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Spring CLE Program: The
17th Annual April
11-12, 2002 |
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Thursday, April 11, 2002 |
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8:30 - 11:45 am - Two Concurrent Sessions I - Patent Litigation Have it your way! A practical, no-fluff approach to presenting your case and winning your case before a jury and the judge. Join renowned patent litigators for a peek into their respective "bag of tricks" for putting together a winning case. Then learn from distinguished damages panelists what that all means for your client's pocketbook.
How Are You Going to Prove, Sustain, or Beat That Verdict/Judgment? Winning Strategies for Planning/Presenting at Trial/On Motion To Get Ready for the Twelve Wise Women and Men.
10:30 - 10:45 am - Break Patent Infringement Damages: What Experience Tells Us
II - Copyrights From the well-publicized Napster case to the New York Times v. Tasini Supreme Court decision, recent developments make copyright one of the fastest moving and most challenging types of intellectual property today. This program features practitioners, scholars and policy makers at the center of cutting-edge copyright issues, including recent developments in parody and fair use, the state of play on database protection, and recent landmark cases involving digital rights issues. Senior officials from the U.S. Copyright Office, including the Register of Copyrights, Mary Beth Peters, and Copyright Office General Counsel, David Carson, will also provide their perspectives on a range of statutory, regulatory and litigation issues. For the non-intellectual property practitioner, as a foundation for more advanced sessions, the program will also cover basic copyright principles as they apply to the most recent debates in this exciting area.
Laying a Course: The View From The Copyright Office (Copyright Office Developments, Statutory And Regulatory Issues, Copyright Office Litigation)
Reading The Map's Legend: Copyright Basics And More (Work Made For Hire, Licensing, Especially On-Line Licensing, And Distance Education)
10:15 - 10:30 am - Break The Scenic View: Recent Developments In Parody And Fair Use (Wind Done Gone, Barbie, And PETA Cases, And Satire)
Are We There
Yet? The Future Of Copyright Today
B. Post-Napster: The Broadband Bandwidth Bonanza
LUNCHEON
(tickets required) 1:30 - 4:45 pm - Two Concurrent Sessions I - Patent Prosecution This track will focus on current topics in U.S. patent prosecution. In particular, three panels will focus on (1) various strategic and tactical issues relating to the American Inventors Protection Act, including term adjustment, Request for Continued Examination practice, inter partes reexamination, and pre-grant publication; (2)how to draft patent application to avoid recent CAFC-imposed limitations on claims due to, among various issues, the language in the specification or through doctrine-of-equivalence issues; and (3)the ins-and-outs of electronic filing, from both the USPTO and the practitioners perspective.
Practice Issues Under The AIPA
Festo From A Prosecutor's Perspective
3:15 - 3:30 pm - Break Electronic Filing
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- ENFORCING IP RIGHTS ABROAD The focus of this panel is the successful enforcement of intellectual property rights in several key foreign countries. Speakers will highlight important procedures and issues concerning enforcement in their countries and how these relate to enforcement of U.S. rights. Panelists will discuss opportunities and challenges presented in effectively seeking protection of IP rights internationally.
Enforcement Procedures And Issues In France
Enforcement Procedures And Issues In Germany
Enforcement Procedures And Issues In The UK
3:00 - 3:15 pm - Break (end of teleconference) Enforcement Procedures And Issues In Japan
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Friday, April 12, 2002 |
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8:30 - 11:45 am - Three Concurrent Sessions I - Bench, Bar And Academia: Panel Discussion By Leading Experts In The Field On The Latest Patent Law Topics This session has been very successfully received the last two years, and is once again being offered in this year's program. The session brings together experts from the bench, bar and academia to discuss and debate cutting edge topics in the field of patent law and procedure in a panel discussion format. The panel includes distinguished jurists from the Federal Circuit and U.S. District Courts as well as professors and private practitioners.
10:15 - 10:30 am - Break II - Trademarks As we move into the next century, the scope and forms of trademark and trade dress protection are adjusting to the changing needs of our society and legal system. The globalization of commerce and the resulting shrinkage of national boundaries is affecting the way companies and governments must think about protection. This panel will discuss issues including the direction of the Trademark Office in this next century, trademark portfolio management in the global economy and the ever-evolving standards of trade dress protection.
The Trademark Office In The 21st Century
Trademark Portfolio Management In A Global Economy
10:30 - 10:45 am - Break Trade Dress Protection: Wal-Mart, Traffix And The Future
III - Insurance Coverage For IP Assets The issue of insurance coverage for intellectual property lawsuits will be addressed from the perspectives of the policyholder, insurer and in-house counsel. The session will also address the topic of insuring intellectual property assets by reviewing new policy forms and types of coverage available.
Insurance Coverage For Intellectual Property Lawsuits Update: Opportunities And Pitfalls For The Insurance-Savvy IP Litigator
Insurance Coverage - Perspective From The Named Insured
10:15 - 10:30 am - Break Insurance Coverage - Perspective From The Insurer
Vehicles For Insuring Intellectual Property Assets
LUNCHEON
(tickets required) 1:30 - 4:45 pm - Three Concurrent Sessions I - ETHICS FOR IP LAWYERS Representing two clients seeking intellectual property rights in the same field? What are your ethical responsibilities to both clients and how do you reconcile their potentially conflicting interests? In addition, patent lawyers must walk a tightrope balancing their responsibility to seek expansive protection on behalf of their clients against their overriding obligation to fully disclose all material information to the PTO during ex parte prosecution. This program will examine the ethical implications of "subject matter" conflicts and the balancing act of full disclosure from the perspective of the PTO, the outside patent lawyer and the inside patent counsel.
Subject-Matter Conflicts
3:00 - 3:15 pm - Break Duty Of Disclosure/Inequitable Conduct
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- Securing IP Rights Abroad The Intellectual Property practice field is becoming more international in scope. As the need for broader protection increases, constant efforts are ongoing to globalize our practice. It is imperative to keep up with these global approaches. The session will address PCT practice, the new proposed Patent Law Treaty and the future prospect of dealing with the Madrid Protocol for trademarks.
PCT- Recent Changes And Prospective New Changes
2:30 - 2:45 pm - Break Patent Law Treaty - Current Status And What Can We Expect To Be Changed In Our Law
Madrid Protocol - What It Is, How It Works And How It Doesn't Work
III - E-COMMERCE AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA Electronic commerce has created the greatest challenges and the most creative solutions ever seen in the law. Intellectual property has been in the forefront of creating and protecting businesses on the Internet. How can you use it to your client's advantage, to maximize opportunities for protection, and, at the same time, stay out of legal trouble?
New Businesses from E-Commerce, and Resulting New IP Issues
Trademark and Copyright Issues in E-Businesses
The Latest Word on Trademarks and Domain Names
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm - Break E-Commerce Patents: Developments In Procurement And Enforcement
Enforcement Of Shrink-Wrap And Click-Wrap Agreements
4:45 pm - Adjourn - 12/17/01 |
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