Seminars & Webcasts

Intellectual Property

This Year

• Oct. 16, 2013

• Oct. 23, 2013 San Francisco, CA

• Oct. 23, 2013 Webcast

The interactive games industry is expanding with blinding speed.  The nature of the products, delivery platforms, economic models, regulatory considerations, key players, content and financing issues are all inter-related parts of a big picture.  This from an industry that was virtually unknown 30 years ago!  Intellectual property, including videogames, has become one of America’s leading exports in the 21st Century.  The emergence ...

• Oct. 25, 2013 San Francisco, CA

• Oct. 25, 2013 Webcast

In the current economy, the heat is on to monetize patent portfolios. Thus, understanding patent transactions has never been more important. Experts in patent licensing will tell you how to get the most money from patent licensing, how to negotiate patent license agreements, and discuss “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” examples from actual patent license agreements. The program will emphasize practical tips for structuring, negotiating and drafting ...

• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 New York, NY

• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Webcast

• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Cleveland, OH
• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Boston, MA

The year 2013 brings new risks and new opportunities for companies sourcing or providing critical services, including information technology, finance and accounting, human resources, facilities management, analytics and other critical non-core functions. There are new technologies, such as Big Data and cloud computing. There are new laws and regulations, and in more and more countries. Also, cloud computing and other innovations have created new issues ...

• Nov. 4 - 5, 2013 New York, NY
• Nov. 7 - 8, 2013 Chicago, IL
• Dec. 9 - 10, 2013 San Francisco, CA

• Dec. 9 - 10, 2013 Webcast

Licensing can be used to gain access to intellectual property at a lower cost than developing or purchasing intellectual property assets, and as a way of generating new sources of revenue out of existing intellectual property assets. Companies are increasingly turning to licensing because it offers valuable economic and strategic opportunities. Virtually every business today must confront licensing issues and, therefore, a solid base of knowledge ...

• Nov. 4, 2013

• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 New York, NY

• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 Webcast

• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 Cleveland, OH
• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 New Brunswick, NJ

Rapid changes in patent law make it necessary that, whether you are plaintiff’s or defendant’s counsel, you are up-to-date on the current state of the law and can quickly develop successful litigation strategies and tactics. This program is taught by a faculty of both outside and in-house lawyers who have earned national reputations in patent litigation by trying and managing a wide variety of bench and jury patent trials, and provides comprehensive ...

• Nov. 12, 2013 San Francisco, CA

• Nov. 12, 2013 Webcast

Collecting data from and about consumers is now nearly ubiquitous online, in mobile apps, and in social media. Most brands use this data in some way, such as to personalize messages and content, to optimize their sites or apps, or to improve their products, services, and offerings. Brands may choose from hundreds of vendors to assist them in these efforts. The data collected is often just anonymous unique identifiers and segments of potential interest, ...

• Nov. 13, 2013 New York, NY
• Dec. 11, 2013 San Francisco, CA

• Dec. 11, 2013 Webcast

This program will address the critical issues that IP, technology and business lawyers need to consider when handling open source software in today’s economy. Armed with this information, you will be better able to help your clients make intelligent choices and decisions about how to take advantage of the benefits and manage the risks presented by open source software.

• Nov. 14 - 15, 2013 New York, NY

• Nov. 14 - 15, 2013 Webcast

• Nov. 14 - 15, 2013 Columbus, OH

The increasingly digital media environment continues to create new challenges for communications lawyers, and this program, long recognized as the most comprehensive in its field, will highlight the hottest issues and case law facing the industry today. Covering a wide array of topical issues in media, digital communications, First Amendment, intellectual property, and privacy law, this program brings together experts who include the country’s leading ...

• Nov. 18, 2013 New York, NY

• Nov. 18, 2013 Webcast

• Nov. 18, 2013 Birmingham, AL
• Nov. 18, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Nov. 18, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Nov. 18, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA

Legal issues arising from technology have become a routine part of many lawyers’ daily practices. Technology issues arise in clients’ daily contracts, business negotiations and litigation. 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 proliferation of technology into every aspect of commerce requires that ...

• Dec. 5 - 6, 2013 Washington, DC

The leading conference on telecommunications and broadband law and regulation is back again this December in Washington, D.C. This premier program provides attendees with up-to-the-minute information regarding the current legal challenges facing the telecommunications industry today - at the FCC, Congress, and within the Executive and Judicial branches.Featuring an impressive faculty of leading practitioners, in-house counsel from telecommunications ...