Save the Inventor to Host SXSW Panel: “Protecting Your Inventions from Foreign Knockoffs”
WHAT: Save the Inventor will host a SXSW Interactive 2016 panel discussion with leading innovators and experts on the U.S. patent system. The panel will focus on the importance of patents and how they can protect inventors and their ideas from intellectual property theft. Full details on the panel can be found on the SXSW website here.
WHO: David Kappos, Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP; former Director of USPTO
Deanna Tanner Okun, Partner, Adduci, Matriani & Schaumberg LLP; former Chair of USITC
Bryan Pate, Co-Founder and CEO, ElliptiGO
Kelly Slone, President and CEO, BioUtah
WHEN: Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CT
WHERE: Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon E
HOW: Media interested in attending must have a SXSW Interactive, Gold or Platinum badge. Media on-site can direct questions to Lauren Fimbres Wood at laurenw@theideabrand.com or 858-337-1360.
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ABOUT THE INNOVATION ALLIANCE
The Innovation Alliance represents innovators, patent owners and stakeholders from a diverse range of industries that believe in the critical importance of maintaining a strong patent system that supports innovative enterprises of all sizes. Innovation Alliance members can be found in large and small communities across the country, helping to fuel the innovation pipeline and drive the 21st century economy. Learn more at www.innovation.wideeyeclient.com.
Contact: Kat Maramba, (202) 740-3069, Kathrina@BlueEngineMedia.com