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Intellectual Property

Recorded on: Jun. 28, 2011

LEONARD T. NUARA: OK folks, we are back. Welcome back. Hopefully you had a nice snack, were able to make a couple of phone calls. We're going to be talking about cloud vendor agreements, the key considerations. And the three of us will be attacking this subject. Peter Brown, you already know. Me, you already know. But Todd Machtmes, he's the assisting general counsel at salesforce.com. His company, Salesforce and force.com their other cloud offering, ...

Recorded on: May. 23, 2011

SPEAKER 1: Welcome back, everybody, for the last session of the afternoon in IP in Business Transactions. And we've, of course, saved the most interesting and thrilling presentation for the last. We've got a dynamic duo here that walk us through some ethical considerations. And it was actually a nice transition that the previous speaker, Greg, here was already starting to talk about what one could do with metadata and documents that the opposing counsel ...

Recorded on: Mar. 4, 2013

KAREN BALLACK: OK. back this afternoon for our last session of the day. As Lothar indicated, although it's the last session of the day, and is on common ethics issues in IP transactions-- and I know some of us all shutter when we hear the word ethics-- this is a delightful, and entertaining, and very educational session on ethics. And so, Lothar was telling the truth when he said, we were saving some great speakers here to keep this going to the very ...

From the program: IP Issues in Business Transactions 2013

Released on: Mar. 12, 2013

This comprehensive program will provide an in-depth understanding of intellectual property issues that arise in corporate transactions, including the strategic role of intellectual property in a company and the many unique considerations that come into play. Learn how to assess intellectual property as a strategic asset and how to evaluate opportunities to monetize IP while avoiding costly missteps. Other essential topics addressed include IP portfolio ...

From the program: Communications Law in the Digital Age 2012

Released on: Nov. 30, 2012

The world of communications and media law is robust with change, and this program, long recognized as the most comprehensive in its field, will highlight the hottest issues and case law in media, digital communications, intellectual property and privacy law. Reflecting an increased focus on the legal ramifications of an increasingly digital media environment, the program features a remarkable faculty comprising the country’s leading practitioners ...

Recorded on: Apr. 4, 2012

PETER BROWN: All right. Welcome back. We are now going to go into sort of my favorite topic, my scariest topic, the one where I know all the questions and none of the answers. And where frankly, even our expert panel will tell you that there are some answers, but not a perfect answer. In the world of computer hacking. This is a topic of enormous concern to everyone from the smallest company and corporation to government entities, and particularly ...

Recorded on: Apr. 4, 2012

MARC ROTH: OK. Is that good? All right. I want to thank everyone for returning to the room for the second session of our program. I'm very excited about the next program. It's actually one of the topics that gave rise to the agenda for this year's program, 2012 Information Technology, having to do with contracting issues for technology in the modern era. There's a lot of information that needs to be considered when contacting for these types of technologies. ...

Recorded on: Jun. 12, 2012

TANYA L. FORSHEIT: Hi everybody. We're going to get started again. We are going to stick right to the schedule. Our next panel-- and this one's going to be a little different in structure, so I'll give you a heads up about that-- but our next panel is going to be on contract issues. We're going to get down into the nitty-gritty of how these various issues play out in the negotiation process. And this will kind of be a two-part situation, because we're ...

Recorded on: Jun. 11, 2013

TANYA FORSHEIT: Hey, are we on? Can everyone hear us, hopefully? We're going to go ahead and get started with our next panel, which is on contract issues. And I'm going to introduce-- everyone knows who I am already since I've been here all morning. I'm going to introduce my co-panelists, one of whom, Perry Robinson, is here and one of whom, David Bloch, will be joining us momentarily. He is caught up somewhere. But he will be here very soon. So ...

Recorded on: Apr. 18, 2013

SPEAKER 1: Welcome back, everybody to our afternoon session of this advanced trademarks program. We are going to hear this afternoon from Jonathan Hudis, Vanessa Soman, and Joseph Drayton. Jonathan will address the topic of dual ownership of a trademark. And then Vanessa and Joe will address the topic of contributory infringement. I'll introduce all three of them now. Jonathan Hudis is a partner in the trademark and copyright practice group of Oblon, ...

Recorded on: Feb. 14, 2013

P. ANTHONY SAMMI: We're going to move into our next panel, which is Controlling Costs and Litigation-- Experts and Damages panel. We've got a wonderful panel lined up for you. I'll let them get situated. And I'll introduce them one by one. First, the closest to me is Dan Jackson. Next to Dan Jackson is Chris Gerardi and then Dan Cooper is at the end. I'll start with Dan Jackson. Dan Jackson is at Alex Partners. He has more than 30 years of experience ...

Recorded on: Feb. 25, 2012

WILLIAM A. TANENBAUM: It's my pleasure to introduce one of the two speakers for this panel. The second one is myself. And I'm still Bill Tanenbaum. Let me introduce to you David Pearson. David leads the Cleantech practice at Deloitte as its global leader. Deloitte has more than 1,000 specialized Cleantech practitioners that deliver services to diverse, exciting, and fast-growing clients in the area of sustainability. As the global lead, David is ...

Recorded on: May. 20, 2013

RANDI W. SINGER: All right, everybody, we're going to get going again this afternoon. I'm supposed to remind you at the outset to please fill out your evaluations. Those of you in the room, you can do them on your iPad. Those of you on the web, there's functionality in the software that you can do that. And PLI and, actually, the co-chairs take this very seriously. And we redo this program every year. And we take into account the feedback we get ...

Recorded on: Jan. 10, 2012

RICHARD RAYSMAN: Welcome back for our final segment of this program this afternoon, which is the coordination with law enforcement agencies. And our two panelists are Connie Yu from Sideman and Bancroft, and she concentrates her practice on business tort issues, including disputes over complex commercial transactions, banking practices, intellectual property, and real property rights, unfair competition, false advertising, and employment matters. ...

Recorded on: Feb. 27, 2012

IRA J. LEVY: As they're making their way up to the platform allow me to start the introductions of our next two speakers. We're going to switch gears a little bit and move over to issues of copyright licensing and trademark licensing. And I believe we've settled out that going first is going to be Ruby Zefo, who's going to speak on advanced brand licensing. Ruby is the legal director of trademarks and brands and information technology at Intel Corporation. ...

Recorded on: Mar. 29, 2012

KATHLEEN E. MCCARTHY: Everybody ready for the afternoon? I'm happy to introduce Kate Spelman, who's going to lead us through the copyright enforcement segment. Kate is a member of Cobalt LLP in California. Berkeley, right? KATHERINE C. SPELMAN: Correct. KATHLEEN E. MCCARTHY: There you go. And is listed in one of the Best Lawyers in America, and just really knows her stuff on copyright. So, Kate? KATHERINE C. SPELMAN: Thank you. It is truly an honor ...

Recorded on: Feb. 12, 2013

KATHLEEN E. MCCARTHY: Welcome back, everyone. We're starting off the afternoon with copyright enforcement update where we're going to get two experts here talking about fair use, gray goods, and computer software protection issues in the copyright area. The first speaker is Dale Cendali who's a partner at Kirkland and who has argued before the supreme court not once, but twice, won the Harry Potter Lexicon case in a trial that was hotly followed and ...

From the program: IP Enforcement and Litigation 2013: Criminal and Civil Update

Released on: Feb. 15, 2013

This program is designed to bring you up to date on both civil and criminal enforcement efforts of intellectual property.  From the physical world to the internet, brands are not only building their intellectual property, but are heavily protecting it.  In today’s billion dollar industry of infringement and piracy, it is critical to protect IP rights.  This program will place you in a better position to think outside of the box ...

Recorded on: Dec. 12, 2012

JOSEPH LANG: At this point I'd like to introduce Cydney Tune. Cydney is the first of our two sort of content and entertainment related speakers. And Cydney is counsel at Pillsbury's San Francisco office and leads the firm's copyright, media and entertainment practice in the industry team. The Daily Journal's name Cydney one of 2008's top 10 copyright lawyers in California and listed her among California's top 25 portfolio managers, prosecutors, and ...

Recorded on: May. 3, 2012

RICHARD DANNAY: Are we back on? Here's Gloria now with her presentation on copyright restoration. For those of you, which seem to be most people in the room when I asked, who do not know that much about this area, listen carefully because this is not really an esoteric area that doesn't come up. At least in my experience, it comes up a lot. And you really need to know about what copyright restoration means, both in terms of licensing and just more ...

Recorded on: Apr. 24, 2013

PETER JASZI: OK. The contractualization of copyright. In my view, one of the most interesting and important topics. Listen up. GLORIA C. PHARES: All right. So I have the daunting task of being the last thing that stands between you and lunch. And before getting to my presentation, though, I want to explain the copyright licensing materials in your handbook. The outline and the cut off for the outline is January 18. And the table of contents, which ...

Recorded on: May. 3, 2012

RICHARD DANNAY: And now Nancy, copyright preemption. Do you want to go up here? You could sit there if you want, yeah, either way. NANCY J. MERTZEL: All right, I'll sit there. RICHARD DANNAY: Thank you very much. NANCY J. MERTZEL: Make sure you stay awake for this one. It will keep me focused. RICHARD DANNAY: OK. NANCY J. MERTZEL: Good afternoon. My name is Nancy Mertzel. My topic is preemption. And for some of us, at least for me, my first exposure ...

Recorded on: May. 3, 2012

RICHARD DANNAY: We're now to our final speaker, last but not least, Bob Bernstein, who's going to talk about copyright remedies, something everyone wants to know, whether you litigate or not. Bob has specialized in copyright and trademark litigation and counseling for over 30 years. His practice includes mediation, both as a mediator and as an advocate, entertainment law, contracts, licensing, internet law, the rights of publicity and privacy, trade ...

Recorded on: Oct. 16, 2012

BOB: Aren't regulations wonderful? This is our corporate panel, and historically David and I started doing this about seven or eight years ago, and it turned out to be one of the really more popular part of the program each year. We try to bring in corporate speakers who represent something of a smattering of the companies that one finds in Northern California. Which is pretty much a reflection of companies you find all over the country. And talk ...

From the program: Counseling Clients in the Entertainment Industry 2013 - Sound Recordings; Music Publishing

Released on: Mar. 19, 2013

This session is geared toward a basic understanding of an artist-record company agreement with a mock negotiation as the format, and will address current issues and trends in the record industry, including digital distribution of sound recordings. The session will also provide a basic understanding of music publishing terms and concepts and will include a mock negotiation of an exclusive songwriter agreement. Lecture Topics [Total time ...