Academy on Intelectual Property October 15, 2008

Keiretsu Forum and Swernofsky Law Group present an Academy on Intellectual Property



You are cordially invited to join us for an academy titled “Intellectual Property for Early Stage Companies: Why, When, and What If’’ on Wednesday, October 15 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Fenwick & West, 801 California St. in Mountain View, California.



Agenda

08:00-08:15am Breakfast and Registration

08:15-08:30am Welcome and Introductions

08:30-08:45am Overview of the Keiretsu Forum Process

08:45-10:00am Review of IP Issues that are of Interest to Early Stage Companies

- “Classic” IP Rights

o Patents

o Trade Secrets

o Copyrights

o Trademarks

- Things IP Touches on

o Employment Law

o Company Valuation

o Competition

- US and International IP

10:00-10:20am Q&A

10:20-10:30am Adjourn



About Keiretsu Forum

With 17 chapters and over 750 accredited investor members on three continents Keiretsu Forum (www.keiretsuforum.com) is the world’s largest angel investment network. Keiretsu Forum members provide early-stage capital in the range of $250k-$2 million to high quality, diverse investment opportunities and collaborate in the due diligence, but make their own individual investment decisions. Keiretsu Forum’s Charitable Foundation has donated over $1 million to 107 non-profit organizations. For more information, visit www.keiretsuforum.com.



About Swernofsky Law Group
Swernofsky Law Group is an intellectual property law firm serving technology companies and inventors. Located in the heart of the Silicon Valley, Swernofsky Law Group specializes exclusively in securing, protecting, and commercializing intellectual property rights for information technology, software, and telecommunications companies. For more information, please visit www.swernofsky.com .



About the Speaker

Steve Swernofsky is a patent attorney, educated at MIT (S.B. 1977) and UCLA School of Law (J.D. 1985). His work includes research in computer security and computer networking, after which he attended law school and worked for a large litigation law firm (Lyon & Lyon), enforcing Intellectual Property and, where applicable, resisting enforcement, in court. He was also General Counsel for a biomedical startup (Somnus Medical) for a period of time. He currently manages a small-size boutique law firm (Swernofsky Law Group PC) specializing in Intellectual Property, with approximately 10 employees and independent contractors, and a wide variety of experience in different types of technology. His law firm distinguishes itself for excellent quality work, and for correlating its legal practice with the business case (and possible future litigation posture) for each company's Intellectual Property; i.e., it is a law firm which seeks to produce positive ROI on legal dollars spent by the company, rather than just being a cost item. Mr. Swernofsky lives in Palo Alto with his four children (including three teenagers!) and has a wide variety of experience in non-lawyer activities, including having been a general aviation pilot, futures trader, and (still) an angel investor.



Contact

Kathrin Nikolussi

Entrepreneur Director

[email protected]

Official Website: http://ip-academy.eventbrite.com