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"MAXIMIZING VALUE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BY GENERATING REVENUES IN NON-STRATEGIC MARKETS"

This meeting, the final meeting of the '07-'08 year, will be held on

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
6:00-8:00 p.m.

Special Election Meeting

At the June meeting we will be voting on the incoming chapter chair-elect.  Those who are interested in running for the position should send their names by e-mail to Sam Tahmassebi (sam@biotechnologylawgroup.com).  Names received after May 31 will not be placed on the ballot.

THE JUNE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE HILTON LA JOLLA TORREY PINES

PANELISTS:
Michael L. Fuller, Partner, Knobbe Martens (moderator)
Timothy Gendreau – Founder, Principal and Chief Revenue Strategist, The Gendreau Group
Jason Howe – Chief Executive Officer, Awarepoint

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
In today’s competitive business environment, is important that companies realize the full value of their intellectual property. Companies generally own IP that has applications beyond or outside of their target market. Often, such IP is either underutilized or not utilized at all. Instead of neglecting or abandoning such IP, revenues can be generated through licensing in non-strategic markets.  Issues related to licensing software IP in non-strategic markets will be discussed, including identifying assets outside of the company’s core business, evaluating the value in the marketplace of such assets in view of available competing technologies, identifying target licensees, and maximizing the value of such assets to potential licensees through further research and development or aggressive patent filing strategies. Partnering, sales, and other divestiture strategies (e.g., donation of IP) will also be discussed.

Sponsored by:

To learn more, please join us on Tuesday, June 3th at the Licensing Executives Society (LES) Meeting at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines.

DATE:
Tuesday, June 3, 2008

TIME:
6:00 p.m. – 6:50 Registration, Networking, Cocktails and Appetizers
6:50 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Chapter Business
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Speaker Presentation

LOCATION:
Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines
10950 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA  92037

COST:
Pre-Register by 12 noon on Monday, June 2, 2008

$45 Members by Monday, June 2, $60 at the door (cash, check, or credit card)
$55 Non-Members by Monday, June 2 $60 at the door (cash, check, or credit card)

$20 Member Student Rate by Monday, June 2, $20 at the door (cash, check, or credit card)
$25 Non-Member Student Rate by Monday, June 2, $25 at the door (cash, check, or credit card)

REGISTRATION OPTIONS:
You have the option of registering online and paying either by credit card OR check

Online registration is now closed, please register on-site.

For additional information, please contact:

Sam K. Tahmassebi, Chair
Tel: 619-203-2579
Fax:  858-350-9691
e-mail: sam@biotechnologylawgroup.com

NOTE:   This presentation will qualify for MCLE credit

SPEAKERS' BIOGRAPHIES

Michael L. Fuller is a partner in the Knobbe Martens San Francisco and San Diego offices.  He focuses on patent prosecution for the biotechnology and computer/Internet industries, including the area of bioinformatics, which is the merger of these two disciplines.  Mr. Fuller’s practice includes patent prosecution, strategic planning and counsel relating to infringement and licensing issues, and intellectual property due diligence studies and related negotiations for mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Fuller currently represents clients in a wide range of technologies, including immunology, molecular biology, pharmaceuticals, computer hardware, Internet software and wireless communications.  He also represents a number of clients in bioinformatics technologies such as DNA arrays and biotechnology-related software.

Timothy Gendreau is the Founder, Principal and Chief Revenue Strategist at The Gendreau Group.  For more than 20 years, Timothy has helped major high tech and services companies grow revenues, increase margins, enhance valuation, and protect marketshare. Timothy established The Gendreau Group LLC in 1989, and as chief consultant, facilitates, teaches, and challenges clients to think more creatively about the businesses they are in, the markets they serve, and revenue opportunities they can create and pursue.  Mr. Gendreau is an expert in producing new sources of revenue for companies and has a proven ability to consistently deliver strong, sustainable results to help companies by creating market-leading strategies, streamlining costs, and building productive teams.  Having worked with more than 200 companies, Mr. Gendreau has also been part of four successful IPOs, and has a client list that includes AT&T, General Motors, Orange, Sprint, Nextel, H&R Block, and, Experian.  He and his practice partners serve the global high-tech, software, and healthcare spaces.  Timothy is an expert in revenue strategy development, revenue protection, fraud identification and reduction, and increasing corporate valuation. He has a proven ability to consistently deliver strong, sustainable results to help companies by creating market-leading strategies, streamlining costs, and building productive teams. He has worked for Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized high-tech, and startup organizations.