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Upcoming Events at the Atlanta Chapter: THE LES-ATLANTA CHAPTER WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO ATTEND A LUNCHEON AND PRESENTATIONS REGARDING CORPORATE IP MANAGEMENT Maggiano's Little Italy Microsoft Corporation Title: Microsoft IP Licensing: Open for Business Speaker: W. Glen Johnson - Senior Attorney Glen Johnson is a Senior Attorney currently managing the outbound IP licensing legal team at Microsoft where he oversees outbound IP deal support and counseling on a range of licensing matters. Previously, Glen served as lead divisional patent counsel for Microsoft’s consumer divisions (including Xbox) and digital media, where responsibilities included strategic Windows Media licensing, in/out technology licensing and patent pooling efforts. Prior to joining Microsoft in 2003, Glen served as in-house IP counsel for Nortel’s Enterprise Networks divisions in Texas and S-MOS systems (a Seiko Epson affiliate) in Silicon Valley, and in private high technology practice with Stoel Rives (Seattle) and Pravel Hewitt (Houston). Glen holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist (Dallas - 1988) and a JD from Baylor (Waco, TX - 1992), admitted in Texas and Washington, and registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office. Speaker: Ellyn Foltz - Director, Customer Advocacy and Intellectual Property Licensing Customer Advocacy and IP Licensing is a new group within Microsoft's Legal and Corporate Affairs organization (LCA) that regularly meets with Microsoft’s largest global customers and partners to discuss IP issues, challenges and opportunities. Ellyn brings to this newly created position over 20 years of senior sales, consulting and general management experience in the computer industry. Prior to joining LCA, Ellyn led the worldwide sales and technical team dedicated
to one of Microsoft’s largest and most complex global accounts, Altria
Group, the world’s largest consumer packaged goods firm. During
Ellyn’s time as Global Client Executive, Altria signed a worldwide licensing
agreement with Microsoft to cover over 100,000 global desktops and also signed
the largest global agreement Microsoft has inked to date for Digital Rights
Management. Before becoming Global Client Executive for Altria Group,
Ellyn was the General Manager of Enterprise Services for Microsoft’s
South Region, overseeing four consulting practices whose combined organizations
had over 100 Microsoft Consulting Services professionals serving customers
in ten states. Ellyn holds a BA from the University of Richmond and a master’s degree from the University of Virginia. She and her family live in Atlanta. BellSouth Corporation Title: Building and Managing a Corporate Patent Portfolio Speaker: Scott M. Frank - President of BellSouth Intellectual Property Management Corporation and BellSouth Intellectual Property Marketing Corporation Scott is the President of BellSouth Intellectual Property Management Corporation and BellSouth Intellectual Property Marketing Corporation. He is responsible for the identification, development, protection, management and marketing of BellSouth’s intellectual property company-wide. Scott joined BellSouth in 1998 and led the effort in forming the BellSouth Intellectual Property companies, which has grown from a handful of employees to approximately 40 employees. By leveraging BellSouth’s intellectual property, Scott’s team has added hundreds of millions of dollars to BellSouth’s bottom-line. When Scott started in 1998, BellSouth had less than 50 patents issued in its first fourteen years. Today, just seven years later, BellSouth now has 500 patents and is filing hundreds of patent applications annually. Prior to joining BellSouth, Scott practiced intellectual property law in Atlanta
at Troutman Sanders LLP for 7 years. Prior to Troutman Sanders,
Scott was an electrical engineer with Nortel for 5 years, and a computer systems
analyst with AT&T for 2 years. Scott lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and is married with four children. Speaker: Carol Beckham - Vice President, BellSouth Intellectual Property Marketing and Management Crops. Carol Beckham has been with BellSouth for 35 years in a variety of positions including customer service, network and Supply Chain Management. Carol negotiated complex software and development contracts for BellSouth and later managed the BellSouth Software Acquisition Group, the in-licensing arm of BellSouth. In the early ’90, Carol worked with the BellSouth legal department to create and implement intellectual property policies throughout BellSouth Corporation and the affiliate companies. In September of 1998, she was named Vice President of the BellSouth Intellectual Property Marketing and Management Corporations when they were established as separate entities in BellSouth. Her current responsibilities include negotiating intellectual property rights for BellSouth, overseeing the Marketing and licensing of BellSouth technology and patents to third parties as well as setting and implementing policy and the protection of BellSouth IP. Carol is also an active member of the Licensing Executive Society and serves as the past Chapter Co-Chair for Atlanta. Speaker: Michael Bishop - Chief IP Counsel for BellSouth Corporation and President & General Counsel for BellSouth IP Corporation. Michael Bishop is Chief IP Counsel for BellSouth Corporation and President & General Counsel for BellSouth IP Corporation. Michael leads the BellSouth IP legal group’s work in support of the BellSouth IP program, including protection, licensing and enforcement of BellSouth’s extensive IP asset portfolio. Michael joined BellSouth in 1999 from private practice with King & Spalding, in Atlanta. Michael received his JD in 1990 from The George Washington University Law School and his undergraduate degree in history, with high honors, from the University of Florida. Speaker: Jodi L. Hartman – Partner, Hope
Baldauff Hartman, LLC Cost: $35.00 per person If you are a member of LES, click here to register online with your credit card If are NOT a member of LES, register here with your credit card You can pay by check (payable to “Licensing Executives Society” prior to the event) R.S.V.P.: By Friday, June 23rd to Grant Moss at (404) 253-7908 / gmoss@ipassetcorp.com. If you have any questions, please contact: Grant Moss John Hudson, LES Atlanta Co-Chapter Chairperson Barry Brager, LES Atlanta Co-Chapter Chairperson LES looks forward to seeing you at the luncheon and the opportunity to network among IP industry peers.
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