Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series October 11, 2005

Entrepreneurial Best Practices Workshop: IP and Legal Issues
Location: Wells Fargo Room
Date: October 11, 2005
Time: 6:30-8:30

The Best Practices Series brings the best practitioners from Berkeley and the Silicon Valley Community to speak about the practical aspects of entrepreneurial activity.

Ever wonder how to go about patenting your idea? Or, how much it will cost? When should a company stay in stealth mode? How to go about getting a license for technology developed at the University? What sort of patent strategy should a startup undertake?

This evening will feature two speakers, Doyle Johnson, a top patent attorney from the law firm of Reed Smith, and Michael Cohen from UC Berkeley's Office of Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances. Doyle will address those questions along with details about patents and obtaining protection for your invention. Michael Cohen will discuss Berkeley's licensing activities and how the Berkeley community can take advantage of his offices resources. Come get those really important questions answered so that you can set your company off in the right direction.

The program starts with pizza and networking at 6:30. The Berkeley Business Plan Competition team will open the presentation at 6:50.

This program is hosted by the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation and the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition.
For more information: 510-642-4255 or bplan.berkeley.edu

Reed Smith is a program-level sponsor of the Lester Center