BRING A GUEST FOR 50% OFF DINNER FEE TO THE INVENTOR OF THE YEAR PROGRAM ON SEPTEMBER 15
For all dinner attendees (whether you have already registered or planning to register) at SVIPLA’s Inventor of the Year dinner meeting, we have a special offer — your registration for $50 and your guest for $25. Because space is limited, you will need to pre-register by Tuesday, September 13, 5pm. Follow the registration procedure below.

OSMOSIS DRUG DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPER IS RECIPIENT OF SVIPLA’S INVENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD — PRESENTATION SEPTEMBER 15 AT THE TECH MUSEUM
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2005
Location: The Tech Museum, 201 South Market Street, San Jose, (408) 294-TECH (see directions below)
Time: 6:00 p.m., cocktails and registration; 7:00 p.m., dinner and program
SVIPLA is pleased to co-sponsor this special presentation with the IP Society.

INVENTOR OF THE YEAR RECIPIENT: PATRICK S. L. WONG, Ph.D., Vice President, Advanced Drug Delivery, ALZA Corporation

Dr. Wong has been leading ALZA’s OROS® technology for several years — the OROS® drug delivery systems use the principle of osmosis to make oral drug administration more precise, reliable and convenient. This technology is the basis for some of the most successful products developed by ALZA, including Procardia XL® (nifedipine), the best selling cardiovascular product in the United States during the eighties.

Since joining ALZA in 1973, Dr. Wong has directed research and product development for a variety of controlled-release drug delivery technologies. His endeavors have led to the introduction of the Progestasert® intrauterine progesterone contraceptive system and the development of numerous oral drug delivery systems, including OROS® systems, and a variety of other oral controlled delivery systems addressing problems of drug absorption, cost effectiveness and convenient ways of drug taking, most recent product examples are Ditropan XL® and Concerta®. Dr. Wong holds more than 190 United States Patents covering these systems and has published 32 articles. He was also the inventor of Ring Cap® and Dose Sipping Technology (DST®) which were both franchised to other companies.

In 1996, Dr. Wong received ALZA’s Founder’s Award in recognition for his contributions to the company. The Founder’s Award is the company’s highest honor bestowed upon an employee. Prior to joining ALZA, Dr. Wong headed the Biomedical Engineering Laboratory at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Wong received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan, a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering Practice from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. degree in Physical Chemistry from the Imperial College of Science and Technology at the University of London.

Last year’s Inventor of the Year recipient was Radia Perlman, Distinguished Engineer, Sun Microsystems Laboratories; who holds 70 patents, and was named as one of the 20 most influential people in information technology by Data Communications Magazine in its 20th and 25th anniversary editions

To register (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 September 15, payable to: SVIPLA.

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

DEADLINE FOR RESERVATION OR CANCELLATION: Noon, September 13. Please make your reservation by the deadline as there are only a few extra spaces allotted at the meeting. The venue may not be able to serve meals beyond the guaranteed number expected for the meeting.

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.

DIRECTIONS TO THE TECH MUSEUM:

Highway 101 (from the south) Take 101 N to 280 N towards downtown San Jose. Continue 4 miles to Guadalupe Parkway (Highway 87) and exit going north. Go 1/4 mile to the Santa Clara Street exit. Turn right on Santa Clara. Go 5 lights, turn right on Market Street. Go down 2 blocks; the museum is on the right, at the corner of Park Avenue and Market Street.

Highway 101 (from the north) Take 101 S; exit Guadalupe Parkway (Highway 87). Continue 2-1/2 miles through city streets, then onto the parkway. Exit Park Avenue/San Carlos Street. Turn left on Park. The Tech is on the corner of Park Avenue and Market Street.

Highway 280/680 (both directions) From 280/680 take Guadalupe Parkway (Highway 87) going north. Go 1/4 mile to the Santa Clara Street exit. Turn right on Santa Clara. Go 5 lights to Market Street and turn right. Go 2 blocks; the museum is on the right, at the corner of Park Avenue and Market Street.

SVIPLA 2005-2006 RENEWAL/NEW MEMBER DUES NOW DUE – NEW MEMBERSHIP YEAR BEGINS IN SEPTEMBER. (September 2005 through June 2006)

To renew membership dues or become a member of SVIPLA, complete the application by clicking on this link: www.svipla.com/application.html. If you have trouble accessing the link, go to www.svipla.com and click on Application.

Mail your completed application with your check to the address indicated on the application.

You can bring your membership application and check to the dinner meeting on September 15.

PRESIDENT\'S MESSAGE

Summer is over and it is time to begin a new SVIPLA year. We look forward to offering you timely and interesting programs during the year and will begin with the annual presentation of the Inventor of the Year on September 15 at The Tech Museum.

Our recipient, Patrick Wong, Ph.D., Alza Corporation, has been in the forefront of drug delivery technology for many years and has 190 patents to his credit. We are pleased to co-sponsor this program with the IP Society and welcome their members to attend this prestigious meeting.

I would like to also remind you that this is the beginning of the new membership year for SVIPLA. Your dues are now due for the period of September 2005 through June 2006. To take advantage of the lower dinner fee, you may want to bring your check for membership dues to the meeting on September 15.

See you in September at the fabulous Tech Museum!

Brian Coleman, SVIPLA President

UPCOMING SVIPLA MEETINGS – MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

September 15 – Inventor of the Year Award Presentation

October 20 – program to be announced

November 17 – program to be announced

December 8 – Holiday Event

2005-2006 SVIPLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT

Brian Coleman, Perkins Coie LLP, bcoleman@perkinscoie.com

VICE PRESIDENT

Andre Gibbs, IBM, andgibbs@us.ibm.com

SECRETARY

Marcel Bingham, Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker LLP, mbingham@hptb-law.com

TREASURER

Sean Fitzgerald, Sean M. Fitzgerald, Attorney at Law, sean@competitivefactors.com

PROGRAM CHAIR

Glenn Von Tersch, Perkins Coie LLP, gvontersch@perkinscoie.com

PAST PRESIDENTS

Robert Guillot, IPLO, rguillot@iplo.com

Stephen Sullivan, The Sawyer Law Group LLP, stephen@sawyerlawgroup.com

Paul Hickman, Perkins Coie LLP, phickman@perkinsCoie.com