CLE HIGHLIGHTS
CLE accreditation will be available for all of the following
sessions. All sessions will have a half-hour coffee break at the
midpoint. Coffee and refreshments will be available in the Expo
Hall. Morning sessions will include a break from 9:45 - 10:15
a.m. Afternoon sessions will have a break from 3:15 - 3:45 p.m.
The exception will be the Saturday morning CLE program, which
will have one 15-minute break outside the program room.
FOCUS ON GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Wednesday, June 26, 1:45 - 5:15 p.m.
Global Perspectives on Technology Transfer and IP Procurement
Moderator:
Anthony L. Volpe, Volpe and Koenig, PC, Philadelphia, PA
Speakers:
David Aylen, Gowling, Lafleur & Henderson, LLP, Toronto, Ontario
Edward E. Lehman, Lehman, Lee & Xu, Beijing, China
Susan Foster, Eversheds, Cambridge, England
Global Perspectives on IP Enforcement & Licensing
Moderator:
Robert G. Krupka, Kirkland & Ellis, Los Angeles, CA
Panelists:
Chris Ryan, Norton Rose, London, England
Michael Stolarski, Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL
Anthony Muratore, Freehills, Sydney, Australia
Robert G. Krupka
PATENT LITIGATION
Thursday, June 27, 8:15 - 11:45 a.m.
Festo: Where Do We Go From Here?
Moderator:
Robert B. Lytle, Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, LLP, Houston,
TX
Speakers:
A View from the Bar
Lawrence M. Sung, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Law, University
of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, MD
A View from the Bench
Hon. Roderick R. McKelvie, U.S. District Court for the District
of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
A View from Inside the Corporation
Robert A. Armitage, Vice President of Law and General Patent Counsel,
Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, IN
Approaches to Construction
--what to do to adopt a consistent approach to construction where
there is litigation in more than one jurisdiction, and thereby
more than one construction test
--the U.S. approach to construction: the Markman hearing
--different foreign construction tests and approaches—the U.K.,
other European countries, Canada
Moderator:
R. Scott MacKendrick, Aird & Berlis, LLP, Toronto, Ontario
Panelists:
Steven P. Berman, Associate Patent Counsel, Johnson & Johnson,
New Brunswick, NJ
Dianne B. Elderkin, Woodcock Washburn, LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Nigel Jones, Linklaters, London, England
Donald M. Cameron, Aird & Berlis, LLP, Toronto, Ontario
TRADEMARKS
Thursday, June 27, 8:15 - 11:45 a.m.
Moderator:
Elisabeth Roth Escobar, Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property,
Marriott International, Inc., Washington, DC
Speakers:
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
Susan McHale-McGahan, Senior Attorney, Intellectual Property Law
Department, AT&T Corporation, Basking Ridge, NJ
Trade Dress: Recent Developments
Alexander Plache, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel, Saint-Gobain
Corporation, Valley Forge, PA
Dilution: Recent Developments
Diane Siegel Danoff, Dechert, Philadelphia, PA
Managing Your Brand Name On-Line
Matthew Walker, Associate Counsel, Intellectual Property and Technology,
The Vanguard Group, Malvern, PA
Hot Topics at the USPTO
Hon. Anne H. Chasser, Commissioner for Trademarks, U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office, Washington, DC
SECTION BUSINESS SESSION
Thursday, June 27, 1:45 - 5:30 p.m.
The annual business session of the Section features debate on
the resolutions presented by the Section’s Committees, and discussion
of important topics of interest to the IP law field. This year’s
Section Business Session will be Webcast on the Internet for members
and interested individuals unable to attend in person. See the
Webcast sidebar for details.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE EBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Friday, June 28, 8:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Moderator:
Neil A. Smith, Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin,
San Francisco, CA
Speakers:
An Update on Internet Domain Names
Brent Sanders, Perkins Coie, LLP, Seattle, WA
Linking, framing, metatags and keyword buys and other ways internet
advertisers get your attention!
Neil A. Smith
Securing Digital Rights for Authors Without Shooting Your Client
in the Foot
Lateef Mtima, Professor, Howard University School of Law, Washington,
DC
Hot Internet IP Issues around the world
Michael A. Geist, Professor, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law,
and Director of E-Commerce Law, Goodmans LLP, Ottawa, Canada
Panel Discussion: Internet Business Method Patents
Arti K. Rai, Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School,
Philadelphia, PA
Stephen A. Merrill, Executive Director, Board on Science, Technology,
and Economic Policy, The National Academy of Sciences, Washington,
DC
Robert M. Hunt, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, PA
Ronald L. Panitch, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, Philadelphia,
PA
Michael A. Geist
PATENT PROSECUTION AND LICENSING
Friday, June 28, 8:15 - 11:45 a.m.
IP Procurement Panel Discussion
Moderator
Mitchell S. Bigel, Myers, Bigel, Sibley & Sajovec, Raleigh,
NC
Panelists:
Perspective from a corporation which primarily uses outside cousel
for patent procurement
Mark A. Guetlich, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
Perspective from a corporation which handles patent procurement
in-house
Robert H. Brink, Vice President – Intellectual Property, GlaxoSmithKline,
Research Triangle Park, NC
Perspective from a law firm concentrating solely on patent prosecution
and refocusing from active conduct of litigation
Bradley A. Forrest, Shareholder, Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner
& Kluth, PA, Minneapolis, MN
Perspective from an IP Holding Company which utilizes both inside
and outside counsel for patent procurement
Roger L. May, President and CEO, Mixiam (a Howrey Company) and
former President and CEO of Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Chicago,
IL
Financing Licensing and Other Portfolio Extraction
Speakers:
Debt Financing for Licensing
Joseph A. Agiato, Jr., Senior Managing Director of Valuation,
Licent Capital, LLC, Jericho, NY
Private Equity Financing/Venture Capital for IP
James E. Malackowski, CEO of Duff & Phelps Capital Partners, and
President of LES, Chicago, IL
IP Value Extraction on a Contingent Basis
Pierre de Saint Phalle, Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer,
iFormation Group, New York, NY
ETHICS ISSUES
Friday, June 28, 1:45 - 5:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Conflicts of Interest
Moderator:
Eric J. Marandett, Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston, MA
Panelists:
Prior Representation and the "Substantial Relationship"
Test
David Beehler, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP, Minneapolis,
MN
Attorney’s Dual Role as Patent Prosecutor/Litigator (issues arising
based on an attorney’s access to a competitor’s confidential information
Josh A. Krevitt, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, New York, NY
Conflicts Arising From Firm Mergers/Lateral Hiring
Leif R. Sigmond, Jr., McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff,
Chicago, IL
Panel Debate: Controversial Issues Relating to the Ethical Rules
Moderator:
Beth A. Oliak, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, New York, NY
Panelists:
Should the ethical rules be revised to allow law firms to enter
into non-competition agreements with its attorneys?
Sharon R. Barner, Foley & Lardner, Chicago, IL ("Yes"
position)
Todd J. Tiberi, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP,
New York, NY ("Status quo" position)
Should the ethical rules be revised to permit non-lawyers to
own interests in law firms?
Edward A. Pennington, Swidler, Berlin, Shereff & Friedman,
LLP, Washington, DC ("Yes" position)
Michael O. Sutton, Locke, Liddle & Sapp, LLP, Houston, TX
("Status quo" position)
COPYRIGHT ISSUES
Friday, June 28, 1:45 - 5:15 p.m.
Protecting Artistic Expression in Useful Articles
Moderator:
John J. Marshall, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Berwyn, PA
United States Copyright
Amy E. Carroll, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia, PA
United States Design Patent
Wendi L. Weinstein, Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, LLP, Alexandria,
VA
European Union Design Directive
Jacqueline McKay , Murgitroyd and Co., Glasgow, Scotland
New Act of The Hague Agreement
Professor William T. Fryer, III, University of Baltimore School
of Law, Baltimore, MD
Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act
Ralph Oman, Dechert, Washington, DC (former U.S. Register of Copyrights)
Copyright Year in Review
Moderator:
Janet Fries, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Washington, DC
Copyright Cases
David T. Goldberg, Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, PC, New York,
NY
Copyright Initiatives
Michael A. Einhorn, LECG, Inc., New York, NY
HOT TOPICS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Saturday, June 29, 8:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Moderator
Lucas G. Paglia, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP, Pittsburgh,
PA
The Economic Consequences of Trade Secret Misappropriation: An
Expert’s Practical Approach
Robert N. Yerman, LECG, LLC, Washington, DC
Anti-Counterfeiting and License Protection in the Entertainment
Arena: Anatomy of a Raid
M. Kelly Tillery, Leonard, Tillery & Scioll, LLP, Philadelphia,
PA
Fair Use of Copyrighted Material: Wind Done Gone and Related
Copyright Issues
Joseph M. Beck, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Atlanta, GA
Limits on Privacy/Publicity Rights in the Context of "Non-Commercial"
Commercial Speech: the Dustin Hoffman Case
David J. Franklyn, Professor of Law, University of San Francisco
School of Law, San Francisco, CA
Business Session Webcast
As a service to our members and other interested individuals, we
are providing a live Webcast feed of this year's Section Business
Session. There will be no charge to view this Webcast. Please visit
www.abanet.org/intelprop to ensure compatibility with your browser.
Then join us on Thursday, June 27 from 1:45-5:30 p.m. Eastern Time
to observe the debate of resolutions on timely issues that affect
the intellectual property laws field both nationally and internationally.
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