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P/S Basics of Intellectual Property Law Practice - Live and Webcast

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State Bar Center
One Elk Street
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 463-3200

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!

Click here for more details! 

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 Education 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

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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

AlbanyRegister below for the live program or 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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(FROM NORTH: 87 South to I-90 East (toward Boston), then 787 South to downtown Albany (Clinton Ave exit). Turn left at first light (Broadway), right at State Street and right at Lodge Street. Park at Crowne Plaza Hotel Parking Garage and walk up Pine Street. Turn right onto Eagle Street and continue to corner of Elk and Eagle Streets. State Bar Center is directly across the street.FROM SOUTH: NYS Exit 23 to 787. Exit Rt. 9 North and Rt 20 West, bear right. Turn left at light, right onto Broadway, left onto State Street and right at Lodge Street, where you may park at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Parking Garage. Follow walking directions above.FROM WEST: NYS Thruway Exit 24 to I-90 East (toward Boston). Take 787 South to downtown Albany (Clinton Avenue exit) and follow parking/walking directions above.FROM EAST: I-90 West to 787 South to downtown Albany (Clinton Avenue) and follow parking/walking directions above)

The last day to pre-register online was November 29, 2012.

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