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P/S Basics of Intellectual Property Law Practice

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Affinia Manhattan
371 Seventh Avenue At 31st Street
New York, NY 10001-3984
(212) 563-1800

Can’t Attend in Person?

This program offers a simultaneous live webcast option allowing you to “attend” the program from the convenience of your office.
NOTE: Newly admitted attorneys (less than twenty-four months) must attend the program in person to receive New York MCLE credit.

7.0 TOTAL CREDITS
5.0 professional practice; 2.0 skills.

NEW! Electronic Online Course Materials Debut this Fall!

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By attending this program, you will:

• Get a basic overview on copyright and trademark registration practice
• Learn about the various litigation challenges that may arise
• Learn about important areas of licensing, trade secrets and changes to the patent law under the new America Invents Act (AIA)

Co-sponsored by the Intellectual Property Law Section and the Committee on Continuing Legal E of the New York State Bar Association

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Intellectual Property is often considered the purview of specialized boutique law firms, however, aspects of this practice area can readily be incorporated into solo and small firm practice.  In this basic-level program, a seasoned faculty will present a nuts and bolts overview of copyright and trademark registration practice while addressing the various litigation challenges that may arise in those areas.  The program will also address important areas of licensing, trade secrets and changes to patent law under the new America Invents Act.  You won’t want to miss this interesting and accessible overview of the practice of intellectual property law!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Solo and Small Firm practitioners looking to add an Intellectual Property component to their practice and attorneys seeking an overview of this important practice area.

AGENDA

8:30 – 9:00    REGISTRATION

9:00 – 9:50
1. TRADE SECRETS

9:50 – 10:40
2. COPYRIGHT 

10:40-10:55    BREAK

10:55-11:45
3. COPYRIGHT LITIGATION

11:45-12:35
4. TRADEMARK 

12:35-1:45     LUNCH BREAK (on your own)

1:45-2:35
5. TRADEMARK LITIGATION 

2:35-3:25
6. LICENSING 

3:25-3:40     BREAK

3:40-4:30
7. PATENTS UNDER THE NEW AIA

4:30    ADJOURNMENT

PROGRAM FACULTY

Overall Planning Chair

David P. Miranda, Esq., Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC, Albany, NY

Local Panels (listed in order of appearance)

Thursday, November 29, 2012

New York City
Chair: David P. Miranda, Esq., Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC, Albany, NY
Panel: David P. Miranda, Esq. (Chair), Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C., Albany, NY | Victoria A. Cundiff, Esq., Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker, LLP, New York, NY | Jonathan D. Reichman, Esq., Kenyon & Kenyon LLP, New York, NY | William R. Samuels, Esq., W.R. Samuels Law PLLC, New York, NY | Theodore K. Cheng, Esq., Yoon & Kim LLP, New York, NY | John W. Boger, Esq., Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C., Albany, NY * Janet A. Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office of the Under Secretary and Director, Alexandria, VA

Friday, November 30, 2012

AlbanyClick here to register for the Albany webcast! 
Chair: David P. Miranda, Esq., Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC, Albany, NY
Panel: David P. Miranda, Esq. (Chair), Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C., Albany, NY | Prof. Michael J. Hutter, Jr., Albany Law School, Albany, NY | Saul A. Seinberg, Esq., Slingerlands, NY | Shanna K. Sanders, Esq., Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C., Albany, NY | TBA | John W. Boger, Esq., Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C., Albany, NY| Janet A. Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office of the Under Secretary and Director, Alexandria, VA

PROGRAM LOCATIONS

(Th) November 29, 2012

New York City
Affinia Manhattan
371 Seventh Avenue at 31st Street
New York, NY  10001-3984
(212) 563-1800

(F) November 30, 2012

AlbanyClick here to register for the Albany webcast!
New York State Bar Association
1 Elk Street
Albany, NY  12207
(518) 463-3200

MCLE CREDITS

7.0 TOTAL CREDITS
5.0 professional practice; 2.0 skills.

This course has been approved for MCLE credit in New York for all attorneys, including newly admitted (less than 24 months).

This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 7.0 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 0 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism, and 0 qualify as hours of credit toward certification in civil trial law, criminal trial law, workers compensation law and/or matrimonial law. This course does not qualify under any of the nine specified new admit areas, in five of which New Jersey attorneys admitted in 2009 or thereafter, in their first full two-year compliance period, must take 15 of their 24 required credit hours (see BCLE Reg. 201:2).

This program has also been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California and the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 5.5 credit hours of substantive law. All inquiries regarding MCLE credits may be directed to (518) 487-5606.

This course includes 0.0 credit hours for the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements of New York and New Jersey CPAs. Sponsor numbers: New York: 000026; New Jersey: 20CE00099900.

The New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Continuing Legal Education has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an accredited provider of continuing legal education in the State of New York.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: PARTIAL CREDIT FOR PROGRAM SEGMENTS NOT ALLOWED. Under the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board Regulations and Guidelines, attendees at CLE programs cannot receive MCLE credit for a program segment unless they are present for the entire segment. Persons who arrive late, depart early, or are absent for any portion of the segment will not receive credit for that segment.

ELECTRONIC COURSE MATERIALS

New this fall!

All program materials will be distributed exclusively online in searchable PDF format, allowing attendees more flexibility in storing this information and allowing you to copy and paste relevant portions of the materials for specific use in your practice.  A CLE NotePad © (paper) will be provided to all attendees at the live program site.  The CLE NotePad © includes lined pages for taking notes on each topic, as well as any PowerPoint presentations submitted prior to printing.

Prior to a scheduled program date, all registrants will receive an email message containing a hyperlink that when clicked will provide you with access to the complete course materials in a searchable PDF format which can be downloaded to your computer using the “Save As” option under your “File” tab. Printing the complete materials is not required for attending the program. Online materials are updated periodically to reflect last minute submissions from program faculty, guaranteeing that you will always have the latest version of the materials.

Traditional printed course books may be ordered at the program site for a discounted price and will be shipped subsequent to the program date.

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Directions

From Long Island: Take I-495 WEST to MIDTOWN TUNNEL. Go through toll and Enter LEFT TUBE in Midtown Tunnel. Exit Tunnel and stay in LANE. Go LEFT toward Downtown. Turn RIGHT onto E 35TH ST – go STRAIGHT to 7TH AVE. Turn LEFT onto 7TH AVE. Follow to 31st & 7th Hotel is on East side of 7th Ave. From Connecticut: Merge onto I-95 S (Portions toll) (Crossing into NEW YORK). Keep LEFT to take I-278 W via EXIT 6B toward TRIBORO BR. Take the exit toward RANDALLS-WARDS IS MANHATTAN / FDR DRIVE. Stay STRAIGHT to go onto TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE (Portions toll). Merge onto FDR DR S. Take EXIT 8 toward I-495 / MIDTOWN TUN / E 34 ST. Stay STRAIGHT to go onto FDR DR SERVICE RD W. Turn RIGHT onto E 37TH ST. Turn LEFT onto PARK AVE. Turn RIGHT onto E 35TH ST. Turn LEFT onto 7TH AVE. Follow to 31st & 7th. Hotel is on East side of 7th Ave. From New Jersey: Take the N.J. TURNPIKE ramp toward NEW YORK AND NORTH. Merge onto I-95 N / NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE N toward CARS / TRUCKS-BUSES (Portions toll). Keep RIGHT to take I-95 N / NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE N toward I-80 / EXITS 15E - 18E / US-46 / INCOLN TUNNEL (Portions toll). Take EXIT 16E toward LINCOLN TUNNEL / NEW YORK CITY. Keep LEFT to take NJ-495 E toward LINCOLN TUNNEL (Portions toll) (Crossing into NEW YORK). NJ-495 E becomes I-495 E / LINCOLN TUNNEL. Take the exit on the LEFT toward I-495 E / 42 ST / RT-9A / ALL POINTS. Stay STRAIGHT to go onto DYER AVE. Turn RIGHT onto W 40TH ST. Turn RIGHT onto 9TH AVE. Turn LEFT onto W 38TH ST. Turn RIGHT onto 7TH AVE. Follow to 31st & 7th. Hotel is on East side of 7th Ave. From JFK: Start out going SOUTHEAST, Turn SLIGHT LEFT to take the ramp toward AIRPORT EXIT / OTHER TERMINALS. Stay STRAIGHT to go onto JFK EXPY. Merge onto I-678 N / VAN WYCK EXPY toward AIRPORT EXIT / RETURN TO TERMINALS / LONG TERM PARKING / RENTAL CAR RETURNS. Merge onto GRAND CENTRAL PKWY W via EXIT 10 on the LEFT toward LA GUARDIA AIRPORT / TRIBORO BR. Take the I-495 / LONG IS EXPWY exit- EXIT 10E-W- toward EASTERN LONG IS / MANHATTAN. Merge onto I-495 W via EXIT 10W on the LEFT (Portions toll). Take I-495 WEST to MIDTOWN TUNNEL. Go through toll and Enter LEFT TUBE in Midtown Tunnel. Exit Tunnel and stay in LANE. Go LEFT toward Downtown. Turn RIGHT onto E 35TH ST – go STRAIGHT to 7TH AVE. Turn LEFT onto 7TH AVE. Follow to 31st & 7th. Hotel is on East side of 7th Ave. From LaGuardia: Start out going NORTHEAST on LA GUARDIA RD. Turn SLIGHT LEFT toward TERMINAL A / MARINE AIR TERMINAL / RENTAL CAR RETURNS. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto CENTRAL TERMINAL DR.Take the AIRPORT EXIT ramp. Merge onto GRAND CENTRAL PKWY W toward MANHATTAN. Take the BKLYN-QNS EXPWY exit- EXIT 4- toward STATEN ISLAND / I-278 W. Merge onto BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPY E. Merge onto I-278 W / BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPY. Take the L.I. EXPWY / I-495 exit- EXIT 35- toward MIDTOWN TUN / EASTERN L.I. / GREENPOINT AVE. Merge onto I-495 W via EXIT 35W on the LEFT toward MIDTOWN TUN / MANHATTAN (Portions toll). Take I-495 WEST to MIDTOWN TUNNEL. Go through toll and Enter LEFT TUBE in Midtown Tunnel. Exit Tunnel and stay in LANE. Go LEFT toward Downtown. Turn RIGHT onto E 35TH ST – go STRAIGHT to 7TH AVE. Turn LEFT onto 7TH AVE. Follow to 31st & 7th. Hotel is on East side of 7th Ave. From Newark: Take the N.J. TURNPIKE ramp toward NEW YORK AND NORTH. Merge onto I-95 N / NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE N toward CARS / TRUCKS-BUSES (Portions toll). Keep RIGHT to take I-95 N / NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE N toward I-80 / EXITS 15E - 18E / US-46 / LINCOLN TUNNEL (Portions toll). Take EXIT 16E toward LINCOLN TUNNEL / NEW YORK CITY. Keep LEFT to take NJ-495 E toward LINCOLN TUNNEL (Portions toll) (Crossing into NEW YORK). NJ-495 E becomes I-495 E / LINCOLN TUNNEL. Take the exit on the LEFT toward I-495 E / 42 ST / RT-9A / ALL POINTS. Stay STRAIGHT to go onto DYER AVE. Turn RIGHT onto W 40TH ST. Turn RIGHT onto 9TH AVE. Turn LEFT onto W 38TH ST. Turn RIGHT onto 7TH AVE. Follow to 31st & 7th. Hotel is on East side of 7th Ave. 

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