Intellectual Property Fundamentals 2020 - VIRTUAL
Fundamentals
Fridays | 1-4 pm | July 17, July 24
Program Moderator: Mollybeth (Molly) R. Kocialski, Director, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Denver, CO
Are you new to the practice of intellectual property law or simply want to polish your basic IP skills and knowledge? Gain knowledge and insights from experts on practice essentials of patent, trademark and copyright law, and licensing. And receive practical, foundational basics for your day-to-day practice of IP law to better represent your clients.
Amp up your skills and network by attending our main event!
18th Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property & Technology Law Institute
Thursdays | 1-4 pm | July 16, July 23, July 30, August 6
- Live Sessions on four consecutive Thursday afternoons
- 10-12 On-Demand Sessions dropped every week
- Small group video "table-top" workshops
- Themed chat rooms for further conversations
- Dynamic social networking events
- 60+ CLEs
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR 2020 INSTITUTE SPONSORS!
PRESENTING
Cooley LLP
Hogan Lovells
Holland & Hart LLP
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
King & Spalding LLP
Merchant & Gould P.C.
Perkins Coie LLP
PLATINUM
Arnold & Porter
Baker Botts
Dennemeyer
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Goodwin
Murgitroyd
Setter Roche LLP
Sheridan Ross PC
WilmerHale
GOLD
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Cyopsis-Digital Forensics, Investigations & eDiscovery
Faegre Drinker
KUTAK ROCK LLP
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Polsinelli
Seed Intellectual Property Law Group LLP
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
SILVER
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
CBA-CLE Books
CBA-CLE Pass
Corsearch
Haynes and Boone, LLP
PatPro, Inc.
Patterson Intellectual Property Law, P.C.
BRONZE
Colorado Attorneys for the Arts
Cardinal Intellectual Property
Forensic Pursuit, LLC
MDD Forensic Accountants
Rider Goodwin Law
Thomson Reuters
WebTMS
Sponsorship opportunities are still available! Please contact Melissa Higham, [email protected] or Barbara Hollingsworth, [email protected] for more information.
IP Institute Fundamentals - VIRTUAL
Friday, July 17
12:00 - 1:00pm
Visit Your Sponsors and Check Out the Virtual Platform
Virtual Platform Sponsored by Cooley, Hogan Lovells, Holland & Hart, Kilpatrick Townsend, King & Spalding, Merchant & Gould and Perkins Coie
Visit Your Sponsors and Check Out the Virtual Platform
Virtual Platform Sponsored by Cooley, Hogan Lovells, Holland & Hart, Kilpatrick Townsend, King & Spalding, Merchant & Gould and Perkins Coie
1:00-1:10pm
Virtual Check-in
1:10-1:15pm
Welcoming Remarks
Mollybeth (Molly) R. Kocialski, Director, Rocky Mountain Regional Office U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Denver, CO
1:15-2:30pm
LIVE: Basics of Claims Drafting and Prosecution, and Patent Application Drafting
- Increased importance of performing good “prior art” searches
- Patentable subject matter (In Re Bilski and 2019 Patent Eligibility Guidance)
- Drafting the specification and claims
- Overview of the patent prosecution process
- Disclosure obligations and IDS management
- Examiner interview
- Accelerated prosecution
- Related applications and genealogy issues
Presented by Mollybeth (Molly) R. Kocialski, Director, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Denver, CO, and Matthew Avery, Baker Botts LLP, San Francisco, CA
2:30-2:35m
Visit Your Sponsors; On-line Chat Break
2:35-3:40pm
LIVE: Basics of Trademark Protection and Policing
- Trademark function and types of marks
- Trademark clearance obligations, methods and strategies
- Acquisition of trademark rights through use and registration
- Overview of the trademark registration process
- Maintaining registration rights
- Enforcing trademark rights
Presented by Mike Drumm, Drumm Law LLC, Denver, CO, and Dana P. Jozefczyk, Associate General Counsel, US Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Colorado Springs, CO
3:40pm
Live Remote Presentations Conclude
Visit Your Sponsors!
Check out the institute video on demand presentations!
________________________________________________________________
Friday, July 24
12:00 - 1:00pm
Visit Your Sponsors and Check Out the Virtual Platform
Virtual Platform Sponsored by Cooley, Hogan Lovells, Holland & Hart, Kilpatrick Townsend, King & Spalding, Merchant & Gould and Perkins Coie
Visit Your Sponsors and Check Out the Virtual Platform
Virtual Platform Sponsored by Cooley, Hogan Lovells, Holland & Hart, Kilpatrick Townsend, King & Spalding, Merchant & Gould and Perkins Coie
1:00-1:10pm
Virtual Check-in
1:10-1:15pm
Welcoming Remarks
Mollybeth (Molly) R. Kocialski, Director, Rocky Mountain Regional Office U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Denver, CO
1:15-2:30pm
LIVE: Anatomy of Technology Licenses
- Defining the scope of the license – usage, territory, time and updates
- Royalties – different structures and audits
- Warranties in licensing – implied and express
- Protecting the exchange of confidential information – employee issues and trade secrets
- Remedies on breach – financial liability and specific performance
- Indemnity – scope of obligation, exclusions, mechanics, remedies/triggers
- Limitation of liability – forms liability and failure of essential purpose
Presented by Matt McKinney, Koenig, Oelsner, Taylor, Schoenfield & Gaddis PC, Denver, CO and Victoria L. Donovan, Kutak Rock LLP, Denver, CO
2:30-2:35pm
Visit Your Sponsors; On-line Chat Break
2:35-3:25pm
LIVE: Copyright Law
- Understand what copyright is and its important benefits
- Discuss defenses to copyright infringement
Presented by Leigh Augustine, Esq., EIP, Denver, CO and Dave Ratner, Esq., Creative Law Network, Denver, CO
3:25pm
Live Remote Presentations Conclude
Visit Your Sponsors!
Check out the institute video on demand presentations!
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $147.00 |
| CBA Member | $122.00 |
| ABA IP Section Member | $102.00 |
| CBA IP Section Member | $102.00 |
| Copyright Society of the USA Member | $102.00 |
| CLE BASIC Pass Holder | $87.00 |
| CLE ELITE Pass Holder | $62.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $61.00 |
- General Credits: 6.00
- Ethics Credits:
- EDI Credits:
To join the CBA or add a Section to your membership click