Blogs

(The Licensing Executives Society (LES) hosts Silicon Valley Chapter Meeting, Wednesday, March 21, 2012, (Registration and networking buffet: 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM) Program: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM, @ Latham & Watkins, 140 Scott Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025) Legislations Impact on Innovation: From Start-Up to Fortune 500. Sponsors: Soody Tronson Law Group PC; Latham & Watkins LLP; Cooley LLP; Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal; Innography; Intellectual Ventures; Kenyon & Kenyon LLP; NCC Group; Perkins Coie; Unycom; and Greenblum & Bernstein PLC.

(Wednesday, March 07, 2012, 6:30 PM, @ Cruzio Internet, 877 Cedar Street, Suite 150, Santa Cruz, CA) Santa Cruz New Tech MeetUp and MakersFactory MeetUp joint event: 3D Sculpture, Connected Community Projects panel. Sponsors: the Intellectual Property Society; Sara Isenberg Web Consulting & Project Management; NextSpace; Cruzio Internet; StudioCruz; Soquel Group.

(Monday, February 27, 2012, through Friday, March 02, 2012, Times Vary, @ Moscone Center, 747 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103) RSA® Conference 2012 – The Great Cipher: Mightier than the Sword. 2012 Global Sponsors: Microsoft; Symantec; RSA; Intel; Qualys, Inc.; BreakingPoint; HOB; Splunk. Association Sponsors: International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2; International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP); ISACA®; ABA Section of Science & Technology Law; Information Systems Security Association (ISSA).

(Thursday, February 23, 2012, (Registration and breakfast: 8:00 AM) Program: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Lunch will be served) (Reception: 5:00 PM), @ Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, 405 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94105) United States Patent and Trademark Road Show 2012. Sponsors: San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association (SFIPLA); and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.

(Licensing Executives Society (LES) Hosts Webinar, Wednesday, February 08, 2012, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, Webinar) Business Aspects of Patent Reform. Sponsor: Bracewell & Giuliani. Jeffrey Whittle and Michael Samardzija will discuss how US patent system changes may influence valuation, licensing, and patent acquisition, as well as techniques to consider when tackling different risks resulting from these changes from the perspectives of the licensor/licensee and buyer/seller. Speakers: Michael Samardzija, Ph.D., CLP; and Jeffrey Whittle.

(Tuesday, January 31, 2012 through Wednesday, February 01, 2012, Times vary, @ Flatotel, 135 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019-6097) The Comprehensive Guide to Patent Reform for Life Sciences Companies. Main Sponsor: the American Conference Institute (ACI). With the historic passing of The America Invents Act, H.R.

(Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM (Reception afterward), @ DLA Piper, 2000 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303) Getting Closer? Patent Differences between the US and the EU Post-patent Reform. Sponsors: German American Chamber of Commerce Inc., Office for the Western U.S.; American Friends of Bucerius; DLA Piper. In September 2011, the America Invents Act was signed into law, concluding a multi-year drafting and negotiation process. Its effect is, among other things, to bring US patent law closer to the patent laws of other jurisdictions.

(Tuesday, January 17, 2012 through Wednesday, January 18, 2012, (January 17, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM) Times vary, @ Hyatt Regency Washington D.C., 400 New Jersey Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20001) 2012 State of the Net Conference. Host: the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC). Attracting over 600 attendees annually, the State of the Net Conference provides unparalleled opportunities to network and engage on key policy issues. The State of the Net Conference is the largest information technology policy conference in the U.S.

(Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, @ Location: TBA) Professor Zittrain Q&A Hacktivism: Anonymous, lulzsec, and Cybercrime in 2012 and Beyond. Sponsors: CodeX: Stanford Center for Computers; and the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology. For more information: http://www.law.stanford.edu/calendar/details/6403/Professor%20Zittrain%2.... Questions: Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology – tech@law.stanford.edu.

(Wednesday, January 04, 2012 – Sunday, January 08, 2012, (Registration: January 04, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM), Times vary (Breakfast and Apres-ski meals will be provided), @ The Silvertree Hotel, 100 Elbert Lane, Snowmass Village, CO 81615) 29th Annual National CLE Conference: Intellectual Property. Sponsors: The Law Education Institute, CLE in Colorado Inc., West by Thomson Reuters; Torts Trial Insurance; the American Bar Association; Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, LLP; and the American Bar Association: General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division. Ski and CLE!