Vancouver Chapter Prior Event

LES Vancouver Chapter Meeting

The Vancouver chapter of the LICENSING EXECUTIVES SOCIETY invites all LES members and friends to a presentation entitled "In Defense of 'Patent Trolls' - Views from the Perspective of a Contingent-Fee Patent Litigator".

DATE: Thurs., Dec., 1, 2005.

TIME: 12:00 to 1:30 - Lunch, presentation, and questions.

PLACE: McCarthy Tetrault, Boardroom
Suite 1300 - 777 Dunsmuir Street, Pacific Centre

SPEAKER: Philip P. Mann, Founder and Principal Member of Mann Law Group, Seattle.

SUBJECT: So-called "patent trolls," i.e., people and companies who own patents and seek royalties from others without making a product of their own, are under attack. They are blamed for everything from clogging the courts, to increasing consumer costs, to stifling innovation. Are these attacks justified? Let's hear now from the other side of the issue and why everyone benefits from a strong, predictable patent system. Philip P. Mann will address the notions of why the myth of the "patent troll" is counterproductive and provide insights into the minds and motivations of contingent-fee IP lawyers and their clients.

Mr. Mann is the founder and principal member of the Seattle-based Mann Law Group, a firm dedicated to providing contingent-fee and other practical alternatives to high-cost hourly billing in patent and other intellectual property disputes. A trial lawyer with over twenty years experience in all aspects of patent and IP practice, Mr. Mann was most recently a member of Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness in Seattle before forming the Mann Law Group in July, 2004. He received his Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1977.

PLEASE RSVP (with payment) no later than Monday Nov., 28, 2005 to:

Lorraine Duke, Assistant to Hilton W.C. Sue
Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP
Suite 480 - The Station
601 West Cordova St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 1G1

Tel: 604-669-3432 ext. 8960

Fax: 604-681-4081

Email: lduke@patentable.com

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Professionals with an interest in high technology licensing, technology transfer, and intellectual property administration.

THE LICENSING EXECUTIVES SOCIETY:

The LES membership includes a wide range of professionals, including business executives, lawyers, licensing consultants, engineers, academicians, scientists and government officials. The Vancouver chapter of LES (U.S.A. and Canada) strives to provide professional development opportunities for members of our local technology transfer community. For more information, see www.usa-canada.les.org.