CLP & CPEEarn Credit CLE, OCTOBER 14 –17 Sheraton Centre Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada The Intellectual Property, Licensing, and Business Development Event of the Year FEATURING THESE CUTTING-EDGE TOPICS: Connecting & Collaborating: The Convergence of Life Sciences and High Tech Carving Out Your Commercial Space — Strategies and Trade Offs Is High Tech Crazy? Are We Experiencing a Patent Bubble? Benches Unleashed: Judicial Views on Fixing the Systems The Role of IP in Rebuilding Economies Following the Arab Spring How Outcomes of Patent Fights have Changed the Course of History REGISTER BY JULY 31 & SAVE $200! www.LE S2012.org WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Don’t Miss Your Opportunity Professionals to Connect and Collaborate involved with: Business Join more than 1,000 of your colleagues for the LES 2012 Annual Meeting, Development October 14 –17 in Toronto. Intellectual Property The LES Annual Meeting is the must-attend IP, licensing, and business development event Investments of the year — featuring 3½ days of high-quality educational sessions, ample networking Legal opportunities and the industry’s leading Tech Fair. Licensing Open Innovation Fuel Your Network Technology Transfer The LES Annual Meeting provides ample opportunities to connect with your colleagues. R&D Various events, including receptions, breakfasts, lunches and breaks, will allow you to discuss your day-to-day challenges and unique issues with other licensing professionals from around the world. You’re sure to learn tips, tactics and strategies that you can apply From the following back at your workplace. industries: Biotechnology Chemicals & Discover New Resources and Solutions Materials The LES Annual Meeting Tech Fair on October 16 is a vital extension of the educational program and represents a valuable opportunity to cultivate resources that will help you Consumer Products and your organization stay ahead of the competition. Preview the latest technologies, Digital & Media find solutions to business issues, solve problems, uncover emerging trends, and develop Energy & valuable resources and partnerships in the licensing industry. Environment Mobile Communications N anotechnology 2012 Annual Meeting Committee Pharmaceuticals LES would like to thank the volunteers who offered their time and expertise to plan the Annual Meeting. Software LES (USA & Canada) Sponsorship Chair High Tech Sector Licensing Office Structure President Jeffrey Whittle Scott Bechtel Management Committee Tom Filarski Bob Held Halina Dziewit Toronto Chapter Chair Annemarie Meike Alan Paau Meeting Co-Chairs Charles Boulakia Matthew Raymond Gary Fedorochko Industry-University- Local Area Liaisons Timothy Lowman Government Strategic Alliances Mitch Charness REGISTER BY Interface Sector Committee Program Chair Sophie McKay JULY 31 & SAVE Charity Follett Phyl Speser Caroline Rockafellow Rita Woodley $200 WITH SUPER Genaro Mempin Trademark Licensing Plenary Chair Chemicals, Energy, Peter Perna EARLY PRICING! Committee Chuck Neuenschwander Environmental & Ida Shum Corrine Sukiennik Materials Sector WWW.LES2012.ORG Mini-Plenary Chair Life Sciences Sector Leslie Goff Valuation & Taxation Mitch Charness Joe Dillon Edna Vassilovski Committee Steve Kuemmerle Workshop Co-Chairs Brian Frizzell Consumer Cathy Sohn Mike Martin Products Sector Hilton Sue Clean Tech Committee Gail Roth Mark Muller Robin Sitver 2 REGISTER BY JULY 31 & SAVE $200! www.LES2012.org Invitation from the Meeting Co-Chairs TABLE OF CONTENTS Dear Colleague: 4 Schedule-at-a-Glance From the high-profile disputes in the telecommunications industry to the passing of the America Invents Act to the Prometheus decision, our business 5 Sunday, October 14 is undergoing major change, leaving many to wonder what new skills and tools are needed to survive and thrive in this tumultuous environment. 6 Monday, October 15 With this in mind, the Annual Meeting Committee has prepared a timely, 8 Tuesday, October 16 comprehensive and innovative program for you. 9 Wednesday, October 17 From October 14 –17 in Toronto, over 1,000 of your peers will gather to focus 10 Workshops-at-a-Glance on connecting and collaborating in the business of innovation. Over 3 ½ days, our Plenary Sessions will help you delve into a range of cutting-edge issues, 14 Networking Events including the convergence of life sciences and high tech; a debate over the alleged patent bubble; and a robust, judge-led discussion about the Canadian 14 Accompanying Persons’ and U.S. patent environments. Targeted Mini-Plenary Sessions will drill down Program to timely topics of interest in each of our industry sectors, and you’ll have the opportunity to select from any of over 40 interactive cross-sector workshops 15 Award Presentations tailored to your interests. 15 LESI Delegates Schedule And, as always at LES, the Annual Meeting will ensure you have ample opportunity to connect with new friends and colleagues and meet up with old 16 Sponsors and Partners ones, including the Welcome Reception, a Networking Reception at the Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts, and tours of Toronto’s leading-edge MaRS 18 CLE, CLP and CPE Credits Facility and the University of Toronto’s Engineering Department. 18 Hotel Accommodations The LES Annual Meeting is the must-attend event in 2012 for any IP professional. 19 Registration Form And if you register by July 31, you will save $200 with the Super Early Rate. Plan on attending this year’s LES Annual Meeting in Toronto…don’t make us come and get you. Sincerely, “No other event brings together the high level and broad mix of intellectual property, business Tim Lowman Gary Fedorochko development and licensing Sim & McBurney Banner & Witcoff Co-Chair, 2012 Co-Chair, 2012 professionals like the LES Annual Meeting Annual Meeting Annual Meeting does.” — Stasia OGDEN, Associate General Counsel and Chief IP Counsel, Baxter Healthcare Corporation REGISTER BY JULY 31 & SAVE $200! www.LES2012.org 3 Schedule-at-a-Glance Sunday, October 14 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Wednesday, October 17 Train-the-Trainer Workshop 7:30 am – 7:30 pm 8:00 am – 12:30 pm Registration 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm Registration Workshop Session 1 8:30 am – 5:00 pm 8:00 am – 9:00 am IP & Licensing Basics (additional fee) 3:15 pm – 3:45 pm Continental Breakfast Networking Coffee Break 9:00 am – 5:00 pm 8:00 am – 1:00 pm Pre-Meeting Education Workshops 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm One-on-One Meetings Workshop Session 2 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm 9:00 am – 10:30 am One-on-One Meetings 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Plenary Session: Networking Reception Benches Unleashed: Judicial 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts Views on Fixing the Systems Committee Meetings 10:30 am – 11:00 am 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Networking Coffee Break MaRS Centre Discussion and Tuesday, October 16 Facility Tour (additional fee) 11:00 am – 12:00 pm 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Industry Sector Business 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Registration Meetings and Programs Welcome Reception 8:00 am – 9:00 am 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Continental Breakfast LES Business Meeting Monday, October 15 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Luncheon Speaker: One-on-One Meetings How Outcomes of Patent Fights have Changed the Course of History 7:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration 9:00 am – 10:15 am Plenary Session: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm University of Toronto Innovations and 7:30 am – 8:30 am Carving Out Your Commercial Partnerships Office Tour (additional fee) Continental Breakfast Space — Strategies and Trade Offs 8:00 am – 5:00 pm 10:15 am – 10:45 am One-on-One Meetings Networking Coffee Break 8:30 am – 9:00 am 10:45 am – 12:00 pm Program listings are current The President’s Opening Address: Plenary Session: Where Are We Now – A State of the Is High Tech Crazy? Are We as of May 29, 2012. Union – Connecting and Collaborating Experiencing a Patent Bubble? Visit www.LES2012.org 9:00 am – 10:00 am 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm Keynote Speaker: Tech Fair for updates and full session Connecting & Collaborating: and speaker details. The Convergence of Life Sciences 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm and High Tech Luncheon in Tech Fair 10:00 am – 10:30 am 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm Networking Coffee Break Workshop Session 3 10:30 am – 12:00 pm 3:15 pm – 3:45 pm Industry Sector Mini-Plenary Programs Networking Coffee Break 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm Luncheon Speaker: Workshop Session 4 The Role of IP in Rebuilding Economies Following the Arab Spring 6:00 pm Industry Sector Events 4 REGISTER BY JULY 31 & SAVE $200! www.LES2012.org Photo Credit: Tourism Toronto Sunday, October 14, 2012 PRE-MEETING EDUcation WORKSHOPS, OPTIONAL EVENT & WELCOME RECEPTION 7:30 am – 7:30 pm Limited seating is available. Pre-registration is recommended. Registration 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Dreadful Drafting: Covering Non-Disclosure 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Agreements and the Dos and Don’ts of IP & Licensing Basics (Requires Additional Fee*) Licensing This course provides a survey of the basics of intellectual property (Mapped to CLP Domain VI: Agreement Development (IP) and licensing. It builds a practical understanding of core and Drafting) IP and licensing concepts from both the business and legal perspectives. This course, taught by both legal and business Avoiding Checkmate in the Game of Kings: experts working as a team, is divided into five topics with Negotiating IP Agreements examples, exercises and interaction between instructors and (Mapped to CLP Domain VII: Negotiation) fellow students. Topics include: Introduction to IP; Basics of IP Commercialization & Licensing; Determining Reasonable License Living with Your Deals: Value Impact and Fees & Royalty; Managing Risks; and a Licensing Case Study. Recognition for Deals Well Done *Registration Fees (Mapped to CLP Domain VIII: Agreement Management) $195 Members & Non-Members $125 University & Government Visit LES2012.org for workshop descriptions and speaker updates.