Category Archives: Monthly Meetings

Social Media & Ethics for Attorneys – July 2012 Meeting

Posted on by

Social Media & Ethics for Attorneys

Featuring

Geof Oberhaus
Dinsmore

and

Hon. Patrick Fischer
First District Court of Appeals

July 10, 2012

12:00pm– 1:30pm

Location: The Cincinnatian Hotel

This course has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 total CLE hour instruction (1.0 Ethics Hours).

Geof and Judge Fischer will lead a discussion regarding the ethical implications of using social media whether in day-to-day use by the intellectual property practitioner, throughout the course of prosecution or litigation, in enforcement of IP, or even in negotiating IP transactions. The speakers will discuss how the traditional Model Rules of ethics are being interpreted when applied to social media by Ethics Boards and the Courts to help practitioners properly navigate the murky waters of today’s social media world.

PRICES (including lunch):
• $20 for Members (includes 1.0 Hr Ohio CLE)
• $30 Non-Member with CLE
• $20 Non-Member without CLE
• $15 Students and Full-Time Academics

Registration ends at noon on Tuesday, July 3.

Share

Strategies for Software Protection – June 2012 Monthly Meeting

Posted on by

CincyIP Presents:
Strategies for Software Protection

Featuring

William Morriss
Frost Brown Todd

Tony Bonner
Dinsmore

Tom Humphrey
Wood, Herron & Evans

and

Duke Haugh
Ulmer & Berne

Moderated by
Cindy Bolden
Wolfe SBMC

June 12, 2012

12:00pm– 1:30pm

Location: The Cincinnatian Hotel

This course has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 total CLE hour instruction.

The panel will discuss various strategies for protecting intellectual property surrounding software. They will provide insight as to when patent protection may be desirable and when another type of protection may be more suitable, the efficacy of copyrights to protect software-related IP, and how the recent Federal Circuit cases of Noah v. Intuit and Ergo Licensing v. CareFusion will change how software patents are drafted. The panel will also provide thoughts on how the software industry is impacted by non-practicing entities and open source trends.

PRICES (including lunch):
• $20 for Members (includes 1.0 Hr Ohio CLE)
• $30 Non-Member with CLE
• $20 Non-Member without CLE
• $15 Students and Full-Time Academics

Registration ends at noon on Wednesday, June 6.

Cancellations will not be accepted without a 24 hour notice.

Share

The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and What it Means For You – March 13, 2012 CincyIP Meeting

Posted on by

CincyIP Presents:
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and What it Means For You

Featuring
Bernard Knight
General Counsel, USPTO

Steven Miller
Vice President and General Counsel – Intellectual Property, The Procter & Gamble Company

and

Herbert Wamsley
Executive Director, Intellectual Property Owners Association

Moderated by
Anne Chasser
Associate Vice President for Intellectual Property, The University of Cincinnati

Date: March 13, 2012

11:30am – 1:30pm
Please arrive on time, as the presentation will begin promptly at 12:00pm

Location: Cincinnati Masonic Center

CLE: This course has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 total CLE hour instruction.

On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that updates our patent system to encourage innovation, job creation, and economic growth. The last major patent reform was nearly 60 years ago. Our panelists will discuss various changes that The Act implements, how the changes have already impacted the way their organizations do business, and how they envision The Act changing the future of the patent system, both positively and negatively. By representing the points of view of the USPTO, a large corporation, and a trade organization, the discussion will further highlight the varying impact of The Act on different organizations invovled in the patent system, and create awareness for attorneys regarding the wide arrray of issues that they may encounter when working with a variety of clients and other individuals.

PRICES (including lunch):
$20 for Members (includes 1.5 Hr Ohio CLE)
• $30 Non-Member with CLE
• $20 Non-Member without CLE
• $15 Students and Full-Time Academics

Share