James R. Myers
Partner, Ropes and Gray
Our friends from the Woodlands Chapter of the HBS Club of Houston have extended an invitation to our club members to join them at La Trattoria Tuscano on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 for an evening featuring Jim Myers, partner with Ropes and Gray in Washington, D.C. Jim's topic is 'Employing Intellectual Property to Increase the Value of Your Business.' Scroll down the page to view Jim's biography.
DINNER & DISCUSSION WITH
JIM MYERS
Partner, Ropes and Gray
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
La Trattoria Tuscano
4223 Research Forest Dr. #950
The Woodlands, TX 77381
Patents can significantly increase your business success. Yet for businesses operating in the global economy, you may ask whether other forms of protection are more efficient than patents. You probably are also concerned about how to deal with countries and companies that do not respect intellectual property rights. With over 25 years advising companies of all sizes and stages from Fortune 100 to start-ups, Jim Myers offers practical insights on patent strategy for business executives in a wide range of industries. Whether you are a sophisticated patent professional or a newbie, this presentation will help you ask solid questions. The answers can transform the value of your business.
Dinner will be served along with wine and beer. Per person pricing is $35 for Harvard Members and their guests, and $45 for all non-members.
Registration
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BIOGRAPHY
James Myers' biography
Jim Myers is a patent litigation partner in Ropes & Gray's Washington D.C. office, and is the AIPLA Committee Chairman for USPTO Inter Partes Patent Proceedings. Jim has participated in 13 Patent Trial and Appeal Board post-grant proceedings (both CBMs and IPRs), and 7 Federal Circuit appeals of PTAB final written decisions. He often speaks on PTAB issues and authors articles on PTAB proceedings. Jim is also prominently featured on the Ropes & Gray PTAB insight YouTube channel, which releases videos of the firm's lawyers discussing post-grant proceedings before the PTAB. He works with clients on complex litigation involving a wide range of technologies, particularly financial services, insurance, banking, computer systems, and software, in patent disputes with sums at stake in amounts ranging from ten million to over one billion dollars.
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