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The purpose of this series is to raise awareness and understanding about IP strategies and business strategies, how the two interact, and which comes first</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This year’s three-part IP Training Series will include the following workshops:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Part One</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: “Whose Time Is It? Pebble v. Fitbit”<span style='color:#C00000'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Part Two</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: “Social Media Unplugged: Facebook v. Pinterest”<span style='color:#C00000'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Part Three</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: “Pharma Fights: Questcor v. The Medicines Company<span style='color:#C00000'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Workshop presenters are Aaron Levine and Matt Todd, partners and co-chairs of the New Ventures & Corporate Transactions Group in locally-based law firm <a href="http://www.novakdruce.com/">Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLC</a>. Novak et al is a national IP practice with offices in Houston, Washington, DC, 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 and telecommunications to biotech and pharmaceuticals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please note that attendance at previous IP workshops is NOT required and everyone who is interested in entrepreneurism, starting up a business, IP and business strategies is<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>strongly urged to attend<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>What</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: Intellectual Property (IP) Training Series for Engineering Faculty, Staff and Students – What Comes First? The Interaction Between IP and Business Strategies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>When:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Friday, March 21<sup>st</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Time:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Where</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: 122 Classroom and Business Building (located between Michael J. Cemo Hall and University Center)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Questions/information: contact <span style='color:#376092;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#376092;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><a href="mailto:lcrobertson@uh.edu"><span style='color:#376092;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#376092;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Lisa Robertson</span></a></span><br><br>There is no cost to attend but registration is required. <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To see full agenda and register click on: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.egr.uh.edu/ip-2014-registration">http://www.egr.uh.edu/ip-2014-registration</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span class=A7><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>p://www.egr.uh.edu/ip-2014-registrat</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=204 height=66 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CF317B.9D8AEE20" alt="cid:image003.jpg@01CE9826.BFA98460"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=253 height=64 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CF321A.EFE38E80" alt="cid:image004.jpg@01CE9826.BFA98460"></span><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>