Doing Business Online

DOING BUSINESS ONLINE

Conference in Detail (Day 2)
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8:30 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF DAY TWO
Holly K. Towle, Esq.,
Program Co-Chair
Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP
Seattle, WA

8:45 CONTRACT ISSUES: IS YOUR AGREEMENT WORTH THE PAPER IT ISN’T WRITTEN ON?
Discussion of current issues in contract law, what laws have or have not been recommended for adoption by the states (revisions to UCC Article 2, Uniform
Electronic Transaction Act, and/or UCITA), consumer laws that tend to affect websites

Holly K. Towle, Esq.,
Program Co-Chair

Raymond T. Nimmer, Esq.

10:15 BREAK

10:30 PRIVACY: IT ISN’T ALWAYS GOOD TO SHARE
U.S. privacy initiatives, developments regarding the U.S./EU discussions regarding European Union Privacy Directive; current FTC or industry principles; website data collection; the Fair Credit Reporting Act
Jeff Koontz, Esq.
Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA

William Resnick, Esq.
Preston Gates & Ellis
Seattle, WA

11:30 LEGAL ETHICS--CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Kent B. Thurber, Esq.
Davis Wright Tremaine
Portland, OR

12:30 SPECIAL LUNCHEON ADDRESS
“WHAT AMERICAN INDUSTRY NEEDS TO DO ON PRIVACY TO DELIGHT CUSTOMERS IN Y2K” Robert J. “Bob” Herbold, Ph.D.,
Executive Vice President and COO
Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA

1:30 PATENTS: DON’T THEY COVER ALL OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE?
The proliferation of patents affecting websites; what kinds of patents are there? Formulating a coherent business strategy for avoiding patent infringement; litigation that has come up Debra Freeman, Esq.
Morrison Foerster, LLP
New York, NY

2:30 SECURITY INTERESTS IN GENERAL INTANGIBLES
New Article 9: friend or foe? How to obtain a security interest in intellectual property
Lorin Brennan, Esq.
Gray Matter, LLC
Newport Beach, CA

3:00 BREAK

3:15 COMPLAINT SITES
What redress do companies have? What issues does it create? Ronald F. Lopez, Esq.
Thelen Reid & Priest, LLP
San Francisco, CA

3:45 COMING TO TERMS WITH THE TAX MAN
Joan K. Irion, Esq.
Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe
San Diego, CA

4:30 INSURANCE RISKS ONLINE
Karl D. Belgum, Esq.
Thelen Reid & Priest, LLP• San Francisco, CA

5:00 WRAP UP
Questions and Answers

5:30 ADJOURN

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8:30	INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF DAY TWO	Holly K. Towle, Esq., Program Co-Chair Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP Seattle, WA
8:45	CONTRACT ISSUES: IS YOUR AGREEMENT WORTH THE PAPER IT ISN’T WRITTEN ON? Discussion of current issues in contract law, what laws have or have not been recommended for adoption by the states (revisions to UCC Article 2, Uniform Electronic Transaction Act, and/or UCITA), consumer laws that tend to affect websites	Holly K. Towle, Esq., Program Co-Chair Raymond T. Nimmer, Esq.
10:15	BREAK
10:30	PRIVACY: IT ISN’T ALWAYS GOOD TO SHARE U.S. privacy initiatives, developments regarding the U.S./EU discussions regarding European Union Privacy Directive; current FTC or industry principles; website data collection; the Fair Credit Reporting Act	Jeff Koontz, Esq. Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA William Resnick, Esq. Preston Gates & Ellis Seattle, WA
11:30	LEGAL ETHICS--CONFLICTS OF INTEREST	Kent B. Thurber, Esq. Davis Wright Tremaine Portland, OR
12:30	SPECIAL LUNCHEON ADDRESS “WHAT AMERICAN INDUSTRY NEEDS TO DO ON PRIVACY TO DELIGHT CUSTOMERS IN Y2K”	Robert J. “Bob” Herbold, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and COO Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA
1:30	PATENTS: DON’T THEY COVER ALL OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE? The proliferation of patents affecting websites; what kinds of patents are there? Formulating a coherent business strategy for avoiding patent infringement; litigation that has come up	Debra Freeman, Esq. Morrison Foerster, LLP New York, NY
2:30	SECURITY INTERESTS IN GENERAL INTANGIBLES New Article 9: friend or foe? How to obtain a security interest in intellectual property	Lorin Brennan, Esq. Gray Matter, LLC Newport Beach, CA
3:00	BREAK
3:15	COMPLAINT SITES What redress do companies have? What issues does it create?	Ronald F. Lopez, Esq. Thelen Reid & Priest, LLP San Francisco, CA
3:45	COMING TO TERMS WITH THE TAX MAN	Joan K. Irion, Esq. Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe San Diego, CA
4:30	INSURANCE RISKS ONLINE	Karl D. Belgum, Esq. Thelen Reid & Priest, LLP• San Francisco, CA
5:00	WRAP UP Questions and Answers
5:30	ADJOURN