Past Seminars & Events

February 8, 2011

8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Hilton Chicago Hotel, Continental Ballroom
720 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL

A seminar for executives, managers and legal counsel responsible for protecting IP assets & overseeing IP litigation

David R. Fleming and K. Shannon Mrksich will speak at the Corporate Intellectual Property Law Conference on February 8, 2011.

This annual CLE event addresses legislation and recent significant case law impacting businesses and their patent, copyright and trademark assets. Panel discussions feature federal judges, corporate counsel, consultants, and top IP attorneys providing the latest information and advice for dealing with the changing landscape of IP law. Breakout sessions catering to specific areas of IP practice are offered throughout the program. Brinks is a sponsor of the seminar and will present at one of the sessions.

7:30 a.m. Registration & Complimentary Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Program

Hon. James Holderman, Presiding Judge, US District Court NDIL, heads an elite faculty that will soon be announced. Check back for Agenda and Faculty updates.

General Sessions

• The State of the USPTO, Sharon Barner, Deputy Director, US Patent and Trademark Office
• Protecting Trade Secrets
   

Topics for Patent Breakout Sessions

• False Patent Marking
• The Scope of Patentability
• Shifting Invalidity Analysis? (Microsoft v. i4i)
• Inequitable Conduct - a new landscape? (Therasense)
   

Topics for Copyright / Trademark Breakout Sessions

• Consumer Confusion or Profitable Promotion?
• Defining "Copying" in a Digital Economy
• Injunctions in Copyright and Trademark post-eBay 
• Fighting Infringing Online Content and Sales

To register click here or call 312.644.6762 to register by phone.