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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurism series for Engineering faculty and students will begin March 8.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>A three-part training series on all manner of Intellectual Property (IP) and principles of entrepreneurism designed for Engineering faculty, post docs, and students will commence on March 8. The purpose of the new series is to raise awareness and understanding about commercializing research, protecting inventions (aka The Big Idea), liability issues, financing, patents, license agreements, trade secrets, branding, marketing and more. The training will be provided by Aaron Levine and Matt Todd, partners and co-chairs of the New Ventures & Corporate Transactions Group in locally-based law firm Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg, LLP. Novak et al is a national IP practice with offices in Houston, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Boston, West Palm Beach and Wilmington. Their clients span a diverse group of industries and technologies from electronic commerce, telecommunications to biotech and pharmaceuticals. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Training sessions will be presented on March 8, March 22, and April 5.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>What: IP and Entrepreneurism training for Engineering faculty, post docs, students, and staff<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>When: March 8<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Time: 12:00–1:30 p.m. (Refreshments will be provided and attendees are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch.)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Where: E321 (Eng Bldg 2)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>RSVP’s required: <a href="mailto:svasquez@uh.edu">svasquez@uh.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Questions/information: contact Lisa Robertson <a href="mailto:lcrobertson@uh.edu">lcrobertson@uh.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>