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EEWA: Engineering Evening with Alumni

Monday 11/17/08, 5:30 pm
CSE 1202

Do patent lawyers make more than managers? Trying to decide between grad school and industry? Talk to a panel of professionals at EEWA and learn what life is really like after college.

Free refreshments and dessert will be served.

EEWA, or Engineering Evening With Alumni, is an event designed to expose undergrads to different career paths by engaging them in dialog with professionals at various stages in their careers. EEWA will feature a four person panel: a grad student, a recently-graduated engineer, an engineering manager, and a patent lawyer. By hearing a variety of personal experiences from four professionals, students will be able to make a more informed decision about what to do after college.

The EEWA panelists will be:

James Sze

Patent laywer, Duane Morris LLP

I am a former Qualcomm engineer with a background in electrical engineering, computer science and materials science engineering.

Today, my practice is a mix of patent prosecution and litigation. I focus on representing clients in high-tech industries, tailoring intellectual property strategies based on corporate needs. My practice includes patent portfolio management, identifying technology for IP protection, auditing in-house intellectual property management practices and patent prosecution/litigation, particularly in electrical and computer-related patents.

In my first patent litigation, I represented a San Diego-based Fortune 500 telecom company in a patent litigation with a major cell phone manufacturer. Many litigations later, including a "fast track" patent trial at the International Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. (related to LCD monitor controllers), I still represent California companies. Today, I represent the world's largest credit card company, and enforce a patent portfolio for a San Diego company that created the world's first digital recorder with removable flash memory.

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