Product Description

Attend this Conference to quickly get up-to-speed on what is happening in the rapidly changing field of intellectual property law.  

• Learn to manage your client’s trademark portfolio and protect their brand.

• Learn about cutting edge trademark issues before the Supreme Court in Romag Fasteners Inc. v. Fossil, Inc.—addressing whether proof of willfulness is required for an award of infringer’s profits—and how the case might affect damages in other areas of IP.

• Learn about statutory termination of copyrights, as well as estate planning issues for copyright holders.       

• Learn how to structure content-licensing and merchandising agreements, and about the copyright and trademark issues involved.

• Hear about recent developments in the right of publicity.

• Learn about the key issues concerning privacy and data protection that are likely to impact your clients in the coming year.

• Hear about how significant Supreme Court decisions have affected patent litigation practice and Patent and Trademark Office proceedings.

Your clients depend upon you to stay current to protect the value inherent in their businesses, products, and services. Bring your questions!

Agenda & Materials

• 12:00 - 12:05 pm

  Welcome and Introduction

  Stacey Carrara Friends, Esq., Morse , Waltham
  Timothy M. Murphy, Esq., Sunstein LLP , Boston
  
• 12:05 pm–12:55 pm

  Managing and Enforcing the Trademark Portfolio

  Deanna Sheridan, Esq., Spartan Race, Inc. , Boston
  Amanda E. Petrillo, Esq., Boston Red Sox , Boston
  
• 12:55 pm–1:35 pm

  IP at the U.S. Supreme Court: Standard for Obtaining TM Infringer’s Profits (Romag Fasteners v. Fossil)

  Lisa M. Tittemore, Esq., Sunstein LLP , Boston
  
• 1:35 pm–2:10 pm

  Copyright: The End of the Line

  Brenda Marshall Ulrich, Esq., Archstone Law Group, PC , Newton Center
  
• 2:10 pm–2:20 pm

  Networking & Refreshment Break
• 2:20 pm–3:05 pm

  Copyright and Trademark Licensing

  Amanda E. Schreyer, Esq., Morse , Waltham
  
• 3:05 pm–3:40 pm

  Right of Publicity

  Elizabeth A. Ritvo, Esq., Brown Rudnick LLP , Boston
  
• 3:40 pm–4:15 pm

  Privacy Law Update

  Kent D.B. Sinclair, Esq., Sinclair Law LLC , Beverly
  
• 4:15 pm–4:55 pm

  The Impact of the Supreme Court on Patent Practice in the New Millennium

  Eric Carnevale, Esq., Lando & Anastasi LLP , Cambridge
  
• 4:55 pm–5:00 pm

  "Ask the Experts" Q&A Session and Key Takeaways

  Panel
  

Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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