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February 17, 2012
Little America Hotel
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
7 Hrs. CLE (incl. 1 hr. Prof/Civility) |
7:30 |
Registration: Ballroom C Foyer |
8:00 |
Light Breakfast
It’s not the Fruit – It’s the Root
Curing the Seven Deadly Sins of Unethical Behavior (Prof/Civility) |
Sean Carter,
Legal Humorist |
9:00 |
Welcome from the IP Chair |
Jeff Holman,
IP Section Chair |
9:05 |
The State of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences |
James Donald Smith,
Chief Administrative Patent Judge, BPAI, USPTO |
10:00 |
10 Min Morning Break |
10:10 |
Federal Circuit Year in Review |
Li Feng,
Finnegan Henderson |
11:05 |
Entertainment Law: Content, Consumers, and Copyrights |
Paul Marchegiani, NBC |
12:00 |
Lunch: Ballroom B |
12:05 |
Innovation in Utah |
Ted McAleer,
Executive Director of USTAR |
1:05 |
10 Min Break |
Track I: Ballroom C |
Track II: Flagstaff |
1:15 |
Litigation in China |
Robin Zhao, Jeekai & Partners |
Utah Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition |
Hon. Dee V. Benson
Hon. Ted Stewart
Magistrate DAvid Nuffer
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2:00 |
Practice Tips for IP in China |
Richard Chang, ICON |
2:45 |
15 Min Afternoon Break |
3:00 |
IP Issues in the U.S. District Courts |
Panelists:
Hon. Dee V. Benson
Hon. Ted Stewart
Magistrate David Nuffer
Moderator:
Mark Bettilyon,
Ray Quinney & Nebeker |
Catch Me If You Can (Brand Protection in the Digital Age) |
Jeff Gee, Symantec |
4:00 |
Recent Trends in Patent Infringement Litigation and Damages |
Panelists:
David S. Bloch,
Winston & Strawn
Brett L. Foster,
Holland & Hart
Bob McAughan,
Locke Lorde
David R. Wright,
Workman Nydegger
Moderators:
Lance Gunderson & Scott Cragun,
FTI Consulting, Inc. |
The Functionality Doctrine, Statutory Fair Use and Protecting Weak Trademarks |
Howard Michael, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione |
5:00 |
Reception and Student Networking: Ballroom C Foyer |
