In This Issue Return to LES Home LES Winter Meeting: Deal Making In San Franciso President's Message: Intellectual Assets Under Fire LES - A Family Tradition Sector Spotlight High Technology + Healthcare: Biomedical Device Committee Formed Chemicals, Energy and Materials Sector: CEMC Activities At LES Annual Meeting Healthcare Sector: From Licensing To M&A: A Stepped Up Challenge For L&BD Foundation Focus: Licensing Survey Shows Growing Importance Of IP Licensing Across Industries Activities of the Licensing Foundation, USA & Canada, Inc.: The Licensing Foundation’s 2007 Graduate Student Business Competition Heats Up, Winning Team To Receive $10,000 Chapter Launch: LES Oregon/SW Washington A Traveler’s Guide To LES Local Chapters: Houston New Mexico LES Spring Meeting: Revolutionize Your Thinking In Atlanta 2007 Rings In With Advanced PDS Courses LES Annual Meeting: Save The Date & Bring Your Passport Local Chapters Celebrate The Holidays 2006 LES (USA & Canada) Annual Report LES Calendar of Events		Deal Making In San Francisco LES Winter Meeting • San Francisco, CA • February 21 – 23 Licensing deals are more significant and more complex than ever. Beyond transactions, intellectual property agreements are relationship-driven collaborations formed in an ever-changing, deal-driven global marketplace. In addition, cross-industry licensing transactions are becoming more prevalent as industries converge. The LES Winter Meeting will provide you with the tools to meet these new challenges and introduce you to the people you need to know to make your job easier when you return home. The 2007 Winter Meeting begins with sector-specific Add-On Seminars on Wednesday, February 21: Healthcare: Welcome to Healthcare Business Development Healthcare: The Impact of Changes in Technology, Marketing & Reimbursement on the Licensing of Oncology Agents High Technology: Strategies for Commercializing IP Consumer Products: Showcase of Mid-Stage Consumer Technologies Industry, University and Government Laboratory Transactions: Critical Issues in Research Agreements The Palace Hotel’s historic Garden Court restored in 1991 to its original 1909 elegance. For reservations call 1-888- 325-3589 and mention LES for discounted room rates. After an information packed day, join us for the Welcome Reception in the beautiful, historic Palace Hotel. Here you will unwind and enjoy the international tastes of San Francisco, as you reconnect with old friends and make new ones. Thursday morning, learn more from a panel of venture capital experts as they discuss “What’s Hot and What’s Not? The VC Perspective.” The panel of distinguished speakers includes: Carl Amdahl, General Partner, Doll Capital Management. Mr. Amdahl has twenty-five years of experience as a senior executive in the IT industry. During this period, he was a founder of three publicly traded companies, and has participated in raising over $300M in private and public funding. Alexei Andreev, Managing Director, Harris & Harris. Prior to joining Harris & Harris Group, Mr. Andreev was an Associate with Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), a venture capital firm, where he was exclusively focused on nanotechnology and material science investment opportunities. Ken Haas, Abingworth Management, Life Sciences. Mr. Haas has spent 25 years in the management of both early-stage and public high technology and biotechnology companies. He was part of the founding management team at IntelliGenetics, one of the world’s first bioinformatics companies and was CEO of IntelliCorp, a publicly-traded enterprise software company. Bruce W. Jenett, Shareholder, Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP. Mr. Jenett’s practice is focused on the representation of domestic and international high technology business clients, primarily in the life sciences industry. He is highly experienced in equity and debt financing, licensing and distribution, strategic alliances, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions, as well as general counseling issues, representing both start-ups and large multinational corporations. Erik Straser, General Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures. While pursuing a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Stanford, Mr. Straser led an interdisciplinary project between the electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering departments to develop a next-generation monitoring system for critical facilities. The VC Panel is followed up by “Deal Today, Gone Tomorrow? How IBM Stays Ahead of Changes in the Innovation Marketplace” by David Kappos, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property Law, IBM Corporation. How do we work around U.S. intellectual property laws stuck in an era of legislative deadlock and Supreme Court activism? Craig Christianson Thursday continues with an exciting luncheon speaker, Craig Christianson from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, speaking on “Licensing Enabling Technology—The Human Embryonic Stem Cell Story.” The afternoon is filled with concurrent workshops designed to tackle challenges you face in your industry sector or specialty, such as Consumer Products, Financial Markets, Healthcare, High Technology, Industry, University and Government Laboratory Transactions, Legal, Licensing Office Structure and Management and Intellectual Capital Management. This informative programming is accompanied by the exceptional networking events that make LES meetings unique. Register now for the LES Winter Meeting at http://www.usa-canada.les.org/meetings/2007winter/. Call the Palace Hotel at 1-888-325-3589 to make your reservation at the LES group rate before rooms sell out. Market Your Technologies In San Francisco For Sale: LES Tech Fair Showcases New Technologies For License or Sale Are you interested in showcasing your technology for sale? For the first time in recent years, LES has organized the Technology Showcase, where holders of intellectual property will showcase their technology for license or for sale. This event will bring together inventors, universities, and corporations to present mature, emerging, and evolving technologies to interested purchasers. Sign up today to become a Tech Fair exhibitor or Technology Showcase presenter. Applications are available on-line at www.usa-canada.les.org/meetings/ 2007winter. For more information, please call LES at 703-836-3106.
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