Cary, NC— James Chambers, President of the North Carolina Executive Roundtable (NCER), announced that Ken Sibley, Attorney with Myers, Bigel, Sibley & Sajovec, P.A., will discuss key issues in patent law in his talk “Patent Law.” The lecture will take place May 9th, at the 2014 NCER meeting of members at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary at 11:45am. The meeting is open to members and invited guests, and the cost is $30.00.

Sibley, an attorney with Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A., a full-service intellectual property firm with an emphasis on patent law, and is the largest independent patent law firm in North Carolina, will discuss some basic issues in patent law that every businessperson should be aware of and the recent changes in patent law and its application.

Ken Sibley has been practicing intellectual property law since 1985, and focuses his practice in biotechnology, chemical and biomedical device areas. Ken received his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Lycoming College, his Master of Arts from the University of Rochester, and his Juris Doctor from Duke University. He has been a Senior Lecturing Fellow at the Duke University School of Law since 1995 and an Adjunct Associate Professor of the Practice in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University from 2007-2010, where he teaches courses on patent law and practice.

In 2004, Ken was ranked as the #1 patent and intellectual property lawyer in North Carolina by Business North Carolina magazine, and in 2005 was inducted into the magazine’s Legal Elite Hall of Fame. Ken has been included in The Best Lawyers in America from 2008 to 2013, and for the past fifteen years has received a Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating.

“We are eager to have an attorney of Ken’s caliber speak with us about patent law and its application,” said Chambers. “His vast experience with intellectual property and patent law will provide important insight and knowledge that can greatly benefit business owners.”

For more information or to register for the event, visit:

http://www.ncer1.org/members/calendar-events/event-registration/

About North Carolina Executive Roundtable (NCER):

North Carolina Executive Roundtable is the premier professional association of highly capable senior executives who are sought after by business and industry for their unparalleled expertise and recognized for their contributions to the greater community. For a senior executive in a small-to-midsize business, NCER is a nonprofit professional association that provides a forum for building trusted relationships among members which fosters a culture where peers discuss and explore business ideas and challenges in an open, receptive environment. For more information, visit http://www.ncer1.org