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Intellectual Property

Recorded on: Jul. 12, 2011

KATE: We're going to begin today with what I think of as the single most important presentation and it is amazing how much this simple, this introductory, this vocabulary, of understanding copyright can be so mis-addressed. I have spent years finding for you the two speakers who you'll be hearing from shortly. And I think of them as masters. Masters in allowing you to learn copyright in a way that will be useful to you. Sophie Cohen is an attorney ...

Recorded on: Jul. 10, 2012

KATHERINE SPELMAN: Our first two speakers are Deirdre Merrill and Sophie Cohen. Deirdre is the director of contracts at Chronicle Books here in San Francisco. In her work at Chronicle Books over the last dozen years, Deirdre's primary focus has been all things copyright and exploiting of copyright. She is expert in getting copyright applications, in drafting, negotiating, maintaining copyright licenses, publishing agreements. Anything having to do ...

From the program: Fundamentals of Copyright Law in the Data Era 2013

Released on: Jul. 22, 2013

Copyright law continues to be an unpredictable and dynamic practice area. This program will build the foundation needed to understand this area of law while exploring recent cases and developments, with a particular focus on Internet and data-related issues. Learn about the rights copyright protection confers, how to protect those rights, and how the Internet continues to redefine critical concepts in the field. A faculty of leading experts will ...

Recorded on: Sep. 28, 2012

P. TRIPODI: Well, we've reached that part of the day. I'm pleased to announce our final speaker for the day, Mark Flagel, from the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins. Mark is going to talk to you today about what gets to trial in a patent case. And as you can see, we will be layering the complexities of district court litigation on all the topics having to do with patent office procedures that you've heard about today. Mark has a BA from ...

Recorded on: May. 23, 2012

FRANCOISE: So we are moving along for the last panel of the day. And this is a treat to have three leading privacy lawyers, chief privacy officers, privacy directors. You guys have different titles, but basically they are in charge of privacy matters at their own companies. And so it's a treat to have all three of you join us in and talk about life as a CPO. And of course thank you to Rudy for having put this panel together. I know that-- RUDY GUYON: ...

Recorded on: Feb. 14, 2013

SPEAKER 1: Welcome back everyone from the break. This is our final session of the day. Last but certainly not least, we've saved some of the best for the last. I'll be very brief, and we'll just get rolling. But I'm going to introduce Sharon Sandeen, professor Sandeen again. She was with us very early this morning and gave us the trade secret crash course. And she's going to talk with a wonderful panel about best practices at home and abroad regarding ...

From the program: Trade Secrets 2013: What Every IP Attorney Should Know

Released on: Feb. 26, 2013

The "Big Three" categories of intellectual property are patents, copyrights and trademarks, but just as valuable is the fourth category of trade secrets.  If you work at a technology company or other company that creates or works with industry trade secrets - or if you counsel such a company - this course will teach you what you need to know to protect your valuable assets. Lecture Topics  [Total time 06:12:55] Segments ...

Recorded on: Dec. 6, 2012

LAWRENCE ROSEN: What an excellent introduction to our next talk. Clearly now that we understand what the licenses are available, and what the issues are with those licenses, we need to understand what companies need to do to minimize their risks, and to analyze what they're doing. And so we've brought along two people, let me briefly introduce them. They're welcomed to say what they want about themselves, as well. Daniel Berlin is from Google, and ...

From the program: Open Source and Free Software 2012: Benefits, Risks and Challenges

Released on: Dec. 19, 2012

Continuous changes in the legal and technical landscape make it critical for IP, technology and business lawyers to keep abreast of the legal and technical issues presented by the open source paradigm. “Open source” software, which is freely available in the form of operating systems, applications, utility code and programming tools, presents an attractive option. However, use of such software can also expose a company to unexpected and ...

Recorded on: Jan. 24, 2013

IAN BALLON: So our next panel is Best Practices in a Changing Data Privacy Landscape. And just to have to make sure that these experts on best practices in a changing landscape are kept on their toes, we're trying to usher them in a few moments early, pulling them out of their calls or preparation or whatever else they were doing, just to see how nimble they are in dealing with unplanned events. Great. And we've got four experts in this area for ...

From the program: Defending Privacy and Behavioral Advertising Class Action Suits 2013: What Every Litigator and In-House Lawyer Needs to Know

Released on: Feb. 5, 2013

Over the past two years there has been an explosion of new lawsuits filed focused on the alleged disclosure of identifying information in connection with the use of  social networks, social gaming, mobile phones, apps, and other mobile and web-based technologies and in connection with behavioral advertising and the use of pixels, beacons, cookies and other persistent identifiers.  Like patent troll suits and stock drop cases, being sued ...

From the program: Privacy and Data Security Law Institute (Fourteenth Annual)

Released on: Jun. 4, 2013

This program focuses on critical issues of information privacy, security and data protection faced by all companies. The Internet and other evolving information technologies, wired and wireless, have prompted the development of powerful tools for the collection, processing, storage and use of personal information. These trends create numerous issues regarding limitations on corporate rights to use that information and obligations to protect it from ...

Recorded on: Nov. 12, 2012

PETER BROWN: Hello, everyone. I hope you had a brisk walk outside. It's still pretty cold out there. It's early winter weather in New York. This afternoon, we're going to hit some of the meat of the topics. And also fortunately, none of these programs have been modified because our speakers had difficulty attending. So we're going to be covering big data, cloud computing, and computer hacking, three very important topics. And really, I think, some ...

From the program: Think Like a Lawyer, Talk Like a Geek 2012: Get Fluent in Technology

Released on: Nov. 19, 2012

For many lawyers, addressing legal issues arising from a client’s use of technology or negotiating contracts for technology services, like mobile apps, have become a routine part of daily practice.  Lawyers, who often have no technical training, are required by court rules to report on their client’s technology infrastructure so that a judge may address electronic discovery issues.  The rapidly changing world of technology requires ...

Recorded on: Apr. 2, 2013

DANIEL L. REISNER: It's my pleasure to introduce the speakers for our last topic today. Grace Pan is a partner at Kay Scholer in our New York office. She is a graduate of Northwestern University School of Law, where she graduated Phi Delta Phi and Iota Sigma Phi. Grace speaks Chinese and Japanese, travels often to Asia, and represents numerous Asian clients with intellectual property and commercial issues. Grace is a member of numerous professional ...

Recorded on: Apr. 4, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Developments in Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law 2013 Recorded April, 2013 in New YorkBiotech and Pharma Licensing in Asia [01:00:22] This session will discuss the legal aspects of optimizing a patent portfolio by licensing in Japan, Taiwan and other Asian countries.The purchase price of this Web segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online: Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology ...

Recorded on: Mar. 8, 2013

KENNETH M. KAUFMAN: Thanks very much, Tamara. I just wanted to get a sense of those of you in the audience, how many of you are lawyers this morning? OK. And how many of you devote a significant amount of your practice to entertainment law? And how about book publishing? OK, so there are a number of you. It's good to see so many of you here this morning. This morning, initially, we'll be talking about book publishing, which is an area of major current ...

Recorded on: Mar. 20, 2012

KENNETH M. KAUFMAN: Thanks very much, Tamara. It's very nice to see all of you here with us this morning. And also we welcome those of you who are joining on the web. It's my pleasure to introduce our panel this morning on book publishing. It's a particularly exciting time in the book publishing industry, particularly with the transformation of business models. And a lot of interesting new legal issues from the electronic book revolution that our ...

From the program: Counseling Clients in the Entertainment Industry 2013 - Book Publishing; Current Developments in Entertainment and Sports Litigation; Film

Released on: Mar. 20, 2013

This session will provide an overview of book publishing agreements and current developments in the publishing industry (including e-books), followed by trends and hot topics in entertainment, sports and Internet litigation. The session will also provide a basic understanding of motion picture terms and concepts, plus advanced film issues involving financing, production and distribution. Lecture Topics [Total time 06:11:40] Segments ...

Recorded on: Mar. 5, 2012

SCOTT: With our next panel, Patent Quality and Cost Effectiveness, we used from in-house, and we're very fortunate to have three excellent speakers from in-house to talk to us about their thoughts on the topic. To my immediate right is Serena Farquharson-Torres, who is the global head currently, and patent support for consumer health care, for Sanofi. She's responsible for developing and coordinating implementation of Sanofi's patent strategy for ...

From the program: Intellectual Property Law Institute 2013

Released on: Oct. 21, 2013

PLI’s Intellectual Property Law Institute is a “must” 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 is 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 ...

Recorded on: Oct. 16, 2012

DAVID: We're in countdown. All right. Our first presentation is on Section 512 of the DMCA which continues to see a lot of activity. And our speaker is Gerry Davis. Gerry is one of the best known IP litigators for some years now in Silicon Valley, and has represented all sorts of companies, litigating leading edge issues. And he likes to call himself the world's oldest computer lawyer. Gerry? GERRY DAVIS: Thank you very much, David. I think we're, ...

From the program: Intellectual Property Law Institute 2012

Released on: Oct. 30, 2012

PLI’s Intellectual Property Law Institute is a “must” program for IP lawyers. This program provides a complete analysis of key events in all areas of IP, including 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 dealing with IP and related issues in a global context ...

Recorded on: Oct. 16, 2012

SPEAKER 1: OK, we're back. If you're looking for the patent session, you're in the right place. We've been laboring for the past year under a new statute and here to give us some observations about it is Jennifer Sklenar, who's a partner at Arnold and Porter, where she's in the intellectual property group. Jennifer? JENNIFER SKLENAR: Thank you. Well, it's great to be here and especially to see some familiar faces that I have not seen for a while. ...

From the program: Patent Law Institute (7th Annual)

Released on: Apr. 2, 2013

The Institute is designed to be of ultimate practice value to all three subgroups in the patent law community: patent prosecutors, patent litigators, and strategic/transactional lawyers.Do not miss this unique opportunity to sharpen your practice skills and network with federal judges, USPTO officials, in-house counsel and outside patent lawyers.Lecture Topics  [Total time 12:46:15] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase ...