SAMPE Orange County Meeting Notice

A business is easily valued by its assets: cash, accounts receivable, buildings, land, equipment, inventory. However, an important asset in figuring a business’s worth are its “intangible” assets. Besides the business’s “goodwill”, for instance its customer base, its reputation in its industry, etc., a company’s Intellectual Property (IP) can be key in valuing a business’s worth or value.

Each of the generally recognized Intellectual Property rights including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets will be reviewed with an eye toward the business’s operations. What each right protects and how to achieve the highest level of that asset’s recognition and the legal protection for each IP area will be discussed. The influence of the internet on these IP rights will be highlighted. Some examples of patents and trademarks operating in the advanced materials field will be presented.

SPEAKER:

Vincent Bailey is a California attorney registered to represent parties before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Vincent is also a Director of Pacific Fiber Reinforcements, Inc, a composite materials manufacturing and distribution services company in Orange County.. His legal focus is counseling clients in the area of Intellectual Property Law, namely Patents & Trademarks. Client services include: patent and trademark search, application drafting and prosecution within the United States Patent and Trademark Office; negotiation and drafting of intellectual property license agreements; infringement and non-infringement opinions; client specific intellectual property counseling; non-disclosure agreements and trade secret counseling.

Mr. Bailey has 22 years of experience in the engineered materials and specialty chemicals industries. His progressive career responsibilities include: manufacturing and process engineering with Sikorsky Aircraft and McDonnell Douglas Aircraft; technical sales & service with Ferro Composite Prepregs; product and market development, and distribution management for Pacific Fiber Reinforcements, Inc.

Mr. Bailey holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y. and earned his Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School in L.A. His professional affiliations include: Intellectual Property Section of both the American Bar Association and California Bar Association; Orange County Bar Association; Orange County Patent Law Association; and Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering SAMPE. Mr. Bailey is a former International Officer of SAMPE holding the positions of Treasurer and Senior Vice President.Published works include: Domain Name Disputes, Computer & Technology Law, Impact of Key Legislation and Litigation on IP, Internet Business Method Patents.

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