{"662817":{"#nid":"662817","#data":{"type":"event","title":"ECE Student Seminar - Intellectual Property: The Economic Engine of Knowledge","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Monday, November 28, 2022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E12:30\u0026nbsp;p.m. -\u0026nbsp;1:20 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EVan Leer, WC240\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Laura S. Huffman\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker\u0026rsquo;s Title:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Senior Attorney\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker\u0026rsquo;s Affiliation\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u0026nbsp;King \u0026amp; Spalding LLP\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESeminar Title:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Intellectual Property: The Economic Engine of Knowledge\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Intellectual property is the backbone of the world economy.\u0026nbsp; It plays a role in everyone\u0026rsquo;s life.\u0026nbsp; It is particularly important for engineers, whether you are in research and development, an entrepreneur, a business manager, or any other technology career.\u0026nbsp;We will discuss the various types of intellectual property (patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks) including what they protect and how they are acquired.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBiographical Sketch of the Speaker:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003ELaura Huffman is a graduate of Georgia Tech, holding the BEE and MSEE degrees.\u0026nbsp;She began her career at Bell Laboratories in research and development in optical fiber and cable.\u0026nbsp;She subsequently moved into business management for Lucent Technologies and OFS, with global responsibility for product management, product marketing, business development, intellectual property strategy and public policy.\u0026nbsp;After that career, she obtained her JD degree from Emory University, where she participated in the joint Georgia Tech Emory TI:GER program.\u0026nbsp;She is with the Intellectual Property Group of King \u0026amp; Spalding LLP.\u0026nbsp; Her practice includes all aspects of intellectual property litigation and counseling.\u0026nbsp;She is a member of the Georgia Tech ECE Advisory Board and a part-time instructor in the School of Public Policy. Ms. Huffman is married to David Huffman, BEE \u0026lsquo;80, and is the proud mother of Matthew, BSNE \u0026lsquo;19 and MSNE \u0026lsquo;21.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura S. Huffman\u0026nbsp;will deliver the November 28\u0026nbsp;ECE Student Seminar,\u0026nbsp;\u0026quot;Intellectual Property: The Economic Engine of Knowledge.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Featuring Laura S. Huffman of King \u0026 Spalding LLP"}],"uid":"36172","created_gmt":"2022-11-03 15:16:56","changed_gmt":"2022-11-03 15:17:08","author":"dwatson71","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2022-11-28T12:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2022-11-28T13:20:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2022-11-28T13:20:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2022-11-28 17:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2022-11-28 18:20:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2022-11-28 18:20:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"5617","name":"ECE Student Seminar"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mary.ann.weitnauer@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMary Ann Weitnauer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}