Trademarks: Michael G. Kelber, Neal Gerber & Eisenberg, Chicago
Copyrights: William T. McGrath, Davis McGrath LLC, Chicago
11–11:15 a.m.
Break
11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Trade Secrets: R. Mark Halligan, FisherBroyles LLP, Chicago
Chinese IP Law Update: Jay Sha, Liu Shen & Associates, Beijing, China
Allen Tao, Liu Shen & Associates, Beijing, China
Qing Ge, Liu Shen & Associates, Beijing, China
Luncheon & Keynote Speaker
12:30–1:45 p.m.
Standard Club, Ballroom, 5th Floor
Keynote Speaker
Probir Mehta Acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intellectual Property & Innovation, Washington, DC
Afternoon Sessions, Two Tracks
Track One: Patent Issues
Moderator: Laura Beth Miller,
Brinks Gilson & Lione, Chicago
Hon. Ruben Castillo, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Chicago
Hon. Rebecca Pallmeyer, Judge, U.S. District Court, Chicago
Hon. James F. Holderman, JAMS, Chicago, former Chief Judge, U.S. District Court
3:15–3:45 p.m.
Lexmark and Patent Exhaustion in the Federal Circuit
Daryl Lim, Professor and Director of the Center for Intellectual Property, Technology & Privacy Law, The John Marshall Law School
3:45–4 p.m.
Break
4–4:30 p.m.
Drafting and Prosecuting Patents in the Present Challenging Patenting Environment
Patrick G. Burns, Greer Burns & Crain, Chicago
4:30–5:15 p.m.
Thwarting Challenges to Patents in IPRs
Moderator: James P. Muraff, Neal Gerber & Eisenberg, Chicago
Joseph J. Berghammer, Banner & Witcoff, Chicago
Alejandro Menchaca, McAndrews Held &Malloy, Chicago,
Wesley O. Mueller, Leydig Voit & Mayer, Chicago
Track Two: Trademark, Copyright, and Related Issues
Moderator: Steven L. Wiser, Thorelli & Associates, Chicago
2–2:45 p.m.
Key Developments in the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board
Marsha K. Hoover, Marshall Gerstein & Borun, Chicago
2:45–3:30 p.m.
Let's Get Literal—False Advertising Under the Lanham Act
Lisa A. Iverson, Neal & McDevitt, Northfield, Illinois
3:30–3:45 p.m.
Break
3:45–4:15 p.m.
False Endorsement and Rights of Publicity in a Twitterific World
Jonathan S. Jennings, Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson, Chicago
4:15–4:45 p.m.
Copyright in a Viral World
Evan Brown, Much Shelist LLC, Chicago
4:45–5:15 p.m.
Trademark Surveys in a New Technological Age
Shari Seidman Diamond, Professor, Northwestern University School of Law,
Chicago
5:15 p.m.
Conference Closing
Cocktail Reception
About the Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference
The Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference is a way for the practicing bar, students, and academics to discuss and stay on top of this ever-changing field of law. The conference includes annual developments reviews in all four major fields of IP as well as breakout sessions that focus on the most current and problematic areas of IP protection. A mainstay in IP CLE programming, the conference features judicial, administrative, practitioner, and academic presenters who share their insights into the most important IP developments and their future impact.
The John Marshall Law School
Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law
315 S. Plymouth Court
Chicago, IL 60604
p. 312.427.2737 http://www.jmls.edu/ip/
