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LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE IP LAW SECTION
Thomas Hassing
Immersion Corporation, San Jose, California
Chair, 2018 IP Institute
2:45 – 3:45 pm
Track I Track II
Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Hot Topics in Trade Secret Litigation:
Issues Facing In-House Counsel in U.S. the DTSA, Remedies, Anti-SLAPP, and
and Other Jurisdictions (1.0 Hour Ethics) Constitutional Issues
3:50 – 4:50 pm
Track I Track II
Leveraging Innovation with NASA Spinoffs The Communications Decency Act, Section
230 after FOSTA and Hassel v Bird
8:00 pm – 12:00 am
Casino Night & Strolling Dinner
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Track I Track II
Perspectives on Recent Trends in Patent Ethical Considerations in the Startup
Law: Thoughts from the Federal Circuit Space (1.0 Hour Legal Ethics)
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
General Program – Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession: Prevention, Detection, and
Treatment (1.0 Hour Competency Issues)
2018 IP Vanguard Award Luncheon
Thursday, November 8, 12:30-2:30 PM
Academic Judicial
Speakers
[5] Owning Innovation: Between Code and Shanee Nelson, Head of Litigation, Synopsys
Contract Jason Winchester, Jones Day
Contemporary law has become grounded in the
conviction that not only the outputs of innovation – artistic Moderator
expressions, scientific methods, and technological Sanjesh Sharma, IP Counsel, Johnson &
advances–but also the inputs of innovation–skills, Johnson Vision
experience, know-how, professional relationships,
creativity and entrepreneurial energies–are subject to
[7] Hot Topics in Trade Secret Litigation:
control and propertization. Ms. Lobel will discuss the
the DTSA, Remedies, Anti-SLAPP, and
growing field of human capital law, at the intersections
of IP, contract, employment law, and antitrust law, Constitutional issues
and analyze the effects of these battles, using for The significance of trade secret protection has
example the Mattel v. MGA Entertainment cases, continued to grow exponentially in the last few
which are the subject of her new award winning book: years. This program will take on some of the
You Don’t Own Me (Norton) and the Waymo v. Uber most intriguing (and vexing) topics in trade
case to illuminate the costs and benefits of redrawing secret litigation and provide you and your clients
intellectual ownership lines in contemporary markets. valuable insights from the trenches. The panel will
address a broad range of issues, including the
Speaker Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA); trade secret
Orly Lobel, Don Weckstein Professor of Law, misappropriation as the predicate act of a RICO
University of San Diego claim; damages and entitlement of alternative
monetary relief; and anti-SLAPP issues. The panel
also will discuss constitutional issues, such as
the First Amendment (right to free speech), the
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Fifth Amendment (right against self-incrimination),
Vanguard Award Luncheon – Ticketed and the Seventh Amendment (right to a jury trial).
Finally, these experienced litigators will tackle
Separately
some of the recent headline-making trade secrets
cases that we all can’t stop reading about.
Speakers
Rebecca Edelson, Partner, Sheppard Mullin
Richter & Hampton LLP
Robert B. Milligan, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw
Randall E. Kay, Partner, Jones Day
Moderator
Angelique Kaounis, Of Counsel, Gibson Dunn
Speaker
9:00 am – 10:00 am General Program
Courtney H. Bailey - Associate General Counsel
[10] The USPTO and American Innovation
for the Commercial and Intellectual Property
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Practice Group, National Aeronautics and Space
Property and Director of the United States Patent
Administration
and Trademark Office (USPTO) Andrei Iancu
will provide an update on USPTO initiatives and
priorities. He will also share his insights on the
[9] The Communications Decency Act, role of patents in a technology-driven economy
Section 230 after FOSTA and Hassel v Bird and highlight programs advanced by the USPTO
The Communications Decency Act, Section 230 to streamline the examination process and foster
(CDA230), has been a hot issue this year with the entrepreneurial activity.
passage of the “Allow States and Victims to Fight
Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017” (FOSTA) and the Speaker
California Supreme Court decision in Hassell v Bird. Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce and
The panel will discuss these developments and the USPTO Director
state of CDA230 today.
Speakers
Eric Goldman,Professor of Law and Co-Director of
the High Tech Law Institute, Santa Clara University 10:05 am – 11:05 am Concurrent Program
School of Law [11] Online Brand Monitoring and Enforcement
– Winning the Battle Without Losing the War
Sophia Cope, Senior Staff Attorney, Electronic
Our speakers will discuss the legal and practical
Frontier Foundation
challenges faced by practitioners as they assist
their clients in dealing with unauthorized usage
Moderator of their marks in online marketplaces and social
Bennet Kelley, Internet Law Center media sites, and offer practical assessments of
the available options.
Speaker
Bob Burlingame, Founder, Amplitude IP
8:00 pm – 12:00 am
Casino Night & Strolling Dinner Deborah E. Greaves, Partner, Brutzkus Gubner
Rozansky Seror Weber LLP
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
11:15 am – 12:15 pm Concurrent Program Entertainment & Sports 1:05 pm – 1:35 pm
Licensing In-House Counsel
[13] Perspectives on Recent Trends in Patent International Trademark
Law: Thoughts from the Federal Court Technology Internet & Privacy Patent
Fireside Chat with The Honorable Richard G. Copyright Litigation
Taranto, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Trade Secret
Circuit. With the explosive growth in technology,
the Federal Circuit continues in its ongoing efforts
to bring uniformity and clarity to patent law. In this 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm General Program
fireside chat, we will explore a wide range of hot- (1.0 Competency Issues)
button issues, including the current state of patent [15] Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession:
subject matter eligibility, pending constitutional Prevention, Detection, and Treatment
challenges to Patent Trial and Appeal Board David Mann is a graduate of Ohio State University
(PTAB) appointments in view of the Supreme and Stanford Law School. He served as a Deputy
Court’s decision in Lucia v. SEC, the procedural Public Defender in San Francisco before becoming
impact of SAS Institute on pending appeals, the a solo criminal defense practitioner. After 12 years
of practice, substance abuse-related issues caused
recovery of foreign patent damages in the U.S.
him to resign from the Bar with disciplinary charges
post-WesternGeco, and the recent administrative pending. Following a relentless battle with addiction
proposal to adopt the Phillips claim construction that included numerous hospitalizations and periods
standard for all future PTAB proceedings. of living on the streets, he succeeded in getting
clean and sober in 1998. Since then he has worked,
Speaker among other things, as a cab driver, a private
The Honorable Circuit Judge Richard G. Taranto, investigator, a paralegal, and a drug and alcohol
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rehabilitation counselor. He presently serves as the
Northern California Consultant to The Other Bar,
Moderator a statewide organization of recovering attorneys,
Matthew Powers, Litigation Partner, Tensegrity judges, and law students. In this capacity, he
spends his time providing outreach and education
Law Group to the legal community and assisting attorneys as
they struggle with substance abuse and related
challenges that threaten their ability and/or eligibility
to practice law.
Speaker
David Mann - The Other Bar
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