35th Annual National CLE Conference® - Intellectual Property
January 2018
35th Annual National CLE & Ski Conference
It's BACK IN VAIL!
Top 10 Reasons for You to Go to the National CLE Conference!
10. 35 Years of outstanding CLE in a world-class destination
9. Learning from top practitioners from around the country
8. Networking with lawyers from throughout the U.S. (and internationally)
7. More than 16 CLE credits in only 5 days
6.Great for firm team building
5. Vail mountain is the 3rd largest ski mountain in North American and the 2nd largest in the U.S., with almost 200 trails, and 31 lifts
4. Discount lodging and lift tickets
3. Skiing, snowboarding, snowmobile tours, snowshoe tours, dog sled rides, sleigh rides, ice skating, Ski tubing, luxury bowling, ice climbing, hot tubs, spas, shopping, restaurants, relaxing… And a convenient conference schedule so you can do as much, or as little as you like!
2. Some of the top restaurants in the region featuring casual comfort food to specialty foods to fine dining
1. YOU EARNED IT! Reward yourself and start the year off right!
Top-Notch Legal Education – 9 Substantive Areas of the Law Plus Law Practice Management Sessions
All presentations are live, and feature some of the best lawyers, judges and experts from throughout the country. Our early morning and late afternoon schedule provides 16-19 hours of continuing legal education credit per program while at the same time allowing you ample time to enjoy this world-class resort.
Network with Other Lawyers
Breakfast and après ski are more than just meals. They provide you an opportunity to meet and network with outstanding lawyers from across the country. Make new contacts and new friends!
Savings
We expect to bring over 400 participants to Vail, including lawyers, spouses, children and guests. The result is a significant savings for you on rooms, transportation, ski lift tickets, equipment rentals, and more.
About the Law Education Institute:
The Law Education Institute was established in 1980 by Attorneys James J. Podell and Peggy L. Podell for the purpose of presenting outstanding continuing legal education programs. Long active in Bar activities, Jim and Peggy developed the National CLE Conference® into one of the preeminent programs in the country.
Their insistence on high quality speakers and programming has resulted in ABA sections and numerous State Bar and other associations co-sponsoring the programs. It is in the memory of Jim Podell that Colorado Bar Association CLE continues the tradition of this Conference.
The Very Best Legal Education…
- Top-notch speakers – among the best lawyers in the country
- Cutting-edge topics
- Opportunities for open discussions
- Outstanding resort location
9 Substantive Areas of Law to Choose From…
- Bankruptcy
- Business and Taxation
- Civil Litigation
- Employee Benefits
- Environmental Law, Land Use, Energy and Litigation
- Family
- Health
- Intellectual Property
- Labor & Employment
PLUS, a complete law practice management session is back again this year by popular demand!
Testimonials
- First Time Attendee. Excellent Program. Great Schedule. Great Program!
- Long-time Attendee…so glad to be back in Vail!
- Excellent quality of information.
- I love this Conference!
- The conference brings together the best speakers and industry leaders from across the nation in a variety of fields. I walked away with both valuable insights from my colleagues as well as numerous new professional contacts...
- This is the best CLE available. Thanks for doing such a great job with this conference.
- The interactive component is fantastic. Love the amount of experience the speakers bring to this conference.
- Good overall subject matter; timely topics ... plus skiing!!
- The quality and caliber of presentations were definitely top notch.
- I appreciated the opportunity to hear from an expert in my field in the classroom, but the bonus was spending a day skiing with that same expert - quality networking doesn't get much better than that!
Please book your room by December 12, 2017. All reservations require a credit card. Reservations made after December 12th will be at the hotel's current rate available.
Cancellations:
Cancellations by December 27, 2018 will receive a full refund of tuition paid. After December 27, 2018 no refunds will be issued, but substitutions are welcome.
Special Thanks to Our 2018 Sponsors!
Platinum Sponsor
How to MANAGE a Small Law Firm
Gold Sponsor
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Silver Sponsors
AB Court Reporting & Video, Inc.
First Indemnity Insurance Group
LIV Sotheby's International RealtyCo-Sponsors
ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division
ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law
ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
International Trademark Association
Nebraska State Bar Association
35th Annual National CLE & Ski Conference
January 3-7, 2018, Vail Mountain Marriott Resort
Program Co-Chairs:
Scott M. Alter, Lathrop & Gage LLP, Denver, CO
David H. Bernstein, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY
- Attend and Hear Patent, Copyright, Trademark and Licensing Issues Addressed at ONE Conference
- Acquire Knowledge on Topics of Interest Whether You are Corporate Counsel or a Private Firm Practitioner
- Gain Insights of Judges and Private Firm Practitioners at the Always Popular Bench and Bar Dialogue Session
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
3:00-7:00 p.m.
Registration
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Annual Trademark and Copyright Updates
Session One
Trademark Registration Update
Evan M. Rothstein, Brownstein, Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Denver, CO
Session Two
Trademark Litigation Update
David H. Bernstein, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY
Session Three
Copyright Update
Dale Cendali, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY
Thursday, January 4, 2018
7:00-9:00 a.m.
In House Counsel Roundtable
Developments in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Anamaria E. Cashman, Division Counsel, Trademarks, Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL
Counterfeiting and Consumer Packaged Goods
Scott Piering, Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI
Developments in Consumer Class Actions
Gail Sharps Myers, General Counsel, Snyder’s-Lance, Inc., Charlotte, N.C.
4:30- 6:30 p.m.
Plenary Session - More Fun with Ethics at the Movies
Larry J. Cohen, Ph.D., J.D., Cohen’s Counsel, Bethel, VT
6:30 p.m.
Wine Reception
Friday, January 5, 2018
7:00-9:00 a.m.
Internet and Online Updates
Session One
Developments in Social Media
Dom Perella, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Snapchat, Inc., Venice, CA
Session Two
Developments in Domain Names
Brian Beckham, Head of Internet Dispute Resolution Section, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, Geneva, Switzerland
Session Three
Development and Trends in Digital Enforcement
Michael Potenza, Vice President and Intellectual Property Counsel, National Basketball Association, New York, NY
4:30-5:15 p.m.
The Top Ten Things You Must Know About the US Patent and Trademark Office
Mollybeth (Molly) R. Kocialski, Director, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, US Patent and Trademark Office, Denver, CO
5:15-6:00 p.m.
Building a Strong Patent Portfolio: Views from In-House
Heath Hoglund, Chief Patent Counsel, Dolby, San Francisco, CA
Colm Dobbyn, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, MasterCard, Purchase, NY
Terri McHenry, Director, Intellectual Property and Litigation, Verily Life Sciences, San Francisco, CA
6:00-6:45 p.m.
The Post-Halo Effect on Willful Infringement, Enhanced Damages and Opinions of Counsel
Scott M. Alter, Lathrop & Gage LLP, Denver, CO
Jon R. Trembath, Lathrop & Gage LLP, Denver, CO
Saturday, January 6, 2018
7:00-7:30 a.m.
State of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
Lisa M. Kattan, Baker Botts LLP, Washington, DC
7:30-8:00 a.m.
Hot Topics on Patent Eligibility for Software: What You Need to Know Now
Richard L. Rainey, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC
8:00-8:30 a.m.
Hot Topics on European Patent Law
Holm Schwarze, Guardian IP Consulting, Denmark
8:30-9:15 a.m.
Patent Law Update – 2017 in Review
Lisa A. Dolak, Senior Vice President and University Secretary, Angela S. Cooney Professor of Law, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Corporate Counsel Panel: What’s Keeping Corporate Counsel Awake at Night
Jeff Newton, Corporate Counsel, Broadcom, Fort Collins, CO
Barbara Fisher, Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property, Lockheed Martin, Washington, D.C.
Steve Mackenzie, Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation, Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC, Wichita, KS
Cynthia Mitchell, Senior Corporate IP Counsel, Zimmer Biomet, Denver, CO
Ed Tempesta, Vice President, Senior Counsel – Intellectual Property, MasterCard, New York, NY
5:30-6:45 p.m.
A Dialogue Between Bench and Bar
Honorable Barbara M. G. Lynn, Chief Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX
Honorable Paul Michel (ret.), former Chief Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC
Professor Martin Adelman, Theodore and James Pedas Family Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law, Co-Director of the Intellectual Property Law Program, Co-Director of the Dean Dinwoodey Center for Intellectual Property Studies, GW│Law, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Seth Waxman, WilmerHale, Washington, DC, and former Solicitor General of the United States
Donald R. Dunner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC
Sunday, January 7, 2018
Plenary Sessions
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
The Ethical Boundaries of Adversary Investigations
- Addressing the Need for Information about Your Adversaries, Including Such in Intellectual Property Disputes
- Investigative Techniques Generally, and Use of Private Investigators, Specifically
- Applicable Law and Rules, Including Rules 4.1 (a), 4.2, 4.3, 4.4(a), 8.4(c), and 5.3 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct
- Potential Penalties and Consequences for Violations
- Case Analyses and Hypotheticals
Presented by Michael Chiappetta, Senior Legal Editor, Intellectual Property & Technology, Practical Law, New York, NY. Your speaker will share with you his experiences in the intellectual property practice area along with how such ethical considerations may apply in other practice areas and other practice area examples
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Ethical Considerations Regarding Collection and Admission of Social Media Evidence
What was once a thought or a spoken word is now memorialized as tangible evidence. A running journal of an individual's activities, thoughts, and movements is a potential treasure trove of evidence not to be ignored. Improper collection can lead to spoliation and/or preclusion of evidence. Gregory MacFarlane, JD, E-Discovery Specialist, Thomson Reuters/Pangea3, New York, NY will discuss the case law (state & federal), FRCP, Rules of Evidence (801, 901, & 902), ABA Model Rules (401 & 804), and bar opinions surrounding preservation of evidence, best practices for collection, rules of evidence and how to lay a proper for admission of this evidence. These winning strategies will lower the cost of litigation and improve work product.
Presented by Gregory MacFarlane, JD, Legal Consultant│E-Discovery Specialist, Thomson Reuters, New York, NY
Location Information
Vail Marriott Mountain Resort
715 West Lionshead Circle
Vail, CO 81657
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715 West Lionshead Circle
Vail, CO 81657
Registration Fees
| Before December 22 | $699.00 |
| CBA Member - Before December 22 | $679.00 |
| CLEACCESSPASS---ELITE Pass Holder | $499.00 |
| New Lawyers (in practice 5 years or less) | $499.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $349.50 |
- General Credits: 19.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.20
- EDI Credits:
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