7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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Registration |
| 7:30-8:15 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. |
LES Professional Development Series:
Fundamentals of Intellectual Asset Management |
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8:15 a.m.-12 noon |
Plenary Session
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|
8:15-8:30 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks
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8:30-10:00 a.m. |
Convergence in the Sciences: The Interaction of Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, and Computation
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10:30 a.m. - 12 noon |
Licensing in a Changing Environment
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| 10:00-10:30 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 12 noon-1:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:30-3:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Workshops
- Convergence of Platform Technologies in Diagnosing and Treating Disease
- Systems Biology Deal Making
- Nanotechnology IP Licensing: Think Big, But Keep Your Feet on the Ground!
- You Want How Much?!: Elements of a Business Savvy IP Strategy
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| 2:00-5:00 p.m. |
Intermediate PDS Workshop:
Indemnification: Don't Bet the Company! |
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3:00-3:30 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 3:30-5:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Workshops
- Commercialization of Converging Technologies: Strategic Business and IP Considerations
- Off P&L Financing Strategies: What's Left and What Works?
- The Courts Giveth, the Courts Taketh Away:
Recent Litigation Affecting Industry-University Relations
- Latent Semantic Analysis: New Intellectual Property Data Search
Technology For Non-Obvious Licensing Opportunities
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| 5:00-6:00 p.m. |
Technology Opportunities Forum
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| 6:00-11:00 p.m. |
Reception/Dinner:
"Fusion Food" |
7:00 a.m.-3:00 pm
|
Registration |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast
|
| 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. |
LES Professional Development Series:
Fundamentals of Intellectual Asset Management |
| 8:30 a.m.-12 noon |
Plenary Session |
| 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. |
Convergence: Strange Marriages, Uncertainty and Opportunity
|
| 10:30 a.m.- 12 noon |
Executing Convergence with Open Source Software: Benefit or What?
|
| 10:00-10:30 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 12:00-1:30 p.m. |
Lunch
|
| 1:30-3:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Workshops |
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9. Nanotechnology: From History to Hyperbole to Headlines |
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10. Protecting Your Downside While Maximizing Your Upside:
Protective Provisions in Biotech Deals |
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11. Special Topics in Applying Open Source Methods and Licensing
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12. Arbitration Provisions in License Agreements:
Domestic and International Arbitration
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| 3:00-3:30 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 2:00-5:00 p.m. |
Intermediate PDS Workshop: Pricing License Agreements: A Case Approach |
| 3:30-5:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Workshops |
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13. The Convergence of Food and Pharma to Address the Needs of a Maturing Population |
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14. Materials Technology Transfer: Filling the Opportunity Gap |
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15. How to Write a Compelling Business Plan Involving Substantial IP Licensing Issues |
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16. Boilerplate Provisions: Are They Worth Fighting Over?
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| 6:00-10:00 p.m |
LES Trustees' Reception/Dinner
(by invitation only) |
| 7:00-11:00 p.m |
Optional Event: Yoshi's Jazz Club |
