Silicon Valley USPTO director John Cabeca joins legal experts and technology industry leaders for a briefing on patent protections and innovation.

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Nov 17, 2014, 10:17 ET

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Government will host a breakfast briefing on current issues in patent protections and their impact on business innovation. Technology, government and legal stakeholders will discuss how property protections and innovation are encouraging businesses to invest in American research and development, and the role of government, businesses and citizens in ensuring IP legislation is designed to protect those who need it without hindering innovation.

"Innovation Nation: Intellectual Property and the Global Economy" is underwritten by the Innovation Alliance.

WHEN:	Thursday, November 20, 2014
	9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. PST (12:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. EST)
	Doors open at 8:00 a.m. PST

WHERE:	Rosewood Sand Hill
	2825 Sand Hill Road
	Menlo Park, CA 94025

WHO:	Confirmed Speakers Include:
	- John Cabeca, Director, Silicon Valley Office, United States Patent and Trademark Office
	- David Kappos, Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP; former Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
	- Ron Laurie, Managing Director, Inflexion Point Strategy
	- Carol Mimura, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of IP Industry Research Alliances, University of California Berkeley
	- Deanna Tanner Okun, Partner, Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP, former chair of the International Trade Commission
	- Brian Pomper, Executive Director, Innovation Alliance
	- Greg Raleigh, Founder, CEO, and Chairman, It's On
	- Brad Stone, Bloomberg Business Week (Moderator)

REGISTRATION:	To attend, click HERE.


PRESS:	Media must be credentialed to attend this event. To RSVP, please contact Lindsay Bomar at [email protected].

SOCIAL:	Join the conversation: On Facebook and Twitter @BGOV, using #BGOVInnovate.

About Bloomberg Government:
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About Innovation Alliance:
The Innovation Alliance represents innovators, patent owners and stakeholders from a diverse range of industries that believe in the critical importance of maintaining a strong patent system that supports innovative enterprises of all sizes. Innovation Alliance members can be found in large and small communities across the country, helping to fuel the innovation pipeline and drive the 21st century economy. Learn more at www.innovationalliance.net and follow us on Twitter at @InnovationAlli.

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