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Date
Day 1 - 24
th
November 2015 (Tuesday)
Session
Session 3: ‘Perspective of the Technology Investors’
Time
17:05-18:05
Format
Panel Discussion (Moderator)
Topic
Perspective of the Technology Investors
Speaker
Mr Arthur Au
Executive Committee Member of The Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Club, Hong Kong Computer Society
Before his legal career, Arthur worked at Guidant Corp. in Santa Clara, California, a top
manufacturer of cardiology medical devices where he had a wide range of R&D and
project management responsibilities, and help brought numerous class leading
products to market including coronary and peripheral stents, angioplasty balloons, and
coronary artery by-pass surgical equipment.
Arthur started his legal career at a renowned Silicon Valley patent boutique firm
specialized in computer software and hardware arts in Silicon Valley, having worked
with clients such as Intel, Cisco, Apple, and Google. He was Intellectual Property
Counsel and Director of Intellectual Property at Thoratec, a NYSE listed company,
which specializes in implantable heart pump. He managed and oversaw all aspects of
intellectual property at the company and helped grow the company's patent portfolio by
over five fold through acquisition of patent portfolios and internal filings. Arthur worked
closely with R&D, corporate business development, marketing, and other stake holders
in developing strategies for product growth and in identifying assets and technology for
acquisition or licensing. He returned to Hong Kong practicing commercial intellectual
property law at Deacons. Arthur now is a consultant at Axiom where he provides
consulting services to multinational businesses, including the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange.
Arthur is an independent non-executive director of China Success Finance Group
Holdings Ltd. (HKSE 3623).
Arthur is interested and passionate about the development and application of
technology and particularly enjoys working with technology clients in achieving their
business objectives. Arthur has a Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical and Electrical
Engineering from Duke University, a Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineering from
Case Western Reserve University, and Juris Doctorate Degree from the Santa Clara
University School of Law. He is a qualified lawyer from California and a registered U.S.
Patent lawyer with the US Patent & Trademark Office.