SAVE THE DATE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 27 - SVIPLA MEETING ON “EXPECTATIONS AND EVALUATION OF OUTSIDE PATENT COUNSEL”

A panel of in-house counsel will discuss their expectations and factors used to evaluate outside counsel services when assigning legal work to one firm or the other. The panel includes: Sanjay Prasad, Chief Patent Counsel, Oracle, Inc.; Keith Chanroo, Director of Intellectual Property, Xilinx, Inc.; Joseph Twarowski, Senior Patent Counsel, Sun Microsystems, Inc.; and Ed Scott, Senior Patent Counsel, Apple, Inc.

Mark your calendar for this month’s SVIPLA dinner meeting – Thursday, January 27, Westin Hotel, Santa Clara, 6pm-registration, 7pm-dinner and program. Details forthcoming.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER NOW: (in the RSVP email message, please include attendee name(s), company name, email address and any special dietary needs): CLICK HERE

If your system will not allow you to click on the registration email above, you can send your registration to: svipla@yahoo.com.

Cost:   Member - $50   Non-Member - $65   Student - $25

Bring your check for dinner payment to the meeting on December 16, payable to: SVIPLA.

PLEASE DO NOT MAIL YOUR CHECK - BRING DINNER PAYMENT TO MEETING.

DEADLINE FOR RESERVATION OR CANCELLATION: Noon, Tuesday, January 25. 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.