IP strategy in the US market

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Is your company or client aiming for the US market? To avoid infringing the rights of others, you need to know how the US IP system is rigged and how to strategically secure IP rights in the US.

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When positioning your company in the US market, it is important to know how to actively recognise, register and enforce your IP rights strategically. Compared to Norway, it requires a change of mindset and a knowledge of American ethics and business practices. Join this breakfast meeting and learn about important aspects of IP strategy and planning for the US market.

Key topics

Innovation and IP rights in the US market in practice
How to protect your own technology and include technology that can be used in defensive thinking
How to avoid or process patent litigation
Panel discussion about IP experiences and challenges in the US market

This morning you will meet Nirav N. Desai, director at Sterne Kessler's Trial & Appellate and Electronics Practice Groups, and Arne Øyen, President and CEO at Sonitor Technologies Group.

Take advantage of this unique opportunity

Only those who join us at Sandakerveien 64 will get the opportunity to talk to the speakers after the presentations and ask questions in an open Q&A from 10-1030.

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For whom?

This breakfast meeting is for IP professionals, consultants and companies with export ambitions to the United States.

Speakers

Nirav Desai

Nirav N. Desai er director in Sterne Kessler's Trial & Appellate and Electronics Practice Groups.

He specializes in simplifying complex matters—inside the courtroom and out—and solving problems in the process. Nirav is experienced in a full range of intellectual property issues, with a particular focus on patent litigation and counselling clients in general intellectual property strategy. An accomplished litigator, Nirav has served as lead counsel in district court litigation matters around the country and has been involved in matters before district courts, appellate courts, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in Section 337 actions.

Nirav’s considerable experience in post-grant proceedings before the PTAB includes serving as lead counsel and counsel in over 25 PTAB proceedings, representing clients, from innovative startups to billion-dollar companies, in some of their toughest cases. In parallel district court and PTAB proceedings, Nirav relies on his deep experience in both venues to craft a unified, cross-forum strategy that maximizes the strengths of each proceeding while mitigating the pitfalls.

Drawing on his interdisciplinary academic and legal training, Nirav has successfully represented companies of all sizes in both the high tech and life sciences industries. From consumer electronics and software to pharmaceuticals and medical devices, Nirav helps companies develop robust global IP strategies that maximize return on IP investment.

Nirav is a trusted advisor to many clients providing counsel on patent portfolio development and licensing in a wide range of industry spaces, including artificial intelligence, digital healthcare, RFID and real time locations systems, software applications, medical devices, and consumer products.

https://www.sternekessler.com/professionals/nirav-n-desai

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Arne Øyen, MSc

Arne Øyen, MSc, Sonitor Technologies Group President and CEO.

Mr. Øyen joined Sonitor in 2005 with an extensive background in software development for real time data acquisition and operational visibility. From 1997 to 2005, Mr. Øyen was employed by Schlumberger and led software development to build business applications for acquisition of seismic data to provide near real time, highly detailed views to manage project flow and identify bottlenecks on a worldwide basis. At the Kongsberg Group from 1990 to 1997, he developed software for large air defense and simulation systems, torpedo guidance and passive underwater acoustic systems. Prior to his current position, Mr. Øyen served as Executive Vice President, Systems and Customer Solutions and was involved with nearly all aspects of Sonitor's business, from engineering and software development to customer deployment and support. Mr. Øyen earned a Master's Degree in Engineering Cybernetics from the Norwegian Institute of Technology.

https://www.sonitor.com/leadership