WHO: The international EDA Consortium (EDAC), provider of services, market awareness and a common voice for EDA and IP suppliers to the global semiconductor industry, and its Emerging Companies Committee
WHAT: Will host a panel titled, "Patents and Patent Litigation -- Develop, Strengthen, and Protect Your Intellectual Property," featuring John Cabeca, newly named director of the Silicon Valley United States Patent and Trademark Office. Opening remarks will be made by San Jose's Mayor Sam Liccardo.
WHEN: Thursday, October 29, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.
WHERE: EDA Consortium/SEMI Global Headquarters, 3081 Zanker Road, San Jose, Calif.
Moderated by Salumeh Loesch, an associate with Klarquist Sparkman, panelists will include John Cabeca, Karna Nisewaner, associate general counsel at Cadence Design Systems, Robert Sachs, partner with Fenwick & West, and John Vandenberg, partner at Klarquist Sparkman. They will address how to get highly technical patents through the Patent Office, and offer advice about how to protect patents or potential inventions in the current legal landscape and how to prepare against potential patent litigation.
This event, the first in a series of panels on legal issues, is open to all EDAC member companies free of charge. Non-EDAC members are welcome to attend based on space availability. To register, go to: http://conta.cc/1JyX0O3
