LES Foundation DAY 2007
March 14
Willard Hotel - Washington, DC

Listen to Marshall Phelp's Keynote Address and the Afternoon Forum >>

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LES Foundation Day 2007 brought together key leaders in intellectual property and technology commercialization to discuss the state of the industry and examine new challenges to innovation.

The Agenda:

Keynote Luncheon Program:
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Keynote Address:
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Marshall C. Phelps
Corporate Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property
Microsoft Corporation

"Patents, Innovation and the 'Flat World': What's the Same, What Has Changed, and Where is the Balance?"

Afternoon Forum
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Does the U.S. Patent System Help or Hinder U.S. Competitiveness?

Panelists:

Brian P. Barrett
Associate General Patent Counsel, Eli Lilly and Company

Wes Blakeslee
Executive Director, Office of Technology Transfer, Johns Hopkins University

The Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff
Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks and Senior Counsel, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt

Marshall C. Phelps
Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property, Microsoft Corporation

Donald Ware
Partner, Foley Hoag

Networking Reception:
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.