Venue
Cleveland, OH - Live Webcast

What is Qwoted?

Qwoted is a free expert network: we help reporters connect with experts & we help those same experts build relationships with top reporters.

Event Date Mon Jan 4 EST - Tue Jan 5 EST (almost 4 years ago)
Location Cleveland, OH - Live Webcast
Region Americas
Details

Why You Should Attend?
Attorneys confront intellectual property issues frequently in the context of a variety of corporate, commercial, and other business transactions. By attending this program, you will acquire, update or refine an in-depth understanding of IP considerations as they arise in business transactions. The program will begin with a brief update of key developments, and will explore the strategic role of IP in a company and its business transactions. Learn how to assess intellectual property as a strategic asset and how to monetize IP while avoiding costly mistakes. Expert faculty will also review joint development and shared intellectual property ventures, due diligence issues, and share best practices. This program – essential for all IP transactional attorneys – will cover issues that may arise across patent, trademark, and copyright law.

What You Will Learn?
• Overview of how intellectual property issues arise in the context of transactions
• Updated review of new issues impacting transactions related to copyright, trademark, domain names, trade secrets and patents
• Nuts and bolts of due diligence
• Practice Points: Clause-by-clause analysis of a licensing agreement
• Data and online assets in IP transactions
• Artificial intelligence as assets in business transactions
• Panel discussion: IP issues for in-house counsel

Who Should Attend?
In-house and outside who confront intellectual property issues in the context of a corporate, commercial, and other business transactions

Special Features
• Earn one hour of Ethics credit

Speakers

2021 Speakers and Chairpersons

CHAIRPERSONS:

Kenneth K. Cho
Partner, Wiggin & Dana LLP

Eric A. Prager
Partner, Venable LLP

SPEAKERS:

Andrew Baum
Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP (Ret.)

Carolyn H. Blankenship
General Counsel, Innovation & Product, Thomson Reuters

Joseph M. Casino
Partner, Wiggin & Dana LLP

Debra A. Dandeneau
Principal, Baker McKenzie

Audra A. Dial
Assistant General Counsel - Litigation, Mercedes-Benz USA

Melvin C. Garner
Partner, Leason Ellis LLP

Matt Goldberg
Vice President and Counsel, MUFG Union Bank, N.A

Angela J. Grayson, CIPP/US, CLP
Principal Member and Founder, Precipice IP, PLLC

Eleanor M. Lackman
Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, LLP

Jim Lennon
Partner, Devlin Law Firm LLC

Zhun Lu
Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Michael R.. Manley
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, 1-800-Flowers.com

Jeffrey D. Osterman
Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Alicia A. Russo
Chair of Intellectual Property Transactional Group, Venable LLP

Maria A. Scungio
Partner, Robinson & Cole LLP

Jonathan M. Seiden
VP & Associate General Counsel, IMG Licensing and the Miss Universe Organization, IMG Worldwide, LLC

Jack D. Slobod
General Counsel, One-Blue, LLC

Jami Mills Vibbert
Data Protection Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP

Joel Wolfson
Lawyer, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Kim Youngberg
General Counsel, Screenvision Media (former)

Gail H. Zarick
IP Counsel, IBM Corporation