2001 Important Conference on
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LITIGATION
Conference in Detail
Day 1 - Monday • April 23, 2001
(For Day 2 agenda, click here)
| 8:30 | Introduction & Overview of Day 1: Case Management & Procedural Issues |
Joseph M. Beck, Esq., Program Co-Chair Kilpatrick Stockton LLP Atlanta, GA Lawrence K. Nodine, Esq., Program Co-Chair Needle & Rosenberg PC Atlanta, GA |
| 8:45 | Planning the Case: Role of Corporate Counsel in Intellectual Property Litigation Effective case management and supervision of outside counsel; budgets & IP cases |
Robert A. Currie, Esq., IP General Counsel Georgia-Pacific Corporation Atlanta, GA Sandra J. Evans, Esq. Vice President and General Counsel BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation Atlanta, GA Kevin C. Gallagher, Esq., Senior Counsel Interface, Inc. Atlanta, GA Christopher Schenken, Esq. IP and Technology Counsel United Parcel Service Atlanta, GA |
| 10:15 | Break |
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| 10:30 | Making the Most of Insurance Coverage in Intellectual Property Disputes What to include in coverage, notice provisions, advertising injury clauses, and what to put in claims (to avoid malpractice) |
Caroline W. Spangenberg, Esq. Kilpatrick Stockton LLP Atlanta, GA |
| 11:15 | The Most Effective Role for Expert Witnesses |
Jerry B. Blackstock, Esq. Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy LLP Atlanta, GA |
| 12:00 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:15 | Pretrial Practice |
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| Markman Hearings |
Ernie L. Brooks, Esq. Brooks & Kushman PC Southfield, MI |
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| Scheduling Orders |
Nagendra Setty, Esq. Needle & Rosenberg PC Atlanta, GA |
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| 2:45 | Break |
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| 3:00 | Communicating with Juries Use of focus groups for preparing an approach; effective use of presentation technology at trial |
Rick R. Fuentes, Ph.D. Director of Trial Consulting Services DecisionQuest Atlanta, GA |
| 3:30 | IP Litigation Involving Troubled Companies What is the effect of a bankruptcy filing before the end of the case, immediately after judgement, or later on; litigation strategy suggestions for plaintiffs and defendants under various scenarios |
Melinda A. Marbes, Esq. Kilpatrick Stockton LLP Atlanta, GA Geoffrey Groshong, Esq. Miller Nash LLP Seattle, WA |
| 5:00 | End of Day |
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