REGISTER FOR MAY SVIPLA DINNER MEETING!
Thursday, May 20, 2004
Westin Hotel, Santa Clara (Great America Parkway east of Tasman)
6:00 p.m., cocktails and registration; 7:00 p.m., dinner and program
SPEAKER: Singer (John) Huang
TOPIC: \"Patent Prosecution and Litigation in China\"
John Huang is the Managing Director at East IP. His practice includes high tech, information technology and intellectual property protection. His experience in this area is extensive, having worked for several years at Baker & McKenzie in Beijing, Hong Kong and Taipei on projects involving intellectual property related matters, high tech investment, dispute resolution and litigation planning and patent and trademark applications. He was responsible for the IP Practice in Baker & McKenzie\'s Beijing office. In 1997, he moved to O\'Melveny & Myers where he was the head of the firm\'s IP Practice in China. While there, he oversaw the Beijing team and the establishment of an IP practice while representing major U.S. clients in copyright issues, patent and trademark infringement prosecution, enforcement and litigation matters. He is experienced in the areas of semiconductors, computers, telecommunications, the Internet and entertainment laws.
Mr. Huang joined East IP in 2000. He is responsible for intellectual property infringement prosecution, licensing and enforcement, high tech investment projects and corporate work, regulatory advice related to intellectual property rights, and patent infringement prosecution and litigation.
Mr. Huang has served as the Chairman of the High Tech Issues Working Group of the US-China Business Council in Beijing and Special Counsel to the China Intellectual Property Training Center under China\'s State Council. He has both a J.D. and a Ph.D. in Engineering from Stanford University.
To register (in the RSVP email message, please include attendee name(s), company name, email address and any special dietary needs): CLICK HERE
Cost: Member - $50 Non-Member - $65 Student - $25
If you have difficulty responding to the \"Click Here\" above, you can send your registration directly to the email: svipla@yahoo.com.
Bring your check for the dinner payment to the meeting on May 20, payable to: SVIPLA.
PLEASE DO NOT MAIL YOUR CHECK - BRING DINNER PAYMENT TO MEETING.
If your system will not allow you to click on the registration email above, you can send your registration to: svipla@yahoo.com.
DEADLINE FOR RESERVATION OR CANCELLATION: Noon, Tuesday, May 18. Please make your reservation by the deadline as there are only a few extra spaces allotted at the meeting. The hotel may not be able to serve meals beyond the guaranteed number expected for the meeting.
YOU CAN ALSO BRING YOUR 2003-2004 MEMBERSHIP DUES PAYMENT TO THE MAY MEETING. The cost of the dinner meeting will be assessed according to your membership status.
TAX ID#: 77-0491659
MCLE: This activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour. SVIPLA certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education.
PRESIDENT\'S MESSAGE
Regrettably, the SVIPLA year is quickly coming to an end. Our May meeting is the last regularly scheduled meeting, followed by our special \"Inventor of the Year\" award presentation on June 24th. So besides wanting to hear Sing Huang\'s informative presentation, I know you\'ll all be making an early reservation for the May meeting to grab the last hour of SVIPLA MCLE!
I look forward to seeing you May 20.
Stephen Sullivan, SVIPLA
President
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR TWO SVIPLA PROGRAM CHAIR POSITIONS FOR 2004-2005
Due to attrition, the SVIPLA Board of Directors has two open positions. To fill these two Board positions, we are seeking nominations for two Officers from the SVIPLA membership. The two Officers will share the responsibilities of the Program Chair position (see \"job description\" below). Please submit via email your nomination to svipla@yahoo.com (include in your nomination email a brief paragraph about the nominee and why they are interested in the position). Members are most welcome to nominate themselves.
Nominations are requested to be submitted no later than May 15th. The announcement of the 2004-2005 Board will be made at the upcoming June meeting.
Job Description - Program Chairs: Plan the program topics for the upcoming meeting year (September through May - the June meeting each year is devoted to the Inventor of the Year Award); solicit and obtain speakers for the meetings; work with the SVIPLA administrator to coordinate requests by the confirmed speakers on the planned programs.
SVIPLA 2003-2004 RENEWAL/NEW MEMBER DUES!
To renew membership dues or join SVIPLA, complete the application by clicking on this link: www.svipla.com/application.html.
Mail completed application with your check to the address indicated on the application.
CALENDAR OF IP-RELATED PROGRAMS
WIPO Comes to Silicon Valley - High Tech Issues in a Global Marketplace
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology are joining forces to bring to the fore issues relating to intellectual property and its growing importance in today\'s technology and knowledge driven economies.
The conference entitled \"WIPO Comes to Silicon Valley - High Tech IP Issues in a Global Marketplace\" will take place on May 17 and 18, 2004 on the Stanford University campus. The program will address timely issues relating to intellectual property including the international patent and trademark systems administered by WIPO, WIPO\'s alternative dispute resolution services, and WIPO\'s work relating to patent law harmonization. Domain names, software and biotechnology patents, protection of genetic resources, digital copyright and the link between public health and intellectual property are among the session topics.
The event will bring together major players from Silicon Valley\'s high technology industries and venture capital community, patent and trademark practitioners, academics, and members of the public.
For more information, and registration, please visit http://lst.stanford.edu/wipo.
Featured speakers include:
Guido Appenzeller, Co-founder, CTO and Chief IP strategist, Voltage Security
Prof. John H. Barton, George E. Osborne Professor of Law Emeritus, Stanford Law School
Keith Beresford, European Patent Attorney, Intellectual Property Litigator, Beresford & Co.
Lynne Beresford, Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy, USPTO
Carol Bidwell, Supervisor, Office of PCT Legal Administration, USPTO
Robert P. Blackburn, Vice President and Chief Patent Counsel, Chiron Corp.
Mario Cervantes, Project Manager, Academic Patenting and Licensing in OECD countries, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Timothy Crean, Chief IP Counsel, SAP
Alan Datri, Senior Counsellor, Sector of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
M. Scott Donahey, Special Counsel, Tomlinson Zisko L.L.P.
Roger Elliott, Member, Intellectual Property Working Group, The Royal Society
Prof. Paul Goldstein, Stella W. and Ira S. Lillick Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Prof. Joseph A. Grundfest, W. A. Franke Professor of Law and Business, Stanford Law School
Francis Gurry, Deputy Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
John Hornickel, Intellectual Property Counsel, PolyOne Corporation
Pitch Johnson, Founding Partner, Asset Management Company
Sean Johnston, Vice President Intellectual Property and Assistant Secretary, Genentech
Richard Kjeldgaard, Senior Counsellor, Traditional Knowledge Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Barry J. Kramer, Partner, Fenwick &West LLP
Katharine Ku, Director, Stanford University Office of Technology Licensing
Michelle Lee, Senior Patent Counsel, Google
Prof. Mark A Lemley, Professor, Stanford Law School
Prof. Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law and John A. Wilson Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Stanford Law School
David Lim, Deputy Director, NUS Venture Support, National University of Singapore
Stephen Merrill, Executive Director, Science, Technology and Economic Policy, The National Academies
Kate H. Murashige, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Douglas K. Norman, General Patent Counsel, Eli Lilly
Prof. Margaret Jane Radin, Wm. Benjamin Scott and Luna M. Scott Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
David Reed, Senior Patent Advisor, Global Patent Services, The Procter & Gamble Company
Mike Rodenbaugh, Senior Corporate Counsel, Yahoo! Inc.
Tony Tangena, Senior Vice President and Patent Portfolio Director, Philips Intellectual Property Standards
Ruby Ann Zefo, Managing Counsel, Trademarks & Brands, Intel Corporation
SILICON VALLEY SEMINARS - 2004 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
U.S. Patents & the Patent Process - May 13, 2004, October 28, 2004 - San Francisco Area (for Secretaries, Paralegals, New Patent Attorneys/Agents)
Patents & Patent Claim Drafting - May 14 and 15, 2004 - San Francisco Area (for Patent Attorneys and Agents); July 12 and 13, 2004, October 29, 30, 2004 - San Francisco Area (for Summer and new Associates/Agents)
Trademarks & the Trademark Process - June 15 - San Francisco Area (for Secretaries, Paralegals, Attorneys)
FOR DETAILS - VISIT: www.patentseminars.com or contact: Steve Shear at steve@patentseminars.com.