Presentations
Successfully Navigating IP Due Diligence – Panel Discussion with Tom Ressemann (CEO, Amphora Medical) and Josh Baltzell (Venture Partner, SightLine Partners) - Dorsey 4D Symposium (Palo Alto, California, September 2016)
Managing Through Adversity – Interview of Paul Buckman (CEO, Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc.) - Dorsey 4D Symposium (Palo Alto, California, October 2014)
International Intellectual Property Strategy, Panel Moderator, International Bar Association Seminar (Menlo Park, California, November 2012)
Strategy for Dealing with the America Invents Act, Panel Moderator, IP Impact Silicon Valley Seminar (Palo Alto, California, October 2012)
Launch to Exit: Maximizing IP Value, Panel Speaker, Connect Frameworks Seminar (San Diego, California, April 2011)
Due Diligence: A Thorough Examination of an Integral Piece of M&A, Panel Speaker, Q1 Second Annual Medical Device Mergers & Acquisitions Conference (San Mateo, California, April 2011)
Publications
How To Avoid The Top 5 IP Mistakes Startups Make, IP360, March 13, 2014
When and How To Consider Hiring In-House IP Counsel, IP360, May 16, 2013
Top 5 Reasons To Audit Your Patent Portfolio In 2013, IP360, March 8, 2013
Quoted
Valley Speak: Deciphering the Jargon of Silicon Valley, by Rochelle Kopp and Steven Ganz, Genetius Publishing, 2017. Scott Smith is quoted in the IP chapter, p. 39:
"Company founders should talk about IP early and often. They should teach company employees about the importance of IP and how it works, or better yet, they should ask their IP attorney to teach them." - Scott Smith, Partner, Merchant & Gould