, and other related issues. Mr. Lee currently represents clients in a wide range of technologies, including medical devices and procedures, clean technology, nanotechnology and steel manufacturing. Mr. Lee joined the firm in 1997 and became a partner in 2003. He has been named one of Southern California’s “Rising Stars” in intellectual property law in a survey of his peers, published in Los Angeles magazine and Super Lawyers magazine, every year from 2004 to 2012, and was named a Super Lawyer in 2013. Mr. Lee was also named one of “OC’s Top Attorneys” in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of OC Metro magazine, and was named one of the top 25 IP Portfolio Managers in California by the Daily Journal in 2011. Mr. Lee was recognized as a Life Sciences Star in LMG Life Sciences 2012 and 2013 published by Managing Intellectual Property.
Light appetizers and parking will be provided.