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With intellectual property, especially patents, becoming increasingly important to a company’s overall business strategy, it is critical to understand the legal approaches to maintaining a sophisticated IP strategy through the efficient use of limited resources. This open discussion of legal issues will include upon such topics as on-line IP asset management tools, time/money saving techniques, and working with management to manage their expectations as to what it takes to have an effective IP strategy.

As information becomes increasingly electronic, consumers and law enforcement have become concerned about data collection, use, monitoring, and storage of sensitive information, including personal information. There are myriad state and federal laws that deal with sensitive information on a sectorial basis, but these laws may not overlap, or may create conflicting obligations and priorities.

Confused business proposals, deal fever, empire-building dreams, and old-fashioned complexity render joint ventures and strategic alliance among the most frustrating, prolonged and expensive deals. Corporate practitioners must often organize the method out of the madness these transactions can present.

In these days of increasingly complex technologies and a need for technology to interface effectively, industry standards are becoming increasingly important. Couple this with the increasing importance of standards, companies are finding that intellectual property has a large role in setting these standards.

An overview of how a multinational company like The Body Shop goes about protecting its brand. The presentation will cover global trademark protection strategies, internal education of employees on brand use, the dangers of brand abuse and how to maintain brand integrity within the market place.

This materials covers the elements and process of drafting and ensuring maximum enforcement of noncompetition, nonsolicitation, nondisclosure and assignment of inventions agreements for US-headquartered multinational organizations, with employees and service providers resident and performing services in multiple jurisdictions worldwide.

This document discusses the legal structure in India, including the country's Constitutional framework and the judiciary. The document then analyzes the creation and enforcement of contracts in India.

Whether you already own ‘em or want to buy ‘em, what it the actual business value of a patent? This session will discuss how to value a particular patent, cost effective patent mining, and portfolio mapping strategies, techniques and tips.

This material covers the 'abuse of dominance' in recent EC developments.

This material discusses the legal framework for managing the challenges of a security breach.

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