6-Hour Program

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Overview

This advanced level program will provide an up-to-the-minute review of current trends and case law impacting the practice of trademark law today.  Essential for corporate and law firm attorneys who specialize or often find themselves involved in trademark law, this program brings together an outstanding expert faculty of practitioners, industry experts, and USPTO officials and who will provide information on the most recent developments in trademark law and practice. This program pays special attention to presenting topics emphasizing practical skills. This program is designed for lawyers experienced in the field of trademark law who need to stay abreast of current developments in this field.

Topics Include

  • Overview of important 2017-2018 trademark decisions
  • Perilous Provisions: settlement, licensing and coexistence provisions that can land you in court
  • Ethics:Issues of Privilege involving investigators, foreign associates, client employees, in-house counsel, expert witnesses, fact witnesses, pilot surveys, non-employee advisors . . . and spouses
  • Protecting “The Look”: Cross disciplinary IP protection of designs and trade dress post-Star Athletica, including nuts and bolts of registering product configurations and other trade dress as trademarks
  • Trademark Remedies: Can I really get damages and attorney fees in a trademark case?What’s the deal with the circuit split in applying eBay to trademark injunctions?
  • Managing international trademark portfolios and foreign adversarial proceeding

Special Feature

  • Earn one hour of Ethics credit

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