April 2, 2013 High Tech Tuesday with Heidi Keefe, Partner, Cooley, LLP. Ms. Keefe, one of the top patent litigators in the Valley, will be discussing the differences in patent forums. The event will be held in B127 from 12-1 pm. Lunch will be provided! Come by and support our benefactor firm, Cooley, and learn about this important aspect of litigation.
Ms. Keefe represents clients in high-stakes patent trials before juries and judges. A former astrophysicist and registered patent attorney, she easily understands a variety of technical disciplines, from software to medical devices.
Ms. Keefe has frequently been recognized as a leading lawyer, including being named one of the "Top 45 Women Attorneys in the U.S. under 45" by The American Lawyer, one of the "Top Women Litigators of 2010" by California legal newspaper The Daily Journal, and one of Northern California’s Super Lawyers in 2010. In 2009, she was recognized as one of the "Top 20 Lawyers in California Under the Age of 40" by the San Francisco Daily Journal and the Los Angeles Daily Journal. She was also recognized as one of "The Bay Area’s Best Lawyers" by Bay Area Lawyer magazine.
Notable clients include:
• Facebook, Inc. (social networking website)
• HTC Corporation (smart phones, mobile-computing devices)
• LinkedIn Corporation (social professional networking website)
• Oplink Communications, Inc. (networking components)
• In-Three, Inc. (stereoscopic reconstruction)
• DVD Copy Control Association (copyright protection technology)
• Affymetrix (DNA microarrays)
• BNP Paribas (internet banking)
• Covidien Ltd. (healthcare devices and supplies)
• Microsoft Corporation (computer software)
• eBay Inc. (e-commerce, online auction technology)
• Megadyne Medical Products (electrosurgical products)
• Aureal Semiconductor (electronics)
• Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. (healthcare products, pharmaceuticals)
• Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (electronics)
• Nanya Technology Corp. (DRAM products)
Ms. Keefe is a frequent lecturer on all aspects of Intellectual Property Protection. She has taught classes at Santa Clara University on IP Litigation and has conducted lectures at Boalt School of Law and Stanford Law School. Ms. Keefe speaks throughout the country for Law Seminars International, the ABA and the Practising Law Institute.
Ms. Keefe received a JD from Santa Clara University School of Law, graduating cum laude. She received her BA from Wellesley College, graduating cum laude.
Ms. Keefe is a member of the California State Bar, and is admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Ninth Circuit, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. District Court for the Central and Northern Districts of California and the Eastern District of Texas. Ms. Keefe is a member of the American Bar Association, Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association and the Chair of the ABA Section of Science and Technology Law’s Special Committee on Space Law.
Other Upcoming Events:
High Tech Tuesday: April 9, 2013 – Women in IP panel
High Tech Tuesday: April 23, 2013 – McDermott, Will and Emory, program TBA
Thursday, April 25th from 12-1 pm, there will be an Intellectual Property/Public Interest Salon Gathering, led by students with guidance from Professor Colleen Chien.
This will be an incredible opportunity to meet with fellow students, alums, faculty, and practitioners to discuss emerging issues in IP Law, such as:
– The public impact of certain patents such as AIDS medicines, human genes, essential foods, or patent trolls.
– Recent supreme court cases, Bowman v. Monsanto or AMP v. Myriad.
– Changes to PTO practices to reduce the number of improper patents issued.
– The possibility of a future course offering on emerging issues at the intersection of IP and PI law.
The event will be held in B237 and Lunch will be provided!
For more information, please go to our Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/130962227086888/
For an interesting take on the history and importance of salons in general, see: http://www.bdavetian.com/salonhistory.html