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Trusted advisors for your Intellectual Property (IP) matters.

 

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

"The IP Strategy Summit: Enforcement/Monetization"

by CenterForce | Palo Alto, CA

Invoke attorneys were invited to the IP Strategy Summit to present our unique two chair patent drafting model for delivering unprecedented quality. Other speakers included attorneys from Google, Nokia, General Electric, Gilead, Tessera, Rovi Corporation, HGST Inc., and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

 

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"IP 101: Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks"

by GSV Labs | Redwood City, CA

Mr. Shah was invited to GSV Labs to present an Intellectual Property overview to startups at various stages of funding. The presentation covered the basics of patents, copyrights, and trademarks. Mr. Shah currently serves as the Intellectual Property/Patent mentor for the start-ups at GSV Labs

 

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"Patentable Subject Matter Post-Alice"

by Oracle International Corporation and BAIMA  | Redwood City, CA

Mr. Shah was invited to the Oracle International Corporation headquarters to present on "Patentable Subject Matter Post-Alice." Mr. Shah focused on Federal Circuit cases before and after Alice, as well as provided tips on drafting/arguing patents in view of Alice. Co-panelists included attorneys from Oracle, McDermott Will & Emery, Hickman Palermo, and Wong Rees.

 

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"IP Business Congress"

by Intellectual Asset Management | Pudong, Shanghai

Mr. Shah was invited to IP Business Congress Asia (IPBC Asia) to present the Invoke two chair model for delivering unprecedented patent quality. Other sessions at the IPBC Asia 2014 explored cutting-edge issues in value creation, while the speaking faculty included the IPBC’s core audience of chief IP officers and heads of intellectual property from major IP-owning companies, plus key members of the global commercialization and monetization community.

 

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"Silicon Valley IP Forum"

by CPA Global and Silicon Valley IP Law Association | Palo Alto, CA

Mr. Shah was invited to the Silicon Valley IP Forum to present information on optimizing cost-to-value ratio for patent portfolio development. The Forum brought together senior IP industry figures to discuss how, by devising a leaner, more efficient and cost-effective approach to IP management, organizations can gain competitive advantage while, at the same time, reducing risk. Other speakers included John Cabeca the SV USPTO Director, Melanie Carmosino the Manager of Patent Operations at Microsoft, Sasha Rao an IP partner at Maynard Cooper & Gale, and Miku Mehta an IP partner at Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP.

 

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"IP Bytes: Hot Topics in Patent Law"

by Bar Association of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA

Mr. Shah was invited to an IP Bytes event hosted by the Bar Association of San Francisco to present his proposal (actively being discussed in Congress) to modify the Innovation Act. Other speakers on hot topics in patent law included attorneys from Google, Intel, Blackberry, Fenwick & West, K&L Gates, Latham & Watkins, Arnold & Porter, and HIP Legal.

 

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"Global IP Management Forum for Chief IP Counsel"

by Consero | San Jose, CA

Mr. Shah was invited to the Global IP Management Forum, for Chief IP Counsel, to present "Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck: Managing Outside Counsel Efficiently." Sessions at the Global IP Management Forum focused on legal and business challenges faced by Chief IP and Chief patent counsel, and provided an opportunity to share best practices and strategies to help lead companies in the right direction.

 

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"Patent Reform: The Second Wave" 

by IP Counsel Cafe | Palo Alto, CA

Mr. Shah was invited to "Patent Reform: The Second Wave", hosted by IP Counsel Cafe, to present on Standards and the Continual Evolution of Fair Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) terms.  Mr. Shah discussed the Innovatio litigation involving patent infringement assertions related to Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). Other panelists included Michael Lee, senior director of IP strategy, marketplace and policy for Cisco Systems; Earl Nied, program director of standards and IPR for Intel Corp.; and John Jurata, Orrick Antitrust and Competition Group Partner.

 

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WORKING TO REFORM THE U.S. PATENT SYSTEM TO REDUCE ABUSIVE LITIGATION


Mr. Shah has discussed his proposal for modifying the Innovation Act with USPTO Deputy Director, Michelle Lee; the office of the Sponsor of the Innovation Act, Representative Goodlatte; and the office of Senator Cornyn. Mr. Shah encourages you to write to your congressmen in support of his proposal for reducing abusive patent litigation without affecting the patent assertion rights of original innovators.