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Speaking Engagements (since 2002)

The C.E.O. of PatentBridge is a nationally recognized authority on intellectual property.  He is the co-chair of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society (LES). He speaks regularly across the country on the pressing issues facing patent owners in the commercialization of their intellectual property and writes extensively on the subject.  The following is a representative selection of such works.
Date Program Topic
April 27, 2009 2009 PLI Advanced Licensing Program
Chicago
www.pli.edu
Moderator
"Analysis of a Complex Technology License"

Speaker
"Software Licensing"
March 26, 2009 2009 PLI Advanced Licensing Program
New York
www.pli.edu
Moderator
"Analysis of a Complex Technology License"
March 18, 2009 LES Silicon Valley Chapter
2009 Annual Meeting
Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto
Moderator
"Funding the New Venture in Hard Times: Friends and Family-Angels-Venture Capital"
March 2, 2009 2009 Patent Law Institute
New York
www.pli.edu
Speaker
"Business Considerations of a License Agreement"
Feburary 26, 2009 2009 PLI Advanced Licensing Program
New York
www.pli.edu
Moderator
"Analysis of a Complex Technology License"
&
Speaker
"Software Licensing"
November 19, 2008 Hawaii State Bar Association
Honolulu, Hawaii
Speaker
"Impact of Recent Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Cases on Patent Licensing"
October 18, 2008 2008 Annual Meeting
Licensing Executives Society (LES)
Orlando, Florida
Speaker
"Silicon Valley Strategies for Successful Licensing – What the Experts in Silicon Valley are Doing"
June 11, 2008 2008 PLI Advanced Patent Licensing Program
San Francisco
www.pli.edu
Co-chair and speaker “Analysis of a Patent License Agreement”
May 28, 2008 2008 PLI Advanced Patent Licensing Program
New York City
www.pli.edu
Co-chair and speaker “Analysis of a Patent License Agreement”
April 21-21, 2008 2008 PLI Advanced Licensing Program
Chicago
www.pli.edu
Software Licensing and Analysis of a Complex Technology License
March 27-28, 2008 2008 PLI Advanced Licensing Program
New York
www.pli.edu
Moderator
"Analysis of a Complex Technology License"
Speaker
"Software Licensing"
March 19, 2008 LES Silicon Valley Chapter
2008 Annual Meeting
Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto
Moderator: "Show Me The Money"
Investing in  Technology Startups
February 28-29, 2008 2008 PLI Advanced Licensing Program
San Francisco
www.pli.edu
Moderator
"Analysis of a Complex Technology License"

Speaker
"Software Licensing"
January 28, 2008 2008 Patent Law Institute
San Francisco
www.pli.edu
"Business Considerations of a License Agreement"
January 14, 2008 2008 Patent Law Institute
New York City
www.pli.edu
"Business Considerations of a License Agreement"
January 8, 2008 Patent Claim Construction
San Francisco
www.lawseminars.com
Business Strategies in Patent Portfolio Management
October 31, 2007 LES Silicon Valley Chapter Luncheon
Applied Materials,
Santa Clara
www.les-svc.org/Events.html
Panelist
"Licensing The Future"
Sept. 1, 2007 Renaissance Weekend
Monterey, California
Panelist
"Launching Startups"
June 13, 2007 2007 PLI Advanced Patent Licensing Program
San Francisco
www.pli.edu
Co-chair and speaker “Analysis of a Patent License Agreement”
May 30, 2007 2007 PLI Advanced Patent Licensing Program
New York City
www.pli.edu
Co-chair and speaker “Analysis of a Patent License Agreement”
April 27-29, 2007 2007 Joint Meeting of the Washington State Patent Law Association and the Oregon Patent Law Association
Stevenson, Washington
"Hot Issues in Patent Licensing"
March 28-29, 2007 2007 PLI Advanced Licensing Program
New York
www.pli.edu
Software Licensing and Analysis of a Complex Technology License
March 1-2, 2007 2007 PLI Advanced Licensing Program
San Francisco
www.pli.edu
Software Licensing and Analysis of a Complex Technology License
March 21, 2007 LES Silicon Valley Chapter Annual Meeting
Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto
Moderator: "VC's and Patents"
January 29-30, 2007 Patent Law Institute
San Francisco
"Business Considerations of a License Agreement"
August 24-25, 2006 Cross-Border IP Licensing
Vancouver, BC
www.lawseminars.com
"Special Issues in Patent Licensing"
July 13 - 14, 2006 Modern Licensing Law
San Francisco
www.lawseminars.com
Co-Chair and Speaker,
"Patent Licensing"
June 14, 2006 2006 PLI Advanced Patent Licensing Program
San Francisco
www.pli.edu
Co-chair and speaker “Analysis of a Patent License Agreement”
May 31, 2006 2006 PLI Advanced Patent Licensing Program
New York City
www.pli.edu
Co-chair and speaker “Analysis of a Patent License Agreement”
May 24 - 25, 2006 Corporate Counsel's Guide
to Software Patents
San Francisco
www.americanconferenc-e.com
Speaker,
"Patent Assertion Licensing"
March 28, 2006 World's Best Technologies Showcase, produced in cooperation with the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) and the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF), Dallas    www.wbtshowcase.com Deal Screener and Speaker:  "The Licensing Decision"
March 16-17, 2006 2006 PLI Advanced Licensing Program
San Francisco
www.pli.edu
Software Licensing and Analysis of a Complex Technology License
March 7-8, 2006 PLI 2006 Advanced Licensing Program
New York City
www.pli.edu
Software Licensing and Analysis of a Complex Technology License
January 11, 2006 Chinese Industry and Government Delegation,
Hunan IV Program,
International and Extended Studies
San Jose State University
Faculty,  
"International Intellectual Property Practice: America-China Case
Analysis"
November 9, 2005 BioWest 2005
Denver, Colorardo
www.biowestconference. com
Speaker, "Licensing in Bioscience"
June 29, 2005 2005 PLI Patent and High Technology Licensing
Program
San Francisco &
Los Angeles (via satellite) www.pli.edu
Co-chair and speaker “Analysis of a Sophisticated Technology License Agreement”
June 25, 2005 Nevada Inventors Association
Reno, Nevada
www.nevadainventors.-org
Speaker “Determining Reasonable Royalty Rates for Patents”
June 1, 2005 2005 PLI Patent and High Technology Licensing
Program
New York City
www.pli.edu
Co-chair and speaker “Analysis of a Sophisticated Technology License Agreement”
April 12, 2005 LES Silicon Valley Chapter
Fifth Annual Conference
Hewlett-Packard
Palo Alto, California
www.les.org
Speaker,
"Creating New IP Ventures"
March 24, 2005 LES Professional
Development Series (PDS)
www.usa-canada.les.org
Instructor, Living with the Deal (Managing Intellectual Assets)
March 17, 2005 2005 PLI Advanced Licensing Program
San Francisco &
Los Angeles (via satellite) www.pli.edu
Speaker,
"Software Licensing and Analysis of a Complex Technology License"
March 7, 2005 PLI 2005 Advanced Licensing Program
New York City & Boston (via satellite)
www.pli.edu
Speaker:
"Software Licensing and Analysis of a Complex Technology License"
October 17, 2004 Licensing Executive Society (LES)
Annual Meeting
Boston
www.les.org
Speaker
"Creating New IP Ventures: Profiting from Intellectual Property"
August 3, 2004 International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Annual Meeting
Denver
www.spie.org
Speaker,
"Strategic Use of Intellectual Property"
June 29, 2004 PLI 2004 Patent and High Technology Licensing
Program
San Francisco &
Los Angeles (via satellite) www.pli.edu
Co-chair and speaker “Consulting and Know-How Agreements”
June 2, 2004 PLI 2004 Patent and High Technology Licensing
Program
New York City
www.pli.edu
Co-chair and speaker “Consulting and Know-How Agreements”
March 8, 2004 PLI 2004 Advanced Licensing Program
New York City &
Boston (via satellite) www.pli.edu
Software Licensing and Analysis of a Complex Technology License
March 18, 2004 PLI 2004 Advanced Licensing Program
San Francisco &
Los Angeles (via satellite) www.pli.edu
Software Licensing and Analysis of a Complex Technology License
February 11, 2004 Licensing Executive Society (LES)
Winter Meeting
San Francisco
www.les.org
Speaker:
Add-On, Best Practices in Licensing
Moderator: "Patent Search Technology for Non-Obvious Licensing Opportunities"
September 23, 2003 Licensing Executive Society (LES)
Annual Meeting
San Diego
www.les.org
“Licensing Trade Secrets in Academia: Laudable or Laughable?”
Co-presented with David Aston, Chief Patent Counsel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
September 17, 2003 Intangibles IQ: Innovation and Shareholder Value Conference, Intercontinental Hotel
San Francisco www.intangiblesiq.com
Best Practices in Intellectual Property Licenses
June 25, 2003 PLI 2003 Patent and High Technology Licensing Program
San Francisco &
Los Angeles (via satellite) www.pli.edu
Co-chair and speaker “Consulting and Know-How Agreements”
June 10, 2003 PLI 2003 Patent and High Technology Licensing Program
New York City &
Boston (via satellite)
www.pli.edu
Co-chair and speaker “Consulting and Know-How Agreements”
April 30, 2003 LES Silicon Valley Chapter, Monthly Meeting
Cadence Design Systems
San Jose
www.les.org
Speaker, "The Most Heavily Negotiated Aspects Of Patent Licensing"
March 20-21, 2003 PLI 2003 Advanced Licensing Program
San Francisco &
Los Angeles (via satellite) www.pli.edu
Software Licensing and Analysis of a Complex Technology License
March 10-11, 2003 PLI 2003 Advanced Licensing Program
New York City & Boston (via satellite)
www.pli.edu
Software Licensing and Analysis of a Complex Technology License
June 26, 2002 PLI 2002 Patent and High Technology Licensing Program, New York City &
Boston (via satellite)
www.pli.edu
Co-chair and speaker “Consulting and Know-How Agreements”  
June 10, 2002 PLI 2003 Patent and High Technology Licensing Program, San Francisco &
Los Angeles (via satellite) www.pli.edu
Co-chair and speaker “Consulting and Know-How Agreements”
Date Publication Topic
2000 - present
(annual supplement)
PLI Treatise Series
www.pli.edu
Patent Licensing:  Negotiation, Strategy and Forms
April 2006 Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
www.metrocorpcounsel.
com
Analyzing Selected Provisions Of A Complex Technology Agreement
December 2002 Hosting Tech Magazine  www.hostingtech.com So, Who’s In Charge Of Your Software Licenses? (quoted at length)
February 2002 California Lawyer  www.dailyjournal.com Expert Advice:  Outsourced Tech (Using outsourced computer applications)
May 2000 Communication News, American Society of Association Executives (ASAE),  www.asaenet.org Copyright in the Digital World
April 2000 Association Management (ASAE)  www.asaenet.org Ready for an e-Read?, Co-authored with Gerry Romano
Publications (since 2000)
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