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Patent Transactions: Unlocking Value From Your Company’s Patent Portfolio
WSGR Events
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
4:30 - 7:30 PM PT

Wilson Sonsini
Palo Alto, CA

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Please join Wilson Sonsini in Palo Alto on Tuesday, April 22, for insightful discussions on unlocking the value of your patent portfolio, followed by a networking reception. Wilson Sonsini attorneys Jim Yoon, Ryan Smith, and Christopher Mays—alongside a distinguished panel of experts from diverse fields—will share strategies for optimizing your patent portfolio through strategic cross-licensing, license on transfer (LOT), patent pools, patent acquisition, patent divestitures, and patent licensing programs. 

Our guest speakers include: 

  • Paul Dawes, CEO, More (Formerly CEO of Mode.net and iControl) 
  • David Fligor, Go-to-Market Legal Advisor for Startup Teams  
  • Bill Goldman, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, Intellectual Property Strategy of VideoLabs, Inc. 
  • Ping Gu, Partner, Zhong Lun 
  • Kent Richardson, Partner, Richardson Oliver Law Group 
  • Stephanie Southwick, Senior Investment Counselor, Law Finance Group 

Don't miss this opportunity to get answers to your questions and learn up-to-date strategies to transform your patents into profit. 

Agenda 

  • 4:30-4:45 p.m. Check-in 
  • 4:45-5:35 p.m. Panel Discussion: Patent Strategies for Optimizing Private Company Exits 
  • 5:35-5:45 p.m. Break 
  • 5:45-6:35 p.m. Panel Discussion: Patent Monetization Strategies for Emerging Companies 
  • 6:35 p.m. Networking Reception 

CLE credit in California and New York is being offered for this program (California: 1.75 General Credit and New York: 2.0 Professional Practice Credit).

Contacts

Heidi Haslip

hhaslip@wsgr.com

Presenters

Ryan R. Smith
Partner
Palo Alto

Ryan is an experienced trial attorney who represents clients in patent litigation and other IP-related disputes.

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Christopher D. Mays
Of Counsel
Palo Alto

Christopher represents technology-driven clients in patent litigation matters.

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James C. Yoon
Partner
Palo Alto

Jim is a trial lawyer who represents companies in patent litigation and IP-related disputes.

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