Power Point Presentation (available in french only) online soon !

« START-UPS » AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
PARAMOUNTCY OF A TOP STRATEGY FOR A SUCCESSFUL EXIT

Tuesday, January 7th 2014, from 8:30 am to 10:00 am

Guests speakers

Louis Carbonneau
Founder and Principal, The Point Law Group, Seattle
Founder and CEO, Tangible IP LLC
Partner, Cycle Capital
Special Advisor, IP Strategy, CEIM 

Louis Carbonneau is one of the world`s leading intellectual properties strategist. He is a lawyer, a patents broker and a partner at Cycle Capital, a Montreal based venture capital firm. He worked at Microsoft Corporation for 15 years, notably in the key role of General Manager, IP Licensing & IP Ventures. Louis Carbonneau was previously General Counsel of Softimage and he practiced law at Smart & Biggar. He is a frequent guest speaker on the subject of IP strategy, innovation and licensing and how they relate to business. He advices many start-ups incubated at CEIM.

Simon Leblond
Director, Strategy & Marketing, Schneider Electric, Small Building Systems

A serial entrepreneur with a strong background in economics and a deep understanding of technology markets, Simon Leblond began his career in 2000 as an entrepreneur and investor with Manolson & Leblond, a real estate investment and management company he co-founded. He then co-founded and headed SCL Medtech, from 2004 to 2009, a manufacturer of specialized equipment for medical and industrial research. In 2009, Simon Leblond co-founded SCL Elements and developed and commercialized the innovative CAN2GO ™. Now part of Schneider Electric, he leads the strategy and marketing team within the Small Building Systems line of business. Simon Leblond holds bachelor and master degrees in economics from Université de Montréal.

Content
Issues surrounding a start-up’s intellectual property are often neglected or postponed to a later date, due to lack of resources, lack of time or simply a lack of vision by the management team or its investors. A good IP strategy is paramount to ensure competitive advantage in the long-term, and to pass the test of due diligence by a potential acquirer. Unfortunately, without well-defined IP, a small company offers little interest for acquisition, because others can easily clone its technology and develop similar products internally. 

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E-mail :  nbigras@ceim.org
Telephone : (514) 866-0575 extension 200

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Location
CEIM
20, Queen Street, 3rd floor Montreal QC H3C 2M7

Parking with fee:
75, Queen Street Montreal QC H3C 2M7

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