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Keynotes by:<br />
Paul R. Michel<br />
C.A.F.C. Chief Judge, retired<br />
The 2011 Midwest<br />
Intellectual<br />
Property<br />
Institute<br />
All the Significant New IP Developments –<br />
Identified, Analyzed, Explained!<br />
Thursday & Friday, September 22 & 23, 2011<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>CLE</strong> Conference Center<br />
Seventh Street & Nicollet Mall, Third Floor City Center, Minneapolis<br />
Gerard F. Rogers<br />
T.T.A.B. Chief Judge<br />
Filip De Corte<br />
Chief IP Counsel for Europe, Cargill<br />
David A. Gauntlett<br />
Principal, Gauntlett & Associates<br />
New for 2011:<br />
36 All-New Sessions by Leading<br />
IP Lawyers<br />
New Crash Course Option for<br />
Lawyers New to IP<br />
New Edition of The IP Book<br />
All-Star Faculty Including Senior In-House Counsel<br />
from 3M, Best Buy, bluestem brands, Cargill,<br />
Ecolab, Hawkins Inc., Honeywell, Medtronic,<br />
Thomson Reuters, UnitedHealth Group,<br />
University of <strong>Minnesota</strong>, Valspar and Wells Fargo.
World-class intellectual property education<br />
tackling today’s most important issues.<br />
All the New Developments and Their Implications –<br />
Cut Through the Noise<br />
These days you don’t lack for information. The Supreme Court issues<br />
a decision or an agency issues regulations – before the day is out your<br />
inbox is likely near-flooded with the news (not to mention tweets, blog<br />
posts and sundry other methods for getting the word out fast). Such<br />
news delivery is useful in its way, to be sure, but when multiplied<br />
by the constant stream of new developments, it also creates a lot of<br />
“noise” that you’re left to sort through.<br />
The Institute helps you cut through that noise because it’s a onestop<br />
conference – one place, two days – providing comprehensive<br />
coverage of the intellectual property law landscape and its changes.<br />
Our Institute faculty have studied these developments, distilled the<br />
information, considered the implications, and added their insights and<br />
practice tips to develop the most practical instruction for you.<br />
A Talented Faculty All Preparing to Deliver<br />
Practical, Timely Education<br />
You’ll learn from, and can compare your practices with, experienced<br />
attorneys from private practice and IP-intensive industries. This year’s<br />
faculty also includes CAFC Chief Judge Paul Michel (ret.), TTAB<br />
Chief Judge Gerard Rogers, and federal District Court Judge James<br />
Rosenbaum (ret.). You’ll also hear from senior in-house counsel<br />
from 3M, Best Buy, bluestem brands, Cargill, Ecolab, Hawkins Inc.,<br />
Honeywell, Medtronic, Thomson Reuters, UnitedHealth Group,<br />
University of <strong>Minnesota</strong>, Valspar and Wells Fargo.<br />
4 All-New Alternate Plenary Sessions –<br />
A Practical Crash Course<br />
Looking for additional grounding, or a refresher, in one of the major<br />
IP areas? Check out this year’s four new alternate plenary sessions:<br />
“Conversational Patent,” “How to Clear and Register Your First<br />
Trademark,” “Top 10 Tips for Representing Copyright Owners,” and<br />
“How to Re<strong>view</strong> a Client’s IP Portfolio.”<br />
We’ve designed these fast-paced sessions to be extremely practical.<br />
Useful on their own, they also provide solid footing as you head into<br />
the more in-depth breakout sessions.<br />
We Let You Create the Program that Best<br />
Meets Your Needs – You Choose from More<br />
than 30 Sessions<br />
Everyone comes with differing educational needs. That’s why<br />
we’ve created a conference that lets you choose the sessions<br />
most relevant and important to you. From start to finish, your<br />
custom-tailored Institute schedule promises to be jam-packed<br />
with topics you care about.<br />
With so many sessions to choose from, we help guide you<br />
to relevant programming by labeling tracks such as “Patent,”<br />
“Trademark/Copyright,” “In-House Counsel,” “The Business of<br />
IP,” and “Litigation.” But you’re the boss – feel free to select<br />
sessions from any track at the Institute. For instance, maybe you<br />
don’t litigate cases, but there’s a “litigation” session that could<br />
prove helpful to your advisory practice. Or, you’re an experienced<br />
trademark practitioner, but find that you’d like to take some<br />
“patent” sessions to expand your knowledge base. Go for it! In<br />
addition, you’ll receive materials from every session – both those<br />
you attend and those you do not – on the CD-ROM that contains<br />
the 250-page Midwest IP Institute 2011 Course Manual and<br />
electronic versions of the 2011, 2010, and 2009 editions of<br />
The IP Book. The CD-Rom is fully searchable and easy to use.<br />
The Conference Will Provide You with New<br />
Tools and New Energy<br />
A worthwhile conference provides you with new information,<br />
new ideas, new resources and new energy to do the tasks you<br />
need to do. We are confident that the Midwest IP Institute will<br />
deliver those benefits to attendees. You will leave the Midwest<br />
IP Institute with additional insights, knowledge and practice tips<br />
that you can use to be an even better practitioner. You also will<br />
leave with one-of-a-kind reference resources to save you time<br />
and research dollars throughout the year.<br />
The New 2011 IP Book – A Quick<br />
and Easy One-Stop Update, Including<br />
Highlighted Practice Tips Throughout<br />
In addition to helpful update sessions, we<br />
provide every attendee with the 13-chapter<br />
2011 edition of The IP Book, a bound<br />
collection of updates on case law in all<br />
major areas of intellectual property law.<br />
Throughout the book, authors have provided<br />
valuable practice tips arising from these new<br />
developments.<br />
Chapter 1. Federal Circuit Year in Re<strong>view</strong> 2010–2011<br />
Chapter 2.<br />
Chapter 3.<br />
Chapter 4.<br />
Chapter 5.<br />
Chapter 6.<br />
Chapter 7.<br />
Chapter 8.<br />
Microsoft v. i4i<br />
Developments in the Law of Patent Remedies<br />
2010–2011<br />
Recent Federal Circuit Decisions Concerning<br />
Correcting Patents through Reissue<br />
Divided Infringement: The Enforceability of<br />
Patents (or Not) in the Age of Multiple Actors<br />
and Outsourced Infringement<br />
False Patent Marking Claims Under<br />
Attack: Heightened Pleading Standards,<br />
Constitutional Challenges, and Legislative<br />
Action<br />
Copyright Highlights: Noteworthy Cases<br />
2010–2011<br />
Critical Trade Secret Developments<br />
2010–2011<br />
Chapter 9. Top Ten Trademark Decisions of 2010–2011<br />
Chapter 10. Top Ten TTAB Decisions of 2010–2011<br />
Chapter 11. Top Ten UDRP Decisions for 2010–2011<br />
Chapter 12.<br />
Chapter 13.<br />
The Year in Keyword Advertising<br />
Social Media: Ten Noteworthy Cases in<br />
2010–2011
Dozens of New Sessions for Prosecutors, Advisors, and Litigators.<br />
We have designed dozens of new sessions for this year’s Institute including:<br />
All Materials Come on a Fully<br />
Searchable CD-Rom<br />
You’ll receive the entire 250-page Midwest<br />
IP Institute Course Manual – plus electronic<br />
versions of the 2011, 2010, and 2009<br />
editions of The IP Book – on a fully<br />
searchable CD-Rom. In addition, at each<br />
session you attend, you’ll receive a set of<br />
materials in hard-copy form so that you can follow<br />
along. It’s the best of both worlds!<br />
And You’ll Enjoy High-Quality<br />
Conference Amenities, a Chance to<br />
Win Great Prizes and a Can’t-Miss<br />
Networking Opportunity!<br />
The Institute includes amenities to make the entire<br />
conference a comfortable, enjoyable affair –<br />
breakfast each morning, snacks and beverages<br />
during breaks, a chance to win one of 3 Apple<br />
iPad2s, a five-star reception with gourmet hors<br />
d’oeuvres and more. It’s a fun and relaxed<br />
conference setting in which to network. You’ll have<br />
plenty of time to visit with friends, clients, potential<br />
clients and other colleagues throughout the two<br />
days.<br />
Sponsoring Firms<br />
• How to Understand the New<br />
Patent Law: Analysis by Chief<br />
Judge Michel<br />
• Top Tips for TTAB Advocacy<br />
Including Insights from the<br />
Chief Judge<br />
• The Power IP Update 2011<br />
• IP Issues in Contracts:<br />
Beyond Ownership and<br />
Infringement<br />
• European Prosecution and<br />
Opposition – “On the Ground”<br />
Insights from Cargill’s Chief<br />
European IP Counsel<br />
• Judge Michel on How to Win<br />
Appeals at the Federal Circuit<br />
and Other Courts of Appeals<br />
• New Developments in IP<br />
Insurance<br />
• Software IP Issues in<br />
Business Acquisitions<br />
• How to Re<strong>view</strong> a Client’s IP<br />
Portfolio<br />
• Measuring Consumer<br />
Confusion through Online<br />
Surveys<br />
• IP and Business Issues in<br />
Cloud Computing<br />
• Inequitable Conduct After<br />
Therasense<br />
• The Intersection of IP and<br />
Employment Law: What IP<br />
Lawyers Need to Know<br />
• Increasing Your Company’s<br />
IP IQ<br />
• The Enforceability of Patents<br />
(or Not) in the Age of<br />
Combined Infringement<br />
• How to Clear and Register<br />
Your First Trademark<br />
• Madrid Protocol Update<br />
• The Role of Consumer<br />
Surveys in Proving Patent<br />
Infringement Damages<br />
• Top 10 Tips for Representing<br />
Copyright Owners<br />
• How to Negotiate and Draft<br />
Indemnification Clauses in IP<br />
Transactions<br />
• Anatomy of an IP License<br />
Agreement<br />
• What Lawyers Need to<br />
Know about Attorney-<br />
Client Privilege in Joint IP<br />
Representations<br />
And many more!
SCHEdULE – Day 1<br />
Morning Plenary Sessions<br />
8:15 – 8:50 a.m. CHECK-IN & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST<br />
8:50 – 9:00 a.m. WELCOME & INTRODUCTION<br />
Choose your Plenary Sessions<br />
Main Plenaries<br />
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.<br />
How to Understand the New Patent Law:<br />
Analysis by Chief Judge Michel<br />
The evolving content of the 150-page proposed legislation will<br />
impact all IP practitioners. Recent case law developments already<br />
do. But the language of the patent reform bill and recent decisions<br />
of the Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit mask more than they<br />
explain. Hear the former Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit unpack<br />
the complexity and explain how to analyze and apply the new law.<br />
– Chief Judge Paul R. Michel, ret.<br />
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.<br />
Trends at the TTAB: Insights from the Chief Judge<br />
Chief Judge Gerard Rogers discusses:<br />
• USPTO Strategic Plan initiatives for the TTAB<br />
• The TTAB’s commitment to the issuance of precedential<br />
decisions, and to timely revision of the TBMP, to guide and aid<br />
practitioners<br />
• How the Accelerated Case Resolution program is working<br />
• What the TTAB may do to promote settlement discussions<br />
• Trends in trademark issues arising at the TTAB and how the<br />
Board is responding to them<br />
– Chief Judge Gerard F. Rogers<br />
10:15 – 11:00 a.m.<br />
The Power IP Update 2011<br />
The latest and greatest cases in each major area of IP law:<br />
patents, trademarks, trade secrets and copyrights. An essential<br />
case law update for anyone whose practice involves intellectual<br />
property law.<br />
– David J.F. Gross<br />
Alternate Plenaries – “Crash Course”<br />
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.<br />
How to Clear and Register Your First Trademark<br />
Designed for trademark rookies, this session will explain the<br />
importance of searching and clearing trademarks so that you<br />
select a mark that doesn’t infringe on another’s trademark<br />
rights. You’ll learn how to federally register trademarks, why it is<br />
important to do so, and how to respond if your initial application<br />
is refused.<br />
– Sarah A. Lockner<br />
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.<br />
Conversational Patent: 20 Phrases You Need<br />
to Know<br />
Few areas of the law are as complex and jargon-filled as patent<br />
law. This session is geared towards the non-patent lawyer,<br />
both outside and in-house, who needs to speak confidently and<br />
knowledgeably to colleagues, clients and even cocktail party<br />
guests about patent issues. The session will give an over<strong>view</strong> of<br />
the basics of patent prosecution, infringement claims, licensing<br />
and patent concerns in mergers and acquisitions. Attendees<br />
are encouraged to bring their questions and participate in the<br />
discussion.<br />
– Alan M. Koenck, Rita Anne O’Keeffe & Keiko L. Sugisaka<br />
Trademark & Copyright Patent<br />
Business of IP<br />
In-House Counsel<br />
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.<br />
Breakout Session A<br />
1. The Year in Patent Law at the CAFC and U.S. Supreme<br />
Court<br />
This session focuses on noteworthy recent CAFC and U.S.<br />
Supreme Court patent decisions, moving beyond the basic<br />
holdings to an exploration of how the decisions are really<br />
impacting legal counseling and litigation.<br />
– John A. Dragseth & Kevin H. Rhodes<br />
2. Top Tips for TTAB Advocacy<br />
The Chief Judge of the TTAB and an experienced trademark<br />
lawyer will provide guidance on how to best litigate a case before<br />
the board; including motion practice, how the new procedural<br />
rules are being interpreted, settlement options for litigants, how to<br />
best utilize interlocutory attorneys and more.<br />
– Chief Judge Gerard F. Rogers & Elizabeth C. Buckingham<br />
3. IP Issues in Contracts: Beyond Ownership and<br />
Infringement<br />
Building on last year’s presentation on core IP issues in<br />
commercial contracts, this session will address practical<br />
concerns with other key provisions, such as confidentiality and<br />
non-disclosure, anti-reverse-engineering restrictions and residual<br />
knowledge. This session will focus on crafting and negotiating IP<br />
provisions that reflect the parties’ underlying business objectives,<br />
and provide practical advice on separating the important from<br />
the unimportant when negotiating IP rights under business<br />
agreements.<br />
– Douglas Barnes & Stacy A. Schultz<br />
4. The Intersection of IP and Employment Law: What IP<br />
Lawyers Need to Know<br />
This session will address the overlap in employment and<br />
intellectual property issues, and what IP lawyers should know<br />
about employment law, including: typical employment policies<br />
related to IP rights; drafting employment agreements; navigating<br />
IP disputes involving employee rights and obligations; key case law<br />
relating to the intersection of IP and employment law; and other<br />
trends and developments.<br />
– Jacqueline R. Rolfs & Becky R. Thorson<br />
12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Institute Luncheon – Radisson Plaza Hotel<br />
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.<br />
Breakout Session B<br />
5. How to Win Appeals at the Federal Circuit and Other<br />
Courts of Appeals<br />
The likes and dislikes, the hopes and the horrors, the mindsets and<br />
blind spots of appellate judges all matter, but they cannot be found<br />
in books. Hear an insider perspective from the former Chief Judge of<br />
the Federal Circuit. He can now speak without any restraints. Winning<br />
cannot be guaranteed, of course, but improving the odds can be.<br />
– Chief Judge Paul R. Michel, ret.<br />
6. Measuring Consumer Confusion through Online Surveys<br />
The Internet is used to capture consumer data on a daily basis. This<br />
session discusses the practical and evidentiary issues in measuring<br />
consumer confusion for trademark disputes using the Internet. The<br />
topics will include a discussion of the process to conduct an online<br />
survey and acceptability of online surveys in the courts and trademark<br />
office.<br />
– Hal Poret & William D. Schultz<br />
7. Strategic IP Management: Reality or Myth?<br />
It is popular to assert that intellectual property issues and<br />
portfolios should be managed “strategically.” The issues are:<br />
what does “strategically” mean and what does it accomplish?<br />
In many “strategically managed” portfolios, strategic direction is<br />
lacking as well as the tools indicative of strategy such as overall<br />
budgeting, communication tools for identification of strategy, and<br />
documentation that supports strategy and decision making. The<br />
speakers will examine proven approaches for good management<br />
of IP issues, with a focus on patent portfolio development and<br />
contested (litigation) issue management.<br />
– Randy A. Hillson & Karen D. McDaniel<br />
8. IP and Business Issues in Cloud Computing<br />
Cloud computing represents a paradigm shift in how companies<br />
contract for software and information technology services, but<br />
many of the best practices from traditional models still apply. In this<br />
session, two tech-savvy lawyers explain:<br />
• what cloud computing is<br />
• how companies are using the cloud<br />
• IP issues in the cloud<br />
• concerns about data ownership and data security<br />
• risks to be considered in service provider agreements<br />
– Christopher R. Hilberg & Daniel A. Tysver<br />
11:00 – 11:15 a.m. BREAK
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.<br />
Breakout Session C<br />
9. Inequitable Conduct After Therasense: “Scourge” Eliminated or<br />
Unchanged?<br />
The inequitable conduct defense allows accused patent infringers to render an entire<br />
patent unenforceable where they demonstrate that the patentee acted with the specific<br />
intent to deceive the PTO as to any single claim. This up-side potential has resulted<br />
in the reflexive assertion of the defense. Courts, considering the defense a “scourge”<br />
or “plague,” have created various, and often conflicting, legal standards to limit the<br />
defense’s assertion. With multiple legal standards in play, the U.S. Court of Appeals<br />
for the Federal Circuit released its en banc decision in Therasense Inc. v. Becton,<br />
Dickinson & Co. to tighten the standards for proving inequitable conduct. This session<br />
will re<strong>view</strong> the history of the defense, the applicable standards for materiality and intent,<br />
and the consequences of those standards for patent prosecutors and litigators.<br />
– Felicia J. Boyd & Tim Clise<br />
10. The Year in Trademark Law: Lessons from Ten Cases Involving Fashion,<br />
Food, Liquor and Entertainment<br />
Trademark attorneys Stephen Baird and Paul Mussell analyze the practical implications of<br />
this year’s ten most significant trademark decisions; including Superior Seafoods, Inc. v.<br />
Hanft Fride P.A., Levi Strauss & Company v. Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Company, and<br />
Eva’s Bridal Ltd. v. Halanick Enterprises Inc. This year’s cases reinforce valuable lessons<br />
about likelihood of confusion, assignment of trademark rights, dilution, and trademark<br />
licensing.<br />
– Stephen R. Baird & Paul W. Mussell<br />
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.<br />
Breakout Session D<br />
13. Divided Infringement: The Enforceability of Patents (or<br />
Not) in the Age of Combined Infringement<br />
If multiple actors combine to practice the limitations of a patent<br />
claim, does a patent holder have a remedy against any of them? Is<br />
“divided infringement” infringement at all? A panel of experienced<br />
patent lawyers and litigators discuss the state of the law of<br />
“divided infringement” and the challenges it presents for patent<br />
holders, prosecutors, and litigators.<br />
– Timothy A. Czaja, Jeffrey J. Hohenshell & Terrance C. Newby<br />
– Aaron Myers, moderator<br />
14. The Madrid Protocol: Success, Failure or Somewhere in<br />
Between?<br />
Earlier this year, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)<br />
announced that international trademark filings under the Madrid<br />
Protocol increased by 12.8% last year. The biggest increases came<br />
from South Korea and China, and U.S. filings were up by 30%. When<br />
the U.S. joined the Madrid Protocol in 2004, many practitioners<br />
touted the benefits of the Madrid system for U.S. clients, while<br />
others advised caution. The reality lies somewhere in between. The<br />
panel will explore what has worked, what hasn’t and what the future<br />
holds.<br />
– Edward R. Courtney, Jay Erstling & Sandy Epp Ryan<br />
– Dean R. Karau, moderator<br />
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.<br />
Five-Star<br />
Reception<br />
Join your colleagues for:<br />
Gourmet hors d’oeuvres<br />
Fine wines<br />
Local beers<br />
Networking in a relaxed setting<br />
A chance to win great prizes!<br />
Register for a<br />
Chance to Win!<br />
11. Anatomy of an IP License Agreement<br />
This session will cover key provisions of intellectual property license agreements, with<br />
a focus on various structures of clauses and options to consider when drafting and<br />
re<strong>view</strong>ing. The discussion will focus on practical issues in drafting and dealing with<br />
license grants, royalties and other consideration, allocating rights and obligations for<br />
prosecution and enforcement, warranties, indemnification, issues presented by joint<br />
development, differences in license issues for different types of intellectual property,<br />
and other key terms.<br />
– Michael T. McCormick<br />
Ethics<br />
15. “No Secrets” or “Keep Secrets”? – What Lawyers<br />
Need to Know about the Viability and Extent<br />
of the Attorney-Client Privilege in Joint IP<br />
Representations<br />
1.0 ethics credit (applied for)<br />
This breakout session will examine the law and the practical<br />
considerations affecting the attorney-client privilege<br />
when lawyers represent multiple clients in IP matters.<br />
The program will also address: (1) the impact of common<br />
interest and joint defense agreements on privileged<br />
communications; and (2) who controls the privilege when<br />
intellectual property is conveyed pursuant to an asset<br />
purchase agreement or a stock purchase agreement.<br />
– David L. Sasseville<br />
Register for a chance to win one of 3<br />
iPad2s! The prize drawing will take<br />
place at the reception on Thursday,<br />
September 22, and you must be<br />
present at the reception during the<br />
prize drawing to win. Any person may<br />
receive an entry slip on Thursday,<br />
September 22, at the Institute<br />
registration desk until the reception begins at 5:00 p.m.<br />
Registration for the 2011 Midwest IP Institute is not<br />
required. The following individuals are not eligible to<br />
win: Institute faculty, planners and IP Book authors;<br />
employees of <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>CLE</strong> and the <strong>Minnesota</strong> State<br />
Bar Association, as well as family members of those<br />
employees.<br />
12. Raising Your Company’s IP IQ<br />
Understanding your company’s IP IQ is important, raising it is even more important.<br />
Come hear from a panel of in-house counsel who have done just that. The panelists<br />
will offer practical advice about identifying how management – of both large and<br />
small companies – treats their IP and how to increase their IP acumen. Topics<br />
include maximizing the value of your IP investment, trademarks and branding-related<br />
matters, trade secret protection, enabling innovation, invention submissions, strategic<br />
enforcement and other critical IP issues.<br />
– Hildy Bowbeer, Richard G. Erstad & Harry J. Gwinnell<br />
– Kari J. Wangensteen, moderator<br />
16. Walking in a Wiki Wonderland: What Businesses Can<br />
Learn about Protecting Trade Secrets and Confidential<br />
Information from the WikiLeaks Debacle<br />
We all know about WikiLeaks, now learn what it means for your<br />
business. An expert panel of in-house and outside counsel will<br />
address the threats that the internet, rogue websites, and advancing<br />
technologies pose to confidential information and trade secrets.<br />
Learn about inadvertent disclosure and how to protect against, and<br />
react to, it.<br />
– James Joslin, Randall E. Kahnke, Christopher M. Turoski &<br />
Andrew F. Ubel<br />
Special thanks to our<br />
Sponsoring Firms for<br />
making the reception a<br />
truly five-star aFFair.
SCHEdULE – Day 2<br />
Morning Plenary Sessions<br />
8:30 – 8:50 a.m. Continental Breakfast<br />
8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome & Introduction<br />
Choose your Plenary Sessions<br />
MAIN PLENARIES<br />
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.<br />
IP in Europe: A Greek Drama in Many, Many<br />
Episodes<br />
Europe has an ambivalent attitude vis-à-vis intellectual property.<br />
Even though the benefits of innovation are heralded as essential<br />
to build an economy for the future, there is an inbred feeling that<br />
intellectual property is a necessary evil rather than a sought-after<br />
good. This ambivalence is reflected in the strange exceptions<br />
to patentability that are defined in the EPC, in the heroic battles<br />
that are fought at the European Parliament level with respect to<br />
IP rights on software as well as in the constantly failing attempts<br />
to come to a unitary patent and a unitary patent litigation system.<br />
Some recent decisions with respect to Community Trademarks as<br />
well as some copyright issues will be discussed as well.<br />
– Filip De Corte<br />
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.<br />
Buried Treasure and Other New Developments in<br />
IP Insurance<br />
Business tort claims may implicate coverage under a variety of<br />
policy forms – Commercial General Liability, Umbrella, Excess,<br />
International, Errors & Omissions, Directors & Officers, Kidnap<br />
& Ransom to name but a few. Exclusions which at first glance<br />
appear to bar coverage such as provisions limiting coverage<br />
for intellectual property insurance, such as the Web Xtend<br />
Endorsement from Travelers, or the intellectual property exclusion<br />
from Chubb or St. Paul, might not have the restrictive impact the<br />
insurer anticipates where the insurer fails to properly inform its<br />
insured of the impact of the proposed restrictions on existent<br />
coverage.<br />
– David A. Gauntlett<br />
ALTERNATE PLENARIES – “Crash Course”<br />
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.<br />
Top 10 Tips for Representing Copyright Owners<br />
Copyright protection applies to many types of creative works,<br />
so you may receive copyright-related questions from clients<br />
representing diverse industries. In this fast-paced session, you’ll<br />
learn the benefits of registering a copyright and how to do it, how<br />
to enforce copyrights against infringers, and how to respond to<br />
client questions about copyright law; including the limits of the fair<br />
use doctrine.<br />
– Ruth Rivard<br />
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.<br />
How to Re<strong>view</strong> a Client’s IP Portfolio<br />
Have you checked your IP lately? Companies often start<br />
businesses with a business plan, strategies and the ability to do<br />
something well, but few companies begin with the strategy of<br />
securing their IP. Instead, the IP exists in the company and might<br />
not be protected well or at all. This session provides practical<br />
guidance on where to begin with the client to help them gain an<br />
understanding of what it has and how to confirm it is secured.<br />
– Tricia A. Olson<br />
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break<br />
Trademark & Copyright Patent<br />
In-House Counsel<br />
Litigation<br />
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.<br />
Breakout Session E<br />
17. A Closer Look at Reexamination in 2011 and Beyond<br />
Tim Bianchi surveys three hot topics in patent reexam:<br />
• Best practices for drafting and prosecuting patent applications<br />
to survive reexam<br />
• Lessons from some of the larger reexamination campaigns of<br />
how reexams are being used in parallel litigation<br />
• Update on how patent law reform may impact reexam<br />
– Timothy E. Bianchi<br />
18. Copyright and Content Licensing: What’s New and<br />
What Must We Know to Advise Our Clients<br />
To paraphrase Justice Holmes, “The life of copyright has not been<br />
logic; it has been experience and responses to technological<br />
advancements and new market opportunities.” Our clients’<br />
methods for capturing, delivering and making money from using<br />
content are expanding and evolving, and Congress and the<br />
courts are reacting to those changes with new laws and novel<br />
interpretations. This session will provide an update on recent<br />
cases involving the licensing of content, an analysis of the key<br />
provisions of a Content License Agreement, and a re<strong>view</strong> of some<br />
of the latest licensing strategies.<br />
– Gregory C. Brown<br />
19. Software IP Issues in Business Acquisitions<br />
This session looks at software-related assets as a form of IP that<br />
needs buyer and seller attention in business acquisitions. Sellerowned<br />
software may have ownership issues, and underlying IP<br />
supporting exclusivity may have any of the validity, freedom-to-use<br />
or other value-affecting frailties present with other IP. Licensed-in<br />
software can raise many contractual issues from under-licensing<br />
of users, to troubling risk allocation in the license, to a mismatch<br />
between the license terms and the way the software is or will<br />
be used post-acquisition. Issues relating to license assignability<br />
and open source may also be present. Deal attorneys looking at<br />
software IP issues may also be drawn into IT issues, e.g., absence<br />
of viruses, presence of disaster recovery plans, adequate security<br />
procedures, and software quality assurances.<br />
– Stuart R. Hemphill & Apur R. Patel<br />
20. Navigating the Waters of IP Settlements: Bringing Your<br />
Case to Dock<br />
Our expert panel will discuss current trends and strategies in IP<br />
settlements. This is a “must attend” for both outside and in-house<br />
counsel seeking practical, creative and cutting-edge ways to<br />
achieve cost effective, business oriented resolutions to their most<br />
troublesome IP cases in today’s legal/business climate.<br />
– Hildy Bowbeer, Richard G. Morgan &<br />
Hon. James M. Rosenbaum (Ret., D. Minn.)<br />
– Michael M. Lafeber, moderator<br />
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch – on your own<br />
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.<br />
Breakout Session F<br />
21. European Prosecution and Opposition: An Exercise in<br />
Hyper-textualism<br />
The European case law with respect to sufficiency of disclosure<br />
(Article 83 EPC) and added-matter (Article 123(2) EPC) are becoming<br />
important stumbling blocks for patents to be granted but even more<br />
so, these articles are developing into lethal weapons in opposition.<br />
Recent case law will be re<strong>view</strong>ed and some practical guidance will be<br />
given on how to deal with these two articles with special attention for<br />
US originating applications.<br />
– Filip De Corte<br />
22. Copyright Year in Re<strong>view</strong> – Constitutional Issues, The<br />
Righthaven Saga, Bratz and More<br />
Copyright law experts discuss the practical implications of recent<br />
important copyright developments, including the decisions in Sony<br />
BMG v. Tenenbaum, Golan v. Holder, Gaylord v. United States, and<br />
MGA Entertainment, Inc. v. Mattel, Inc.<br />
– Donna H. Gies & Calvin L. Litsey<br />
23. How to Negotiate and Draft Indemnification Clauses in IP<br />
Transactions<br />
A number of issues arise where the payor is an insurer or indemnitor.<br />
Who will control counsel? Will conflicts of interest permit the<br />
insured/indemnitee to retain counsel at the insurer’s expense? If<br />
indemnification is owed, does it create a duty to reimburse the<br />
defense fees after a specific self-insured retention threshold is<br />
exceeded? Or is there a duty to both defend and indemnify where<br />
selection of counsel may be controlled by the indemnitor? Is there<br />
a provision requiring that the counsel be subject to the approval<br />
of the indemnitee? If these issues are not addressed can they be<br />
negotiated? Before resolving insurance coverage indemnification<br />
disputes, is it best to await resolution of the underlying litigation so<br />
that the existence of the indemnity relationship and factual disputes<br />
as to its applicability do not negatively affect that litigation?<br />
– David A. Gauntlett<br />
24. The Role of Consumer Surveys in Proving Patent<br />
Infringement Damages<br />
Recent Federal Circuit decisions have emphasized how consumer<br />
perceptions and behavior impact damages in patent infringement<br />
cases. This session will present a practical approach to effectively<br />
using consumer surveys in patent cases. Topics will include the<br />
selection of experts, how to avoid common pitfalls when developing<br />
survey evidence, and the effective presentation of survey evidence<br />
at trial.<br />
– Christopher K. Larus & Andrew D. Sorensen
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.<br />
Breakout Session G<br />
25. Patent Reform Update: What It Means to<br />
Practicing Patent Lawyers<br />
If patent reform is enacted before the Institute, this<br />
session will focus on the real-world implications<br />
for patent practice; including new post-issuance<br />
proceedings, options for meaningful third-party<br />
submissions, and changes to Section 102. If patent<br />
reform is still pending, this session will focus on the<br />
likelihood of its eventual passage, intermediate steps<br />
the Congress may take to implement reforms and<br />
best practices for patent prosecution in either event.<br />
– Brad D. Pedersen<br />
Elimination of Bias<br />
26. “GQ” and the IP Lawyer: What’s<br />
Gender Got to Do with It?<br />
1.0 elimination of bias credit (applied for)<br />
In this interactive workshop, seasoned<br />
attorney and executive coach Kathleen Marron<br />
presents a model for understanding the<br />
spectrum of key gender differences in how<br />
lawyers (and inventors) communicate, lead,<br />
and negotiate. She applies this model to real<br />
experiences from IP litigation, and includes<br />
current research on the science of implicit<br />
bias and gender brain-based neurological<br />
and behavioral differences. In this humorous<br />
and content-rich workshop, attendees will<br />
learn a process for increasing their gender<br />
intelligence (or “GQ”) about the strengths that<br />
both genders’ styles bring to IP practice.<br />
– Kathleen A. Marron<br />
27. Domain Names & Trademarks: UDRP<br />
Fundamentals in the Context of Real-World<br />
Cases<br />
As the number of registered Internet domain names<br />
continues to grow exponentially, and with the value of<br />
some domains reaching the hundreds of thousands to<br />
millions of dollars, domain name issues are becoming<br />
increasingly central to trademark disputes. This<br />
session discusses the rules, procedures, and practical<br />
considerations governing trademark disputes relating<br />
to Internet domain names, in particular how to mount<br />
and defend actions under the Uniform Domain Name<br />
Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). This session will<br />
center on real-world UDRP cases and will also touch<br />
upon some of the upcoming changes to the Internet<br />
domain name system.<br />
– Christopher R. Smith & Garrett M. Weber<br />
FACULTY & PLANNERS<br />
GUEST<br />
SPEAKER<br />
PLANNER<br />
Stephen R. Baird<br />
Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Douglas Barnes<br />
Gibson Dunn<br />
New York City, New York<br />
Timothy E. Bianchi<br />
Schwegman Lundberg &<br />
Woessner, P.A.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Hildy Bowbeer<br />
3M Innovative Properties<br />
Company<br />
Saint Paul<br />
Felicia J. Boyd<br />
Barnes Thornburg, LLP<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Gregory C. Brown<br />
Office of General Counsel<br />
University of <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
Minneapolis<br />
Elizabeth C. Buckingham<br />
Dorsey & Whitney LLP<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Caldwell Camero<br />
Best Buy Co., Inc.<br />
Richfield<br />
Tim Clise<br />
Clise, Billion & Cyr, P.A.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Edward R. Courtney<br />
Ecolab, Inc.<br />
Saint Paul<br />
Timothy A. Czaja<br />
Dicke, Billig & Czaja, PLLC<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Filip De Corte<br />
Cargill<br />
Brussels, Belgium<br />
John A. Dragseth<br />
Fish & Richardson, P.C.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Richard G. Erstad<br />
Hawkins, Inc.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Jay Erstling<br />
William Mitchell College of Law<br />
Saint Paul<br />
Frank S. Farrell<br />
F.S. Farrell, LLC<br />
Edina<br />
David A. Gauntlett<br />
Gauntlett & Associates<br />
Irvine, California<br />
Donna H. Gies<br />
Thomson Reuters<br />
Eagan<br />
David J.F. Gross<br />
Faegre & Benson, LLP<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Harry J. Gwinnell<br />
Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.<br />
Reston, Virginia<br />
Stuart R. Hemphill<br />
Dorsey & Whitney LLP<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Christopher R. Hilberg<br />
Best Buy Co., Inc.<br />
Richfield<br />
Randy A. Hillson<br />
Merchant & Gould, P.C.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Jeffrey J. Hohenshell<br />
Medtronic, Inc.<br />
Brooklyn Park<br />
James Joslin<br />
Honeywell Inc.<br />
Golden Valley<br />
Randall E. Kahnke<br />
Faegre & Benson, LLP<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Dean R. Karau<br />
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Timothy M. Kenny<br />
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Alan M. Koenck<br />
Kinney & Lange, P.A.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Michael M. Lafeber<br />
Briggs and Morgan, P.A.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Christopher K. Larus<br />
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Calvin L. Litsey<br />
Faegre & Benson, LLP<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Sarah A. Lockner<br />
3M Innovative Properties Company<br />
Saint Paul<br />
Michael T. McCormick<br />
Dorsey & Whitney LLP<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Karen D. McDaniel<br />
Merchant & Gould, P.C.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Kathleen A. Marron<br />
The Marron Alliance<br />
Golden Valley<br />
Todd Messal<br />
Boston Scientific Corporation<br />
Maple Grove<br />
Hon. Paul R. Michel<br />
(ret., CAFC)<br />
Chevy Chase, Maryland<br />
Richard G. Morgan<br />
Bowman and Brooke LLP<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Paul W. Mussell<br />
Wells Fargo<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Aaron Myers<br />
Barnes Thornburg, LLP<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Adonis A. Neblett<br />
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Terrance C. Newby<br />
Leffert Jay & Polglaze, P.A.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Rita Anne O’Keeffe<br />
bluestem brands, inc.<br />
Eden Prairie<br />
Tricia A. Olson<br />
Olson IP & Business Consulting<br />
Minnetonka<br />
Thomas J. Oppold<br />
Larkin, Hoffman, Daly &<br />
Lindgren, Ltd.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Devan V. Padmanabhan<br />
Dorsey & Whitney LLP<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Apur R. Patel<br />
UnitedHealth Group<br />
Minnetonka<br />
Brad D. Pedersen<br />
Patterson Thuente Christensen<br />
Pedersen, P.A.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Hal Poret<br />
ORC International<br />
New York City, New York<br />
Kevin H. Rhodes<br />
3M Innovative Properties<br />
Company<br />
Saint Paul<br />
Ruth Rivard<br />
Leonard, Street and Deinard<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Hon. Gerard F. Rogers<br />
Trademark Trial and<br />
Appeal Board<br />
Alexandria, Virginia<br />
Jacqueline R. Rolfs<br />
Honeywell Inc.<br />
Golden Valley<br />
Hon. James M. Rosenbaum<br />
(Ret., D. Minn.)<br />
JAMS<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Sandy Epp Ryan<br />
Faegre & Benson LLP<br />
Minneapolis<br />
David L. Sasseville<br />
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Stacy A. Schultz<br />
UnitedHealth Group<br />
Minnetonka<br />
William D. Schultz<br />
Merchant & Gould, P.C.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Christopher R. Smith<br />
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Andrew D. Sorensen<br />
Ecolab, Inc.<br />
Saint Paul<br />
Keiko L. Sugisaka<br />
Maslon Edelman Borman &<br />
Brand, LLP<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Becky R. Thorson<br />
Robins, Kaplan, Miller &<br />
Ciresi, L.L.P.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Christopher M. Turoski<br />
Cargill, Incorporated<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Daniel A. Tysver<br />
Beck & Tysver<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Andrew F. Ubel<br />
Valspar Corp.<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Edna Vassilovski<br />
Attorney at Law<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Kari J. Wangensteen<br />
Best Buy Co., Inc.<br />
Richfield<br />
Garrett Weber<br />
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP<br />
Minneapolis<br />
Barbara A. Wrigley<br />
Oppenheimer Wolff &<br />
Donnelly LLP<br />
Minneapolis
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