Does an organization with the primary mission "To create collaborative
and knowledge sharing opportunities that promote and grow Vermont
software businesses" really advance that mission with a meeting about
protecting software patents? Especially given the affordability of an
upstart Vermont software company defending a patent extortion^Wlawsuit
from a Silicon Valley heavyweight?
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Next Lunch & Learn: Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
[1]vtSDA Luinch & Learn
Protecting Software with Patents
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
12:00pm - 2:00pm
vtSDA Event Space
[2]Directions
Update After the Bilski Case
Traditionally, software has received legal protection through
copyright and trade secret laws. Over the past 20 years, it has become
common to protect software-implemented inventions using patents as
well.
A Supreme Court decision in the Bilski case earlier this year called
into question whether certain methods previously considered to be
patentable will be eligible for patent protection in the future.
This presentation will provide an overview of patent protection for
software, explain the ramifications of the Bilski case for software
developers and detail what software developers can do if they want to
get patent protection for their innovations.
As always, our monthly Lunch & Learn will take place in the Champlain
Mill from 12:00pm - 2:00pm. Lunch will be $15 for members and $20 for
non-members.
Meeting Specifics
Date: Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Place: vtSDA Offices and Conference Space
The Champlain Mill
1 Main St
Winooski, Vermont 05404 USA
Plenty of free Parking
[3]Map & Directions
Agenda:
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch and Informal Networking
12:30 - 12:40 New Business for Group
12:40 - 1:40 Presentation & Discussion
1:40 - 2:00 Q & A
Fee: $15 Members
$20 Non-Members
$0 Students (valid ID required)
$0 First time attendees
Lunch is included - please pay at the door.
Speaker Bio
Stuart Meyer Stuart Meyer
Partner
[4]Fenwick & West LLP
Stuart P. Meyer is a partner in the Intellectual Property and
Litigation practice groups of Fenwick & West LLP in Mountain View,
California. His practice centers on counseling and litigating high
technology intellectual property issues concerning patent, copyright
and trade secret law, with an emphasis on software matters.
Although his primary office is in Silicon Valley, he lives in
Williston and runs a Vermont back office for Fenwick's patent practice
from Williston as well. He has particular experience with strategic
intellectual property planning and intellectual property audits.
Mr. Meyer received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
from Carnegie Mellon University, his Master of Science in Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University, and his
J.D. from Yale Law School. Mr. Meyer is registered to practice before
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Mr. Meyer is a frequent lecturer and author in the area of high
technology intellectual property issues. Mr. Meyer is a past president
of the International Technology Law Association.
Practice Areas include: Patents, Copyrights, Trade Secrets,
Litigation, Counseling
Don't Miss It!
[5]Vermont 3.0 Tech Jam
Vermont 3.0 Tech Jam
@ [6]Main Street Landing
Burlington Waterfront
Fri, Oct 15th, 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat, Oct 16th, 10:00am - 3:00pm
This event is free to the public and you can pre-register to attend if
you'd like. For complete details visit: [7]www.vermont3.com
About vtSDA
The Vermont Software Developers' Alliance is a non-profit organization
and trade association dedicated to fostering a healthy software
industry in the state of Vermont. Our primary mission? To create
collaborative and knowledge sharing opportunities that promote and
grow Vermont software businesses.
[8]Lunch & Learn
[9]Meeting Specifics
[10]Speaker Bio
[11]Don't Miss It!
[12]About vtSDA
Event RSVP
vtSDA Lunch & Learn Wed., October 20th, 2010
12:00pm - 2:00pm
@ vtSDA Event Space
[13]Directions
[14]Click here to email your RSVP
$15 Members
$20 Non-Members
$0 Students (valid ID required)
$0 First time attendees
If you'd like lunch, please
specify in your RSVP.
We accept cash or check.
Please pay at the door.
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Want to watch a previous Lunch & Learn that you missed? Visit our page
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Our Associate Members
[25]Champlain College
[26]City Of Burlington
[27]Merritt & Merritt & Moulton
[28]FreshTracks Capital
[29]Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C.
[30]Vermont Economic Development Authority
[31]Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman
[32]Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
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