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A "How To" checklist for building an IP Shop.

The ACC's Annual Meeting presents a guide to intellectual property basics and offers IP practice pointers.

210 Internet Patents: Coming Soon to a Lawsuit Against You. This presentation discusses the typical sequence of events for lawsuits involving internet patents.

This advanced level session will provide you an overview of negotiating international license agreements in the context of a variety of property types (trademarks, patents, copyrights, and databases). Included in the list of topics to be covered will be defining the nature of the properties, licensing fees and payment issues, identifying the role of licensing representatives, choosing the applicable law, choosing the appropriate entity to receive the license, and much more.

Annual Meeting 2006: Don't know a copyright from a trademark, or just looking for a refresher to help you spot issues? This program will cover the fundamental issues in intellectual property law, including copyrights, trademarks, and patents. You will learn how to spot major issues and avoid common mistakes.

Annual Meeting 2006: Hold on to your Blackberrys! The patent system is facing some serious issues today. The reality is that the rules are likely to change. There are more patent applications, patents, and litigation than ever before. Congress is considering new legislation, the Supreme Court has taken several patent cases, and the US Patent Office is under stress handling the most applications in its history. The stage is set for a number of important and possible changes.

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.

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.

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.

Negotiating a distribution agreement is like a courtship. Everything is easy at first. But good distribution agreements, like good marriages, must stand the test of time and you need to include a pre-nuptial to avoid a bitter divorce. This panel covered the key elements of a good distribution agreement as well as potential traps.

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