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The Intellectual Property Society is a donor supported membership organization working to increase public awareness of, and participation in, the evolution of intellectual property rights and emerging technologies. We have a special mission to provide outreach from the intellectual property professions to entrepreneurs, technologists, artists and investors.

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The High Tech Law Institute of Santa Clara University, an academic sponsor of the IP Society, optimizes the synergy between Santa Clara's nationally ranked academic program and the innovators of Silicon Valley in studying the law of today and the future.

Platinum sponsor IP Strategy Group is a Silicon Valley-based legal group that counselshigh technology clients in all aspects of intellectual property (IP).

Platinum Sponsor King and Wood, LLP provides Chinese and U.S. intellectualproperty legal services.

Silver sponsor Thuridion provides outsourced software development services and has completed over 350 projects for clients as diverse as Microsoft, Adobe, and HP.

ON THE VLOG

Gwyn Firth Murray on Free and Open Source Software Dynamics

interviewed by Patrick Reilly, IP Society

Gwyn Firth Murray, principal of Matau Legal Group and co-founder of Open Bar Inc., discusses the difference in licensing agreements between open source and free software as well as the increasing interests in this area. Gwyn can be reached at gwyn (at) mataulegal (dot) com.

Download OS/Free software documents and references provided by Gwyn Murray:
•  Free and open source software -- an introduction
•  Getting with the Program: A Guide for Lawyers Working with Free and Open Source Software in the Enterprise
•  Attribution Requirements: Free and Open Source Software ("FOSS") Licensing


Patent and Intellectual Property Law Strategy for High-tech Start-ups

with Dave Stevens

Dave Stevens, founder of the Stevens Law Group, shares his experiences and advice regarding intellectual property strategy. Dave can be reached at dave.stevens (at) stevenslawgroup (dot) com. Click here to watch this vlog.


Technology Transfer Law

An Interview With Joel Riff

Joel Riff has been practicing technology transfer law for 20 years. He shares his experience and wisdom in managing the Intellectual Property and identifies the operational aspects of the deal. Joel Riff can be reached at joel (at) riffbui (dot) com. Click here to watch this vlog.



Principles of Patentability

with Patrick Reilly

Click here to watch Principles of Patentability; Download the "Invention Disclosure Form" referenced in this vlog.



E-Discovery

with Lawrence D. Dietz.

Electronic Discovery in Pre-Trial Intelligence Gathering. Click to watch this vlog

SPRING

Spring, 2008
Q1 2008
The IP Sales Process
One Day Seminar
Palo Alto, CA