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611 - Attorney-Client Privilege & Attorney Work-Product Doctrines in an In-house Setting

Whether employees are blogging, expressing religious beliefs, instant messaging or emailing each other, many employees believe they have virtually unlimited communication rights. What they are saying may be putting your organization at legal risk. Join this panel of your peers to benchmark and discuss employee rights and workplace laws implicated in controlling these communications, and the elements of effective corporate policies and practices.

The introduction of EU-wide design rights in 2003 heralded a new era of pan-European intellectual property protection. Since then around 400,000 designs have been registered and this number is increasing at a rate of about 80,000 a year. This document discusses what can be protected, the registration process, and the scope of protection.

Overview of developing trends in data technology and its application in legal departments.

Checklist for drafting 3rd party supplier contracts; model clauses for software license agreements; Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act; sample software development license; article - Online privacy issues.

Includes a checklist and ACC's Leading Practice Profile: Adding Value and Moving Beyond the Cost Center Model

There exists a divergent approach to enforcement of intellectual property rights across the major European countries, and if you aren’t aware of the implications, there could be a huge impact on your company’s competitive advantage.

Patent trolls, or those companies that acquire portfolios just to make infringement claims against operating companies, are on the rise! And so are your chances of becoming a target! So what can you do? If you are concerned your company could become a target or you already are one, this session is for you. Patent counsel from varying industries will share with you how to minimize your company’s risk of becoming a target and how to respond to a claim should you become one.

According to a recent survey, approximately 60 percent of employees remove confidential information from their employers upon termination. This session will examine various steps that employers can take to reduce the likelihood that employees will misappropriate confidential and proprietary information, including implementing protective policies and protocols. Learn tips on investigating trade secret theft and get a pre-litigation checklist for prosecuting employees who wrongfully access and remove such information.

Checklist on federal regulations, Rule 10B5-1, guidance on crafting email policies, e-commerce contracts, web site policies.

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