14th Annual IP Hot Topics Luncheon
PLEASE JOIN US
for the
14th Annual IP Hot Topics Luncheon [ law.gsu.edu ]
at the
Knowles Conference Center
of the Georgia State University College of Law
on
May 21, 2018 at 12 Noon
featuring
Frank Patterson
President, Pinewood Studios Atlanta
The studio that brought you Black Panther, Avengers:Infinity War & other Georgia blockbusters
Former Dean, FSU College of Motion Picture Arts; Former CEO of Hologram firm, Pulse Evolution
discussing
The Future of Digital Content from Georgia
Frank Patterson is a studio executive, entrepreneur and higher education thought leader. He currently serves as President of Pinewood Atlanta Studios, the second largest purpose built film studio in North America, where the films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Passengers were produced, among others.
Prior to Pinewood, Patterson co-founded and served as the CEO of Pulse Evolution Corporation, a technology company that produces hyper-realistic digital humans for live and virtual reality applications. While at Pulse, he produced the immersive live production of Michael Jackson’s “Slave to the Rhythm” at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards, which featured an original performance by Pulse’s computer-generated and animated human likeness of the late Michael Jackson.
As an educator, Patterson teaches producing at FSU’s College of Motion Picture Arts, where he served as dean from 2003 to 2016. The “Hollywood Reporter” named Patterson one of the nation’s top mentors to a generation of Hollywood filmmakers.”
His creative and research activities are focused at the intersection of artificial intelligence and immersive technologies, with an interest in digital human agency.
The luncheon is $35 and you may register online here [ secure.touchnet.com ] .
Co-sponsored by
Finnegan [ www.finnegan.com ] | Murgitroyd [ www.murgitroyd.com ] | Smith Gambrell [ www.sgrlaw.com ] Atlanta Bar IP Section [ www.atlantabar.org ] | Georgia Bar IP Law Section [ georgiaip.org ]
GSU College of Law [ law.gsu.edu ] | GSU Robinson College of Business [ robinson.gsu.edu ]
Emory Law [ law.emory.edu ] | Licensing Executives Society [ www.lesusacanada.org ]
Sponsorship opportunities remain available.
Contact event chair Barry Brager [ mailto:bbrager@perceptionpartners.com ] at Perception Partners to learn more.
1 CLE credit approved .
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