CleanTech Experts to Present at Upcoming Seminar

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- In the competitive and rapidly evolving CleanTech world, companies and investors face the ongoing challenge of determining the claims coverage of their patent portfolio versus that of their competitors'. An important trend in this marketplace is the use of patent claims Innovation Landscapes to "make visible" areas of interest and opportunity.

Two leaders in the CleanTech industry, Lyndon Rive -- CEO of SolarCity and Ford Tamer, Ph.D. -- Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures, will discuss perspectives on CleanTech market, technology and investment trends at an upcomingPalo Alto seminar: "CleanTech Innovation Landscape." Rive and Tamer's insights will be framed by case studies and presentations designed to help CleanTech industry leaders understand the industry's claims coverage issues.

The event, hosted by Silicon Valley intellectual property law firm Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. ("SLW"), Lucid Patent, LLC and Sunlight Research, LLC will take place on Thursday evening, September 18, 2008, at the Sheraton Hotel inPalo Alto, California.

"CleanTech Innovation Landscape" will include an overview of market and technology trends and will focus on a detailed examination of the claims coverage held by assignees in various CleanTech markets. SLW will also discuss lessons learned while working with CleanTech organizations.

The seminar will highlight the key findings of two recently published reports by Sunlight Research covering the claims coverage of CleanTech patents and pending applications in the areas of Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Fuel Cell, Li Battery and Electric/Hybrid Motors. Each report compares and contrasts the patent coverage relating to these markets. The analysis, which comprehensively evaluated more than 8,000 issued patents and pending patent applications, is driven by ClaimBot(R), a robust software application that helps patent experts, business managers, and investors to rapidly sort, rank, and analyze patent claims coverage. ClaimBot(R)'s ability to drill-down to the claims level of an individual patent makes it a valuable tool for claims analysis and as an adjunct resource for business planning and valuation.

For more information about these upcoming seminars, please contact Joseph Scott at jscott@slwip.com or 612.839.3800. Register/Info at http://www.IPSeminars.net/Colleagues

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About Lucid Patent, LLC

Lucid Patent, LLC, founded in 2007, is the creator of ClaimBot(R) a robust software application which allows patent professionals to provide custom patent mapping services and innovation landscapes to show their clients where they face possible infringement, how to avoid infringement and areas of opportunity in their core/new product areas. Lucid Patent additionally assists patent professionals in obtaining higher-quality patents and expanding client-licensing revenue. http://www.LucidPatent.com

About Sunlight Research, LLC

Sunlight Research, LLC, founded in 2008, intends to become a leading provider of up-to-date patent data analytics and intellectual property market research reports in selected technology sectors. As a content provider, Sunlight Research also intends to deliver certain of its reports in a user-driven, user-directed, database format. Sunlight Research, a licensee of the ClaimBot(R) software, will focus on key segments of interest to technology developers and investors, including telecommunications, computing, semiconductors, CleanTech, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotech, among others. http://www.SunlightResearch.com

About Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. ("SLW"), a leading patent strategy and acquisition legal firm, was launched in 1993. SLW concentrates on obtaining the strongest patents possible and avoiding litigation. The firm's client list includes emerging corporations as well as Fortune 500 companies and major universities, SLW's 80-plus technically degreed attorneys practice in more than 100 areas. SLW has offices inSan Jose, CA,Austin, TX and Minneapolis, MN. http://www.slwip.com

About Lyndon Rive (re-VAY)

Lyndon Rive is the founder and chief executive officer of SolarCity, a single-source provider of solar power financing, installation and support. After co-founding the company in July 2006, Rive has grown SolarCity to become California's leading residential solar installer, with more installations in the state than any other company, in 2007. Prior to SolarCity, Rive founded Everdream, an industry leader in software and services for large-scale distributed computer management, acquired by Dell Computer in 2007. A lifelong entrepreneur, Rive founded his first company at the age of 17 inSouth Africa.

About Ford Tamer, Ph.D. (TAY-mer)

Ford Tamer, Ph.D. is an Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures where he is focusing on breakthroughs related to mechanical and electrical efficiency, solar and IT. Ford has led Khosla Ventures' investments in, and is on the board of, EcoMotors, Kaai, PVT, Ramu, Soraa, andTopanga. He also led Khosla Ventures' investment in Firefly, and is on the boards of BNT, eASIC and PAX Streamline.

Before joining Khosla Ventures, Ford was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the $1.2 billion Enterprise Networking Group at Broadcom. Previously, he co-founded and served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Agere, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer, until it was acquired by Lucent Microelectronics for $430 million. Following the acquisition, he served as Vice President of the Processing, Aggregation and Switching business unit at Lucent's Agere Systems. Prior to founding Agere, he was part of the founding executive team at Dazel Corporation, which was acquired by HP, and MegaKnowledge, which was acquired by IntelliCorp. Ford earned MS and Ph.D. degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in engineering.

Contact: Joseph Scott

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