UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS
CONSOR EXHIBITING AT INTA’S 2008 ANNUAL MEETING
May 17 - 21, 2008, Berlin, Germany
The 2008 International Trademark Association’s (INTA) Annual Meeting is set to be the best yet, with five days of networking, educational and professional development opportunities, as well as committee meetings and exhibits. The three days of educational programs will include valuable skill-building workshops, industry breakouts, a plethora of educational sessions focused on international topics.
CONSOR will be featured among the more than 80 exhibitors presenting new products and cutting-edge demonstrations. Read more about the Annual Meeting and plan to visit CONSOR at Booth # 326, Hall # 17.
NACVA – CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS MANAGE NACVA IP EDUCATION
The National Association of Chartered Valuation Analysts (NACVA) has elected to use four senior executives of CONSOR as instructors for their four-day program entitled, "Valuing Intangible Assets for Litigation and Financial Reporting." This program of certification is available as part of the Chartered Valuation Analysts’ training. The Valuing Intangible Assets course is designed to provide to CVA participants a broad spectrum of techniques for identifying – and methods of valuing intangible assets and intellectual property. It covers financial reporting under FASB, litigation arenas, mergers and acquisitions, and Section 482 - Tax and New Company Transfers. The four-day program utilizes multiple case studies and redacted reports in order to provide to the students hands on experience and to reinforce the concepts involved. In addition, CVA attendees receive pre-course materials, as well as an online CPE study to be completed prior to the four-day program.
Daryl Martin, Fernando Torres, David Drews, and Weston Anson. Each of these four principles of the CONSOR firm alternate in leading the various program segments. The program includes sections on trademarks and brands, copyrights and rights of publicity, patents, and trade secrets, and software and IT. The team from CONSOR has taught this course multiple times on behalf of NACVA, in multiple locations across the country. Click here for more information.
PAST PRESENTATIONS
American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law SECTION
23rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference
April 10-12, 2008, Arlington, Virginia
Weston Anson and Dwight Olson of CONSOR contributed to the 23rd ABA-IPL Annual Meeting by leading a panel entitled, “Corporate Counsel - Leading Edge Corporate Licensing Strategies.” Their highly focused blockbuster program offered ideas and tactics to maximize the value of corporate intellectual property assets via licensing and leveraging trademarks, software/IT, patents and technology, copyrights, and Internet assets. Click here to view materials from this informative presentation.
The annual meeting of the American Bankruptcy Institute took place in Washington, DC, April 3rd-6th, 2008. One of the leading programs on Friday afternoon was an in depth treatment of IP and intangible assets. There was a joint presentation of several committees within the ABI. The handouts for the program were provided by Weston Anson of CONSOR. The case studies covered disposition and value extraction from the intangible assets of AstroTurf, Alamo National, Service Merchandise, Tower Records, and Collins & Aikman in Europe and North America. For more information, please visit the ABI website.
PRACTICING LAW INSTITUTE
HOT TOPIC BRIEFINGS: PATENT VALUES IN THE EVOLVING I.P. MARKET
May 2, 2007
Fernando Torres presented on the subject of patent valuation and the difficulties of identifying patent values in generally accepted financial information. View the presentation.
WESTERN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
82ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE
June 29 - July 3, 2007, Seattle, WA
Fernando Torres presented his paper, "Trademark Values in Corporate Restructuring" and chairing a session on Entrepreneurship and Innovation. WEAI is an educational organization dedicated to encouraging and communicating economic research and analysis. Read the paper.
STRATEGIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
6TH ANNUAL SUMMIT ASSET BASED LENDING IN THE CAPITAL MARKETS
February 5 -8, 2007, Scottsdale, AZ
Weston Anson moderated the panel, "Intangible Assets and IP: Creative Solutions to Monetize Challenging Assets." Download details of the panel.
PATENT LAW INSTITUTE
THE IMPACT OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON YOUR PRACTICE
January 29 - 30, 2007, San Francisco, CA
Daryl Martin and Fernando Torres joined a panel of experts to discuss recent developments and their impacts on patent prosecutors, patent litigators and patent transactional lawyers. Purchase materials from the panel.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE INSTITUTE
LIFE SCIENCES IP DUE DILIGENCE CONFERENCE
January 22 - 23, 2007, San Francisco, CA
David Drews and Fernando Torres presented the session, "Guidance on Including Valuation of IP in Your Due Diligence Assessment." Download a brochure to learn more about the topics and issues covered.
AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE
18th ANNUAL WINTER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
November 30 - December 2, 2006, Scottsdale, AZ
Weston Anson moderated a panel, which included CONSOR Senior Economist Fernando Torres, as The Asset Sales and International Committees jointly presented the workshop, "Collins & Aikman Europe and Other Cross-Border Asset Sales: A Tale of Two Venues." The workshop dealt with some of the most interesting dual venue issues in bankruptcy, as well as issues that affect the global automotive industry from Delphi and General Motors to Collins & Aikman Brazil. View slides from the joint presentation.
STRATEGIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
3RD ANNUAL MONETIZING OF IP AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
November 16 - 17, 2006, Boston, MA
Weston Anson and David Drews each spoke at this comprehensive conference. Mr. Anson provided a lecture entitled, "The Value of Your IP is Only as Good as Its Supporting Intangible Assets." Mr. Drews took part in a panel discussion, "Due Diligence and Valuation of IP/Intangible Assets/’E-Due Diligence’ - The Framework for Financing/Monetization." View lecture slides.
TURNAROUND MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL CONVENTION
October 14, 2006, Orlando, Florida
Daryl Martin took part in the panel discussion, "Leveraging the BrandTM: How Intellectual Property is Changing Turnarounds."
Synopsis: The days of receivables-and-inventory alone are over! More and more, turnarounds are being fueled by intellectual property, especially the value of brands. The panel of expert lenders, appraisers and restructuring advisors describe how they leverage brands to drive the turnaround process. Download materials from the panel.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATION – HO CHI MINH CITY (IPA HCMC)
Weston Anson traveled to Vietnam to speak to the Intellectual Property Association Ho Chi Minh City (IPA HCMC). The seminar, "Intellectual Property - Licensing and Valuation: The Key to Vietnam’s Long Term Economic Prosperity," was presented on behalf of The Licensing Executives Society. View slides from Mr. Anson’s presentation.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE ASSOCIATION
Daryl Martin moderated a panel at the Commercial Finance Association’s Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, entitled:"Opening the Black Box: IP Valuation, Securitization and Disposition Unveiled."
Synopsis: Discussion of specific market insights on all forms of intellectual property and intangible assets. Topics include identifying and bundling assets with value, putting accurate market values, both going concern and liquidation, on those assets, securitizing intellectual property in a meaningful protected way, and monetizing intangible assets via orderly disposal, sale, joint venture or liquidation. Download additional panel information and slides.
EAST BAY IT GROUP (Northern California)
The East Bay IT Group, a start-up/venture capital special interest group invited Weston Anson to speak at their July meeting. The topic: "Monetizing Your Idea: What every high-tech entrepreneur should know to get the most value from their IP." If you are an entrepreneur with a great idea, how can you protect the idea and capitalize on its value? VCs expect you to have defensible IP to protect and maximize their investments in startups, but how can entrepreneurs do that on a shoestring budget? View presentation slides.
Previous Seminars, Speeches and Presentations (2003-2006)
2006 SRI, Boston, MA
2006 Turnaround Management Association (TMA), Orlando, FL
2006 Brand Finance Forum, London UK
2006 ABI Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C.
2006 Ho Chi Minh City Intellectual Property (IPA HCMC) / LESI, Vietnam
2006 Licensing Executives Society, San Diego Chapter, San Diego, CA
2006 CLE Presentation to LeBoeuf Lamb, Green & MacRae, LLP, New York NY
2005 ABI Winter Leadership Conference, Indian Wells, CA
2005 New York City Bar Association - Committee on
Trademarks Unfair Competition, New York, NY
2005 Commercial Finance Association (CFA), San Diego, CA
2005 Strategic Research Institute (SRI) IP Financing Securitization Summit, New York, NY
2005 Legal Publishing Group Live Interactive Teleconference Program
2005 Licensing Letter Symposium, Chicago, IL
2005 Entrepreneur/Venture Capital - East Bay IT Group, Oakland, CA
2005 Licensing Executives Society International (LESI), Munich, Germany
2005 INTA 127th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
2005 ABA 20th Annual IP Law Conference, Arlington, VA
2005 Strategic Research Institute (SRI) - Asset Based Lending Summit, Las Vegas, NV
2005 San Diego Telecom Council IPSIG/San Diego LES Chapter, San Diego, CA
2004 Effective Corporate IP Programs, Atlanta, GA
2004 Strategic Research Institute, New York, NY
2004 Amerian Bar Association, Toronto, Canada
2004 International Trademark Association, Atlanta, GA
2004 Licensing Industry Merchandiser’s Association / Licensing Executive Society
International Seminar, New York, NY
2004 Strategic Research Institute, London
2004 Licensing Executive Society International, Paris, France
2004 Amerian Bar Association, Rancho Mirage, CA
2003 CIT Business Credit, New York, NY
2003 International Trademark Association Leadership Conference, Boca Raton, FL
2003 Ladas & Parry, New York, NY
2003 Licensing Executive Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
2003 Hong Kong Intellectual Property Ministry, Hong Kong
2003 Arent Fox, Washington, DC
2003 GE Capital, Norwalk, CT
2003 Turnaround Management Association, St. Louis, MO
2003 IRS Cost Sharing Conference, Glendale, CA
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