Hyatt Regency Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
On Wednesday, September 25th, Chief Licensing Advisor Katharine Ku and Technology Transactions partner Barath Chari will speak on the panel, Licensing Deep Tech is Not Like Licensing Biotech, at the AUTM Western Regional meeting.
In this session, panelists will discuss how achieving our climate objectives demands the widespread adoption of innovative technologies, many of which originate from our esteemed universities. Licensing cutting-edge Deep Tech solutions, particularly in the energy and climate sectors, necessitates a unique strategy compared to licensing in biotech, owing to distinct economic incentives. Start-ups pioneering deep-tech fields like clean energy generation, low carbon cement, and energy storage face both high technical risk and high market risk, competing against entrenched incumbents in commodity markets who are not currently paying their environmental costs. How can your office support these Deep Tech ventures, fostering their success while helping to save the planet?
To learn more, please visit the event website.
Katie Stonum
kstonum@wsgr.com
Katharine (Kathy) Ku is the chief licensing advisor in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. She is also a member of the technology transactions and the patents and innovations practice groups.
Barath Chari is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Barath represents technology companies at all stages of growth, from bootstrapped start-ups to leading global enterprises, in complex business transactions involving technology and intellectual property. He also has deep experience in assisting technology companies and their investors with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and financing matters. A Washington, D.C., transplant resident in the firm’s San Francisco office, Barath understands how the federal government transacts with technology companies, and helps technology companies sell products to federal government customers and collaborate with the federal government on research and development. He also leverages his pre-law experience as a software engineer to provide informed legal advice on technical topics such as open source software.