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| Bill Becker ALIGN TECHNOLOGY |
| Joseph FitzGerald SYMANTEC CORPORATION |
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| Allen Lo JUNIPER NETWORKS |
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What are experts saying about IP Counsel Café? Click here to find out! RECENT NEWS: 1/13/10 - Agenda Announced: Sessions you don't want to miss! Click here for details. 11/25/09 - Keynote Confirmed: "Evolving IP Marketplace" - FTC's Deputy Director of Policy Planning, Suzanne Michel, will reveal insights into the recent FTC report. What are the implications for anti-trust and patent issues? Don't miss this opportunity to hear from our DC Insider! 10/30/09 - 40+ Speakers already confirmed for April 2010 Conference in Palo Alto. More to come! Stay tuned! 9/16/09 - IP Counsel Café proudly announces ACC as a co-sponsor of the IP Counsel Café April 14-15, 2010 Conference. IP Counsel Café looks forward to collaborating with ACC to create another successful conference for ACC members. 8/6/09 - IP Counsel Café welcomes new Advisory Board members: Anirma Gupta, Deputy General Counsel of IP & Litigation at INTUIT, Mark Howitson, Deputy General Counsel at FACEBOOK, and BJ Watrous, VP & Associate General Counsel at HEWLETT-PACKARD. |
| Anirma Gupta INTUIT |
| IP Counsel Café, co-sponsored by ACC - Association of Corporate Counsel, proudly presents "Future of IP and Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley and Beyond" Crowne Plaza Cabana, Palo Alto April 14-15, 2010 |
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Suzanne T. Michel
Deputy Director, Office of Policy Planning
Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC
Deputy Director, Office of Policy Planning
Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC
60+ IP Counsel Speakers are already confirmed to participate in various round-table and panel discussions.
No other conference delivers this level of information and access to the industry's key players.
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No other conference delivers this level of information and access to the industry's key players.
Click here to see complete agenda
This program will sell out fast! Register today!
Keynote Announced: "The Evolving IP Marketplace"
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- Developing a Comprehensive Patent Strategy: Where Does Power Really Reside?
- Foreign Filing & Prosecutions on a Tight Budget: Are We Getting Fair Examinations?
- What is Today's IP Counsel Career Path? You Might Just Be Surprised...
- Negotiating IP Indemnification: How Far Have You Been Pushed?
- Open Source: What is the Impact on Your Patent Portfolio?
- KSR: How Are We Overcoming Obviousness Rejections?
- Damages Law Update: What Do Recent Changes Mean For Your Business Transactions?
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Suzanne T. Michel heads the FTC’s project on the “Evolving IP Marketplace.” Over the past year, the FTC
completed a series of hearings exploring how markets for technology and patents operate, how they can promote
or burden innovation, and how they are affected by patent law doctrines. Ms. Michel’s Keynote will reveal lessons
learned from the hearings as the FTC nears completion of the resulting report. What are the implications for
patent and antitrust issues? What do they mean for the future of IP and Innovation in Silicon Valley and beyond?
completed a series of hearings exploring how markets for technology and patents operate, how they can promote
or burden innovation, and how they are affected by patent law doctrines. Ms. Michel’s Keynote will reveal lessons
learned from the hearings as the FTC nears completion of the resulting report. What are the implications for
patent and antitrust issues? What do they mean for the future of IP and Innovation in Silicon Valley and beyond?