The Intersection of Smart Grid Technology and Intellectual Property Issues

Alston & Bird LLP and Exponent hosted this half-day conference on emerging intellectual property issues in the field of clean technology. There was an emphasis on Smart Grid technology, with panels and presentations focusing on Smart Grid patenting trends, Smart Grid IP litigation hot spots and Smart Grid standards-setting and patent issues, as well as intellectual property issues born of increasingly complex generation, transmission and distribution systems.  Panelists included Alston & Bird attorneys, Exponent engineers and consultants and other industry-leading professionals.

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I. COMPETITIVE IP LANDSCAPE
Walter Bak, Exponent
Steve Hemminger, Alston & Bird LLP
Erfan Ibrahim, Ph.D, Electric Power Research Institute
Augie Rakow, Alston & Bird LLP
Stu Soffer, IPriori, Inc.

II. STANDARDS & IP
Jonathan Gordon, Alston & Bird LLP
Zahra Makoui, PG&E Smart Grid Standards Lead
Ken Van Meter, Lockheed Martin Energy Solutions (Board of Governors, SGIP)
Jeff Young, Alston & Bird LLP

III. IP & DEAL MAKING
Walter Bak, Exponent
Joe Beyers, Ambature
Mike Dorsey, The Westly Group
Ed Stoneburg, Exponent
Tom Wingard, Alston & Bird LLP

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Ken Van Meter, Lockheed Martin Energy Solutions, Board of Governors, SGIP

January 29, 2010
9:00am - 1:00pm
The Four Seasons Silicon Valley / East Palo Alto, CA


Smart Grid Reference Links:

National Institute of Standards & Technology

Smart Grid Collaboration

Smart Grid Logical Communications Reference Architecture

Harvard Club of San Francisco Thought Leaders Series

Connectivity Week

Smart Grid Virtual Summit