Sponsored by Drexel University Center for Graduate Studies

Date: June 30, 2009

Topic: Intellectual Property for MedTech Entrepreneurs

Points to Cover:
* Initial Strategy & Filing of Provisional & Utility Applications
* Prosecution, International Filing & Litigation Avoidance
* Licensing, University Tech Transfer

Who Should Attend:
Medtech Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Decision Makers

Instructors:
Bradley P. Heisler, Heisler & Associates, Principal Attorney
Brad is the principal attorney of Heisler & Associates, a law firm in Roseville that exclusively handles patent and other intellectual property matters. Brad has patented dozens of medical devices for Sacramento Area inventors; from implantable devices to surgical instruments, and novel medical treatments.

Brian B. Ho, Morrison & Foerster, LLP, Associate (Patent Group)
Brian’s practice focuses on patent prosecution, IP counseling, and IP litigation, primarily in the fields of medical device and life science. Prior to law school, Brian spent several years in the diagnostic device industry.

Dr. David McGee, UC Davis InnovationAccess, Executive Director
David has responsibility for the management of UC Davis’s intellectual property, including discoveries, patent filings, and licensing activities. He has over twenty years of senior management experience in the biotechnology industry.

About SARTA's Leadership Series
SARTA is committed to engaging members and the regional tech community in quality educational programming. This series of seminars is designed to provide local technology, non technology companies and emerging entrepreneurs with strategic workforce development training. Each session is approximately 3 hours in length and is held at our partner locations across the region. Topics include "How to work with your Board of Directors", "Pitching for Venture Capital", "Debt Financing for Startups", "Risks & Rewards of Growth Companies" and "Business Social Media Trends for 2010" to name a few. SARTA recruits speakers and panelists from the private sector who have many years of expertise in subject of each seminar.

Beginning in June, SARTA's Leadership Series series will offer a quarterly  seminar focused on providing medical technology executives with immediate tools for business growth. 

Drexel University sponsors the Leadership Series because the eleven doctoral and master’s programs it offers at its new Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento are designed to advance the development of the region’s next generation of leaders, and for the working professional who sees the coming opportunities to step up in their careers.