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IP Impact Silicon Valley – IP News You Need to Know, AccessClosure Story, Medical Device, Biotechnology/Software IT, and Design Patents

November 18, 2014  | Maria Anderson, Brian Horne, Sabing Lee, Ali S. Razai, Joseph R. Re, Rose M. Thiessen, Ph.D., Terry K. Tullis and Gerard von Hoffmann

IP Impact Silicon Valley was held on November 6, 2014 in Palo Alto. Please see below for all slides, including a PDF download. 

Session 1 – IP News You Need to Know

 

 

Session 2 – Access Closure Patent Litigation Story

 

 

Session 3, Breakout 1 – Information Technology/Biotechnology

 

 

Session 3, Breakout 2 – Medical Device

 

 

 

Developments in Intellectual Property – Keynote Speaker, John Cabeca, Director, USPTO Silicon Valley Office

 

 

 

Session 4 – Design Patents

 

 

IP Impact Silicon Valley – IP News You Need to Know, AccessClosure Story, Medical Device, Biotechnology/Software IT, and Design Patents Headshot

Brian Horne
Partner
Los Angeles
brian.horne@knobbe.com
310-551-3450
IP Impact Silicon Valley – IP News You Need to Know, AccessClosure Story, Medical Device, Biotechnology/Software IT, and Design Patents Headshot

Sabing Lee
Partner
Orange County
Sabing.Lee@knobbe.com
949-760-0404
IP Impact Silicon Valley – IP News You Need to Know, AccessClosure Story, Medical Device, Biotechnology/Software IT, and Design Patents Headshot

Joseph R. Re
Partner
Orange County
joe.re@knobbe.com
949-760-0404
IP Impact Silicon Valley – IP News You Need to Know, AccessClosure Story, Medical Device, Biotechnology/Software IT, and Design Patents Headshot

Terry K. Tullis
Partner
Orange County
terry.tullis@knobbe.com
949-760-0404
IP Impact Silicon Valley – IP News You Need to Know, AccessClosure Story, Medical Device, Biotechnology/Software IT, and Design Patents Headshot

Gerard von Hoffmann
Partner
San Diego
gerard.vonhoffmann@knobbe.com
858-707-4000

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