Trade Secrets: Why and How they Trump Patents? September 13, 2007

Agenda: 11:30AM-12:15PM Registration, Networking & Lunch | 12:15PM-2PM Workshop | 2PM-3PM Networking Dessert & Fisher Product Show

Join the legal experts for a practical discussion on how trade secrets can protect your IP. The workshop will cover key issues, such as: What is a trade secret? Are you fully protecting all of the aspects of your technology protectable by trade secrets? What are the steps required to safeguard the confidentiality of your trade secrets? How to ensure that the status of this information as a trade secret will hold up in Court? How long must you wait before you realize the benefits of patent protection? Why is simply filing for patent protection not enough to protect the IP aspects of your company? Can trade secret protection fill this gap? And what about when employees leave to work for competitors -- what you can and can't do to protect against your technology walking out the door. This workshop will address all of these questions and concerns, with a practical framework for the steps you can take now to fully protect your IP.

After the workshop, please join the BioCenter community for a new networking opportunity during the Fisher Scientific Product Show & Ice Cream Social.

Presenters
- Thomas Gray, Of Counsel, Intellectual Property, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP: Thomas Gray, of counsel, is a member of the firm's IP Group. He focuses on IP litigation with an emphasis on trade secret litigation. Gray has extensive experience litigating and trying complex matters involving trade secrets, patents, trademarks, license agreements and other commercial disputes...
- Elizabeth Howard, Partner, Intellectual Property, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP: Dr Howard, an IP partner in the Silicon Valley office, is co-chair of the firm's life sciences practice. She focuses her practice on patent infringement litigation, with an emphasis on the life sciences. Her practice also includes trade secret, contract and licensing disputes...

Regular $25 | Partners' Network $15 | Members: Free | Door Registration: add $5.

Official Website: http://www.sjbiocenter.com/ev_legal-workshop-Q3.html