Intellectual Property Year in Review
Thursday, January 17, 2008
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Reception to follow
Sponsored by: 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 2007. 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
Jason A. Lief, Esq.
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Post-KSR Obviousness
- The Federal Circuit's Seagate Decision
- Section 112 Developments
- Other Hot Topics
Internet
Bruce E. Falby, Esq.
Partner
DLA Piper
- Internet trademark and copyright issues
- Developments under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act
- Update on the entertainment industry's continuing war on file sharers
Licensing
David G. Rickerby, Esq.
Partner
Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
- Open Source License Models Come of Age, the launch of GPL v3, the Jacobsen Case and other issues
- SanDisk and avoiding conveying DJ jurisdiction by simple negotiation
- Quanta v. LG: Bringing Exhaustion and First Sale back to life?
Copyright
Mark A. Fischer, Esq.
Principal
Fish & Richardson P.C.
David M. McIntosh, Esq.
Partner
Ropes & Gray LLP
- Record companies vs. uploaders and downloaders: the battle continues
- Will the safe harbors for ISPs continue to be safe?
- Practical points in joint works created online
Trademark
Ann Lamport Hammitte, Esq.
Partner
Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP
Lisa M. Tittemore, Esq.
Partner
Bromberg & Sunstein LLP
- Key Federal Court trademark cases and critical issues in 2007
- TTAB Rules, Rulings and Repercussions
- Other significant developments from 2007
Program Chairs
Jason C. Gish, Esq.
TLG Law Group LLC
Pamela D. Ariniello, Esq.
Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Program Prices
$140 - BBA members
$175 - Non-Members
$85 - BBA Member Legal Services/Government Lawyer
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