Consero Announces the 2011 IP Management & Monetization Forum

Online, June 9, 2011 (Newswire.com) - "Consero is committed to creating highly-focused corporate counsel events at which our attendees can discuss and master complex legal issues," said Paul Mandell, CEO of Consero. "Our IP Management & Monetization Forum is the perfect example of this approach."

"This Forum is designed specifically for Chief IP Counsel, who are under mounting pressure to ensure that IP assets are protected and monetized effectively around the world," explained Jessica Druckman, Consero's Vice President for Program Development.

At the Forum, attendees will learn how to navigate through numerous IP management and monetization challenges, including:

- Monetizing IP Assets: Transitioning from Cost Center to Profit Center
- Asia as a Competitive Advantage: Strategic Practices for Gaining Market Share Abroad
- Current and Imminent Trends in IP Litigation
- Protecting Critical Business Know-How: Winning Trade Secret Strategies
- When Enough is Enough: Patent Quantity vs. Patent Quality
- Protecting Intellectual Property in the Age of the Troll: Preventing and Defending Against Attacks from Non-Practicing Entities

Druckman added, "All of our speakers are industry insiders who are in the thick of these complex issues."

The faculty of the 2011 IP Management & Monetization Forum includes the following individuals:

ANDY BLOCK (Time Warner Cable, Inc.), Vice President and Chief Counsel, Intellectual Property

BILL ANDERSON (United Launch Alliance, L.L.C.), Chief Intellectual Property Counsel

DANIEL BARBIERI (Rockwell Collins, Inc.), Chief Intellectual Property Counsel

JENNIFER WUAMETT (Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.), Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel

JOHN L. DAUER (Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.), Chief Patent Counsel

JULIE VANDERZANDEN (Jarden Corporation), Vice President, Legal -- Intellectual Property

KEVIN OLIVER (PerkinElmer, Inc.), Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel

MARK J. ITRI (McDermott Will & Emery), Partner

MARK I. KOFFSKY (Standard Microsystems Corporation), Deputy General Counsel and Chief Corporate Intellectual Property Attorney

MICHAEL JARO (Medtronic, Inc.), Vice President and Chief Patent Counsel

MICHEL VULPE (i4i, Inc.), Founder and Chief Technology Officer

MILAD SHARA (Western Digital Corporation), Executive Director, Intellectual Property Law

PAUL L. RODRIGUEZ (R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company), Vice President and Chief Patent Counsel

PHILIP PETTI (USG Corporation), Chief Intellectual Property Counsel

ROBERT HART (Harman International Industries, Inc.), Senior Corporate Counsel

ROBERT L. STOLL (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office), Commissioner for Patents

ROGER MARTIN (QUALCOMM, Inc.), Senior Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Strategist

J. BRUCE SCHELKOPF (Cummins Inc.), Chief Counsel and Executive Director, IP

ROUZ TABADDOR (CoreLogic, Inc.), Vice President Intellectual Property and Associate General Counsel

SCOTT BROWN (Weatherford International Ltd.), Chief Intellectual Property Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary

TOSHIMOTO MITOMO (Sony Corporation of America), Senior Vice President, Intellectual Property

JENNIFER BUSH (Broadcom Corporation), Director, IP Litigation and Corporate Counsel

BRUCE GHRIST (Rosetta Stone Ltd.), Vice President of Associate General Counsel

OWEN SMIGELSKI (Sunrider International), Senior Counsel

About Consero:

Consero is a leader in creating industry-specific events for senior-level executives. Founded in 2010, Consero is best known for transforming the executive experience through intimate, invitation-only events in a sophisticated learning environment with high-level content. For more information on Consero, please visit http://www.consero.com.

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