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THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

SPONSORED WITH
THE IP LAW CONCENTRATION
THE JOURNAL OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY LAW
IP LAW SOCIETY

Please Note: This course has already been held.

Date: Friday, February 04, 2011

Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 04:45 PM

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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
New Developments in IP Law features the latest case law developments, advice, and practical strategies from some of the top academics and practitioners in the field to help you stay current with fast-moving case law developments. Intellectual property is now at center stage judging from the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket in recent years. This symposium will examine the impact of in re Bilski and other recent cases that are reshaping the law of intellectual property. You will receive updates on the hottest topics in the law governing patents, copy-rights, trademarks, trade secrets, as well as international developments. This symposium employs lectures, points/counterpoints, and case law updates in bringing you up to date with the latest developments. The conference addresses a wide range of legal and business advice on commercial and IP issues. It will be beneficial to IP and business lawyers, in-house counsel and business people, as well as law students interested in IP and commercial law matters.

ATTEND AND LEARN

  • The Direction for Copyright Law on Third-Party Liability
  • How the Law of Domain Names Is Changing
  • What the Recent Case Decisions Mean for Your Practice
  • How the District Courts and Patent Office Are Applying Bilski

  F A C U L T Y

  Professor Michael L. Rustad, Chair
  Thomas F. Lambert Jr. Professor of Law, Co-Director, Intellectual Property Law Concentration Suffolk University Law School
   
  Professor Andrew Beckerman-Rodau, Chair
  Co-Director of IP Law Concentration, Suffolk University Law School
   
  Professor Alfred C. Yen
  Professor and Director of the Emerging Enterprises and Business Law Program
Boston College Law School
   
  Mark A. Fischer, Esq., Partner
  Fish & Richardson, P.C., Boston, MA
   
  Professor Michael Grynberg
  Oklahoma City University School of Law, Oklahoma
   
  Associate Professor Eileen M Herlihy
  New England Law | Boston
   
  Matthew B. Lowrie, Esq., Partner
  Foley & Lardner LLP, Boston, MA
   
  Associate Dean Gregory N. Mandel
  Temple University Law School, Philadelphia, PA
   
  N. Scott Pierce, Esq., Principal
  Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C., Concord, MA
   
  Laurence H. Pretty, Esq.
  Law Office of Laurence H. Pretty, Los Angeles, CA
   
  Mark B. Solomon, Esq., Principal
  Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds, PC
   
  Professor Darryl C. Wilson
  Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, FL
   
  S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A

9:00 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Dean Camille Nelson & Michael L. Rustad, Chair, IP Law Concentration



9:10 HOT TOPICS IN COPYRIGHT LAW
  • Costco Point Counterpoint
  • Other Developments
Mark A. Fischer & Alfred Chueh-Chin Yen



10:00 HOT TOPICS IN TRADEMARK LAW
Michael Grynberg & Darryl C. Wilson



10:50 Q & A

11:00 NETWORKING BREAK

11:15 REVIEW OF RECENT SUPREME COURT & CAFC CASES
Laurence H. Pretty



12:15 Q & A

12:30 LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Industry Advocacy & Optimal Intellectual Property Law
Professor Gregory N. Mandel



2:10 HOW THE COURTS AND PATENT OFFICE ARE APPLYING BILSKI
  • Inequitable Conduct
  • Patent Claim Construction
  • Design Patents
Eileen M. Herlihy, Matthew B. Lowrie & N. Scott Pierce



3:30 Q & A

3:45 OVERLAPPING IP
Andrew Beckerman-Rodau



4:15 LATE-BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS IN IP LAW
Michael L. Rustad & Mark B. Solomon



4:45 CONCLUDE

5:00 NETWORKING RECEPTION
Please join us for a reception sponsored by the Suffolk University Law School IP Law Society



  G E N E R A L   I N F O

Date:  

Friday, February 04, 2011

Tuition:  

$199.00, $179.00 for Suffolk Alumni and attorneys admitted to the bar after 2009.



Walk-Ins:  

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.



Refunds:  

If for some reason you are not able to attend, you may send a substitute or call no later than the business day before to receive a re-fund less a $15.00 cancellation fee. Otherwise, you will receive the course materials.



Location:  

Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA



Credit:  

Approved for CLE Credit in RI, NH, VT and ME.



Special
Needs:
 

If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.




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