Co-Chairs:  
David Bender — Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center,
  The Law Office of David Bender
Robert P. Taylor — Arnold & Porter LLP

Join us for a comprehensive update on all the recent developments and critical issues in patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and licensing law. Our faculty of leading practitioners and in-house counsel will provide you with practical guidance and sophisticated insight on the key topics, including:

• Debate between the entertainment/information and technology/online service industries
• Sudden wave of patent acquisitions and what it portends
• Trademark law update, including: aesthetic functionality, dilution and e-discovery
• Intersection of contract law and IP law in software licensing
• Legal issues in cloud computing
• Guidance on protecting trade secrets and defending against claims
• Corporate counsel panel: addressing international IP issues
• One full hour of Ethics credit

Plus breakout sessions to suit your practice needs:

• Licensing: in the EU, China and the U.S.
• Copyright: DMCA Section 512 "Safe Harbor" strategies; terminations; Golan v. Holder
• Trademark: Rosetta Stone and a keyword advertising update; TTAB practice and procedure developments; anti-counterfeiting enforcement and remedies
• Patent: AIA – one year later; developments in post-judgment relief; indirect infringement

New York City, September 13-14, 2012

San Francisco and Live Webcast, October 15-16, 2012