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NCCBA
Seminar: Patent Process and Strategy
North Carolina Chinese Business Association (NCCBA) is proud to present: Patent
Process and Strategy (Presented in English)
Want to patent your ideas but don't know how? Join NCCBA on May 31st and get
educated in how the whole patenting process works and potentially turn your
ideas into profitable ventures.
In this seminar, the speakers who are also practicing patent attorneys will
start by providing a general overview of various forms of intellectual property
(IP), including patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret, and then focus
on patent-related IP issues. Specifically, the speakers will discuss the processes
of filing and prosecuting a patent application and the substantive and formality
requirements for obtaining patent protection. They will also provide advice
on patent portfolio management, strategic decision-making in patenting process,
the potential infringement liability associated with a new product or process,
and what to expect in a patent litigation.
Following the 45-minute lecture, the patent attorneys will join a panel of
entrepreneurs who had gone through the patenting process and, through their
own perspectives, address questions from the audience based on their own knowledge
and experience in the patenting considerations and lessons learned.
Speakers:
William Barrett - Moore & Van Allen, RTP/NC
Mr. Barrett is a practicing patent attorney in Moore & Van Allen's Triangle
office focusing on serving the needs of life sciences clients. He is currently
at work on a book on the management of intellectual property (IP) assets and
has published numerous articles in this area. He works closely with his clients
to develop and execute strategies to help them manage and leverage their IP
assets. Prior to coming to Moore & Van Allen, Mr. Barrett worked in-house
as Senior Director and Legal Counsel for Nobex Corp. in Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina. He has also worked with ipCapital Group, an intellectual property
consulting firm, the patent department of GlaxoWellcome Inc. (now GlaxoSmithKline),
and in private practice. Mr. Barrett’s clients have included companies
and universities in life sciences sectors, such as pharmaceuticals and medical
devices, as well as agricultural and pharmaceutical biotechnology. Mr. Barrett
graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D. 1997, and University
of North Carolina, Asheville, B.A. Biology, 1994.
Yongzhi (Mimi) Yang - Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, New York
Ms. Yang is a patent attorney specializing in chemical and biotechnology field.
Her practice is concentrated in the areas of patent procurement and patent
portfolio management. She has prepared, filed and prosecuted patent applications
in various technology fields, including chemistry, biotechnology, advanced
materials, semiconductor manufacturing, and microelectronics. Ms. Yang has
also conducted patentability, freedom-to-operate, validity, and infringement
analyses and counseled clients on issues relating to IP acquisition, licensing,
technology transfer, and patent litigation. Prior to joining Scully, Scott,
Murphy & Presser, Ms. Yang worked for Intellectual Property/Technology
Law, an IP boutique in Chapel Hill, NC. Ms. Yang holds a Juris Doctor degree
from Texas Tech University School of Law on Regent's Scholarship and a Bachelor
of Science degree in Analytical Chemistry. She is also expecting to receive
her Master degree in Bioinformatics from North Carolina State University in
December 2005.
Moderator:
* Dr. Giles Shih, Founder/President, BioResource International (http://www.briworldwide.com)
Panelists (see the end of this message for bios):
* Dr. Chris Price, Presiden/CEO, NOBEX (http://www.nobexcorp.com)
* Sean Pan - CEO/CMO, Red Pelican (http://www.redpelican.com/)
* William Barrett, Patent Attorney, Moore & Van Allen (http://www.mvalaw.com)
* Yongzhi (Mimi) Yang, Patent Attorney, Scully Scott Murphy & Presser
(http://www.ssmp.com)
TIME:
7:00-9:00 pm, Tuesday, May 31, 2005
We will have half-hour of networking social before (starting 6:30pm) and after
the seminar.
COST:
FREE for NCCBA Regular members with prior registration ($5 for Regular Member
walk-ins without prior registration)
FREE for Platinum/Corporate and Lifetime members
$10 for non-members
To register, please email your full name, company name, mailing address, phone
number, and your NCCBA membership type to michaelwu@nc-cba.org by Sunday, May
29.
LOCATION (see the end of this message for directions):
Brier Creek Country Club
9400 Club Hill Drive
Raleigh, NC 27617
Special thanks to the following organizations for their in-kind sponsorship
and support:
The China Star (http://www.chinastar.us/)
**********************Event Sponsorship***********************
Create awareness and reach to our membership and audience for your business
by sponsoring this and future NCCBA events and seminars. For sponsorship opportunities,
please contact Michael Wu at <michaelwu@nc-cba.org>.
*********************NCCBA Membership**********************
Per requests, NCCBA will accept membership application on the site before
and after the seminar. We encourage professionals and entrepreneurs to join
this exciting non-profit organization. You will be invited to members-only
networking social events, receptions and seminars among many other benefits.
Please call (919) 345-6294 if you have any question on membership. More information
about NCCBA is available at <http://www.nc-cba.org/>
**********************Panelists Bios************************
Dr. Christopher H. Price is President and Chief Executive Officer of NOBEX,
a privately-held drug delivery company based in Research Triangle Park. Prior
to joining NOBEX in July 1997, Dr. Price was a company founder, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Larex Incorporated, a specialty chemical and pharmaceutical
venture firm in Minnesota. During his tenure at Larex, Dr. Price developed
the business into a fully integrated manufacturing and marketing company. He
founded Larex while serving as a Principal at Medical Innovation Partners,
a Minneapolis-based venture capital firm. Dr. Price began his business career
at Nova Pharmaceutical (acquired by Scios in 1992) as Vice President, Business
Development and led two key divisions, Drug Delivery and NovaScreen, a pharmacology
screening business. Dr. Price has a Ph.D. in biology from Syracuse University
and an MBA from the Sloan School (MIT).
Sean Pan is a co-founder, CEO and CMO of Red Pelican, a leading provider of
Marketing Automation Tools and Campaign Management software based in Durham,
NC. With over 14 years experience in bring technology products to market,
Sean’s career track has been focused on computer technology and software
solutions, including high-speed data acquisition systems, customer relationship
management (CRM) software, software development tools, and Web-enabled applications.
Prior to co-founding RedPelican, Sean was Director of Marketing at TogetherSoft,
a leading JAVA development tools company acquired by Borland in 2003. Under
his marketing leadership, he successfully developed and executed marketing
programs that contributed significantly to the company's dramatic growth.
Earlier his career, Sean served in key marketing and marketing management
positions at Silicon Graphics, Edify/S1 Corp. Actional Corp. and Dolch Computer
Systems. His background also includes a five-year engineering tour of duty
in hardware design and software development at DSP Technologies. Sean holds
a BS in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University and an MBA
in Technology Management.
Dr. Giles Shih co-founded BioResource International, Inc. (BRI) five years
ago to commercialize the technology that his father, Dr. Jason Shih, developed
through his research at North Carolina State University. Giles currently
serves as President of the company and has been managing BRI's business development
efforts since its inception. Giles received his B.S. in Microbiology from
Cornell University and Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from
Emory University. Prior to co-founding BRI in 1999, Giles served as a consultant
to venture capital firms making investments in biotechnology companies in
North Carolina. Giles is currently enrolled in the Executive MBA program
at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
**********************Directions****************************
From I-40
· Take Exit 283- onto I-540
· Take Exit 3, Lumley Rd
· Turn left at the top of the ramp
· Cross over Brier Creek Parkway into the Club development
· Follow directions to the Clubhouse** below.
From RDU Airport:
· Go North on Aviation Parkway
· Take I-540 North
· Take exit 3, Lumley Rd.
· Turn left at the top of the ramp
· Cross Brier Creek Pkwy and enter the Club development
· Follow directions to the Clubhouse** below.
From Glenwood Avenue:
· 70 West (Glenwood Avenue)
· Turn left onto Brier Creek Parkway
· Turn Right onto Lumley Rd to enter the Club development
· Follow directions to the Clubhouse** below.
** To the Clubhouse:
· Continue to the traffic circle, take the first right onto Arnold
Palmer Dr.
· The tennis courts will be on your left. Continue on Arnold Palmer
and make your first left onto Club Hill Drive
· Go ½ way around the traffic circle
· You will see the Clubhouse straight ahead. Please use the left ballroom
entrance.
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