Join us for a luncheon with Brian Coleman and Peter Dehlinger, both attorneys and partners at Perkins Coie specializing in patent law.

Intellectual Property (IP) means protecting the most valuable assets of your start-up company. But where to begin? Today's high tech entreprenuer must know the legal basics, recognize the pros and cons, make an educated decision in selecting an IP attorney, and not miss any bar dates! Fortunately, we are going to squeeze the critical information onto one sheet of paper (not legal size!), cover some recent patent law trends of interest to start-ups, and answer your questions in this roundtable luncheon.

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Business Leadership Roundtable Luncheon:
"Patent Law for Startups"
Brian Coleman and Peter Dehlinger, Perkins Coie
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Tuesday, March 16th, 2004
11.30am to 1:00pm

Perkins Coie
101 Jefferson Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Cost: $20 for Club members (registrations are limited to current WCNC members.)
Online registration:
Pre-registration deadline: Friday, March 12th, 2004
Due to the "small-attendance" nature of this event, it is expected to sell out quickly. Register now to ensure your seat.
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Brian Coleman
Partner, Perkins Coie
Brian Coleman is a partner in the law firm of Perkins Coie, LLP. Brian’s practice emphasizes domestic and international patent and trademark prosecution, intellectual property counseling, start-up counseling and fundraising. A portion of his practice is also dedicated to mediation and litigation support. In 1998, Brian co-founded the patent boutique of Hickman Stephens & Coleman, LLP, in Silicon Valley. The following are among his current clients: Maxim Integrated Products, SRI International, Tilia International, IIT Bombay, Tickle, Jumpstart Technologies, Grant Media, Xpays, Essociate, and Esmertec, AG.

Peter Dehlinger
Partner, Perkins Coie
Peter Dehlinger is a partner in the law firm of Perkins Coie, LLP. In his spare time, Peter founded and acts as CEO of Word Data Corp, a startup company focusing on computer tools for streamlining patent practice. His practice emphasizes patent procurement and counseling, licensing, and validity and infringement opinions. Peter’s·experience includes work in molecular biology; pharmaceutical chemistry; drug-delivery systems; diagnostics; instrumentation; thin-film media; robotics and solid-state devices; biotechnology; chemical and pharmaceutical inventions; microfluidics; solid-state physics and microfabrication. Representative clients includes: Alza Corp. AVI Biopharma, Applied Phytologics, Genelabs Technologies, Helix BioPharm, Lynx Therapeutics, Pepgen, Dendreon, and RITA Medical Systems.