IPO 2017 Annual Meeting<\/b><\/p>\n
IPO Standing IP Committee Organized Breakout Sessions<\/b><\/p>\n
18 September 2017 \u00a0| \u00a0<\/b>4:00pm-5:30pm<\/b><\/p>\n
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Protection for Fashions and Designs in the Age of 3D Printing and Star Athletica<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Organizing Committees:\u00a0 Copyright Law & Anti-Piracy and Industrial Designs<\/i><\/p>\n
Recent developments in case law as well as in computer technology have led to rapid changes both in the way businesses and consumers create and use products and in the way copyright and other forms of intellectual property can protect product designs.\u00a0 Panelists will examine the challenges these changes create for companies in a range of industries and explore strategies in the areas of product design, marketing, IP protection, and enforcement.<\/p>\n
Moderator:<\/u>\u00a0 Jenevieve Maerker<\/b>, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston, MA<\/i><\/p>\n
Speakers:<\/u><\/p>\n All Bark, No Bite: An Analysis of IP Contractual Terms that are Unenforceable or Result in Unintended Consequences<\/b><\/p>\n Organizing Committee:\u00a0 IP Licensing<\/i><\/p>\n Several commonly used provisions in IP licenses and other technology-related agreements, which are unenforceable or when applied often lead to unintended results, will be analyzed in this session. Speakers will discuss relevant case law examples and make suggestions on provision language and policy practices to help avoid unnecessary complications.<\/p>\n Moderator<\/u>: Christopher Smith<\/b>, Brooks Kushman P.C., Southfield, MI<\/i><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/u><\/p>\n Practical Aspects of the European Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court<\/b><\/p>\n Organizing Committee: European Practice<\/i><\/p>\n European IP law will soon see its biggest change since the creation of the European Patent Office:\u00a0 the implementation of the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court.\u00a0 Panelists will discuss how best to create, manage, and enforce rights under the new systems.<\/p>\n Moderator:<\/u>\u00a0 John B. Pegram<\/b>, Fish & Richardson P.C., New York, NY<\/i><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/u><\/p>\n Trends in Corporate IP Management<\/b><\/p>\n Organizing Committee:\u00a0 Corporate IP Management<\/i><\/p>\n Key findings of IPO\u2019s 2017 Corporate IP Management Benchmarking Survey and noteworthy comparisons to previous surveys (2013, 2011, 2009, and 2006) will be presented during this session.\u00a0 Chief IP counsel representing diverse industries will comment on the analysis of the survey results and off their insights on its implications for future changes in corporate IP Management.<\/p>\n Moderator:<\/u>\u00a0 Rob Williamson<\/b>, IpPerformance Group, Inc., Naperville, IL<\/i><\/p>\n Trend Analysts:<\/u><\/p>\n Subject Matter Experts:<\/u><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n China: The Developing Frontier for IP Procurement and Enforcement Trends and Current Status<\/b><\/p>\n Organizing Committees:\u00a0 Asian Practice and Litigation<\/i><\/p>\n More patent applications are filed in China than anywhere else, and its court dockets are expanding at double-digit rates.\u00a0 With over 70% of China\u2019s patents issuing to domestic companies, this session will explore the policies and procedures for handling such developments as well as how US and multi-national companies are reacting.<\/p>\n Moderator:<\/u>\u00a0 Brian Horne, <\/b>Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, Los Angeles, CA<\/i><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/u><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n International Filing Strategies and Cost Management<\/b><\/p>\n Organizing Committee:\u00a0 International Patent Law & Practice<\/i><\/p>\n The decision to draft, file and prosecute patent applications globally brings with it a multitude of strategic options, each having their associated costs.\u00a0 Panelists will provide tips that should be considered when\u00a0filing globally, including International Jurisdiction Selection and Filing Strategy, International Cooperation Measures, Filing and Prosecution Formalities, Material Patentability Requirements, Drafting Applications fit for Global Prosecution and In House Organizational Models for Global Prosecution and Cost Management.<\/p>\n Moderator:<\/u>\u00a0 Roger Gobrogge<\/b>, ITIP ProFiciency, LLC, Fort Gratiot, MI<\/i><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/u><\/p>\n IPO 2017 Annual Meeting IPO Standing IP Committee Organized Breakout […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21294","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
\n<\/i>Deborah Greaves<\/b>, Brutzkus Grubner Rozansky Seror Weber LLP, Woodland Hills, CA<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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