CENS Technical Seminar Series

Intellectual Property, Data and Privacy Issues

Invited Speaker: Katherine Fibiger
Date: January 16, 2009
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Venue: Boelter Hall 4760

Abstract

This ethics seminar will include an overview of intellectual property and the role of the Office of Intellectual Property on campus. The seminar will also include a a discussion about information, privacy, and responsibility as well background on copyright and licensing as applied to software, especially open-source, and other scholarly issues such as publications.

Please check out the link to this New York Times article entitled Google’s Gatekeepers which will be referenced in the seminar.

Biography

Katherine Fibiger joined OIP-ISR in July 2007 as a Licensing Officer. Ms. Fibiger is responsible for managing copyrightable works of authorship created at UCLA and assessing commercialization opportunities. Her responsibilities include negotiating licenses and managing their progress to ensure the licensed works of authorship can be commercialized or made available for the public good. In addition, Ms. Fibiger lectures on Intellectual Property topics including protection and commercialization of university intellectual property. Prior to joining UCLA, Ms. Fibiger was a software developer and information technology consultant for 10 years. Ms. Fibiger obtained a bachelor’s degree in management from Babson College, a Master of Information Science from Boston University, and J.D. and Master of Intellectual Property from Franklin Pierce Law Center.