LES International Conference Zurich 2007
Accessibility Of The LES Experience
Ronald GrudzieckiPresident, LES Internationalz We are off to a significant start to attaining our goals this year. A full-time LESI administrative assistant has been hired (Stephanie Silverstein). Stephanie has started and attended our Winter Planning Meeting in Miami, January 18 and 19. We welcome her to our organization and look forward to working with her […]
Moving Forward With Section 337
Dennis FernandezManaging Partner, Fernandez & Associates, LLP, Menlo Park, CA, USA Hogene ChoiceFernandez & Associates, LLP, Menlo Park, CA, USA Section 337 is one of the most powerful weapons that a U.S. patent-holder can wield against patent-infringing imports. Section 337 investigations can be initiated at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for all patent infringing […]
Review Of Key Clauses In University or Biotechnology Industry Licensing Agreements
Shinae Kim-HelmsPatent Attorney, Intellectual Property Law Group, LLP, San Jose, CA, USA Universities produce a large amount of inventions every year and are a useful source of intellectual property. More companies are realizing the importance of gaining access to this source of intellectual property through technology transfer. To reduce any likely disputes stemming from poorly […]
Patent Valuation Techniques
David DrewsDirector, Consor Intellectual Asset Management, La Jolla, CA, USA There is no question that patents have become one of the leading drivers of wealth generation in the global business community. When managed properly, they serve to protect a firm’s business strategy by erecting formidable barriers to entry. They also prevent existing competitors from profiting […]
Accelerating The Licensing Process For To Be Developed Technologies
Gus OrphanidesDirector of Licensing, Air Products & Chemicals, Allentown, PA, USA Casey PortoDirector, Technology Transfer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA Dan GleitmanDirector, Technology Ventures, Halliburton Energy Services Group, Houston, TX, USA Norma FormanekVP and General Counsel, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, USA Tom WilliamsDeputy Director, National Renewal Energy Laboratory, Golden, […]
Enforcing Arbitral Awards
Kevin NachtrabSenior IP Patent Attorneym Johnson & Johnson (Europe), Brussels, Belgium Having chosen to resolve your issues by use of Mediation/Arbitration to, among other reasons, save costs and time, you are now faced with the problem of having to expend just such costs and just such time to seek enforcement of the judgment and award […]
The Human Dimension A Key To Settlement In Business Mediations and Negotiations
Michael Schneider-VockePrincipal, Schneider Mediation Services, S.L., Barcelona, Spain There is a widespread notion that civil and commercial matters should be dealt with in a reasonable, businesslike and rational way, and that personal feelings and emotions should be reserved for the private sphere. Business mediations and negotiations still tend to reflect this view. In a conversation […]
Arbitration And Mediation In The United States
James R. SobierajAttorney, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, Chicago, Illinois, USA The substantial cost, time and risks associated with intellectual property litigation in the United States are well known. Consequently, parties frequently consider various forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). This paper will provide an overview of the two most common forms of ADR: arbitration […]
Mediation or Arbitration Under Japanese Law
Kei KonishiPatent Attorney, Miyoshi & Miyoshi, Tokyo, Japan Arbitration is a dispute submitted to one or more arbitrators, who make a non-appealable, binding decision on a dispute, as indicated by an arbitration agreement between the parties. The legal basis for arbitration in Japan was established by the Arbitration Act in 2003 (Law No. 138 of […]
