Title: Patent ROI for Venture Capital Investment and M&A

Date: June 10, 2020

Time: 1pm to 4pm​

The event will be streamed live over Zoom video conferencing. The event is intended to be interactive.

Instructors: Ernest Huang and Miku Mehta, Partners at Procopio LLP

Agenda (PDT time):
1pm-1.30pm: Online Registration and Networking
1.30pm-3pm Workshop
3pm-4pm QnA​

Description:

Patent ROI for Venture Capital Investment and M&A: generating value and Increasing the valuation of your startup through effective patent strategies in a changing global landscape
· Understanding the global landscape of patents and how to match your patent portfolio to match the business trends in a strategic and cost-effective manner.
· Learning what entrepreneurs need to know about generating ROI and monetization possibilities for your patent portfolio, for both utility and design patents.
· Creative Portfolio building strategies and approaches to match your resources, availability, and business goals, including an example success story

Speakers Bios:
Miku Mehta’s practice focuses on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, including the use of non-traditional, creative approaches to help clients strategically grow patent portfolios. His technical areas include computer software and hardware, artificial intelligence, cryptography, telecommunications, internet-related applications, environmental technologies, and optoelectronics. He has more than 20 years of patent experience, including practicing in Silicon Valley for almost a decade, and before that, practicing in Japan for over seven years. Prior to becoming a patent attorney, Miku worked as a software engineer, ran his own business, and double-majored in Systems Engineering and Environmental Sciences as an undergrad.

Ernest Huang counsels clients for patent prosecution and for strategies for building patent portfolios to fit underlying budgets and goals. Ernest’s practice focuses on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in a broad range of technology areas in the electrical, mechanical and computer arts. He has extensive experience prosecuting applications directed to semiconductor manufacturing and design, digital circuit design, storage systems, software platforms and solutions, encryption, IoT systems, cloud and SaaS systems, machine learning, connectors, printed circuit board design and storage media.