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Module 8:
The Role of Directors in Intellectual Property Protection
Intellectual Property is the lifeblood of a company. It is at the core of innovation. Investing in
intellectual property protection is protecting your company’s future! The goal of this training module is to educate the Board on how they can best help the company in
intellectual property protection issues and what it really means in terms of dollars and sense.
- Structure of a Sale of IP
- Due Diligence
- Managing Relations with Shareholders and Regulators
- Recent IP Developments
- How IP Issues Arise
- Restrictive Covenants that Work
- When it Pays to Litigate
Speakers
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John A. Dragseth
Principal
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Gene Grabowski
Senior Vice President
Levick Strategic Communications
Washington, DC |
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Teresa Johnson
Partner
Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin
San Francisco, California |
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Alan M. Koral
Shareholder
Vedder Price, P.C.
New York, New York |
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Dr. Marcus Luepke
Of Counsel
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow,
Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Washington, DC |
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