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[Copyright/Trademarks] Banksy and Privacy Around the World – Can a Trademark be a Substitute for Copyright?
May 17th, 2022
2022 Spring Meeting
(1) Cancellation Actions Against Banksy Marks - Monkey with Sandwich Board and Flower Thrower; (2) Intersection of Trademarks and Copyrights and other IP rights; and (3) GDPR Prevents Finding Website Owners: the Tension Between the Right to Privacy and the Interference in Protecting IP Rights.
- Cancellation Actions Against Banksy Marks - Monkey with Sandwich Board and Flower Thrower — Samuel Eichner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, New York, NY
- Intersection of Trademarks and Copyrights and Other IP rights — Stephanie Schmidt, Norton Rose Fulbright, Austin, TX
- GDPR Prevents Finding Website Owners: the Tension Between the Right to Privacy and the Interference in Protecting IP Rights — Erik Combs, Pirkey Barber, Austin, TX
- Banksy and Privacy Around the World – Can a Trademark be a Substitute for Copyright? — Professor Wayne Ronald Gard, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
[Patent Prosecution] Amendment Practice at the USPTO and EPO Patent Prosecution
May 17th, 2022
2022 Spring Meeting
(1) Drafting Considerations in View of Avoiding Pitfalls During EP Prosecution; (2) Drafting Applications to Provide Flexibility in US Post Grant Proceedings and Litigation; and (3) Pitfalls Come to Light: Learn the Dangers of EPO Amendment Practice.
- Drafting Considerations in view of Avoiding Pitfalls During EP Prosecution — Daniele Schiuma, Müller-Boré, Munich, Germany
- Drafting Applications to Provide Flexibility in US Post Grant Proceedings and Litigation — Salvador Bezos, Sterne Kessler, Washington, DC
- Pitfalls Come to Light: Learn the Dangers of EPO Amendment Practice — Jeremias Wollschlaeger, Hoffmann Eitle, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Moderator — Wayne Sobon, JUUL Labs, San Francisco, CA
Opening Plenary: Hon. Shira Perlmutter
May 17th, 2022
2022 Spring Meeting
(1) Join AIPLA President Patrick Coyne as we kick off the Spring Meeting, and get a preview of the week ahead and hear about our efforts to commemorate AIPLA’s 125th Anniversary; and (2) Keynote Speech by The Honorable Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director, US Copyright Office.
- Keynote Speaker — Hon. Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director, US Copyright Office
International Practice [Hosted By AIPPI-US, PCT Issues, and Mergers Committees]
May 17th, 2022
2022 Spring Meeting
(1) The WIPO Green Initiative to Enhance Technology Transfer for Green Inventions; (2) Incentivizing Green Technology Inventions and Innovation - A Global Review; and (3) Recent Trends in Tech Transfer Agreements.
- Climate Change and IP: WIPO Green Initiative to Enhance Green Tech Transfer — Yuichi Watanabe, Osha Bergman Watanabe Burton, Houston, TX
- Incentivizing Green Technology Inventions and Innovation - A Global Review — Leonor Magalhães Galvão, Magellan IP, Rio de Janiero, Brazil
- Recent Trends in Tech Transfer Agreements — Aaron Levine, Polsinelli, Houston, TX
- Moderator — Patrick Breslin, Breslin Consulting, Washington, DC
[Patent Practice] Chemical Patent Language Workshop – The Global Quest for Reasonable Certainty
May 17th, 2022
2022 Spring Meeting
Panel discussion hosted by the Chemical Practice and Food and Drug Law Committees.
- Moderator — R. Danny Huntington, Rothwell Figg, Washington, DC
- Panel — Wan Chien (Jenny) Lee, Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP, New York, NY, Angela Sebor, Tolmar, Inc., Fort Collins, CO, Angela Grayson, Precipise IP, PLLC, Bentonville, AR, Michelle O’Brien, Marbury Law Group, Reston, VA
Titans of the IP Bar
May 17th, 2022
2022 Spring Meeting
Titans of IP Bar with: (1) Vincent E. Garlock, AIPLA Executive Director; (2) Rick Nydegger, Founder and Senior Counsel, Workman Nydegger; (3) Esther Kepplinger, Chief Patent Counselor, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati; and (4) Thomas L. Irving, Partner, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner.
- Moderator — Vincent E. Garlock, AIPLA Executive Director, Arlington, VA
- Panel — Rick Nydegger, Founder and Senior Counsel, Workman Nydegger, Salt Lake City, UT, Esther Kepplinger, Chief Patent Counselor, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Washington, DC, Thomas L. Irving, Partner, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, Washington, DC
Cross-Border Issues in IP Litigation
May 18th, 2022
2022 Spring Meeting
(1) Best Practices for Cross-Border Discovery in US IP Cases; (2) Comparison of Customs Systems; and (3) Anticounterfeiting in a Post Pandemic World Including Medical/ New AI Measures/Control of Subcontractors.
- Best Practices for Cross-Border Discovery in US IP Cases — Tommy Martin, Baker Botts, Washington, DC
- Comparison of Customs Systems — Goutam Patnaik, Desmarais LLP, Washington, DC
- Anticounterfeiting in a Post Pandemic World Including Medical/ New AI Measures/Control of Subcontractors — Gail Podolsky, Carlton Fields, Atlanta, GA
- Moderator — May Cheng, Osler, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
International Trade Commission Practice [Hosted by International Trade Commission and Patent Litigation Committees]
May 18th, 2022
2022 Spring Meeting
(1) Overview of Section 337 Investigations at the ITC; (2) Key Differences Between District Court Litigation and ITC Litigation; and (3) Latest Trends in ITC Litigation.
- Overview of Section 337 Investigations at the ITC — Helena Kiepura, DLA Piper, Washington, DC
- Key Differences Between District Court Litigation and ITC Litigation — Mareesa Frederick, Finnegan, Washington, DC
- Latest Trends in ITC Litigation — Jim Altman, Foster Murphy Altman Nickel, Washington, DC
- Moderator — Anthony Curtis, Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A., Chicago, IL
Ethics
May 18th, 2022
2022 Spring Meeting
(1) Responsibility of Attorneys to Develop and Maintain Tech Knowledge; (2) Professional Consequences of Irresponsible Lawyer Use of Social Media; and (3) Algorithmic and Data Best Practices and Requirements to Ensure Appropriate Handling of Data and Fair Treatment of Data Subjects.
- Responsibility of Attorneys to Develop and Maintain Tech Knowledge — Beth Burgin Waller, Woods Rogers PLC, Roanoke, VA
- Professional Consequences of Irresponsible Lawyer Use of Social Media — Professor Dane S. Ciolino, Loyola University, New Orleans College of Law, Metairie, LA
- Algorithmic and Data Best Practices and Requirements to Ensure Appropriate Handling of Data and Fair Treatment of Data Subjects — David J. Kappos, Cravath Swaine & Moore, New York, NY
- Moderator — Mary H. Drabnis, McGlinchey Stafford PLLC, Baton Rouge, LA
Corporate/Litigation
May 18th, 2022
2022 Spring Meeting
(1) Right to Trial by Jury in Unjust Enrichment Cases—Circuit Split?; (2) Irreparable Harm (Presumed or Not) in Federal Trade Secret Cases; and (3) Status of the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine-Push Back on Non-Competes.
- Right to Trial by Jury in Unjust Enrichment Cases - Circuit Split? — Rachel Powitzky, Foley & Lardner LLP, Houston, TX
- Irreparable Harm (Presumed or Not) in Federal Trade Secret Cases — Benjamin I. Fink, Berman Fink Van Horn, PC, Atlanta, GA
- Status of the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine-Push Back on Non-Competes — Elizabeth A. Rowe, University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Gainsville, FL
- Moderator — Raija Horstman, Crowell & Moring, Los Angeles, CA
Best of Trademarks: Best Cases, Best Practices, and Best Battles
May 18th, 2022
2022 Spring Meeting
(1) The Status of Trademark Dilution Law, Including Judicial Resistance, When it Should Apply, and; (2) Whether it is Constitutional; (3) Best Practices for Using Experts in Trademark Litigation in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and Federal District Court; and (4) Real Life Trademark Battles.
- The Status of Trademark Dilution Law, Including Judicial Resistance, When it Should Apply, and Whether it is Constitutional — Professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Indiana University McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, IN
- Best Practices for Using Experts in Trademark Litigation in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and Federal District Court — Michael Friedland, Knobbe Martens, Irvine, CA
- Real Life Trademark Battles — Melissa Buss, 3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN
- Moderator — Alison Frey, Dickinson Wright, PLLC, Austin, TX
Trademark/Copyright/Industrial Design [Hosted by the Trademark Law, Industrial Designs, and Copyright Law Committees]
May 18th, 2022
2022 Spring Meeting
Avoiding Conflicts Between Design Patents/ Copyrights and Utility Patents/Advertising, Including for Purposes of Obtaining Trade Dress Registrations
- Moderator — Theodore H. Davis, Jr, Kilpatrick Townsend, Atlanta, GA
- Panel — Stanton D. Weinstein, Fort Washington, PA, Jessie D. Herrera, Patterson & Patterson, LLP, Houston, TX, Jack B. Hicks, Womble Bond Dickinson, Greensboro, NC Terry Sanks, Beusse Sanks, Orlando, FL, Terry Sanks, Beusse Sanks, Orlando, FL
Firm Management and Recruiting [Closing Plenary: Professionalism/Mental Health]
May 19th, 2022
2022 Spring Meeting
Adapting to Firm Management and Recruiting Post-COVID – What to Do About Increased Demand to Work Remotely and Its Effects on Productivity, Diversity, Retention, and Flexibility
- Panel — Melissa Buss, 3M, St. Paul, MN, Bea Koempel-Thomas, Lee & Hayes, PC, Spokane, WA
Mental Health in the Virtual Office [Closing Plenary: Professionalism/Mental Health]
May 19th, 2022
2022 Spring Meeting
Assessing Mental Health in the Virtual Office - Its Importance, What’s Worked (and Hasn’t), and What Should We Do Now?
- Panel — Molly Kocialski, Regional Director, Rocky Mountain Regional USPTO, Denver, CO Tina Loza, Loza & Loza, Los Angeles, CA, Tracy Kepler, Risk Control Consulting Director, CNA Insurance Co., Chicago, IL, Tina Loza, Loza & Loza, Los Angeles, CA
Ethics [Closing Plenary: Professionalism/Mental Health]
May 19th, 2022
2022 Spring Meeting
Trending Ethical Issues for Virtual and Remote Practitioners (and Attorneys with an Online Presence)
- Panel — Amber Bevacqua-Lynott, Buchalter, Portland, OR