Intellectual Property & Technology Institute 2010 (8th Annual) Out of Stock
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June 2010
8th Annual Rocky Mountian Intellectual Property & Technology Institute
Program Description
The Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property Institute returns in 2010 with an outstanding line-up of speakers and topics! Whether you want to hear about the latest on social media and the IP attorney; practice specific updates on patent law, licensing, copyrights, and more; or emerging IP litigation issues --- the Institute has something for you.
Topics
Judicial Panel: Trends in IP Litigation
Moderated by Mark Lemley, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA and Durie Tangri, LLP, San Francisco
Presented by Hon. Lee Yeakel, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; Hon. Marilyn Huff, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; Hon. Saundra Brown Armstrong, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; Magistrate Boyd Boland, United States District Court, District of Colorado; and Hon. Roderick McKelvie, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware (Ret.), Covington & Burling, LLP, Washington, D.C.
Social Media & IP Lawyers and Practice: New Opportunities •
Social media is here to stay; it is not a fad • Engaging your audience means listening to them and adding value to
an existing conversation • Attorneys who leverage the powers of social media will succeed • Engaging your target
audience is the key to social media
Presented by Kevin O'Keefe, LexBlog, Inc., Seattle, Washington
Social Media: IP Issues and Concerns
- User generated content
- Discovery issues
- Defamation
- Brand management
- Employee rights
- Special issues with video
Moderated by Heidi Keefe, Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP, Palo Alto, CA
Presented by Matthew Esber, NC Soft, Inc., Austin, TX; and David Anderman, Lucas Film, Ltd., San Francisco, CA
Attorney Ethics & Social Media: New Technology, New Challenges?
Presented by Michael E. Lackey, Mayer Brown, LLP, Washington, DC
The Emerging Worldwide Patent Framework and How US Companies Can Adapt
- Former head of Foley & Lardner, LLP's IP practice
- At the vanguard, with Director Kappos, of modernizing the USPTO
- Longtime confidante of President Obama
Presented by Sharon Barner, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO
Ethics for IP Attorneys in Pre-Lawsuit Investigations
- How Supreme Court and Federal Circuit precedent require greater pre-suit investigations
- How ethical rules are interpreted in IP cases to frustrate pre-suit investigations
- Best practices to fulfill investigatory duties and yet avoid ethical liability
Presented by David Hricik, Mercer School of Law, Macon, Georgia
Track A - Patent Law
2010 Patent Law Update
- Developments at the Supreme Court
- Comprehensive review of the most important Federal Circuit decisions in the past year
Presented by Mark Lemley, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA and Durie Tangri, LLP, San Francisco, CA
Patentable Subject Matter and Practice Strategies in the Shadow of Bilski
- The Supreme Court speaks
- The state of allowable and valid subject matter in courts and the USPTO
- Practical suggestions
Presented by William S. Coats, White & Case, LLP, Palo Alto, CA and Scott Alter, Faegre & Benson, LLP, Denver, CO
Egyptian Goddess and Design Patents
- Design patent basics, including prosecution and enforcement
- Strategic use of design protection
- Egyptian Goddess, International Seaway, and other recent case law
Presented by Bruce Kugler, Sheridan & Ross, P.C., Denver, CO and Ben Fernandez, Faegre & Benson, LLP, Denver, CO
How Reexams Can Change Your IP Strategy: Differences Between Inter Partes and Ex Parte Reexams
- Navigating ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings
- Aligning your litigation and reexamination goals and strategies
- Pitfalls, pendency, costs & likelihood of invalidating the patent in question
- Impact of proposed patent reform legislation
Presented by Adriana Luedke, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Lee Johnston, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, Denver
The Evolving Law of Venue Selection and Transfers
- Venue selection in a new era
- Anticipating transfer motions
- Critical assessment of emerging standards
Presented by James Brogan, Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP, Broomfield, CO and Tom Miller, Motorola,Inc., Schaumburg, IL
Advanced Claim Drafting Strategies
- Making it Patentable in Light of Bilski
- Capturing foreign sales
- Entire Market Value Rule after Cornell
- Complete infringer requirements
Presented by Natalie Hanlon-Leh, Faegre & Benson, LLP, Denver, CO and Wayne Stacy, Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP, Broomfield, CO
Proportionality in Electronic Discovery: E-discovery for the Other 95% of the Cases
Presented by Magistrate Judge Craig Shaffer, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, Denver, CO; Ian Saffer, Townsend, Townsend & Crew, LLP, Denver, CO; and Sean Gallagher, Hogan & Hartson, Denver, CO
Track B - Trademarks/Copyrights/Trade Secrets
Trademark Monitoring and Enforcement: What Works, What Doesn't and When to Seek Help
- Risk Assessment of enforcement matters - practical tips for accurately assessing risk
- What situations call for outside counsel
- When and how to bring enforcement matters in-house
- Setting corporate expectations for outcomes of enforcement matters
Presented by Beth Magnuson, Oracle Corporation, Broomfield, CO; Dianna Lyons, Western Union Inc., Englewood, CO; Kellie Norden, Western Union Inc., Englewood, CO; & Jill Chalmers, Holme Roberts & Owen, LLP, Colorado Springs, CO
Trademark Update
- Infringement Update: You Be the Judge
- Preliminary injunctions & summary judgment
- Where's the Money?
Presented by Richard Kirkpatrick, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, CA and Rose Hagan, Rose Hagan - Fine Art, Los Altos, CA
Copyright Update
- Fung and the continuing evolution of the copyright inducement doctrine UMG v. Veoh and liability for UGC sites
Supreme Court's decision in Reed Elsevier v. Muchnik and its impact on copyright litigation
Supreme Court's decision in Reed Elsevier v. Muchnik and its impact on copyright litigation
- The ongoing debate over what constitutes a "copy" in the digital world Sanctions and other developments under the DMCA
Presented by Ian Ballon Greenburg Traurig, LLP, Los Angeles, CA and Palo Alto, CA
Presented by Ian Ballon Greenburg Traurig, LLP, Los Angeles, CA and Palo Alto, CA
Joint Development in IP: Who Owns What?
- Preventing the joint development from putting a cloud over or losing control or ownership of pre-existing IP
- Coverage of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets/confidential information
- Who owns the IP created by the joint development?
- Defining the parties' individual and joint obligations with respect to IP and the joint development
Presented by George Lewis, Merchant & Gould, PC, Denver, CO and Tom Dougherty, Covidien PLC, Boulder, CO
Cloud Computing - Don't Get Stuck with Your Head in the Clouds
- Developing contracting models for cloud services
- Addressing privacy and data security issues in the cloud, including cross border data transfers
- Establishing meaningful and measurable performance and service levels
- Dealing with e-discovery requests and governmental investigations in the cloud
Presented by Jason Haislmaier, Holme, Roberts & Owen, LLP, Boulder, CO
A Practical Approach to Injunctive Relief after eBay v. MercExchange
- Trends in Trial Court Rulings
- Key factors in securing an injunction
- Comparing Patent and Copyright Cases
- Evidentiary issues: Tips for trial lawyers
Presented by Jane Michaels, Holland & Hart, LLP, Denver, CO
Copyright and Fair Use
- The fair use doctrine as a balancing of interests
- How to correctly analyze copyright section 107 factors
- Survey of prominent and illustrative fair use cases involving popular copyrighted works
- Discussion of parody and court analyses of copyrighted and parodical works
Presented by Jon Tandler, Isaacson Rosenbaum P.C., Denver, CO
Track C - Licensing/Transactional/Trade Secrets
Trade Secret Update
- Evolution of the "Reasonable Methods to Protect Secrecy" Standard
- Trends regarding preliminary injunctive relief
- Pre-discovery identification of plaintiff's alleged trade secrets
- Developments under the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act and the Economic Espionage Act
Presented by Daniel Westman, Morrison & Foester, LLP, McClean, Virginia
Licensing Update
- Most important cases decided during 2009 and 2010 affecting licensing transactions and litigation
- Trends and new developments that will affect the IP practitioner
- How to address new developments in drafting and litigating licenses
Presented by Jeff Dodd, Andrews Kurth, LLP, Houston & Austin, TX
Advanced Licensing Problems With Nimmer & Dodd
- Recurring issues in drafting complex licenses
- Potential litigation issues in the design and negotiation of licenses
- Review of a completed transaction license
Presented by Jeff Dodd Andrews Kurth, LLP, Houston & Austin and Ray Nimmer University of Houston Law Center, Houston,TX
Intellectual Property Issues in M&A in An Uncertain Economy
- Pre-deal considerations: The NDA & confidentiality
- Working the process: Deal flash points in a down economy
- Diligence: Red flags and what to look for
- Getting what you paid for: Reps, warranties and indemnity
- Post closing issues
Presented by Hendrik Jordaan, Holme, Roberts & Owen, LLP, Denver, CO; Mollybeth Kocialski, Qwest, Inc., Denver, CO; Michael Franson, St. Charles Capital, Denver, CO; and M. Sean Radcliffe, IHS, Inc., Englewood, CO
Risk Allocation Issues: Negotiating Warranty, Limitation of Liability,& Indemnification Clauses in IP and IT Agreements
- How to use multiple contract obligations to effectively limit exposure
- Common pitfalls in risk allocation contract language and what to do about them
Presented by Peter Kinsella, Faegre & Benson, LLP, Denver, CO
Social Media Policies in the Workplace: Are Blogging , Tweeting, and Facebook Good for Business?
- Blocking employee access to social media in the workplace - pros and cons
- Key elements to consider when drafting a social media policy
- Dealing with inappropriate behavior
Presented by Jessica Brown, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Denver, CO and Christopher Leh, Littler, Mendelson, PC, Denver, CO
Track D - In-House
Bringing Value to the Company: How to Show You are Worth It
- When it makes sense to bring more help in-house in a difficult economy
- Cost management: How to achieve and show cost savings
- Value added: How to show you have added to the bottom line
- Designing successful partnerships with outside counsel
Presented by Aaron Brodsky, Oracle Corporation, Broomfield, CO
Monetization of IP, Part 1: How to Deal With Those Who Are Monetizing Portfolios
- Successful strategies for licensing used or unwanted IP assets
- Portfolio management issues
- Evaluating offers to monetize your portfolio
Presented by Tim Scull, Merchant & Gould, P.C., Denver, CO; and John Kennedy, The Dish Network, Englewood, CO
Monetization of IP, Part 2: How To Do It & What's Your Portfolio Really Worth?
- Practical strategies for making the most of what you have
- Alternative models for selling your royalty streams
- How to value your royalties over the long-term
Presented by Tim Scull, Merchant & Gould, P.C., Denver, CO; and Luke Duster, Capital Royalty, LP, Boulder, CO
- CLE Pass Price *FREE! - exclusions may apply
- Standard Price $459.00 USD
- Member Price $439.00 USD
- General Credits 32.00
- Ethics Credits 1.00
- EDI Credits