
| 8:30 | Introduction and Overview of Day One |
Henry B. Gutman, Esq. Program Co-Chair Simpson Thacher & Bartlett New York, NY Warren J. Rheaume, Esq. Program Co-Chair Foster Pepper & Shefelman, PLLC Seattle, WA |
| 8:45 | Keynote Address |
The Hon. Thomas B. Leary Commissioner Federal Trade Commission Washington, DC |
| 9:15 | Copyright Update Current developments in copyright on the cusp of convergence: Recent cases in "Cyberia" Napster, DVD, ICANN, RIAA, AHRA, RIO; Non-net copyright current developments: Copyrightability issues in pictorial, sculpture, and graphic works; work made for hire (Break) Attorney fees; damages; registration and formality issues; software piracy |
Henry B. Gutman, Esq. Program Co-Chair Nancy Anderson, Esq. Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA Karl J. Quackenbush, Esq. Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP Seattle, WA Katherine C. Spelman, Esq. Steinhart & Falconer, LLP San Francisco, CA |
| 11:30 | Privacy Internet privacy for distribution, for content; cookies; value of data collection, regulatory developments; EU privacy issues; Digital Rights Management Act |
Ira Rubinstein, Esq. Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA |
| 12:15 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:15 | The New Law of Trademarks |
Warren J. Rheaume, Esq. Program Co-Chair |
| 2:00 | Patent Update |
William O. Ferron, Jr., Esq. Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC Seattle, WA |
| 2:45 | Break |
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| 3:00 | Special Address: "A View from the Bench" |
The Hon. Thomas S. Zilly, Esq. United States District Judge Western District of Washington |
| 3:30 | Whats Hot in Intellectual Property Litigation Fair use; experts post Danbert Sumoto; trade dress online; right of publicity; cybersquatting; computer trespass |
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| Plaintiffs point of view |
Kirk A. Dublin, Esq. Stephen Mutkoski, Esq. Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP Seattle, WA |
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| Defense point of view |
Claude M. Stern, Esq. Fenwick & West Palo Alto, CA |
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| Patent litigation |
Jerry A. Riedinger, Esq. Perkins Coie, LLP Seattle, WA |
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| 5:30 | Northwest Microbrew and Wine Reception for Faculty and Attendees |
Sponsored by: Foster Pepper & Shefelman, PLLC and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
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