Intellectual Property & E-Business

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IMPACTS
ON E-BUSINESS

Conference in Detail
Day 2 - Friday, October 13
(For Day 1 agenda, click here)

8:30 Introduction
V. Scott Killingsworth, Esq.
Program Co-Chair
Powell Goldstein Frazer
& Murphy LLP
Atlanta, GA

Kevin A. Cranman, Esq.
Program Co-Chair
BellSouth Intellectual Property
Management Corporation
Atlanta, GA

8:45 Options for Determining the Value of Intellectual Property and Structuring Compensation
Myron A. Marcinkowski
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Atlanta, GA

9:30 Cross-licensing and other Barter Transactions
Recognition of income and other accounting issues
Mitchell S. Kopelman, CPA
Habif Arogeti & Wynne LLP
Atlanta, GA

10:15 Break

10:30 Strategic Alliances and Recurring Antitrust Issues

• Structuring strategic alliances with customers and owners of complementary technology
Ann K. Moceyunas, Esq.
Derivion Corporation
Atlanta, GA

• Recurring Antitrust Issues: Patent pools; compulsory licensing; restrictive IP licenses; price fixing issues; software patents (shams and unjustified litigation); standard setting; licensing of sham technology; fraud and inequitable conduct (patents obtained by fraud)
Evangelina Almirantearena, Esq.
Howrey Simon Arnold
& White LLP
Menlo Park, CA

12:00 Luncheon Address
"Beyond start-ups, where will the opportunities be?"
David R. Simmons
President
The Technology Association of Georgia
Atlanta, GA

1:15 Get What You Expect and Keep What You Have

• IP Development Contracts and Work Made for Hire: Who owns the resulting IP and derivative works? What happens when the customer licenses existing IP and wants customization? Options for reducing development costs through licensing agreements; what law controls if you use an offshore developer?
Susan Neuberger Weller, Esq.
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris
Glovsky and Papeo PC
Reston, VA

• IP due diligence for Mergers and Acquisitions: Why IP assets are likely to be significant; identifying IP assets and their role in the business; how to approach due diligence on IP assets; how to document the transfer of IP
Stuart R. Hemphill, Esq.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Minneapolis, MN

• IP enforcement programs David A. Kennedy
Managing Director
InteCap, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

3:00 Break

3:15 Clickwrap and Other New Concepts: Licensing and Contract Drafting Issues

• General considerations: Unsettled areas requiring special drafting attention for IP contracts in the context of Internet operations
Martin M. Zoltick, Esq.
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris
Glovsky and Papeo PC
Reston, VA

• Risk allocation, enforcement and remedies: What is enforceable; allocation of rights and risks; special issues facing EULAs; warranties, representations, and indemnification; term of agreement and use; effectiveness of remedies (breach of contract, torts, infringement actions, etc.)
Michael D. Hauser, Esq.
Alston & Bird LLP
Atlanta, GA

• Tips for successful transactions: Effective negotiating processes for reaching agreement in Internet time; key “don’t forgets” for avoiding future litigation
F. Lawrence Street, Esq.
Morris Manning & Martin LLP
Atlanta, GA

5:00 Adjourn

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8:30	Introduction	V. Scott Killingsworth, Esq. Program Co-Chair Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy LLP Atlanta, GA Kevin A. Cranman, Esq. Program Co-Chair BellSouth Intellectual Property Management Corporation Atlanta, GA
8:45	Options for Determining the Value of Intellectual Property and Structuring Compensation	Myron A. Marcinkowski Pricewaterhouse Coopers Atlanta, GA
9:30	Cross-licensing and other Barter Transactions Recognition of income and other accounting issues	Mitchell S. Kopelman, CPA Habif Arogeti & Wynne LLP Atlanta, GA
10:15	Break
10:30	Strategic Alliances and Recurring Antitrust Issues
	• Structuring strategic alliances with customers and owners of complementary technology	Ann K. Moceyunas, Esq. Derivion Corporation Atlanta, GA
	• Recurring Antitrust Issues: Patent pools; compulsory licensing; restrictive IP licenses; price fixing issues; software patents (shams and unjustified litigation); standard setting; licensing of sham technology; fraud and inequitable conduct (patents obtained by fraud)	Evangelina Almirantearena, Esq. Howrey Simon Arnold & White LLP Menlo Park, CA
12:00	Luncheon Address "Beyond start-ups, where will the opportunities be?"	David R. Simmons President The Technology Association of Georgia Atlanta, GA
1:15	Get What You Expect and Keep What You Have
	• IP Development Contracts and Work Made for Hire: Who owns the resulting IP and derivative works? What happens when the customer licenses existing IP and wants customization? Options for reducing development costs through licensing agreements; what law controls if you use an offshore developer?	Susan Neuberger Weller, Esq. Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Papeo PC Reston, VA
	• IP due diligence for Mergers and Acquisitions: Why IP assets are likely to be significant; identifying IP assets and their role in the business; how to approach due diligence on IP assets; how to document the transfer of IP	Stuart R. Hemphill, Esq. Dorsey & Whitney LLP Minneapolis, MN
	• IP enforcement programs	David A. Kennedy Managing Director InteCap, Inc. Atlanta, GA
3:00	Break
3:15	Clickwrap and Other New Concepts: Licensing and Contract Drafting Issues
	• General considerations: Unsettled areas requiring special drafting attention for IP contracts in the context of Internet operations	Martin M. Zoltick, Esq. Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Papeo PC Reston, VA
	• Risk allocation, enforcement and remedies: What is enforceable; allocation of rights and risks; special issues facing EULAs; warranties, representations, and indemnification; term of agreement and use; effectiveness of remedies (breach of contract, torts, infringement actions, etc.)	Michael D. Hauser, Esq. Alston & Bird LLP Atlanta, GA
	• Tips for successful transactions: Effective negotiating processes for reaching agreement in Internet time; key “don’t forgets” for avoiding future litigation	F. Lawrence Street, Esq. Morris Manning & Martin LLP Atlanta, GA
5:00	Adjourn