StartupDrinksHamilton29

When: Wednesday February 12th, 2014 @ 6:30pm – 9:00pm

Where: The Pheasant Plucker (2nd floor) @ 20 Augusta Street – Hamilton, Ontario

What: StartupDrinks Hamilton is a monthly networking event for Hamilton’s startup community to make connections over drinks and relax a little! Feel free to talk about projects, ideas, funding, technology… or just shoot the breeze! Starting in 2014 we’re going to experiment with a featured talk by a local startup and a tighter runtime.

Featured Talk

Alex Ross – Partner and Patent Agent at Gowlings

Alex S. Ross is a lawyer and registered Canadian patent agent. He gained valuable experience early in his career working as an in-house intellectual property lawyer at the Canadian subsidiary of a major international technology company.

His work encompasses all areas of intellectual property law, including patents, copyright, trade-marks and industrial designs.

Alex’s patent practice includes patent drafting and prosecution, preparation of patent infringement and validity opinions, and advising on patent strategy, with a focus on mechanical devices and computer and information technology. He has a particular interest in the application of copyright and trade-mark law to a number of specific fields, including computer software.

Rough Agenda

6:30pm – 7:00pm – Networking

7:00pm – 7:30pm – Talk by Alex Ross

7:30pm – 9:00pm – Networking