Fundamentals of IP Law
May 2010
Fundamentals of IP Law
Get up to speed on IP fundamentals in time to join your colleagues for the Institute!
Notice to Registrants of the “Fundamentals of IP Law” Program scheduled for Thursday, May 20, 2010:
The program has been rescheduled and relocated to take place alongside the 8th Annual IP Institute as follows:
Thursday, June 3, 2010, at the Westin Westminster Hotel, 10600 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, CO 80020 and there will NOT be a webcast.
Professional Benefits of the IP Institute:
- Comprehensive update about recent case law, regulatory and practice developments
- Unmatched networking opportunities for all IP professionals in the western United States
- Hear from local, statewide and national practice leaders
- Special track for in-house counsel and issues important to them
- Social media and the IP attorney: Learn how to use it to build your practice and make life easier
- Meet in-house counsel from many leading companies
- After a tough year, renew acquaintances with professional colleague
- Just because it's always a good time!
Substantive Benefits of the IP Institute:
- Judicial panel on trends in IP litigation and best practices
- All-Star Panel on the IP issues in the spread of social media
- Practice specific updates - Lemley on patent law, Dodd on licensing, Ballon on copyrights and much more
- Patentable subject matter after Bilski
- IP diligence and issues in corporate M&A
- Monetization of IP: Valuing and selling royalty streams to private equity funds
- The evolving law of venue selection and transfer
- Advanced claims drafting
- Reexams and your IP strategy
- Joint development of IP
- Advanced drafting issues in licensing
- Issues raised by social media in the workplace
Program Description
Intellectual property comes in many forms and is the basis of much of the value in the national economy today. Knowing how to protect technology and software and client brands is essential knowledge for attorneys advising businesses, universities, non-profits, and governments. Learning how to capitalize on that value property through licensing is equally essential. In this one-day program, you'll learn the fundamentals of patent and software protection, how the patent litigation process works, trademark protection and policing, and how to license out what you've protected or license in what you need.
Agenda
8:30 - 9:00 am
Registration
9:00 - 10:15 am
Basics of Claims Drafting & Prosecution, and Patent Application Drafting
- Patents more difficult to obtain/take longer to issue
- KSR v. Teleflex has changed the patent landscape
- Increased importance of performing good “prior art” searches
- Patentable subject matter (in re Bilski)
- Working closely with inventors
- Drafting the specification and claims
- Overview of the patent prosecution process
- Disclosure obligations
- Related applications and genealogy issues
- Office actions and response strategies
- Continuation practice
- Interference/reexamination practice
Presented by Rene Pereyra, Merchant & Gould PC, Denver, CO, and Thomas Woods, Woods Patent Law LLC, Lyons, CO
10:15 - 10:30 am
Networking Break
10:30 - 11:45 am
Overview of the Patent Litigation Process
- Pre-filing diligence on patent ownership and infringement
- Venue selection after TS Tech
- - Patent local rules and how to use them effectively
- Surviving the discovery process
- Explanation of the claim construction process
- Selecting and using technical experts
- Trial presentation tips for cases involving complex technology
- Requirements for obtaining an injunction
- Proving lost profits or reasonable royalty damages
Presented by Orion Armon, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Broomfield, CO and Carolyn Juarez, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Broomfield, CO
11:45 - 1:00 pm
Lunch - on your own
1:00 - 2:15 pm
Fundamentals of Software Licensing
- Anatomy of a software license
- Key issues and provisions
- Drafting and negotiation techniques
- Intellectual property issues in software licenses
- Maintenance and support concerns
- Privacy and security pitfalls
- Bankruptcy and insolvency risks
- Open Source and "mixed-source" licensing issues
- Software as a service (SaaS) and cloud computing models
Presented by Jason Haislmaier, Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, Boulder, CO
2:15 - 2:30
Networking Break
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Basics of Trademark Protection and Policing
- Trademark function and types of marks
- Mark selection and the marketing/trademark paradox
- Trademark clearance obligations, methods and strategies
- Acquisition of trademark rights through use and registration
- Overview of the trademark registration process
- Successful prosecution concepts
- Maintaining registration rights
- Enforcing trademark rights
- Foreign rights
- Overlapping copyright issues
Presented by Katina Banks, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Denver, CO
3:45 p.m.
Adjourn
Planning Committee
Nathaniel T. Trelease, Program Chair
WebCredenza, Inc., Denver
Denver, CO
Wayne O. Stacy
Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP
Broomfield, CO
Natalie M. Hanlon-Leh
Faegre & Benson, LLP
Denver/Boulder, CO
Mollybeth R. Kocialski
Qwest
Denver, CO
Timothy B. Scull, Chair and Moderator
Merchant & Gould PC
Denver, CO
James P. Brogan
Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP
Broomfield, CO
Faculty
Orion Armon
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Broomfield, CO
Katina C. Banks
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Denver, CO
Jason D. Haislmaier
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
Boulder, CO
Carolyn V. Juarez
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Broomfield, CO
Rene Pereyra
Merchant & Gould PC
Denver, CO
Thomas F. Woods
Woods Patent Law LLC
Lyons, CO
Location Information
Westin Westminster Hotel
10600 Westminster Blvd
Westminster, CO 80020
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10600 Westminster Blvd
Westminster, CO 80020
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $269.00 |
| CBA | $239.00 |
| Non Member | $239.00 |
| PATENT | $219.00 |
| New Lawyer | $199.00 |
- General Credits: 6.00
- Ethics Credits:
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