International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC) will be holding its 7th Patent Strategies Summit from April 27-29, 2011 in Palo Alto, CA. The summit will cover the following topics:
• Changes in patent strategy brought about by the current economic downturn;
• Best practices in global IP management;
• Prospects for the future in light of new regulations and potentially adverse court decisions;
• Trends in enforcement actions and litigation by NPEs;
• Tips for licensing in and licensing out intellectual property; and
• How and when to outsource your patents.
In particular, the summit will offer presentations on:
• Leveraging your patent portfolio to optimize your bottom line;
• Managing patent litigation: Designing a business-wide intellectual property strategy;
• How to successfully administer your patent strategy in any economic environment;
• Examining patent outsourcing strategies and deciding what fits for your company;
• Successfully integrating patents and business to extract innovation and financial gain;
• False patent marking: Will your company be sued next?
• Contemplating the current patent system: Is it better to dominate or to innovate?
• Hot topics in patent law: Up-to-the-minute developments in the agencies;
• Building and maintaining a global patent portfolio: Best practices to maximize profit and value;
• Enhancing your licensing strategy to gain a competitive advantage and maximize revenue;
• Evolving patent standards: How do recent developments in us patent law affect the patent filing strategy of your company?
• Developing and implementing a patent strategy for start-up companies;
• Panel discussion: Protecting your intellectual property when combining technologies from different industries; and
• Patent protection in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry.
Three additional pre-summit workshops will be offered on April 27, 2011. Workshop A, entitled "The Patent Antitrust Dilemma: Making Full Use of Exclusivity Protections within the Bounds of Competition Law" will be offered from 9:00 am to 11:30 am, Workshop B, entitled "Patent Outsourcing: Reaping The Business Rewards While Managing The Legal Risks" will be offered from 11:45 am to 2:15 pm, and Workshop C, entitled "Green Technology: Exploring How Innovation and IP Will Help Meet Environmental Goals," will be offered from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm.
The agenda for the Patent Strategies Summit can be found here (Day 1), here (Day 2), and here (pre-summit workshops). A complete brochure for this conference, including an agenda, detailed descriptions of conference sessions, list of speakers, and registration form can be obtained here.
Pricing for the conference and workshops can be found here. Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here.
Patent Docs is a preferred blog of the IQPC Patent Strategies Summit.
Free tip for those involved in the realm of gene patenting to strategerize around:
1. Don't claim patent ineligible subject matter.
Posted by: 6 | April 10, 2011 at 02:52 PM
Seems to me that companies are pushing harder than before to compete with competitors without doing the actual work of inventing new things rather just building on the work of others I think as this trend continues so will the cases of patent infringement and patent enforcement increase.
Posted by: Jared | April 10, 2011 at 09:09 PM
Seems to me that companies are pushing harder than before to compete with competitors without doing the actual work of inventing new things rather just building on the work of others I think as this trend continues so will the cases of patent infringement and patent enforcement increase.
Posted by: Jared | April 20, 2011 at 11:20 AM