Library: 2017 Spring Meeting
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2017 Spring Meeting Papers & Audio
Trending in IP: Design Patent Update and Tips for Avoiding (or Obtaining) Enhancements of Patent Infringement Damages
May 17th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) Damage Enhancements for Egregiousness vs. Egregious Damage Enhancements: The New Law of the Land and How to Leverage It to Your Advantage; (2) Opinions of Counsel - They're Back (or Perhaps Never Left)!; and (3) Design Patents: Are They the New Best Friends of Practicing Entities and NPEs Alike?
Best Practices for Negotiating Valuable Licenses
May 17th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) Has Never Seen a Valid Patent: Addressing Validity in Patent Licenses; (2) Hands Across the Water: The Special Relationships in IP Virginia Driver.; and (3) Pharma Roulette: Drafting Hatch-Waxman Settlement Agreement Antitrust Scrutiny after FTC v. Actavis.
Non-Monetary Relief for Trademark Infringement
May 17th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) Injunctions and Other Non-Monetary Relief for Trademark Infringement; (2) Trademark/Practicing Before the ITC/Customs; (3) Perspectives from the Bench; and (4) Show Me the Money!: Different Circuits, Different Decisions: What you Need to Know to Recover for Trademark Infringement.
It's a Small World After All: Induced Infringement and Extraterritorial Sales
May 17th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) Making an Induced Infringement Case: Evidence, Law, Argument, and Spin; (2) Obtaining Exclusion Orders Based on Post-Importation Patent Infringement; and (3) Leveraging the Situs of the Sale to Increase Patent Infringement Damages: A Look into the Future after the Carnegie Mellon Case.
The 101 Million Dollar Question: Is It Patentable Subject Matter?
May 17th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) Nuts and Bolts of 101; (2) 101 in the Future; and (3) Take a Walk on the Bio Side.
The Deal and IP: The Role of IP Counsel in M&A and Venture Deals / The Art of the IP Deal
May 17th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) Overview of the principal types of M&A transactions and how the differences between them affect IP treatment; (2) Allocating IP ownership between purchaser and seller; (3) Licensing as alternative to ownership; (4) Third-party rights; and (5) Treble Damages and Treble Uncertainty: The Reality Post-Halo.
From Books and Comics to Movies, Video Games, and Toys – The Collision of IP and Popular Culture
May 17th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) Pokemon Go Effect! The IP Implications of Virtual Reality and Online Games; (2) A Constant Battle: Trademarks in the Media and Entertainment Industries; and (3) The Intersection of Popular Culture and IP in Video Games.
Take That Down! Trademark and Copyright Enforcement in the Digital World
May 17th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) Tips and Tricks for Challenging Online Service Providers That Host Infringing Material; (2) Whatever Happened to the "New" Look Back to See Whether the Sky Fell, and a Look Forward to See What's Coming; and (3) "Everywhere I Look Online I See Infringements of Our Trademarks, Make It Stop." What's Trademark Counsel To Do?
Prosecuting Global Patent Portfolios ... Efficiently!
May 17th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) USPTO Perspective; (2) The Perils of Prosecution: National Pitfalls for International Applicants; and (3) How to Stretch Your In-House Dollars: Tips for Global Prosecution.
Emerging Biotech - The Dawn of a New Age
May 17th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
A panel discussion covering the technological convergence between biotechnology and emerging technology, including; personalized medicine, the use of drones in medicine, 3D printing, nanotechnology, the internet of things, neural networks and the use of artificial intelligence in diagnostics. IP and regulatory topics include; Section 101 patent eligible subject matter, FDA regulation, standards, FCC regulation and FAA regulation.
Licensing Standard-Essential Patents on Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory Terms in US, Europe and Asia, and Comity Between Them
May 17th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
The program will focus on FRAND decisions in different countries, distinctions between them,the reach of US FRAND decisions into other countries and balancing these requirements, given the effective reach of different country's FRAND rulings. Topics: (1) FRAND Licensing in the United States; (2) FRAND Licensing in Asia; (3) FRAND Licensing in Europe; and (4) How to Balance the Requirements of Different Countries in Licensing Standard Essential Patents on FRAND Terms.
Real-World Impact of §101 Patentability Decisions on Companies
May 17th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
This panel will discuss the real-world impacts of §101 patentability decisions on companies. They will explore whether §101 decisions have impacted various patenting operations, such as a budget planning and strategy, with sciences and software industries. Topics: (1) Don't Break the Bank, Alice: Planning Budgets for Intellectual Property Protection; (2) Business Analysis Based on Alice (Conceded to Be Totally Abstract); and (3) Alice Doesn't Play Games: Effects of Alice on the Way Intellectual Property is Protected.
AIA and Prior Art
May 18th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) AIA - Is that Prior Art?; and (2) You Can't Use That! - Disqualifying Prior Art Under AIA.
Tensions Among Privilege, Discovery, and Foreign Activities
May 18th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) Best Practices for Preserving Privilege While Interacting With Foreign Clients and Counsel in Europe; (2) Best Practices for Preserving Privilege While Interacting With Foreign Clients and Counsel in China; and (3) Best Practices for Preserving Privilege While Interacting With Foreign Clients and Counsel in Japan.
Tensions Between the US and Foreign Practices on Patent Drafting and Privilege - The European, Japanese and Chinese Practitioners Points-of-View Tensions Concerning Written Description Support and Added Matter
May 18th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) Best Practices for US Applicants to Ensure Support and Minimize Added Matter Issue in Europe; (2) Best Practices for US Applicants to Ensure Support and Minimize Added Matter Issue in China; and (3) Best Practices for US Applicants to Ensure Support and Minimize Added Matter Issue in Japan.
Company Communications in a Litigation Driven Environment
May 18th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) Corporate IP Counsel Perspective: Communicating Around Patent Prosecution Matters in a Litigation-Driven Environment; (2) In-house Patent Agent Perspective: Navigating Privilege Issues in a Corporate Environment; (3) Corporate Counsel Perspective: Managing Company Culture and Communications Around IP When Litigation is Likely or Imminent; and (4) Outside Litigation Counsel Perspective: Programs/Best Practices for Training Managing Communications in a Litigation Driven Environment - Lessons Learned.
Don't Tweet That! Legal Practice in a Digital Age
May 18th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) Ethical Issues Regarding The Acquisition or Loss of Data; and (2) Content-Based Claims and Social Media.
Managing MDL Litigation; Analyzing Patent Portfolios for Assertion; the Future of Patent Venue
May 18th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) Managing Multi-District (MDL) and Pseudo MDL Patent Litigation; (2) Thinking Beyond Patents: Analyzing the Total IP Portfolio for Assertion; and (3) The Future of Patent Venue.
International Harmonization: What's Happening, What's Hot, and What's Harmonized
May 18th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) Patent Law Harmonization, Where Has it Been, and What is Happening Now; (2) Current Developments and Discussions on Non-Prejudicial Prior Art (Also Known as Grace Period); and (3) Current Efforts Toward Resolving Differences on Conflicting Applications and Prior User Rights.
A 360 Review of the Current Status of IPR Practice
May 18th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) PTAB Developments from the Patent Owner’s Perspective; and (2) Significant PTAB and Federal Circuit Decisions for Petitioners in IPR Proceedings.
Defend Trade Secrets Acts (DTSA): Year 1 in Review
May 18th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) State, Federal, or Both? An Analysis of the Complex Choices Between Different Laws and Venues for Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims; (2) A Refresher on the DTSA: What Is It, and What's Happened So Far?; and (3) Ex Parte Seizures and Injunctions: Best Practices for Effectively Using the DTSA's Provisions on Equitable Remedies.
Post-Rejection Review and Pilot Programs
May 18th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) The Not-So-Final Final Rejection: The Prosecution Continues; (2) PTAB Preliminary Responses: To Make or Not to Make?; and (3) PTAB Attacks! How to Manage Multiple Challenges by Multiple Parties to One or More Patents - Simultaneously!
Copyrights in Musical Works
May 18th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) The Status of Copyright Infringement of Musical Works After the Stairway to Heaven and Blurred Lines Decisions; (2) Formative Elements and the Application of the De Minimis Exception to Copyright Infringement - Not Just a Musical Thing (Think Architecture and Industrial Designs); (3) Towards a New Uniform Approach to Fair Use; and (4) Copyrights and Politics.
International Trade Secret Enforcement
May 18th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) Trade Secrets in Section 337 Investigations; (2) Maintaining (and Proving) the Secret; and (3) Trade Secrets Update Across the Atlantic.
Closing Plenary Session: Mid-Year in Review
May 19th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
(1) Trademark; (2) Patent; (3) Trade Secret; (4) Copyright; and (5) Preserving Privilege: State of the Law and Best Practices When Working with Great Legal Minds Who Are Not Bar Members of the State in Which They Practice (In House Counsel, Patent Agents, Trademark Paralegals, Etc).
President's Forum: § 101
May 19th, 2017
2017 Spring Meeting
Patentable Subject Matter: Policy Issues & AIPLA Approach (Including AIPLA Task Force).