Tech Commercialization Lunch and Learn

“Protecting Your Breakthrough: A Patenting Primer for Researchers”

Guest presenter: George Summerfield, Patent Attorney with K&L Gates, LLP

May 5, 2025 - 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Light lunch served at 11:30 a.m.

Roundtable begins at 12 noon

5057 Woodward, 6th Floor, Conference Room A

The Office of Technology Commercialization at Wayne State University is pleased to invite the university community to a “Lunch and Learn” on May 5, 2025 focused on the patent process. Guest speaker George Summerfield, a patent attorney with K&L Gates, LLP, will present, “Protecting Your Breakthrough: A Patenting Primer for Researchers.”

Topics will include:

· What is a patent

· Identifying patentable inventions and innovations

· The patent application process

· Strategic considerations for researchers

· Commercialization and Beyond

Registration is required. Please register here.

For those unable to attend in person, the session will be available virtually at 12 noon. Please register to receive the Zoom link.

About George Summerfield: He has more than 30 years of patent litigation experience, including matters in district court, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the European Patent Office.