AUTM 2012 Annual Meeting

March 14 - 17
Anaheim Marriott
Anaheim, California USA

The AUTM 2012 Annual Meeting, March 14-17 at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California, is a networking and professional development conference that draws from the global community of technology transfer professionals from academia and industry, venture investors and other intellectual property experts. The meeting, a four-day educational and networking event, features special interest groups, educational tracks and interactive workshops developed for seasoned technology transfer professionals and newcomers to the field.

The AUTM Annual Meeting is the only event where industry dealmakers can network with nearly every academic research institution in the world in one place at one time. Through AUTM's online partnering system, Collaborate^TM, networking is easier than ever. There is no other meeting that offers this level of access in one location for one low registration fee.

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Featured Speakers

Christie Hefner, From Brand to Icon Hefner will share hard won lessons learned in her more than two decades as the chief steward of the iconic Playboy brand.

Honorable Randall Rader, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, The Case of the Snake-bit University Inventorship and How Far Does a License Go? Judge Rader will preside over oral arguments for a case in which the licensee of a university invention is suing a competitor for patent infringement. In this unique version of a debate, counsel for the claimant and defendant do their best to convince Judge Rader and the audience of the merits of their case. This session is part of  an afternoon of AUTM and LES joint programming. Read more.

IP Roundtable Participants

	Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Office
	David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office After six years of effort by three Congresses, patent reform has finally become law. What will be the real impact off the America Invents Act? Where is the patent system headed now, and what is its role as an instrument of economic growth?

Attendance Roster

AUTM offers a powerful online partnering program, Collaborate^TM, which allows registered meeting attendees to create detailed organizational and personal profiles, search effortlessly for other attendees, find licensing and collaboration opportunities, and intelligently schedule one-on-one meetings. Be sure to take advantage of this powerful networking tool.

AUTM also offers a traditional online attendee roster, which allows registered meeting attendees to view an up-to-date list of registrants. A final pre-registration list will be compiled after advance registration closes on February 21. This roster will be available to registered attendees, in a PDF format, shortly before the annual meeting. 

Note: Attendance lists are the property of AUTM and provided to attendees at this meeting for personal information only. Reproduction of attendance lists is not authorized and its use for general mailings, e-mail broadcast or similar purposes is strictly prohibited.

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