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"Current IP Value Indicators and Basic IP Valuation Tools"
Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Presentation by: Mike Lasinski of Ocean Tomo

Mike Lasinski is a Managing Director at Ocean Tomo and is in charge of the company’s valuation practice area. Mike serves clients in the area of strategy, valuation and tax structure analysis. In the valuation area, Mike has valued intellectual property and businesses in the context of licensing, sale, purchase (including purchase price allocation), corporate spin-outs, joint ventures, litigation (reasonable royalty and economic damage analyses) and tax-related transactions. Mike has completed more than 200 valuations during his professional career. He has spoken on the topics of IP valuation, IP licensing and IP tax strategies throughout the U.S. as well as internationally.

In the strategy area, Mike has helped his clients establish intellectual property management subsidiaries, licensing departments and intellectual asset management groups throughout the world. He has also performed inventories of company IP (including patents, trademarks, software, trade secrets and other IP). In fulfilling such responsibilities, Mike has developed strategies for clients surrounding licensing, sale, donation and abandonment of IP. For strategies related to licensing or sale of intellectual property or businesses, Mike has been a key member of the negotiation team.

Mike is currently the Treasurer and a former co-chair of the Valuation and Taxation Committee of the Licensing Executives Society (LES). He is the current Vice Chair of the Valuation and Taxation Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners Organization. He holds both a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering (Summa Cum Laude) and a M.B.A. (with High Honors) from The University of Michigan. Mike is also a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois. Prior Ocean Tomo, Mike worked for InteCap, a subsidiary of Charles River Associates, Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers) and Ford Motor Company.

Schedule:
Registration and networking begins at 11:45 a.m. with luncheon, presentation and discussion to follow.

Location:
Maggiano's Little Italy
(Banquet Facilities)
111 W. Grand Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
(312) 644-7700

Registration and Cost:
Cost is $40 in advance when registering online Click here to register online with your credit card.
$45 at the door by check or cash only

*No cancellations will be accepted after one week prior to the scheduled meeting date.*

Please contact Mark Dietzen, Chicago Chapter Chairman, Licensing Executives Society, with any questions.

Mark Dietzen
Senior Licensing Manager
Innovene USA LLC (an Ineos company)
Technology Licensing and Catalyst Business
Central Park of Lisle, Suite 600, MC 600N
4225 Naperville Road
Lisle, IL 60532
USA
Tel.: (630) 857-7146
Fax.: (630) 857-7328
E-mail: Mark.Dietzen@innovene.com