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Recorded on: Dec. 6, 2012

Taken from the briefing Fashion Law - The Global Challenge recorded December, 2012. The fashion and retail industries face significant and distinctive challenges.  These companies operate in a global marketplace characterized by shifting consumer preferences, rapid technological advances and omnichannel purchasing options.  This program will discuss the dominant trends in the fashion and retail industries and how those ...

From the program: Representing the Games Industry Client 2012

Released on: Oct. 31, 2012

The videogame industry has emerged as a leader in home entertainment, rivaling recorded music, television and motion pictures for the consumer entertainment mindshare.  Intellectual property, including videogames, has become one of America’s leading exports in the 21st Century.  The emergence of the Internet, Facebook and other social platforms and destinations, Apple iOS, Android, Windows Mobile and other digital delivery vehicles, ...

Recorded on: Apr. 10, 2013

Taken from the briefing Foreign Filing Best Practices: An Update on the Patent Cooperation Treaty recorded April, 2013.With today’s global industries and markets, foreign patent protection is an essential part of IP strategy. Since entering force in 1978, the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) has been a popular route for applicants acquiring patent rights in different countries because of the distinct advantages that the PCT offers versus ...

From the program: Global Trademark Search and Application Workshop 2013

Released on: May. 29, 2013

A faculty of domestic and international legal experts will provide practical guidance for the trademark search and application process in the U.S. and abroad.  Using real-world examples, this practice-based, hands-on workshop will get you involved and provide takeaway tips that can be put into use in daily practice immediately.  Learn about the differences and similarities of differing search strategies here and abroad using interactive ...

From the program: Green Technology Law and Business 2012: Strategies for Investment and IP Protection, and What Mainstream Companies Need to Know About Using CleanTech

Released on: Apr. 6, 2012

DVD's from the program Green Technology Law and Business 2012: Strategies for Investment and IP Protection, and What Mainstream Companies Need to Know About CleanTech, held March, 2012.

From the program: Hot Topics in Advertising Law 2012

Released on: Apr. 5, 2012

Audio CD's from the program Hot Topics in Advertising Law 2012, held March, 2012.

From the program: How to Effectively Prosecute AIA Post-Grant Proceedings 2012

Released on: Oct. 17, 2012

The America Invents Act (AIA) post-grant proceedings effectively hybridize patent litigation and prosecution practices to yield new procedures to challenge or reinforce granted patents. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) rules to implement the AIA will be fully effective by September 17, 2012. Our expert, experienced faculty of in-house and law firm attorneys, as well as senior PTO officials, will help you learn what you must ...

From the program: Information Technology Law Institute 2012: Innovations in Apps, E-books, Cybersecurity, Mobile Technology, Privacy and Social Media

Released on: May. 2, 2012

Audio CD's from the program Information Technology Law Institute 2012: Innovations in Apps, E-books, Cybersecurity, Mobile Technology, Privacy and Social Media, held April 2012.

From the program: Information Technology Law Institute 2013: Privacy and Cybersecurity, Mobile Advertising, Digital Distribution, Social Media and the Third Industrial Revolution

Released on: May. 30, 2013

Virtually every American business has turned to technology to improve efficiency and deliver new, Internet-based services or information.  The fastest growing companies in our troubled economy are the technology innovators.  Every lawyer in this rapidly changing economy must understand the legal issues raised by technology.  However, when technological changes outpace the law, lawyers are forced to apply decades old laws to ideas and ...

From the program: Understanding Trademark Law in the Global Marketplace 2012

Released on: Jul. 24, 2012

Put aside the books and articles on trademark law, and listen up. This program is for you, whether you are just starting out, need a refresher, or have just learned how exciting a career in trademark law can be. The program is built on a rock-solid foundation of trademark law experience. The speakers come with dozens of years in the field, and they will share that experience with you and will answer your questions, both during their presentations ...

From the program: IP-Driven M&A: The Revolution Has Arrived

Released on: Apr. 3, 2012

Audio CD's from the program IP-Driven M&A: The Revolution Has Arrived, held March 2012.

From the program: IP Issues in Business Transactions 2012

Released on: Apr. 4, 2012

DVD's from the program IP Issues in Business Transactions 2012, held February, 2012.

From the program: IP Monetization 2012: Maximize the Value of Your IP Assets

Released on: May. 10, 2012

Audio CD's from the program IP Monetization 2012: Maximize the Value of Your IP Assets, held April, 2012.

Released on: Mar. 27, 2013

Taken from the briefing Life Sciences M&A: You are Not Buying Widgets - Special Considerations that You Need to Know to Buy and Sell Life Sciences Companies or Assets recorded March, 2013. Handling an acquisition or divestiture deal involving pharmaceutical products, biologics, medical devices, diagnostics or the like can be challenging. These deals often involve critical intellectual property and complex regulatory assets and/or third party ...

Released on: Oct. 4, 2012

Taken from the briefing Louboutin v. YSL: Uses and Abuses of a Single Color as a Trademark on Fashion Goods recorded September, 2012. On September 5, 2012, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a decision of the District Court for the Southern District of New York which declined to enjoin any use by Yves Saint Laurent of a red lacquer finish on the outsole of shoes.  Although the Second Circuit ...

Recorded on: Feb. 11, 2013

Taken from the briefing Making Sense of the New HIPAA/HITECH Era recorded February, 2013. After waiting for almost four years, the Department of Health and Human Services has now released its “Omnibus” final regulation implementing the HITECH requirements of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.  These regulations will impact in significant ways every health care company, their business partners, and the downstream partners ...

Released on: Oct. 3, 2012

Taken from the briefing Mobile Payments Compliance: Unique Disclosure, Advertising, and Money Transmission Issues recorded September, 2012. There has been considerable growth in the mobile payment space over the last year or so.  This One-Hour Briefing panel will examine unique compliance issues for those involved in mobile payments and will explore a number of compliance issues associated with meeting the requirements of various consumer ...

From the program: Patent Law Institute (6th Annual)

Released on: Mar. 30, 2012

DVD's from the program Patent Law Institute (6th Annual), held March, 2012.

From the program: Understanding Patent Law 2012

Released on: Jul. 13, 2012

As patents and other intellectual property become more and more valuable to companies, it is essential that general practitioners and business counselors have a firm grasp of the basic principles of patent law so they can better advise their clients.  This program is designed with the non-patent practitioner in mind, and it will cover all types of patent issues that might arise in the context of every day practice and business management.  ...

Released on: Jun. 4, 2013

Taken from the briefing Patent Litigation Before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and in MDL Proceedings recorded May, 2013.Patentees continue to file multiple suits asserting the same or overlapping patents that the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidates for pretrial proceedings. This trend may increase with the changes to the joinder requirements made by the America Invents Act.Elaine Herrmann Blais and ...

Recorded on: May. 24, 2012

Taken from the briefing Pinterest: Legal Considerations to Using the Internet's Hottest Social Media Platform recorded May 2012. Pinterest is 2012's "most talked-about" social media platform and one of the fastest-growing standalone websites in history.  By tapping into the enthusiasm for gathering and presenting images that have been pulled from across the web, Pinterest has created a powerful content sharing platform - and ...

From the program: Prior Art, Obviousness, and the America Invents Act in 2012

Released on: Aug. 6, 2012

Patent reform has arrived: what will be its impact on those touchstones of patentability, prior art and obviousness?  102 was already a complicated concept for patent practitioners, having undergone evolving interpretations in the PTO and CAFC.  How will the AIA now complicate matters further?  How does the concept of “prior art” and circumstance collide in the 21st century? How does prior art on the web impact the practice? ...

Recorded on: Nov. 6, 2012

Taken from the briefing Role of Patents in Business and the Impact of the America Invents Actrecorded November, 2012. Changes instituted by the recently enacted America Invents Act will impact all industries. This presentation will summarize the critical role patents are playing in business decisions today. Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 01:05:25] An overview of the value of patents and how they are being leveraged as a business ...

Released on: Jun. 26, 2012

Taken from the briefing Smart Grid Privacy and Data Access - An Overview of Recent Federal, State and Private Sector Initiatives recorded June 2012. The rapidly increasing deployment of smart meters is creating a vibrant market for data analytics.  Currently, there are more than 20 states that have smart meter penetration rates in excess of 50 percent.  By 2016, analysts estimate that the advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) ...

From the program: The Cyber Attack and Hacking Epidemic - A Legal and Business Survival Guide

Released on: Feb. 6, 2012

Audio CD's from the program The Cyber Attack and Hacking Epidemic - A Legal and Business Survival Guide, held January, 2012.