Intellectual property Year in Review
Thursday, January 18, 2007
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Reception to follow
Sponsor:
Intellectual Property Law Section
Join us for the biggest BBA Intellectual Property event of the year! Learn what you need to know about the most important intellectual property cases and legislation of 2006. This popular program offers insight that is straight and to-the-point.
The program will be followed by a reception, with an opportunity to network with your peers and enjoy some beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres!
Patent:
Ronda P. Moore, DVM, Esq.
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP
Michael E. Zeliger, Esq.
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP
- Opinion advice and waiver after EchoStar
- Andrew Corp. v. Beverly Mfg. Co. - patent prosecution conflicts
- Obviousness and KSR v. Teleflex
- Other significant developments from 2006
Internet:
Bruce E. Falby, Esq.
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary
- Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act developments
- Abuse of copyright takedown notices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
- Search engine sale and use of trademarked keywords
- Assertion of jurisdiction based on website activity
Licensing:
Gerald E. Quirk, Esq.
Vice President & General Counsel, Infinity Pharmaceuticals
- Licensee’s rights to challenge the validity of a licensed patent: the latest on
MedImmune v. Genentech
- Continued availability of permanent injunctions: eBay v. MercExchange
- Exclusive licenses and “market power”: Illinois Tool Works v. Independent
- License or assignment?: Aspex Eyewear v. Miracle Optics
Copyright:
David M. McIntosh, Esq. - Program Co-Chair
Ropes & Gray LLP
Patricia L. Nelson, Esq.
Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Fair use update - The gathering storm
- The latest on copyrightability
- The Grokster effect
- The latest on proposed orphan works legislation
Trademark:
Stacey C. Friends, Esq.
Ruberto, Israel & Weiner, P.C.
Douglas R. Wolf, Esq.
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
- Google Adwords Redux, Gibson Guitars and Andy Griffith: the most significant (or most humorous) cases of 2006
- Borinquen Biscuit, Atrezzi and other 1st Circuit and MA cases
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TTAB Year in Review
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Statutory update: MA Trademark Law and the Federal Trademark Dilution Revision Act
Program Prices
$140.00 - BBA Member
$175.00 - Non-Member
$85.00 - BBA Member - Legal Services, BBA Member - Government Lawyer
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