Section of Intellectual Property Law | 23rd Annual IPL Conference

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Program Schedule

in cooperation with: ABA Section of Science & Technology and ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries

(tentative—titles and descriptions subject to change)

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

8:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Practical tips on Intellectual Property Law: Obtaining IP Rights from the U.S. Government
(separate registration required for this one-day CLE program.)

5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Open Registration and Early Check-in

Welcome Reception for Young Lawyers, New Members, and First Time Attendees

Wednesday's Reception Sponsored by
FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP

7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Women's Networking Dinner

Mezz Restaurant

(tickets required)
The dinner offers the opportunity for women leaders in the profession and others to gather and network in an informal and relaxed setting. All are welcome to attend this special dinner celebrating women in IP law. Hosted by the ABA-IPL Committee on Womne in the Profession. Sign up for this event on the registration form.

Women's Networking Dinner Sponsored by
BAYARD

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Thursday, April 10, 2008

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Committee Meetings

Room: McLean
Ross Alan Dannenberg, Steve Mortinger
Co-Chairs
Committee 758 – SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON COMPUTER GAMING AND VIRTUAL WORLDS

Room: Mt. Vernon
Kim Jessum
Chair
Committee 355 – SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ONLINE COPYRIGHT ISSUES

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Two Concurrent Session

I. Are the Supreme Court and Federal Circuit on the Same Page For Patent Law?

During the past few years, the U.S. Supreme Court has broken with longstanding Federal Circuit precedent and rewritten important principles of patent law. What does this mean for the future of patent law, the Federal Circuit, and the place of the Supreme Court appeals in patent litigation? Does the Supreme Court have a different vision of patent law than the Federal Circuit? If so, what further changes are coming?

Welcome Remarks:
Pamela Banner Krupka, Krupka Law Group, P.C., Los Angeles, CA.
Chair, ABA Secion of Intellectual Propery Law
Administrative Remarks:
Rich de Bodo, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Los Angeles, CA.
Program Co-Chair.
Moderator:
Prof. Christopher A. Cotropia, University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VA
Speakers:
Hon. Pauline Newman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC
Donald R. Dunner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC
Thomas C. Goldstein, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC
Nancy Linck, Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C., Washington, DC

II. An Audiovisual Tour Through the Year in Copyright

The panel will educate and entertain this year’s attendees with a light-hearted round-up of copyright cases handed down over the last year by courts throughout the land. Topics will include the DMCA, First Sale, Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act, preemption, the continued ripple effect of Dastar, and much more!

Welcome Remarks:
Gordon T. Arnold , Arnold L.L.P., Houston, TX..
Chair-Elect, ABA Secion of Intellectual Propery Law
Administrative Remarks:
James R. Sims, III , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC.
Program Co-Chair.
Speakers:
Katherine Spelman , Cobalt LLP, Berkeley, CA
J. Michael Keyes, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP, Spokane, WA
Rob Kasunic, Principal Legal Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office, Washington, DC

10:15 - 11:45 a.m.
Two Concurrent Session

I. What Patent Law Reform Really Means For You

Panelists from the Federal Circuit, the electronics industry, the life sciences industry, and academia analyze the latest reform legislation and what it means for different sectors of the patent community.

Moderator:
Prof. Timothy Holbrook, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL
Panelists:
Hon. Paul R. Michel, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC
Robert A. Armitage, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
Gerald J. Mossinghoff, Senior Counsel, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., Alexandria, VA. (Former Commissioner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.)
Software Industry Representative to be announced

II. Copyright, Damages and Secondary Liability: Looking Back to See the Future

TELECONFERENCE
Panelists will explore copyright litigation issues including damages, awards, and (secondary) liability. In particular, the panel will survey damages issues, including the split in the circuits on punitive damages, and review secondary liability issues – relating to websites and other Internet services – in light of three Ninth Circuit cases last year.

Moderator:
Heather J. Hubbard, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP, Nashville, TN
Speakers:
Andrew P. Bridges, Winston & Strawn LLP, San Francisco, CA
Russell J. Frackman, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Duff Berschback, Senior Director of Business Affairs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Nashville, TN
Carrie Hanlon, Wiggin & Dana LLP, Stamford, CT

12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

LUNCHEON

Tickets required
Concerns from the Bench on Pending
Patent Law Reform Legislation
Guest speaker
Hon. Paul R. Michel, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
The American Intellectual Property Law Educational Foundation’s Sidney B. Williams, Jr.
Scholarship Awards will also be presented at the luncheon.

Thursday's Luncheon Sponsored by
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

1:45 - 3:15 p.m.
Four Concurrent Sessions

I. Litigation Skills— Representing Unpopular Defendants in IP Litigation

One of the toughest challenges in IP litigation is to represent and defend large corporations, foreign companies, and other potentially unsympathetic defendants. What are the most effective ways of personalizing these parties and overcoming the bias against them? This program will use demonstrations to show how trial advocacy techniques can be used in jury selection, opening and closing statements, and witness examination to overcome juror bias and level the playing field.

Moderator:
Joseph M. Potenza, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., Washington, DC
Speakers:
Richard Gabriel, Decision Analysis, Los Angeles, CA
Leora Ben-Ami, Kaye Scholer, New York, NY
Robert G. Krupka, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP., Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Liam O'Grady, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria, VA
Gerald F. IveyFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC

II. 2021: A Patent Odyssey - Where Will Patent Reform Ultimately Take Us?

The Patent Reform Act of 2009 was only the first step. The reformers and vested interests were never satisfied and kept pressing for additional changes to patent law. Technology became so novel and sophisticated that the Patent Act could no longer fully address the issues and disputes that arose – this was absolutely clear during the time machine litigation, the robot cases, and the disputes over telepathy inventions. Companies also changed the ways they approach intellectual property. Drawing upon a hypothetical case from the brave new world of the future, a panel of experts on patent law and litigation considers where patent reform may be taking us.

Moderator:
Prof. John R. (Jay) Thomas, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC
Speakers:
Prof. Gregory N. Mandel, Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, PA
Thomas Franklin, Patent Attorney, Townsend and Townsend and Crew, and Futurist, DaVinci Institute
Hon. Richard Linn, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC.

III. Tips from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: Practice Basics, the New Rules, and More

TELECONFERENCE
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) judges and other senior TTAB insiders, along with private practitioners, explore how the TTAB handles opposition and cancellation proceedings, discuss the background and practical effects of the new rules on practice before the TTAB, explore the roles of the different players at the TTAB, and field questions about Board practice and procedure. A must for anyone who practices before the Board!

Moderator:
Anita B. Polott, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC
Speakers:
Hon. J. David Sams, Chief Administrative Judge, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA
Hon. Gerard F. Rogers, Administrative Judge, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA
Cindy B. Greenbaum, Managing Interlocutory Attorney, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board,U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA
Denise M. DelGizzi, Supervisory Paralegal, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA
Jennifer J. Millones, Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property, DIAGEO North America, Inc., Norwalk, CT

IV. Methods & Madness – Drafting and Negotiating Software Licenses for Virtual Computing Environments

Co-sponsored by the ABA Section of Science & Technology Law
Companies are increasingly using virtual machines (VMs) to consolidate servers, create virtual desktop infrastructures and distribute VMs across organizations as virtual appliances. Models for software licensing are changing quickly to adapt to this new approach. This program will help you understand how VMs work and how they affect software licensing and transactions.

Moderator:
George L. Graff , Dispute Resolution Service, New York, NY
Speakers:
Peter Moldave, Gesmer Updegrove LLP, Boston, MA
Michael Yang, VMWare, Palo Alto, CA
Michael Bennett, Wilman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP, Chicago, IL
Calhoun (Reb) Thomas, Thomas Law Firm, Columbia, SC

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Four Concurrent Sessions

I. Latest Developments in the U.S. Patent Office

This panel will survey the most recent developments in U.S. Patent Office practice, including the most current status of the proposed new Patent Rules.

Moderator:
Stephen A. Kunin, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., Alexandria, VA
Speakers:
Hon. Michael R. Fleming, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA
Robert W. Bahr, Senior Patent Attorney - Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA
Charles E. Van Horn, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC
Esther Kepplinger, Wilson Sonsisi Goodrich & Rosati, Washington, DC

II. Litigation Skills - Trying Your Case to a Judge

Many significant IP cases are tried to judges, rather than juries, including trials, for example in Hatch-Waxman cases and trials at the ITC. But many lawyers never consider the different approaches and trial advocacy techniques that they should be using when they present their IP case to a judge. This program will use demonstrations to illustrate how lawyers should modify their approaches when they try IP cases to judges – i.e., how much knowledge should they assume, how can they keep the judge interested, what are the best ways to present experts, best ways to present testimony, and best practices with regard to visual aids, etc.

Moderator:
Roderick R. McKelvie, Covington & Burling, LLP, Washington, DC (former U.S. District Court Judge)
Speakers:
Richard Gabriel , Decision Analysis, Los Angeles, CA
William F. Lee, WilmerHale, Boston, MA
Hon. Carl C. Charneski, Administrative Law Judge, International Trade Commission, Washington, DC
Gerald F. Ivey, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

III. Trademark Clearance and Prosecution - Best Practices for Selection and Strategic Protection of Brands

The Commissioner of Trademarks and a senior examining Patent and Trademark Office attorney, along with private practitioners, explore the ins and outs of selecting, clearing and registering trademarks, discuss differences between how the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the courts assess trademarks, evaluate how to quantify potential risks, demystify protection for nontraditional marks, coordinate effectively with international clearance and protection (including use of the Madrid Protocol), and field questions about PTO practice and procedure (including a round of “Stump the Commissioner”!).

Moderator:
Carla B. Oakley, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA
Speakers:
Hon. Lynne G. Beresford, U.S. Commissioner for Trademarks, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA
Michael W. Baird, Managing Attorney, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA
Travis P. Boozer, Senior Counsel – Trademarks, Sprint-Nextel, Overland Park, KS

IV. Patent Policies for International Standards Development – Balance and Perspectives

Co-sponsored by the ABA Section of Science & Technology Law

Both globalization and the convergence of technologies have accelerated the exchange of information, data and multimedia among interoperable products and services within and across national borders. We experience these changes every day when we snap a picture using a mobile phone and send the picture to a friend, e-mail a link to our favorite video clip, or listen to our automotive navigation system.The foundation for such emerging scenarios is the proliferation of new technical standards that enable products and services to work together in new ways. This program will highlight the various options that stakeholders have in defining and operating under a patent policy for standards development and how compromises may be reached among stakeholders with different business models.

Moderator:
Jorge Contreras, WilmerHale, Washington, DC
Speakers:
Marc Sandy Block, Counsel, Intellectual Property Law, IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY
Michele K. Herman, Woodcock Washburn LLP, Seattle, WA
Kent Baker, VP, IPR Policy & Compliance, Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA
Jeffrey Kovar, Legal Advisor, U.S. Mission to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
William S. Coats, White & Case LLP, Palo Alto, CA

6:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Special Evening Reception at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Cicuit

Ticketed event - $20
All conference participants and their spouses or guests are invited to join us for a special reception at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, hosted by the Section.
The reception will be held following the day’s programming on Thursday, April 10. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Buses board for the reception at 6:00 p.m. in front of the hotel, and depart at 6:15 p.m.

Thursday's coffee breaks sponsored by
BNA

Friday, April 11, 2008

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration and Check-in

Committee Meetings

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Room: McLean
Yoncha Kundupoglu
Chair
Division I - PATENTS

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Room: FairFax
Greg Kirsch, Adriana Luedke
Co-Chairs
Committee 108 – PATENT SYSTEM POLICY PLANNING

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Room: Mt. Vernon
Kristen Leigh Fancher, Kimberley A Isbell
Co-Chairs
Committee 205 – UNFAIR COMPETITION - TRADE IDENTITY

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Room: Alexandria
Steven R Ludwig, Macharri Vorndran-Jones
Co-Chairs
Committee 102 – INTERNATIONAL PATENT TREATIES & LAWS

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Room: McLean
Melanye K Johnson, Michael Potenza
Co-Chairs
Committee 208 – TRADEMARK LITIGATION

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Three Concurrent Session

I. Patent Trolls: Are They Down for the Count?

During the last several years, the courts have waged an all-out war on patent trolls. They have impugned them; they have ruined them; they have MedImmuned them. They have spayed them; they have flayed them; they have eBayed them. They have jarred them; they have tarred them; they have KSR’d them.

So is that the end for patent trolls? Are they gone and done for? Or are they ready to re-emerge in a new and more ominous form?

A panel of experts examines the current state of patent trolls and patent licensing companies and what they may have in store for the future. They consider how the courts’ backlash against trolls may affect individual inventors and other patent-holders. And they consider whether universities are effectively trolls, or put another way, whether universities are simply trolls with more education.

Moderator:
Prof. John Golden, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX
Speakers:
Raymond P. Niro, Niro, Scavone, Haller &Niro, Ltd., Chicago, IL
Carl Gulbrandsen, Managing Director, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI
Mark L. Whitaker, Howrey LLP, Washington, DC

II. Landmines, Hot Topics and Red Flags in Promotion Law

Recent legal updates throughout the U.S. have altered the marketplace for companies seeking to use customer promotions to market their products and services. From changes in rebate and coupon law, to new bonding and registration requirements for cause-marketing efforts like Gap’s “RED” campaign, increasingly, states are enacting legislation related to consumer protection and unfair business practices. This presentation focuses on recent developments in the areas of contests, sweepstakes, coupons, rebates, and commercial co-venturing law, and addresses issues pertaining to creating successful and legal campaigns using new technologies and practices, such as text messaging, internet reverse-auctions, and pooled promotions.

Moderator:
Tsan Abrahamson, Cobalt LLP, Berkeley, CA
Speakers:
Andrew B. Lustigman, The Lustigman Firm, P.C., New York, NY
H.L. Silets, Vice President of Legal Affairs, Warner Brothers Pictures, Burbank, CA

III. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and User-Generated Content

Co-sponsored by the ABA Section of Science & Technology Law
The Web 2.0 Revolution has made “user generated content” (UGC) and the sites that host it such as MySpace, YouTube and others sizzling hot. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is the statute that allows these sites to host UGC. Yet, in the past year and a half, more than a dozen lawsuits have been brought against sites and services that host UGC. This panel will analyze the extent to which the DMCA reaches blogs, social networks and other Web 2.0 applications and UGC sites, discuss the latest case law and trends and provide real world interactive examples that will highlight just how difficult it is to evaluate if a given user submission is authorized or infringing. The panel will also discuss best practices, including the UGC Principles proposed by a coalition of motion picture studios, software companies and social networks.

Moderator:
Ian C. Ballon, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Palo Alto and Los Angeles, CA
Speakers:
Jonathan Gottlieb, Vice President, Litigation, Fox Group Legal, Los Angeles
Zahavah Levine, Chief Counsel, YouTube, LLC, San Bruno, CA

10:15 - 11:45 a.m.
Three Concurrent Sessions

I. Death and Texas: How to Survive and Thrive in Patent Litigation in the Eastern District

The Eastern District of Texas now receives more patent lawsuit filings than any other district. Sooner or later, all patent litigators wind up in the Eastern District. What are the most effective ways to handle a patent litigation in that District? What are the best ways to win over a Texas jury? A panel of Eastern District judges and experts leads us through the process and provides their best wisdom.

Moderator:
Michael C. Smith, Siebman, Reynolds, Burg, Phillips & Smith, Marshall, TX
Speakers:
Sam Baxter, McKool Smith, Dallas, TX
Scott F. Partridge, Baker Botts, LLP. Houston, TX
Wesley Hill, Ireland, Carroll & Kelley, P.C., Tyler, TX
Hon. Don D. Bush, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division
Mark Reiter, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, TX

II. Trademark Law and The Private Label Revolution

Over the last 25 years, private label products have grown into a trillion dollar a year industry. Although “private label” used to mean an “off brand” product with limited appeal, today private label products increasingly compete head to head with name brand products. In fact, in Europe, private label products now outsell name brand products in categories such as cosmetics and colas. Many have suggested that the U.S. is moving in the same direction. Panelists will examine the ways that trademark law has responded to the change and the ways in which retailers and name brand manufacturers alike are trying to push the boundaries of traditional trademark law to match their economic interests.

Moderator:
Michael C. Li, Attorney at Law, Dallas, TX
Speakers:
Thomas P. Olson, WilmerHale, Washington, DC
Tara M. Rosnell, Associate General Counsel-IP, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH
David G. Greene, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP, New York, NY

III. Gaming and Virtual Worlds: The New Legal Frontier

Co-sponsored by the ABA Section of Science & Technology Law
Second Life, World of Warcraft… these are hot topics today and examples of an immersive 3D Internet or computer gaming experience in which participants can act, interact, and transact with one another in profoundly real ways. But, when your clients want to do business in these environments how do you advise them on things like protection of intellectual property? Do real world laws apply or do we need an entirely new legal regime to address these environments? This session will lay the groundwork you need to understand and start to address these issues.

Moderator:
Catherine F. Intravia, Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Hartford, CT
Speakers:
Stephen J. Davidson, Leonard, Street & Deinard, Minneapolis, MN
Stephen Mortinger, VP & Associate General Counsel, IBM Systems & Technology Group, Somers, NY
Sean F. Kane, Drakeford & Kane LLC, New York, NY
Ross Dannenberg, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., Washington, DC
Andrew S. Zaffron, Senior Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs and General Counsel, Sony Online Entertainment, San Diego, CA

12:00-1:30 p.m.

LUNCHEON

A Day in the Life of a General Counsel: IP Challenges and Solutions at a Multimedia Company

Guest speaker
Eve Burton, General Counsel, Hearst Corporation
Ticketed event - $50

Friday's Luncheon Sponsored by
COMPUTER PATENT ANNUITIES NORTH AMERICA, LLC

1:45 - 3:15 p.m.

Show Me the Money: Expoliting New Media Revenues

Co-sponsored by the ABA Entertainment and Sports Law Forum
TELECONFERENCE
Against the backdrop of the recent strike by members of the Writers Guild of America against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers over (among other items) residuals for “new media,” panelists will explore how today’s new media creates new monetization opportunities such as compensation for delivery channels including Internet downloads, podcasts, streaming, smart phone programming, straight-to- Internet content, and other “on-demand” online distribution methods, along with cable and satellite video on demand offerings. These industry experts will consider how the exploitation of new media impacts intellectual property licensing and business relationships, whether in the world of music, movie, publishing, or art, and where the traps for the unwary practitioner lie.

Moderator:
Jessica Darraby, The Art of Counsel – Counsel to the Arts, Los Angeles. Chair of the Division of Arts & Museums of the ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries.
Speakers:
Fritz E. Attaway, Executive Vice President for Government Relations and Washington General Counsel, Motion Picture Association of America, Washington, DC
Jacqueline C. Charlesworth, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the National Music Publishers’ Association, Washington, DC
Cydney A. Tune, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, CA
Matthew Scott, Assistant General Counsel, United Media, New York, NY
Robert M. Rozen, Principal, Washington Council Ernst & Young, Washington, DC (Representative of Director’s Guild of America)

Corporate Counsel Track: Avatars at the Gate: How to Wield the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to Protect Your Trade Secrets in a World of Cyber Crimes

This panel, which includes members of law enforcement, in-house counsel and academia, will discuss methods for corporations and firms to use the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to protect themselves and their trade secrets from computer attacks and from employees improperly using company computer hardware to attack others. The panel will also discuss how these actions might impact various copyright and software license agreements with third party vendors.

Moderator:
Aaron D. Charfoos, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL
Speakers:
John T. Lynch, Deputy Chief Computer Crime and IP Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Jon L. Praed, Founding Attorney, Internet Law Group PLLC, Arlington, VA
Prof. Susan Brenner, University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, OH

Ethics Issues Part I: latest Developments in IP Litigation Ethics

The first panel of our ethics programming will cover ethical issues facing IP practitioners including e-discovery, privilege and work product and disqualification of counsel.

Moderator:
Rodney Caldwell, Howrey LLP, Washington, DC
Speakers:
Barry E. Cohen, Crowell & Moring,Washington, DC
Pamela Phillips, Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, P.C., San Francisco, CA
Cameron K. Weiffenbach, McDermott Will & Emery, Washington, DC

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Three Concurrent Sessions

The Federal Circuit's Appellate Mediation Program

TELECONFERENCE
On October 3, 2005, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit initiated an Appellate Mediation Program. The program is authorized by an en banc order, revised on September 18, 2006, and is operated in accordance with the Guidelines, last revised on May 14, 2007. The court has approved a list of individuals to serve as mediators. The operation and results to-date for the program will be presented by the Chief Circuit Mediator during this informative session.

Presenters:
James Amend, Chief Circuit Mediator, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC
Wendy Dean, Circuit Mediation Officer, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC

Corporate Counsel - Leading Edge Corporate Licensing Startegies

This highly focused blockbuster program will offer ideas and tactics to maximize the value of corporate intellectual property assets via licensing and leveraging trademarks, software/IT, patents and technology, copyrights and Internet assets. Panelists will explore new activities and strategies as well as corporate best practices in licensing in addition to current issues facing anyone involved incorporate IP licensing in today’s high tech business environment. Additionally, these experts will present alternatives for extracting and maximizing cash flow and value.

Moderator:
Wes Anson, CONSOR Intellectual Asset Management, La Jolla, CA
Speakers:
Dwight Olson, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, TAEUS International Corporation, San Diego, CA. (Past President, Licensing Executive Society of North America)
Kevin Rivette, author, “Rembrandts in the Attic”, and Vice President of IP Strategy, IBM, Armonk, NY
John Paul, Finnegan Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC.(Vice President of the Licensing Executives Society International)

Ethics Issues Part 2: Ethics Compliance in Law Firm Management

The second panel of our ethics programming will explore conflicts management, ethics issues associated with lateral movements of lawyers (those arriving and those leaving) and multi-jurisdictional practices.

Moderator:
Barry L. Grossman, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, WI
Speakers:
Brian Redding, Vice-President – Loss Prevention Counsel, Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society (ALAS), Chicago, IL
Pamela Phillips, Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, P.C., San Francisco, CA
Cameron K. Weiffenbach, McDermott Will & Emery, Washington, DC

Friday's coffee breaks Sponsored by
STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP

5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
(hosted by the Committee on Women in IP Law and Committee on Minorities in IP Law)

Sponsored by
OBRIEN JONES PLLC

Saturday, April 12, 2008

8:30-11:45 a.m.
Breaking News - Hot Topics in Copyright, Trademark and Patent Law
Judges, corporate counsel, academics, and outside practitioners discuss the hottest current issues in the copyright, trademark, and patent fields. A must for practitioners to remain current for their counseling and litigation strategy decisions

Session 1: Copyright and Trademark Law

Moderator:
Prof. James Gibson, University of Virginia Law School Visiting Professor, Charlottesville, VA

Speakers:
Hon. Kathleen McDonald O’Malley, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Cleveland, OH
Hon. Ronald M. Whyte, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose, CA (invited)
A. Kate Huffman, Senior IP Counsel, The Dial Corporation, a Henkel Company, Scottsdale, AZ (invited)
Jeffrey P. Cunard, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Washington, DC
Carla C. Calcagno, Holland & Knight LLP, Washington, DC (Adjunct Professor, Georgetown Law School)
Abbe F. Fletman , Flaster/Greenber PC, Philadelphia, PA

Session 2: Patent Law

Moderator:
Daniel Johnson, Jr., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA
Speakers:
Hon. Paul R. Michel, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC
Hon. Kathleen McDonald O’Malley, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Cleveland, OH
Hon. Ronald M. Whyte, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose, CA (invited)
A. Kate Huffman, Senior IP Counsel, The Dial Corporation, a Henkel Company, Scottsdale, AZ (invited)

11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Conference Networking Buffet Luncheon
Tickets required

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Section Officers, Council and Editorial Board Meetings

Friday, April 11

7:00-9:00 p.m.
Section Council Dinner

Saturday, April 12

8:00-10:00 a.m.
Section Officers Meeting

10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Section Council Meeting

12:00-1:00 p.m.
Section Council Luncheon

Sunday, April 13

8:00-10:00 a.m.
Books Editorial Board Meeting

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Magazine Editorial Board Meeting

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Annual Report Board Meeting

1:30-4:00 p.m.
Content Advisory Board Meeting