IP and Technology Strategy and Transactions – The Silicon Valley Way
Date: 14 August 2002
Author: NSWSCL
IP and Technology Strategy and Transactions - The Silicon Valley Way
Guest Speakers:
Richard Horton
Attorney, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom(formerly of Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney)
Seminar Outline:
- The Silicon Valley Food Chain
- A broad overview of the major players and their role in the food chain, including semi-conductor/chip equipment manufacturers (e.g. Applied Materials), chip producers (e.g. Intel, AMD), hardware manufacturers (e.g. Cisco, HP), systems and application software vendors (e.g. Sun Microsystems, Oracle) and content providers (e.g. Yahoo!)
- Patents: the Quintessential Intellectual Property Right
- An outline of the scope of available protection and the significance of patent protection to US companies
- Patent portfolio development and utilisation strategy using patent database mining and manipulation tools
- IP Strategy in Complex Business Transactions: Advanced IP Allocation Mechanisms and Risk Sharing Techniques
- Optimal use of techniques for sharing and allocating IP and technology in large Technology Development and Exploitation Joint Ventures and Consortia, Product Line and Business Unit Spin-offs, Complex Outsourcing, M&A and other complex deals
Convenor:
Michael Park
Deacons
When: Wednesday, 14 August 2002, 5.45 pm for 6.00pm
Where: Deacons
Level 8, 1 Alfred Street, Circular Quay Sydney
Cost: Members and Press: Free Non-members: $20, Student: $10
Cheques or cash payable at the door
(Make cheques payable to "New South Wales Society
for Computers & the Law")
Light refreshments will be provided
Please RSVP to Michael Park by email at
michael.park@deacons.com.au
by Monday, 12 August 2002
For further information
Contact: Michael Park
Email: michael.park@deacons.com.au
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