Previous Events & CLE Programs
May 9, 2008
CLE Program
Hot Topics in Arts, Entertainment and Sports Law
Sponsor
Arts, Entertainment & Sports Law Committee
This seminar brings together some of the most highly acclaimed arts, entertainment and sports lawyers for a lively discussion of emerging trends and cutting edge issues related to film, interactive entertainment, social networking and sports franchises. The panelists will address business and legal concerns, particularly related to revenue generation, new technologies and intellectual property rights, in these rapidly changing fields.
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May 5, 2008
Section Event
Social at 6B
Sponsors
New Lawyers Section
Intellectual Property Law Section
Whether a new lawyer or more experienced attorney, take a few moments to mingle with other members of Boston's growing and dynamic IP community. The IP section is delighted to present its social event at 6B Lounge. Join us for free appetizers. There will also be a cash bar.
April 29, 2008
Section Meeting
Intellectual Property Primer for Non-IP Lawyers
Sponsors
Solo & Small Firm Section
Intellectual Property Law Section
Robert Plotkin, Robert Plotkin, P.C. and Zick Rubin, The Law Office of Zick Rubin, will provide an overview of the patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret-related issues that non-IP lawyers are most likely to encounter. Specifically they will discuss how to spot those issues, how to avoid the most common mistakes, and when to seek assistance from an IP specialist.
Intellectual property (IP) law carries with it many pitfalls for all lawyers who represent businesses, employers, employees, and non-profit organizations. IP lawyers will also benefit from this session, which will review the differences between different branches of IP law -- such as the different steps necessary to secure ownership of a patent versus a copyright.
Topics covered will include:
- Patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret: overview and key differences,
- IP in employment, independent contractor, and other agreements,
- When and how to apply for copyrights, trademarks, and patents, and
- International protection.
April 24, 2008
CLE Program
VC Financing of Technology Companies: A Look Under the Hood
Sponsored by:
Corporate Law Committee
Intellectual Property Law Committee
Venture capital investments in technology companies play a significant role in our New England economy, with almost $4 billion invested by VCs in New England in 2007 alone. This program will provide attendees with an insider’s view into VC transactions involving technology companies. The seminar will be presented by a panel of both legal experts and industry insiders, including in-house attorneys, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs.
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April 8, 2008
CLE Program
Globalization and the TRIPS Agreement:
Realities of Intellectual Property Reforms in India and China
Sponsored by:
Intellectual Property Law Section
International Law Section
This program will provide attendees with an overview of specific intellectual property protections available pursuant to current regulations in India and China. Expert panelists will review the regulations in a number of areas including patent, copyright, trademark and trade secrets as well as give an overview of available enforcement mechanisms.
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January 17, 2008
CLE Program
Intellectual Property Year in Review
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 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!
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December 3, 2007
CLE Program
Computer Software Licensing 101
Sponsored by: The Computer and Internet Law Committee of the Intellectual Property Law Section
Your client’s proprietary software is a valuable business asset. The terms and conditions on which this software is licensed are key to protecting this asset. Understanding the basic elements of a software license is the first step to helping your clients create a software license agreement that best meets their needs. Negotiating tactics from the licensor’s and licensee’s perspective will be discussed.
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June 26, 2007
IP Public Policy Committee
Does Massachusetts Need the Uniform Trade Secrets Act?
Jerry Cohen and Stephen Y. Chow of Burns & Levinson LLP will review the importance of trade secrets in the current intellectual property environment. They will also discuss the pending (Massachusetts) H. 1585 to enact the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. Share your ideas and join us for this informative presentation.
June 7, 2007
CLE Program
U.S. Supreme Court 2006-2007: Active Battleground for Patent Law
Sponsor
Intellectual Property Litigation Committee
Patent law decisions and policy have recently come under more scrutiny by the public, press, and lawmakers. The Supreme Court has joined in this greater attention to patent law, hearing a greater number of patent appeals over the last few years than in prior years. This program will provide an in-depth analysis by some of Boston’s most experienced patent practitioners of important patent law cases before the Supreme Court this year.
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May 18, 2007
CLE Program
Hot Topics in Media and Entertainment Law
This seminar brings together some of Massachusetts’ leading media and entertainment lawyers for a lively discussion of recent developments related to traditional media, new media, interactive entertainment, music, television and film. The panelists will take a practical look at recent cases, legislative trends, and sophisticated licensing and intellectual property issues in these rapidly changing fields.
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May 8, 2007
CLE Program
Ethics & Technology: New Issues for Lawyers in the Cyberage
Sponsors
Litigation Section
Business Law Section
Intellectual Property Law Section
Communicating through the internet with clients, potential clients and opposing counsel has become standard for attorneys. But along with this communication advancement have come some potential ethical mine fields which attorneys must consciously navigate. This seminar will point out some of the ethical concerns associated with inadvertent release of metadata and privileged material through the use of e-mail, blogs and websites. The seminar will also look at some of the ethical issues raised by electronic “advertising” and highlight the pending rule proposals in New York aimed at computer accessed information.
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May 4, 2007
CLE Program
Privacy & Information Security for the Enterprise
Sponsors
Intellectual Property Law Section
Business Law Section
International Law Section
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Few issues today have greater urgency for American companies than information protection. This program will explore the current state of privacy and information security law globally, and will describe some of the key areas that companies should consider when creating or expanding their privacy and information protection programs.
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April 24, 2007
CLE Program
Financing Technology Enterprises
Sponsors
Business Law Section
Intellectual Property Law Section
Boston Patent Law Association
Technology businesses continue to drive the region’s economy, creating new jobs and personal and institutional wealth. Supporting these businesses are business and intellectual property attorneys who serve their clients best when they have a current understanding of each other’s issues.
This seminar provides both a basic survey of the common financing and intellectual property issues affecting technology enterprises as well as some of the issues and opportunities presented by recent court and market developments.
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March 29, 2007
Section Presentation
The BBA Welcomes Attorney General Martha Coakley
Sponsors
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section
Criminal Law Section
Environmental Law Section
Intellectual Property Law Section
Litigation Section
Solo & Small Firm Section
Attorney General Martha Coakley will outline her priorities for her administration, with specific emphasis on criminal matters. Please join us for this unique opportunity to hear from and speak with the Attorney General about her plans.
A reception will follow the program.
March 22, 2007
Section Meeting
Privacy Law Forum
Join us for a discussion about privacy law implications for companies and individuals who use, exchange, store, collect, access, provide, buy, sell, share, and manage private information. Specifically, we will discuss:
- What is private information?
- How do you protect it?
- Who is responsible for protecting it?
- When and how can it be compromised?
- What are your legal options if someone steals it?
Panelists include:
February 6, 2007
Section Meeting
Tales from the Frontlines: Crisis Communications in the New Business Environment
Sponsors
Solo & Small Firm Section
Litigation Section
Intellectual Property Section
Paul Andrew of Weber Shandwick Worldwide will discuss how communications can complement and enhance legal strategy. Specifically, he will teach you:
- how to handle late-day, on-deadline media calls that threaten to undermine your client’s case and reputation
- what to do and not do based on how organizations have handled and mishandled crisis communications
January 18, 2007
CLE Program
Intellectual Property Year in Review
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.
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December 20, 2006
CLE Program
The Digital Campus: Ownership of Information on Institutional Networks
Sponsors
Health Law Section
College & University Law Section
Intellectual Property Law Section
Boston Patent Law Association
Networked access to digital information continues to raise new legal issues regarding ownership, as well as permissible uses of information and resulting products. These issues are particularly complex within the networked campuses of educational, governmental, healthcare and research institutions that balance missions to advance public knowledge and welfare with obligations to protect personal or proprietary information.
This program brings together practitioners who face these issues on a daily basis and who lead in developing institutional policies and responses.
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November 30 , 2006
Section Meeting
Protecting Your Brand on the Internet in a Global Economy
**This meeting is co-sponsored with the International Transactions Committee and Corporate Counsel Committee**
Mark Schonfeld, a partner at Burns & Levinson LLP, will discuss protecting brands on the internet in a global economy.
Mr. Schonfeld has extensive experience in protecting the world's leading brand names from infringement and is responsible for the seizure of millions of dollars in counterfeit merchandise from distribution centers, retail operations and factories that manufacture counterfeit products.
October 26, 2006
IP Public Policy Committee
IP Public Policy Committee: The Massachusetts Uniform Trade Secrets Act
Massachusetts is one of only six states that has not yet adopted the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. General Laws chapter 93 contains very limited statements of trade secrets law that appear to favor incumbent employers but have been limited in protection against "inevitable disclosure". More specific statements such as that set forth in the Uniform Act would facilitate business planning and likely lower legal costs for all stakeholders.
The current draft of the Act, available by request from schow@burnslev.com, and additional modifications will be discussed at the meeting.
May 25, 2006
CLE Program
Biotech Licensing: A View from Both Sides of the Trenches
Full program description
Biotechnology remains a major source of business growth and development for both Massachusetts and the nation. As the impact of biotech expands both economically and in the medical arenas, the positive results from increasing numbers of biotech products are experienced first-hand in medicine and agriculture.
This program, designed for both the experienced practitioner, as well as those who want to understand the area better, will provide an opportunity for you to learn more about biotech licensing from individuals who provide legal and strategic advice to different facets of the industry.
March 29, 2006
CLE Program
New Developments in Open Source Licensing
Full Program Description
In today’s technological environment, almost every company is confronted with issues regarding the use of “open source” software - this program will address the important legal and business issues involved with its use.
March 27, 2006
Section Meeting
Intersection of Antitrust & Intellectual Property Law
Co-sponsored with the Antitrust Committee.
David A. Balto, a partner at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP and the former Policy Director of the Bureau of Competition of the FTC, will discuss the challenging intersection of antitrust and intellectual property law. He will review a recent Supreme Court decision, several court of appeals decisions and private cases creating new (or reviving old) theories of liability.
Other topics to be discussed:
- The ever changing landscape of the law in the area of patent settlements
- Emerging theories of liability for predatory innovation and new product development
- What does the Federal Circuit decision in Phillips v. ITC mean for patent pools?
- Does the Supreme Court's decision in Independent Ink make a difference?
We hope you can join us for this lively presentation.
March 13, 2006
Section Event
Investor Liability in the Digital Age: Is Current Copyright Law Adequate to Preserve Robust Investment in Intellectual Property Ventures?
R. Bruce Rich, Esq.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
New York, New York
Mr. Rich, a senior partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, co-heads the firm’s IP & Media practice. He is a nationally recognized expert in intellectual property law, concentrating on the problems of communications industry clients, including book, magazine and newspaper publishers, broadcasters, cable television entities, and trade associations of these entities. Mr. Rich counsels and litigates for clients in these industries and has served as lead trial counsel in significant copyright, music licensing, antitrust, and libel cases for, among other clients, Random House, Warner Books, The Walt Disney Company, ABC, CBS, The New York Post, and Reuters. He has represented the Association of American Publishers in its Supreme Court amicus curiae and other First Amendment activities.
Sponsored by:
BBA Intellectual Property Law Section
New England Chapter of The Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
Suffolk University Law School Center for Advanced Legal Studies
and Intellectual Property Concentration
January 23, 2006
Section Meeting
Open Standards and Open Source at the Barricades: the Mass. ITD's Open Format Initiative
For the last five months, Massachusetts has been at the center of a struggle that has been watched from around the world. That battle involves the effort of the Information Technology Division (ITD) to mandate the use of "open document format" standards for archiving Executive Agency documents in general, and the OASIS Open Document Format (ODF) standard in particular - a standard that Microsoft has not committed to supporting.
This policy initiative has both strong supporters and opponents and has resulted in the introduction of an amendment to an economic incentive bill that would strip the ITD of its IT policy power. Come learn more about the ins and outs of the issues concerning IDT’s Open Format Initiative.
Linda Hamel, General Counsel of the Information Technology Division, who has publicly defended the policy power of the ITD, and Andrew Updegrove, a partner at Gesmer Updegrove LLP and counsel to OASIS, which developed and maintains the ODF standard, will describe what's happened so far, the legal basis for the ITD's action, the importance of open document standards, and what may happen next.
January 19, 2006
CLE Program
Intellectual Property Year in Review
Full program description
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 2005. 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.
November 16, 2005
Section Meeting
The U.S. Patent System: Working or Broken and Who Decides?
The U.S. Patent System is the subject of a number of hotly contested criticisms including:
1. The USPTO is under funded, understaffed, and overwhelmed.
2. Patents are issuing for pre-existing technologies and trivial improvements.
3. Patent litigation is far too slow, expensive, and unpredictable.
4. Patent "trolls" - companies that acquire patents not to practice them but to extort licensing fees and make infringement claims -- are subverting the system.
5. Pending legislative patent reforms are a band aid and will not fix the problems.
Our distinguished panel of speakers, representing a variety of viewpoints, will evaluate these and other criticisms and address the ultimate questions, is the U.S. Patent System working or not working to foster innovation, and who decides.
Panelists to include:
Lee Carl Bromberg, leading intellectual property litigator and co-founder of Bromberg & Sunstein LLP
Dr. Adam B. Jaffe, Dean of Arts and Sciences at Brandeis University
Dr. Robert Rines, founder of Franklin Pierce Law Center; inducted into the US National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1994
Ross Kerber, technology beat reporter for the Boston Globe
James Toupin, United States Patent and Trade Office General Counsel
Jack Turner, Associate Director of the MIT Technology Licensing Office
The panelists will provide brief comments and then the floor will be open for spirited questions and debate!
Sponsored by:
Intellectual Property Litigation Committee of the Boston Bar Association
Co-Sponsored by:
The Boston Patent Law Association
BBA Computer and Internet Law Committee
BBA Life Sciences Committee
BBA IP Public Policy Committee
BBA Intellectual Property Law Committee
October 26, 2005
CLE Program
Financing Technology-Leading Enterprises
Sponsors: BBA Intellectual Property and Business Law Sections, Boston Patent Law Association
Full Program Description
Learn about the issues relevant to the current revival of investment in technology-leading enterprises. The panel will address issues raised by various funding alternatives for businesses that are front-runners in their technological fields, focusing on the development, securing, licensing, assertion, investigation and disposition of intellectual property assets.
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