2019 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Intellectual Property for Practicing Engineers: Patents and Trade Secrets

Panelists will present on current intellectual property topics of interest to practicing engineers. The panel will address obtaining and protecting patents, what kinds of intellectual property offers the best protection for various types of technology, and how to identify and safeguard valuable trade secrets.

Co-Chairs

Paul Townsend, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LL
Lauren Dowty, Finnegan LLP
Charles Collins-Chase, Finnegan LLP

Presentations

12:30 PM

(148a) Asserting and Protecting IP Rights in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries
Hana Oh

01:00 PM

(148b) Patents Are Integral to Monetizing Innovation. Court Decisions Have Led to Uncertainty As to What Is Patentable, Affecting Drug, Diagnostic, Genetic, and Other Innovation
Matthew Zapadka

01:30 PM

(148c) Start-up, Spin-out, Don’t Burn-Out: Protecting Your Intellectual Assets on a Shoestring Budget
Robert Sovesky

02:00 PM

(148d) How to Protect Your Intellectual Property in the Academic World
Paul Townsend, Charles Collins-Chase, Lauren Dowty

02:30 PM

(148e) Life Cycle Management for Life Science Inventions
Shan Liu