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Albany Chapter Upcoming Event
TECH VALLEY CHAPTER INTELLECTUAL ASSET STRATEGIST EMMETT MURTHA TO SPEAK AT LOCAL LES EVENT ON MAY 23RD The next meeting of the Tech Valley Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society will be hosted by Health Research Inc. at One University Place, SUNY-Albany East Campus, in East Greenbush on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. A reception will be followed by the program starting at 6:45 p.m. Emmett Murtha, President and CEO of Fairfield Resources International, and former Director of Licensing for IBM and past national president of LES, will be the guest speaker. At IBM, Mr. Murtha was named Director of Licensing in 1981, leading a group which acquired rights from others under patents, copyrights, trademarks and technology, and also granted licenses under IBM’s intellectual property. He was responsible as well for worldwide licensing policies and practices. Between 1987 and 1997, IBM’s annual royalty revenues grew by over seven thousand percent. Mr. Murtha formed Fairfield Resources International in 1997 after 35 years with IBM. The firm serves clients interested in developing, organizing and leveraging their intellectual assets, as well as in related strategy development and licensing transactions. It is not necessary to be a member of LES to attend this program. A registration fee of $25 ($10 for students) will be charged to defray expenses. Click here to register online and pay by credit card. Or you may pay by check, payable to "Licensing Executives Society" and send to: Dawn Cox
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