TRADEMARK
PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION & PROTECTION
Conference in Detail
Monday • July 19, 2004
| 8:00 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:30 | Introduction and Overview |
William F. Herbert, Esq. Program Co-Chair Staas & Halsey LLP Washington, DC John F. Hornick, Esq. Program Co-Chair Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. Washington, DC |
| 8:45 | The Madrid Protocol An update on what has happened throughout the year: What effect has the Madrid Protocol had? How is the patent office handling it? New strategies for use; tips for outside counsel; international issues |
Paul F. Kilmer, Esq. Holland & Knight LLP Washington, DC |
| 9:30 | Trademark Creation, Registrability and Maintenance Update Recent developments regarding the creation, registrability and maintenance of trademarks; legal tips on brand selection, clearance and usage; updates regarding decisions from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board |
Michael A. Grow, Esq. Arent Fox PLLC Washington, DC |
| 10:15 | Break |
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| 10:30 | Dilution Claims Statutory and case law update: Key elements for federal vs. state actions; how to pick the best forum; what you have to prove to collect damages; implications of the Victoria’s Secret case |
Steven J. Wadyka, Jr., Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP McLean, VA |
| 11:15 | Infringement Claims Infringement cases; recent developments and trends in trademark infringement litigation, showing likelihood of confusion and reverse confusion; priority disputes, adoption and use in commerce, and other issues |
Steven R. Gustavson, Esq. Baker Botts L.L.P. New York, NY |
| 12:00 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:15 | Special Issues Arising from Use of Trademarks on the Internet Effective use of the Internet to identify infringers; what to do if an infringer has been in business for a long period without detection; impact of Internet technologies on monitoring and enforcement obligations; choosing the best forum (UDRP vs. arbitration under the Federal statute) |
John F. Hornick, Esq. Program Co-Chair |
| 2:00 | Proving Your Case |
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| • Trends in awards for damages; calculating and proving damages; practice pointers for litigators |
Terence “Terry” P. Ross, Esq. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Washington, DC |
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| • Evidence to support your case; useful discovery tools; the use of surveys |
Michael D. Hobbs, Jr., Esq.Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta, GA |
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| 3:15 | Break |
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| 3:30 | Deciding Whether to Litigate Internal processes for monitoring infringement; internal steps to investigate before going to outside counsel; when to commence litigation; choice of forum |
Courtney H. Bailey, Esq. Moderator Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman Washington, DC Michael Finn, Esq. Senior Counsel General Dynamics Corporation Falls Church, VA Faye M. Hammersley, Esq. Corporate Counsel — Intellectual Property Science Applications International Corporation McLean, VA Stacey Rabbino, Esq. IP Counsel VeriSign, Inc. Dulles, VA Elizabeth G. Regan, Esq. Senior Counsel Marriott International, Inc. Washington, DC |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
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