A One-Day Advanced Workshop on
PROTECTING AND EXTRACTING VALUE FROM
TRADE SECRETS
| Litigation Trends and Dealmaking Tips |
June 30, 2003
Atlanta, Georgia
Renaissance Atlanta Downtown Hotel
| A B O U T T H E C O N F E R E N C E “The law of trade secrets presents, perhaps more than any other area of intellectual property law, remarkably unique challenges in both the litigation and transactional contexts. These challenges have become all the more frequent as companies competing in a stagnant economy try to maintain — or even grow — market share and protect their human resource and technology investments. More than ever, protection of trade secrets has become a pivotal economic battlefield both in the US and internationally. In this one-day, intensive seminar, some of the most noted licensing, litigation and intellectual property experts address the state-of-the-art in trade secret protection, negotiation and litigation practice, addressing important issues concerning identification and valuation of trade secrets, developing internal processes and procedures for assembling a trade secret portfolio; special considerations for protecting trade secrets during the M & A due diligence process; creating the workable and rational trade secret program; preventing and preparing for disputes; managing joint development agreements; negotiation strategies for trade secret licenses and transfers; addressing the mobile employee problem; putting your house in order (employment contracts and internal trade secret protection procedures); reverse engineering; and other current issues.” Program Co-Chairs: Allen W. Groves, Esq. and William F. Long, Esq. Credits: GA 6.5 CLE including 2.5 Trial; CA 6.75 MCLE; WA 6.5 CLE; Call about others. Who Should Attend? Attorneys, business leaders and software developers involved in creating a workable trade secrets program. |