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IP Attorney Practice Tips for Counseling Technology Startups --- Key to IP Counselling ---- This seminar covers the following 4 points briefly. 1) Nature of startups versus established SMEs and big companies: - entrepreneur characteristics - technology landscape/lifecycle - startup challenges - Appropriate types of IP protection based on use of IP - Is patent useful? 2) The IP Attorney's Role - emphasis on counseling rather than bureaucratic activities - interfacing with founders, engineers, funders - manage disparate expectations among different personnel - Assistance in having contract with so-called angel 3) Lifecycle Management - IP portfolio management from startup to exit stage - Define and adapt to different technology and competitive landscape - Manage licensing, sales, acquisition, abandonment of portfolio 4) Law Business Tips - Alternative compensation schemes - Conflicts of Interest - Interacting with other attorneys and third parties Lecturer Mr. Geoffrey T. Staniford, Esq. Firm : Staniford Tomita LLP Sponsor: Orion International Patent Office - Ikebukuro Please contact Mr. Aikawa for any questions. DATE: January 22, 2018 (Mon) from 6:30pm to 8:30pm Venue: JPAA (next to JPO) B1, Conference AB Costs: None |
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