AIPLA presented the following nine programs in 2006:
Taking Action Against Counterfeiters: Building an Effective Program
A Practical Approach to Inventorship Determination: Strategies for New Patent Practitioners
IP Asset Management
Inside & Outside IP Insights on Transactional Due Diligence
A Patent Practitioner's Guide to eBay and its Aftermath
Ethical Issues for Patent Agents and Their Employers
Navigating Conflicts of Interest in Patent Presecution
1. Friday, March 17, 2006 -- 12:30 - 2:00 PM Eastern
Conflicts in Trademark Law Among Circuit Courts and the TTAB: Substantive Considerations in Forum Selection
This online seminar addressed the following topics:
- Various rules concerning damages in Trademark cases, including profit calculation, royalties, attorney fees and the role of bad faith;
- Differing approaches to claims of “niche fame” in dilution cases;
- The acceptance and effect of the “initial interest confusion” doctrine in Internet cases;
- And other topics on which circuit courts and/or the TTAB have differing standards.
Presented by:
Professor Joseph P. Liu of Boston College Law School and
Michael Boudett of Foley Hoag, LLP
2. Friday, March 24, 2006 -- 12:30 - 2:30 PM Eastern
What You Need to Know about EFS-Web
March 17 is the rollout of USPTO's new EFS-Web system for e-filing USpatent applications and subsequent papers such as amendments and Information Disclosure Statements.
- Learn how to use the EFS-Web system;
- Learn how it affects docketing and office process flow;
- Learn how to generate PDF files for EFS-Web; and
- What not to file through EFS-Web.
Presented by:
Carl Oppedahl of Oppedahl & Olson, LLP and
Kelly Hyndman of Sughrue Mion, PLLC
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3. Friday, April 28, 2006 -- 12:30 - 2:00 PM Eastern
Taking Action Against Counterfeiters: Building an Effective Program
With the Olympic Winter Games just over and the World Cup football tournament looming, product counterfeiting is in the news. But counterfeiting is no longer confined to fake watches and handbags, and according to the U.S. Government has become a massive, sophisticated global business." This seminar will identify the sources of product counterfeiting, its effect on different industrial sectors, and how to build an anticounterfeiting program at home and abroad.
Presented by:
Jeffrey H. Kaufman of Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt, PC and
Mark Traphagen of Traphagen Law, PLLC
4. Friday, June 9, 2006 -- 12:30 - 2:00 pm Eastern
A Practical Approach to Inventorship Determination: Strategies for New Patent Practitioners
Online Programs is proud to present the Inventorship section of the AIPLA Patent "Boot Camp" in an Online CLE format. The program addresses the underlying legal principles of inventorship but also goes beyond it to include practical tips for how to determine inventorship in real-world situations, as well as hypotheticals relating to common fact patterns we have experienced in our own practices.
Presented by:
Gregory D. Allen of 3M Innovative Properties Company, and
H. Sanders Gwin, Jr. of Shumaker & Sieffert, PA
5. Friday, June 23, 2006 -- 12:30 - 2:00 pm Eastern
IP Asset Management
This seminar explores managing mark and patent portfolios, including:
- Clearance reporting including mark searches to properly communicate risk to client;
- Establishing and protecting trademark rights both domestic and foreign by utilizing international treaties and docketing safeguards to manage such marks;
- Creating, characterizing, and sharing information to create a patent portfolio meeting the goals and objectives of the business; and
- Various tools, including software and internet sites and services, to properly manage a patent database.
Presented by:
Laura Donnelly of Johnson & Johnson; and
Philip Davison of YUM! Brands, Inc.
6. Friday, July 21, 2006 -- 12:30 - 2:00 pm Eastern
Inside and Outside IP Insights on Transactional Due Diligence
The seminar will provide experienced insights into intellectual property due diligence.
Topics will include:
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In-house and outside counsel perspectives
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Identification and allocation of risk
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Timing and resource management
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Impact of due diligence on transaction
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Preservation of attorney-client privilege
Presented by:
Mark J. Thronson of Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP; and
Tim Tracy of Johnson & Johnson’s Patent Law Department
7. Friday, September 22, 2006 -- 12:30 - 2:00 pm Eastern
A Patent Practitioner's Guide to eBay and its Aftermath
This seminar will explore the following topics:
- Patent injunction jurisprudence up to the eBay case
- The eBay case in the District, Federal Circuit and Supreme Courts
- Post eBay cases
- Where do we go from here?
Presented by:
David W. Long of Howrey, LLP; and
Denise W. DeFranco of Foley Hoag, LLP
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8. Friday, November 10, 2006 -- 12:30 - 2:00 pm Eastern
Ethical Issues for Patent Agents and Their Employers
This seminar explores following topics:
- Patent agents critical role in patent prosecution.
- Is there privilege, or not, for communications between patent agent and client?
- Can lawyers split fees with patent agents?
- Can patent agents draft assignments, or interpret claims of issued patents?
Presented by:
Professor David Hricik, Mercer University
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9. Friday, December 12, 2006 -- 12:30 - 2:00 pm Eastern
Navigating Conflicts of Interest in Patent Prosecution
This seminar addressed the various ways that conflicts of interest can arise in patent prosecution and how to spot them, eliminate them, and navigate them.
Presented by:
Professor David Hricik, Mercer University
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