Government Officials to Address Industry Leaders

April 15, 2002, Alexandria, VA-From stem cells and prescription drugs to computer software and online media, many of today's most important technological advances are based on intellectual property.

What federal policies govern these emerging technologies? What is the government's role in facilitating innovation while protecting individual property owners' rights?

These are just some the issues that leaders in the health care, biotechnology, electronics and the legal communities will address at the Licensing Executives Society (LES) Spring Meeting, Shaping Intellectual Property Policies, May 2-4, 2002 in Washington, DC.
Shaping Intellectual Property Policies will focus on the growing range of government attention to the standards, reporting, and importance of intellectual assets. These policies have the power to encourage or encumber innovation and the continuous technology improvements that are the fuel of the new economy. Featured speakers include:

• Baruch Lev, New York University
  
• James Rogan, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  
• Hon. Bruce Mehlman, U.S. Department of Commerce
  
• Rob Shaw, U.S. Department of Defense
  
• William McLeod, Collier Shannon Scott
  
• Bruce Lehman, International Intellectual Property Institute
  
• Carl Horton, GE Medical Systems
  
• Randall Larsen, ANSER Institute for Homeland Security

These presenters will update meeting participants on the latest federal initiatives in areas as diverse as patents, homeland security, digital rights, and asset valuation.
The direction of these policies affects every organization that conducts research and development to identify potential new technologies and products.

For more information on this meeting, visit the LES website at www.usa-canada.les.org.

The Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. & Canada), Inc. is a professional society comprised of more than 5,000 members engaged in the transfer, use, development, manufacture and marketing of Intellectual Property. Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. & Canada), Inc. is a member society of the Licensing Executives Society International, which has a worldwide membership of over 10,000 members in more than 27 national societies, representing over 60 countries.

Licensing Executives Society (USA and Canada)
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 280
Alexandria, VA 22314

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