| Trade Secrets
Intellectual Property Law Concentration Conference
Sponsored with the Boston Patent Law Association
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Friday, March 14, 2003
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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Trade_Secrets_Powerpoint.htm
Globalization of business enterprises has enhanced the importance of trade secret law. At the same time, the rapid growth of computerization and business interconnection via the Internet has increased the risk of electronic espionage leading to trade secret loss. All of these factors combine to make it more important than ever for you to know how to protect your trade secrets.
This conference provides an inside look at trade secret law from leading experts. You will learn when it is more appropriate to rely on patent or trade secret law when either is available. You will find out who can be liable for trade secret misappropriation. If you are doing any business outside the U.S., it is crucial to understand the TRIPS treaty.
High employee mobility amplifies the likelihood of exposure of trade secrets to competitors. This concern has given rise to the inevitable disclosure doctrine. You will hear Attorney Roger Milgrim, author of Milgrim on Trade Secrets, speak about this doctrine and its present and future use. Additionally, First Amendment arguments have been successfully raised in a few trade secret cases. Appellate Attorney C. Mark Pickrell will discuss his successful First Amendment argument in Ford v. Lane.
In addition to gaining an understanding of the legal and theoretical underpinnings of this often misunderstood area of the law, you will hear about strategies to protect trade secrets and how the Economic Espionage Act can provide relief. This conference provides you with the opportunity to learn about this critical area of the law from the leading authorities. Don’t miss this chance to find out how to protect your client’s valuable assets.
Attend and Learn:
- What is trade secret law? What is the connection to the federal Economic Espionage Act?
- How does trade secret protection operate outside the U.S.?
- How to choose between trade secret and patent protection - legal and business considerations?
- What is the current and future status of the inevitable disclosure doctrine?
- What are the First Amendment limitations on trade secret rights?
- How can you utilize criminal law to protect trade secrets?
~ Keynote Speaker ~
The featured speaker is Roger M. Milgrim. He is a partner at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP in New York and one of the leading authorities on trade secret law in the United States. Mr. Milgrim’s treatise, Milgrim on Trade Secrets (Matthew Bender 1968), is accepted as the definitive standard in this area of law. It is widely relied on and cited by attorneys, scholars and judges.
~ Luncheon ~ We invite you to join the Journal of High Technology Law for a complimentary buffet luncheon with its editors, staff writers, and faculty advisors. JHTL is one of the four honor boards at Suffolk University Law School, which publishes student and faculty articles as well as book reviews relating to current technological issues in the legal field.
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| 9:00 |
Welcome and Introduction |
- Growing importance of intellectual property today
- Is there a place for trade secret law?
- UCITA and ProCD
Professor Andrew Beckerman-Rodau, Chair, Suffolk U. Law School
Stephen Y. Chow, Esq., BPLA Trade Secrets Committee Chair
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| 9:15 |
Overview of Trade Secret Basics |
- Uniform Trade Secrets Act and the Restatement
- Third party liability for trade secret misappropriation
- Federal law issues
- Court process and procedure and evidentiary issues for interlocutory appeals
Honorable James F. McHugh, Massachusetts Appeals Court
Jerry Cohen, Esq., Perkins, Smith & Cohen, LLP, Boston
Laurie S. Gill, Esq., Palmer & Dodge, LLP, Boston
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| 11:00 |
Trade Secret Protection Outside the U.S. |
- Trade secret law requirements under the TRIPS treaty
- Survey of trade secret protection available in other countries
Kevin J. O.Connor, Esq., Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP, Boston
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| 11:30 |
The Choice Between Trade Secret Protection and Patent Protection |
- Legal considerations
- Business considerations
- Combining trade secret and patent protection
Professor Andrew Beckerman-Rodau, Co-Chair, IP Law Concentration
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| 12:00 |
The Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine |
- Current state of the doctrine
- Future of the doctrine
- When is the doctrine appropriate to protect trade secrets?
Roger M. Milgrim, Esq., Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP, New York, NY
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| 1:00 |
Luncheon sponsored by the Journal of High Technology Law |
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| 2:00 |
First Amendment Limitations and Copyright Protection for Trade Secrets |
- Ford, Bunner & Washington Post
- Trade secrets - property or speech?
- Judicial acceptance of First Amendment limitations
C. Mark Pickrell, Esq., Nashville, TN
Roger M. Milgrim, Esq.
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| 3:15 |
Strategies to Protect Trade Secrets |
- Common mistakes that can destroy trade secrets
- Actions that maximize trade secret protection
- Difficulty of protecting trade secrets in a modern environment
David A. Holley, Esq., Kroll, Inc., Boston
William A. Wise, Jr., Esq., Analog Devices, Norwood
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| 4:05 |
Criminal Law & Trade Secrets |
- Survey of criminal actions to protect trade secrets under state law
- Survey of actions under the federal Economic Espionage Act
- Effectiveness of the Economic Espionage Act
Juliane Balliro, Esq., Perkins, Smith & Cohen, LLP, Boston
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Friday, March 14, 2003 |
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Tuition is $199; $159 for attorneys admitted to the Bar after 2000 and members of BPLA. Course book and refreshments included in the tuition charge. A limited number of partial scholarships are available. Please submit a written request via fax 617-305-3099.
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials or call to confirm space availability.
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Written requests for cancellations received via fax or email 24 hours prior to the program will be granted a refund, minus a $15 charge. If you cannot attend, you can send a substitute, otherwise you will receive the written course materials.
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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Approved for CLE Credit in RI, NH, VT & ME.
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