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STRADLING BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION WORKSHOP: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (Understanding the patent protection process and how to use it effectively)

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (PT)

Irvine, CA

STRADLING BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION WORKSHOP: INTELLECTUAL...

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2007 Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth Business Plan Competition

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Understanding the patent protection process and how to use it effectively

PRESENTERS
Monique M. Heyninck, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
Alvin Viray, UC Irvine Office of Technology Alliances

When evaluating an investment opportunity, the existence of valid and enforceable intellectual property protection is one of the attributes of a business plan that can get investors excited. However, in some industries, such as the software business, patents are difficult to establish and generally don’t convert into significant competitive advantage.  In other industries, such as the pharmaceutical industry, effective patent protection is central to profitability and companies will go to great lengths to obtain and defend them.  Many product-oriented industries fall somewhere in between. Given that establishing patent rights can be very expensive: 

  • When does it make sense for student entrepreneurs to invest in patent protection?
  • What are the steps to follow when filing for patent protection? 
  • When and how can the University help students benefit from patent protection? and
  • Where do you go to talk to someone about patent issues?
To learn the answers to these questions and more about the cost/benefits of the US patent system, be sure to attend this important Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth Business Plan Competition Workshop.