Daniel Hegner of Bejin Bieneman PLC will speak on the convergence of federal court and PTAB decisions questioning functional language in patent claims. Mr. Hegner will address evolving challenges to functional claiming, tips for taking advantage of U.S. law permitting functional language, and functional-claiming pitfalls to avoid.
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Attorney Michael McCabe will lead us in a discussion on the Ethics of Legal Process Outsourcing for the IP Attorney.
Mr. McCabe will address the ethics rules that apply to outsourcing time-intensive work such as document review and production, and the ways in which IP practitioners must conduct themselves when outsourcing work. As the multi-billion dollar legal service outsourcing industry continues to grow, IP practitioners must understand their ethical duties when using such services.
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Procter & Gamble attorneys Eissabeth Swedenberg and Kaila Faig will provide an Advertising Law update on natural product marketing.
Consumers are seeking out “natural” products in increasing numbers, focusing more on product ingredients and safety, while large and small companies alike race to establish a market share in this rapidly expanding market. Ms. Swedenberg and Ms. Faig will provide an overview on marketing strategies for products in the “natural” space, as well as highlights from recent court decisions and first-hand perspective on the ways marketers are navigating this evolving area.
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Melissa Kern of Frost Brown Todd will join us on February 12 for a discussion on recent developments in copyright law.
Ms. Kern will provide updates on trends in copyright infringement claims (seeding files, creative commons licenses and copyright trolls), the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and its available remedies and practical considerations, and the Safe Harbor Protection from Copyright Infringement Claims.
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Ted Davis of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP will join us on March 12 for a discussion on recent developments in trademark and unfair competition law.
Mr. Davis’s presentation will cover the invalidation of the prohibition in Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act on the registration of potentially disparaging marks, the differences among regional circuits on accounting of defendants’ profits, the continued influence of the Supreme Court’s Octane Fitness decision, and ongoing findings of fraud on the USPTO by the courts.
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