CincyIP Presents:
Gray Goods and First Sale
Featuring
Jonathan Polak – Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP
and
Joseph Schaeff – Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
June 14, 2011
11:45am – 1:30pm
The Cincinnatian Hotel
CLE: This course has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 total CLE hour instruction.
The presentation will include the definition of gray market goods, how they are treated by various IP laws, as well as the contours of permissible and impermissible sales under the first sale doctrine. The panel will review recent case law and discuss enforcement options where imported and sold products cross the line from permissible sales to infringing goods.
Jonathan Polak is a member of Taft’s Intellectual Property, Business and Litigation groups. He concentrates his practice in the areas of complex commercial litigation and intellectual property litigation. Mr. Polak has litigated intellectual property infringement claims on behalf of nationally-recognized rights holders, including Hershey’s, Volkswagen, Heineken, and Indiana University. He has also established a national practice in the area of the right of publicity, representing such personalities as Marilyn Monroe, Duke Ellington, John Wayne, Rosa Parks and John Dillinger.
Joe Schaeff is a partner in Dinsmore’s Intellectual Property practice group. Mr. Schaeff has practiced in the fields of trademark law and copyright law for more than 30 years. He is a 1975 graduate of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and a 1972 graduate of the University of Dayton. He is listed in the The Best Lawyers in America, selected for the Ohio Super Lawyers® List, Listed in Who’s Who Legal – The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers.
PRICES (including lunch):
• $20 for Members (includes 1 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 8.
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Cancellations will not be accepted without a 24 hour notice.
