周四, 创业公司法律知识大讲堂三：初创公司知识产权的策略及考虑 || Fenwick & West LLP @ Stanford

初创公司知识产权的策略及考虑

Fenwick & West LLP @ Stanford

 

活动信息

时间： 4月26日，周四晚，6点至8点

地点：斯坦福大学李嘉诚中心，LK 130

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活动流程

6:00pm-6:30pm

1.晚餐社交

6:30pm-7:40pm

2.主题论坛

7:40pm-8:00pm

3.Q & A

在本次研讨会上，泛伟律师事务所初创企业知识产权律师将从知识产权角度探讨初创公司的“生命”历程，从公司成立、融资和产品发布，至到通过被收购而退出。我们将讨论创业家共同面临的难题和错误，以及避开这些错误的最佳实践办法。

这是斯坦福华人创业者协(CEO)和位于硅谷的顶尖科技律师事务所泛伟律所联手合作为创业者组织三次研讨会的第三项活动。

嘉宾介绍 Guest Speakers

Michael Farn 樊伟恩

中国业务组联合组长

知识产权部合伙律师 

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Email: [e-mail]

樊伟恩律师的主要业务是帮助高科技公司开发发展知识产权资产，尤其专注于建立、 收购及管理专利组合和技术许可。

樊律师拥有为多种高科技行业客户提供咨询的经验，其中包括光学设备、医疗器械、信号和 图像处理、太阳能、通信、电子自动化设计 (EDA) 和半导体行业。

他代理的客户包括：

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Oclaro, Inc.

Ricoh Innovations, Inc.

Silicon Image, Inc.

Synopsys, Inc.

开始律师事业生涯之前，从1990年至1994年期间，樊律师是麻省理工学院林肯实验室的技术人员，他的主要职责是发明新的光学技术，然后将这些技术转让给私营公司实现商业化。由于为他提供法律支持的律师缺乏对商务的了解，促使他决定从事法律工作。过去和现在都非常缺乏能从客户的角度理解并解决问题、能用通俗易懂的语言解释法律风险、并且能将法律风险和商务风险及回报联系在一起的律师。

樊律师1997年以优异的成绩毕业于斯坦福大学法学院。 之前，他还曾获得美国国家科学基金会 (NSF) 奖学金在斯坦福大学继续深造，于1990 年获得了电气工程专业博士学位。樊律师曾就读于宾夕法尼亚州立大学，主修电气工程和机械工程两个专业， 并以优异成绩获得这两个专业的学士学位。樊律师是加州律师协会和美国专利律师协会会员。

Weiqun E 鄂为群

 Attorney, Corporate Group

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E-mail:[e-mail]

鄂为群律师的从业重点在于为美国和中国的技术和生命科学公司提供企业和诉讼管理。她为一般公司问题、风险资本融资和争议解决提供法律顾问。她在管理中国公司的复杂交易和诉讼方面拥有丰富的经验。

她的客户包括创业公司和大型公司,其中包括: AutoX, Inc., Apostle, Inc., HireTeamMate, Inc., 和比亚迪汽车工业有限公司（BYD Company Ltd）.

鄂律师自1994年以来一直在公司法和诉讼事务方面代表中国公司。在加入泛伟律师事务所之前她曾经拥有私人律所。之后她也担任了比亚迪国际法务部的法务顾问。她当时的职务包括监督比亚迪各方面的国际法律事务。在和中国公司的合作中她对中国公司有了深入的了解，也深谙中美之间的文化差异。

鄂律师出生于中国，是恢复高考以后第一批录取的大学生（77级）。她在加州大学哈斯汀法学院攻读法律并获得法学博士学位。她现在是加利福尼亚州律师协会的成员。

Nikki Qi 戚琪

Associate, Intellectual Property Group

戚琪律师的业务重点是美国和外国专利申请的准备和审查，以及全球诸多行业的知识产权组合咨询，包括数字和模拟电路、网络和无线通信、半导体设备和制造、计算机图形和动画、电源管理以及医疗设备。她还代表客户处理复审程序和诉讼事宜。

在进入法学院学习之前，她曾是电力电子行业的一名工程师，从事直流-直流转换器和电源管理系统的设计；还曾在能源贸易行业任职，负责电力系统建模和电力市场分析。

戚律师于2011年以优异成绩从圣克拉拉大学法学院获得了法学博士学位和高科技法律证书。在法学院学习期间，她曾担任美国加利福尼亚北区地区法院大法官Ronald M. Whyte 的法律实习生。

在2003年以最优异的成绩从上海交通大学获得电气工程专业的工学学士学位后，戚律师于2005年毕业于伦斯勒理工学院，获得电气工程专业理学硕士学位。

戚律师是美国加利福尼亚州律师协会的成员，并且已经注册获得在美国专利和商标局的执业资格。

公司介绍

泛伟律师事务所（Fenwick & West）总部位于美国硅谷，是高科技和生命科学领域律师事务所中的佼佼者。 从70年代中期代表苹果公司（Apple）注册，到2012年协助Facebook在纳斯达克上市，泛伟帮助诸多世界著名公司成为业界的领头羊并保持其领导地位。

泛伟的中国业务部提供公司法、知识产权法、诉讼以及税法方面的专业服务。我们的法律服务包括为中国公司的设立和融资、跨国并购，以及在美国进行投资及开展经营活动提供相关法律服务。

泛伟的律师对高科技及生命科学领域的中美交易所涉及的商业、法律和文化有着深刻的理解，并能使用流利的中文进行交流。我们不仅深刻地理解中国客户的独特需求，更是美国市场、法律和商业规则的专家。泛伟广博的知识，丰富的经验和优异记录，是我们帮助中国客户在美国成功的基石。近年来我们的成功案例包括：担任阿里巴巴（Alibaba）专门的知识产权律师，在其与雅虎的价值71亿美元的交易中为其处理复杂的知识产权问题；在思科（Cisco） 以50亿美元收购NDS集团的交易中担任全权法律代表。在展讯通信被紫光集团以17.8亿美元收购案中，全权代表展讯通信（纳斯达克代 码：SPRD) 。

Intellectual Property Strategies and Considerations for Startups

Fenwick & West LLP @ Stanford

 

Event Info.

Time： April 26, Thursday, 6pm - 8pm

Venue：Li Kai Shing Center, LK130, Stanford

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Agenda

6:00pm-6:30pm

1. Dinner and networking

6:30pm-7:40pm

2.Presentations

7:40pm-8:00pm

3.Q & A

In this workshop, startup intellectual property (IP) lawyers from Fenwick & West LLP will take an IP look at the life of a startup beginning before company formation, through fundraising and product release, to exit by acquisition. We will discuss common issues and mistakes made by entrepreneurs, and best practices for avoiding these mistakes.

This is the last of three workshops for entrepreneurs which Chinese Entrepreneur Organization (CEO) will present in collaboration with Fenwick & West, a top technology law firm based in Silicon Valley.

About the Speakers

Michael Farn 樊伟恩

Chair, Patent Group

Partner, Intellectual Property Group 

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Email: [e-mail]

Michael Farn chairs Fenwick's Patent group. His emphasis is on the development of intellectual property assets for high technology corporations – from early stage startups to Fortune 500 companies – with particular focus on building, acquiring and managing patent portfolios and licensing technology in his law practice.

Mike has experience counseling clients in a variety of high technology industries, including optical devices, augmented reality, machine learning and artificial intelligence, signal and image processing, telecommunications, EDA and semiconductors. His expertise also includes legal process management and improvement.

Representative Clients:

Oclaro, 

Ricoh Innovations

RubrikSalesforce.com

Synopsys

Before embarking on his legal career, Mike was a member of the technical staff at M.I.T./Lincoln Laboratory from 1990 to 1994. There, his primary responsibilities were to invent new optical technologies and then transfer these technologies to private corporations for commercialization. He entered the legal field in part because the attorneys supporting Mike’s activities did not adequately understand the commercial world. 

There was and continues to be a significant need for legal specialists who can understand and solve problems from the client’s point of view, who can explain legal risks in ordinary English, and who can relate these risks to actual commercial risk and reward.

Mike attended law school at Stanford University, graduating with distinction in 1997. He also received his graduate education at Stanford University as an NSF graduate fellow, receiving his Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 1990. Mike received his undergraduate degrees from Penn State, where he double majored in electrical engineering and mechanical engineering,

Weiqun E 鄂为群

 Attorney, Corporate Group

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E-mail:[e-mail]

Wei Qun E focuses her practice on corporate and litigation management for technology and life science companies based in the United States and China. She also advices on general corporate issues, venture capital financings, and dispute resolution. She has substantial experience in managing complex transactions and litigations for Chinese companies. 

Her clients include both startup and large companies, among others:

AutoX,Inc., 

Apostle, Inc., 

HireTeamMate, Inc., 

BYD Company Ltd

Wei has been representing Chinese companies for corporate and litigation matters in the United States since 1994. Prior to joining Fenwick, Wei had her own legal practice for more than 15 years. She later on served as the general manager in the international legal department of BYD Company Limited.  She has since gained valuable insights working with Chinese companies, and she understands the cultural differences between China and the United States. 

Wei was born in China, and she was admitted for the first college class (Class of 77) in China after the Chinese Cultural Revolution. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She is now a member of the State Bar of California. 

Nikki Qi 戚琪

Associate, Intellectual Property Group

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Email: [e-mail]

Nikki Qi’s practice focuses on the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications and intellectual property portfolio counseling across a broad range of global industries including digital and analog circuits, networking and wireless communications, semiconductor devices and fabrication, computer graphics and animation, power management and medical devices. She also represents clients in reexamination proceedings and litigation matters.

Prior to attending law school, she worked as an engineer, in the power electronics industry, designing DC-DC converters and power management systems, and in the energy trading industry, modeling the electric power systems and analyzing the electric power markets.

Nikki received her J.D. and High Tech Law Certificate, with honors, from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2011. While in law school, she served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Ronald M. Whyte of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.

In 2005, Nikki graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with an M.S. in Electrical Engineering after receiving her B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering, with the highest honors, from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2003.

Nikki is a member of the State Bar of California and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Nikki is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

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