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Practical Tips on Intellectual Property Law

Practical Tips
on Intellectual Property Law

March 31, 2004
International Trade Center
Washington, DC

in cooperation with

The District of Columbia Bar
Intellectual Property Law Section

Program Schedule

Wednesday, March 31, 2004

8:45 - 8:50 a.m. ADMINISTRATIVE REMARKS
Melanye K. Johnson, Senior Counsel
E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company Wilmington, DE.
8:50 - 9:00 a.m. WELCOMING REMARKS
Paul M. Rivard, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., Washington, DC
Co-Chair, The District of Columbia Bar Intellectual Property Law Section
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

PORTFOLIOS : REVIEW AND AUDIT
Guidance on reviewing and auditing patent and trademark
portfolios as a benefit to your clients
Patent: Kim R. Jessum, Morgan Lewis, Philadelphia, PA
Trademark: Jennifer L. Elgin, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Washington, DC
10:05 - 11:00a.m. CLEARANCES AND OPINIONS
Formulating and drafting effective opinions regarding
non-infringement, invalidity, and patentability, use-clearance considerations; and practical considerations in formulating and providing opinions
Patent: Steven Gardner, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Winston-Salem, NC
Trademark: Sana D. Coleman, Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, PLLC Washington, DC
11:05 - 11:20 a.m.
 BREAK
11:20 a.m. -
12:20 p.m.

LICENSING HIGHLIGHTS
Considerations when licensing patents and trademarks, including types of licensing, negotiations, common
and uncommon terms; warranties and patent misuse considerations
Patent: Stuart D. Smolen, Director of Intellectual Property, Immersion Corporation, San Jose, CA
Trademark: Barry L. Cohen, Thorp, Reed & Armstrong LLP
 Philadelphia, PA

12:20 - 1:45 p.m. BUFFET LUNCHEON
Introductory Remarks: Robert W. Sacoff
Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson, LLP, Chicago, IL. Chair
ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law
Guest speaker: Hon. Alan D. Lourie
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC
1:50 - 3:20 p.m. PTO BOARD PRACTICE
Motion practice, paper trials, and other issues unique to proceedings before the patent and trademark boards
Patent: Todd R. Walters, Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, LLP
Alexandria, VA
Trademark: Hon. Gerard F. Rogers, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA
Sarira D. Alexander, Associate General Counsel, FANNIE MAE,
Washington, DC
3:20 - 3:35 p.m. BREAK
3:35 - 5:05 p.m.
LITIGATION MATTERS: PRE-TRIAL MOTIONS AND TRIAL
Dispositive motions and hearings, pre-trial conferences, motions in limine and other issues pertinent to patent and trademark litigation
Patent: John F. Lynch, Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, LLP, Houston, TX
Trademark: Douglas N. Masters, Loeb & Loeb LLC, Chicago, IL
5:05 - 5:15 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS AND ADJOURNMENT
Melanye K. Johnson

Program Co-Chairs:
Kim R. Jessum, Morgan Lewis, Philadelphia, PA
Melanye K. Johnson, Senior Counsel, E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE