2004 CLE

Introduction and Welcome
Professor Spencer H. Boyer
IIPSJ Senior Scholar
Howard University School of Law

Morning Sessions

Introduction to Copyrights and Trademarks
Phil Hampton
Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP

Professor Steven Jamar
Howard University School of Law

Update on Copyrights: Recent Cases and Developments
Kate Spelman
Piper Rudnick LLP.C

Update on Trademarks: Recent Cases and Developments
Mack Webner
Sughrue Mion PLLC

Enforcement of IPR at the Border: The Ins and Outs of ITC Litigation
Christine E. Lehman
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Break

Morality in Biotechnology: Patenting On Cloning and Stem Cells
Professor Margo Bagley
Emory University School of Law

Update on Patents: Recent Cases and Developments
Thomas L. Peterson
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

Jennifer M. Hayes
Sughrue Mion PLLC

Luncheon

Keynote Luncheon Speech: "The Intrinsic Record: Is it Ready for Prime Time?"

The Honorable Richard Linn
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Hosted by Sughrue Mion PLLC

Afternoon Sessions

Trademarks and the Internet: Initial Interest Confusion,the Anti-Cybersquatting Act and the UDRP
Dan Glazer
Shearman & Sterling LLP

Roberta Jacobs-Meadway
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

First Betamax, Now Groskster: Still Crazy After All These Years?
Sherrese Smith
The Washington Post

Tonya Evans
TME Law, LLC

Christopher Wolfe
Proskauer Rose LLP

Break

Alternative Dispute Resolution Strategies in IP Cases
Gregory Nixon
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.

Michelle Larson
Larson & Associates, P.C.

Moderator: Marvin Johnson
Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service, Inc. (JAMS)

Negotiating IP Licenses: Strategic Objectives and Ethical Considerations (1 Hour Ethics Credit)
Shashana Crichton
Crichton & Associates

Jean Edwards
Dickinson Wright PLLC

Moderator: Samuel McClendon