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BioBusiness Seminars

Fundamentals of Intellectual Property and Patents
Thursday, August 8th

Presented by the CU Technology Transfer Office (TTO) and the Colorado Alliance for BioEngineering (CAB), join us for the second in a monthly series of intellectual property (IP) and business seminars for the biotech research community.

For the August seminar we will begin with a presentation for the entire research community on Fundamentals of Intellectual Property and Patents. Immediately following the fundamentals session we will begin a technology focused session on IP Strategies in Drug Delivery.

Schedule:
7:30 a.m. - Networking, morning refreshments and pastry
8:00 a.m. - Fundamentals of Intellectual Property and Patents
9:30 a.m. - IP Strategies in Drug Delivery

Place: Denison Auditorium, UCHSC 9th Ave. Campus

Speaker for both sessions: Steve Petersen is a partner at Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. A registered patent attorney, Mr. Petersen represents universities and corporations in matters involving IP rights in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, proteins, and biological and chemical processes. Prior to law school, Mr. Petersen worked as a molecular geneticist at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Utah. Mr. Petersen received his B.S. in biology from the University of Nebraska. He later worked towards a M.S. in molecular genetics at the University of Utah prior to attending the University of Denver, where he received his J.D. in 1992.

RSVP by Monday, August 5th to lynn.pae@cu.edu