Date: March 31, 2010
Time: 5:15 pm - 8:30 pm
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Location: Show mapEmbassy Suites Boca Raton
661 N. W. 53rd Street
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Pre-Registration:
GCVCA Member Price: $45.00
Guest Price: $65.00
Guest of Member Price: $50.00
Member of Alliance Price: $50.00
Student Registration FAU Price: $35.00
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Note: Pre-Registration Rate for Guest, Guest of Member and Member of Alliance is by Credit Card Payment Only. If you do not wish to pre-pay by Credit Card you may register at the Meeting with Check or Cash at our Registration Rate. Our at the door Registration Rate is an additional $10 charge for members & guests if Pre-Registrations are not made. Each Pre-Registration must be made separately. Only one Pre-Registration per meeting can be made for each email address.
Pre-Registration Information: Pre-Registration will close at 6:00 PM on Tuesday March 30th. The association policy requires that a Pre-Registration must be cancelled prior to 4:00 PM on Monday March 29, 2009. All Pre-Registration are considered as Guaranteed Pre-Registrations and all No-Shows will be billed. We can only accept Credit Cards on our Website.
AGENDA: 5:15 PM Networking; 6:45 PM Self-Introductions & Dinner; 7:45 PM Panel Discussion
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Special Feature
Networking Event
Networking will be extended thirty (30) additional minutes
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Panel Discussion
"What every Entrepreneur, Angel Investor and Venture Capitalist needs to know about
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and
other Intellectual Property Rights"
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The Gold Coast Venture Capital Association presents a panel of distinguished intellectual property attorneys and a serial entrepreneur focused on commercializing intellectual property to educate our members about patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property and to take questions from the audience. At the end of this presentation, attendees will learn what every entrepreneur, angel investor and venture capitalist needs to know about intellectual property.
Moderator
David Bates, Esq., Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.
Mr. Bates is Chairman of the firm’s Technology and Entrepreneurial Companies Practice Group. He regularly counsels clients in business law, mergers and acquisitions, technology law, venture capital, licensing and license intellectual property.
Panelists
Todd DeNoyer, President of TM Production and The Live Yearbook
Entrepreneur
Mr DeNoyer is a serial entrepreneur having started 3 different businesses and in the course of doing so dealt with and has been funded by both VC's and Angel groups.
Attorneys
John Christopher, Esq., Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.
Mr. Christopher is a Registered Patent Attorney with over twenty years of legal experience in intellectual property law and related business matters. His practice encompasses all aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright portfolio development, management, exploitation and enforcement, as well as business transactions related to intellectual property.
Jon Gibbons, Esq., Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco P.L.
Mr. Gibbons is a Florida Board Certified Intellectual Property Attorney with extensive experience on technology licensing with a unique combination of legal, international marketing and technical expertise. Jon is a licensed professional electrical engineer and a certified software developer. He focuses his practice on intellectual property prosecution, transactions and related litigation, and business and strategy development.
Jason LaCosse, Esq., Malloy & Malloy, P.A.
Mr. LaCosse is a Registered Patent Attorney that concentrates his practice in patent and trademark prosecution, related transactions, and IP litigation support.
Guaranteed Pre-Registration No-Show/Cancellation Policy
You can make a Pre-Registration on our Website until 6:00 PM on the Tuesday March 29, 2010. All Pre-Registrations are considered as a Guaranteed Pre-Registrations. The association policy requires that a Pre-Registration must be cancelled prior to 4:00 PM on Monday March 28, 2010 due to the fact that the Association must provide a guaranteed headcount to the meeting venue at that time. If the pre-registrant is a No-Show and has Pre-Registered using a Credit Card and the Association has not receive a cancellation prior to 4:00 PM on Monday March 28, 2010 the Credit Card payment will be forfeited. If the pre-registrant is a Member and has used the "Pay at the Door" option and is a No-Show and the Association has not receive a cancellation prior to 4:00 PM on Monday March 28, 2010 then the Member will be invoiced for the Pre-Registration and the Association would appreciate the payment of the fee indicated on the Guaranteed Pre-Registration Invoice so that the Association can cover its cost.
Benefits of GCVCA Membership
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