12-Hour Program

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Overview

Why You Should Attend

PLI’s Intellectual Property Law Institute is a “must-attend” program for IP lawyers. This program provides a complete analysis of key events in all areas of IP, providing updates on cases, legislation and government agency developments that IP lawyers need to know.

A highlight of the program will be a panel of in-house IP counsel from prominent companies discussing the many facets of current interest for dealing with IP and suggesting some best practices and strategies. Plenary sessions will address software and business method patents; IP in business transactions; trademark law update; modern fair use and it's impact on copyright; trade secrets update; IP monetization; and Ethics (one full hour of credit).

This year’s program will feature four breakout sessions, each with three current topics that will focus respectively on copyrights, licensing, patents, and trademarks. Among the breakout topics will be discussions of IPR procedures; copyright update; TTAB practice developments; and updates in U.S. licensing.

What You Will Learn

• Latest developments affecting eligibility of software-related and business method inventions
• Various ways to leverage IP in business transactions
• An update of trademark law
• The impingement of recent fair use cases on copyright exploitation
• Significant trade secrets developments
• Recent developments in the enforceability and monetization of patents and their effect on patent valuation

Special Features

• In-house panel providing guidance on protecting strategic IP assets
• Four separate breakouts: choose the topics that match your interests
• Complete overview of the recent developments in IP law
• Earn one hour of Ethics credit

Who Should Attend

General practitioners, intellectual property attorneys, in-house counsel and others who need a comprehensive update on the major areas of intellectual property law.

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