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This presentation will cover recent developments in United States trademark and unfair competition law over the trailing twelve months. Highlights will include the following:
the Supreme Court’s consideration of three (and decisions in two) substantive trademark cases;
the clarification of the relationship between the First Amendment and the Lanham Act (with more to come);
the likely end of extraterritorial applications of the Lanham Act;
the lack of clarification regarding the test for fraud on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; and
possible limitations on the USPTO’s failure-to-function reign of terror.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting virtually all sectors, with intellectual property (IP) as one of the areas most effected. While constantly evolving technology, litigation, and use cases have led to a rapidly shifting IP legal landscape, regulation is poised to play an increasingly important role. In this presentation, we will address core issues relating to IP and AI, as well as the development of far-reaching US and EU regulation.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting virtually all sectors, with intellectual property (IP) as one of the areas most effected. While constantly evolving technology, litigation, and use cases have led to a rapidly shifting IP legal landscape, regulation is poised to play an increasingly important role. In this presentation, we will address core issues relating to IP and AI, as well as the development of far-reaching US and EU regulation.
The Intellectual Property network serves as a central resource for all ACC members with an expertise or interest in intellectual property law. The network provides a network for its members to promote the development of corporate legal practice in the area of intellectual property law and to keep current and consult on the latest case law and legislative and administrative actions affecting intellectual property law.
End your day by testing your intellectual property knowledge. This Trivia Night will pose various questions across IP topics. Fill a table with your friends and colleagues or join to a table randomly and meet new people! Prizes will be given to the winning teams.
End your day by testing your intellectual property knowledge. This Trivia Night will pose various questions across IP topics. Fill a table with your friends and colleagues or join to a table randomly and meet new people! Prizes will be given to the winning teams.
In this new, ever-evolving hybrid world, learn how you can use trade secrets to protect your intellectual property. This session discusses the increase in trade secret litigation, the tension between patent and trade secret cases, and the culprits of trade secret misappropriation. Panelists will share practical tips, best practices, sample documents, and a checklist for guarding against loss of trade secrets.
In this new, ever-evolving hybrid world, learn how you can use trade secrets to protect your intellectual property. This session discusses the increase in trade secret litigation, the tension between patent and trade secret cases, and the culprits of trade secret misappropriation. Panelists will share practical tips, best practices, sample documents, and a checklist for guarding against loss of trade secrets.
The ITC is one of the most popular forums for IP litigation, with speedy proceedings that significantly differ from district court litigation. This webinar will introduce the ITC including structure and an explanation of how the proceedings work, and discuss how to leverage it to protect your intellectual property or how to respond if you are named in a proceeding. We will also discuss recent ITC developments and how to use it to fight knockoffs.
