An interactive program featuring experienced intellectual property attorneys who will address what entrepreneurs and companies need to know about intellectual property and how it affects company strategy and the pathway to success. Presenters will discuss the pertinent portions of the new America Invents Act (AIA) and what it means to entrepreneurs, research organizations, and companies. Ronald Baron (Partner, Hoffmann & Baron) will moderate the discussion and panelists will include Betsy Kingsbury Dowd (Hoffmann & Baron) and Michael I. Chakansky (Hoffmann & Baron). An interactive program featuring experienced intellectual property attorneys who will address what entrepreneurs and companies need to know about intellectual property and how it affects company strategy and the pathway to success. Presenters will discuss the pertinent portions of the new America Invents Act (AIA) and what it means to entrepreneurs, research organizations, and companies. Ronald Baron (Partner, Hoffmann & Baron) will moderate the discussion and panelists will include Betsy Kingsbury Dowd (Hoffmann & Baron) and Michael I. Chakansky (Hoffmann & Baron).