Upcoming Events

International Congress of Small Business World Conference

jdrlegal is a sponsor of the 51 st International Congress of Small Business World Conference to be held in Melbourne, Australia in June 2006. As part of our sponsorship we are awarding the jdrlegal Award for Best Intellectual Property Paper and the jdrlegal Award for Best Information Technology Paper at the June 2006 World Conference.

The winners of each award will be determined by an independent panel of judges, including the ICSB2006 Track Chair of Intellectual Property and the Conference Rapporteur, Professor Allan Gibb. Submissions are taken from researchers around the world, and are assessed based on the quality of research, currency and relevance of research outcomes, and applicability to the business community.

More information about the World Conference can be found at www.icsb2006.org.

American Chamber of Commerce – Executive Dialogue

The Inaugural “The Australian-American Executive Dialogue” on Tuesday, 30 May 2006 will be moderated by Jarmal Richard, Founder & CEO, jdrlegal Pty. Ltd.

The panel discussion between Australian and US senior executives will touch on relevant business and commercial issues in doing business between Australia and the USA, including:

•How do U.S. and Australian companies measure business partner success;
•Leveraging intellectual property for commercial gain; and
•Tapping into successful supply chains.

Panelists will include:

Suzanne Pence - Director, Data Solutions;
James Tuckerman - Editor and CEO, Anthill Magazine;
Nick Hall - Australian MD, iconnect2u;
Mark Bosse – Senior Manager, Market Insights, PricewaterhouseCoopers;
Tim Murphy - Executive Director, BioMelbourne Network;
Paul King - Asia Pacific Vertical Market Leader - Power, Honeywell

For more information and to register contact AmCham at Tel: (03) 9614 7744, adminvic@amcham.com.au or visit www.amcham.com.au

INNOVIC – ‘License to Thrill’ Seminar

Jarmal Richard, Founder & CEO, jdrlegal Pty Ltd will deliver the License to Thrill seminar on Tuesday, 11 April 2006 .

The seminar will cover relevant business and commercial issues in structuring commercial licensing deals, including:

• Common licensing deal characteristics;
• Negotiating tactics at the deal table;
• Licensing fees and royalty streams; and
• Managing background and derivative intellectual property;

For more information and to register contact INNOVIC at Tel: (03) 9650 4733, or email info@innovic.com.au visit www.innovic.com.au