As the Columbia technology transfer experience demonstrates, patents can provide a successful vehicle for generating research funding for university inventions. Unfortunately, many seemingly harmless events occurring after the inventive process can jeopardize the right to file for a patent. Jeffrey M. Sears, PhD, Associate General Counsel for Columbia University, will present a patent law primer focusing on what you need to know to preserve patent protection for your inventions. About the speaker: Jeffrey M. Sears, Ph.D. Jeff is a member of the Patent and Licensing Group within the Office of the General Counsel at Columbia University. His practice focuses on patent prosecution in the computer and physical sciences and medical devices. Prior to joining Columbia, he was an associate at Foley Hoag in Boston and Winston & Strawn in New York. Jeff has several degrees in physics, including an S.B. from MIT and a Ph.D. from SUNY Stony Brook. He earned his J.D. from NYU and is admitted to practice law in New York and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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