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PowerPoint Presentations for
The 2011 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute

COURSE #: 298-12  |  PRESENTED SEPTEMBER 22-23, 2011
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All files are PDF unless otherwise noted.

Any missing PowerPoints have been intentionally omitted upon faculty request.

HANDOUTS

H.R. 1249

IP Issues in Contracts: Beyond Ownership and Infringement
Douglas Barnes & Stacy A. Schultz

Strategic IP Management: Reality or Myth?
Randy A. Hillson & Karen D. McDaniel

IP and Business Issues in Cloud Computing
Christopher R. Hilberg & Daniel A. Tysver


POWERPOINTS

Day 1

Trends at the TTAB: Insights from the Chief Judge
Chief Judge Gerard F. Rogers

The Power IP Update 2011
Ted Budd & Mindy Sooter

How to Clear and Register Your First Trademark
Karen Brennan

Conversational Patent: 20 Phrases You Need to Know
Alan M. Koenck, Rita Anne O’Keeffe & Keiko L. Sugisaka

The Year in Patent Law at the CAFC and U.S. Supreme Court
John A. Dragseth & Kevin H. Rhodes

Top Tips for TTAB Advocacy
Chief Judge Gerard F. Rogers & Elizabeth C. Buckingham

IP Issues in Contracts: Beyond Ownership and Infringement
Douglas Barnes & Stacy A. Schultz

The Intersection of IP and Employment Law: What IP Lawyers Need to Know
Jacqueline R. Rolfs & Becky R. Thorson

Measuring Consumer Confusion through Online Surveys
Hal Poret & William D. Schultz

Inequitable Conduct After Therasense: “Scourge” Eliminated or Unchanged?
Tim Clise & Niall Macleod

The Year in Trademark Law: Lessons from Ten Cases Involving Fashion, Food, Liquor and Entertainment
Stephen R. Baird & Paul W. Mussell

Anatomy of an IP License Agreement
Michael T. McCormick

Divided Infringement: The Enforceability of Patents (or Not) in the Age of Combined Infringement
Timothy A. Czaja, Jeffrey J. Hohenshell, Terrance C. Newby & Aaron Myers

The Madrid Protocol: Success, Failure or Somewhere in Between?
Edward R. Courtney, Jay Erstling, Sandy Epp Ryan & Dean R. Karau

“No Secrets” or “Keep Secrets”? – What Lawyers Need to Know about the Viability and Extent of the Attorney-Client Privilege in Joint IP Representations
David L. Sasseville

Walking in a Wiki Wonderland: What Businesses Can Learn about Protecting Trade Secrets and Confidential Information from the WikiLeaks Debacle
James Joslin, Randall E. Kahnke, Christopher M. Turoski &Andrew F. Ubel


Day 2

IP in Europe: A Greek Drama in Many, Many Episodes
Filip De Corte

Buried Treasure and Other New Developments in IP Insurance
David A. Gauntlett

A Closer Look at Reexamination in 2011 and Beyond
Timothy E. Bianchi

Copyright and Content Licensing: What’s New and What Must We Know to Advise our Clients
Gregory C. Brown

Navigating the Waters of IP Settlements: Bringing Your Case to Dock
Hildy Bowbeer, Richard G. Morgan, Hon. James M. Rosenbaum (Ret., D. Minn.) & Michael M. Lafeber

European Prosecution and Opposition: An Exercise in Hyper-textualism
Filip De Corte

Copyright Year in Review – Constitutional Issues, The Righthaven Saga, Bratz and More
Donna H. Gies & Calvin L. Litsey

How to Negotiate and Draft Indemnification Clauses in IP Transactions
David A. Gauntlett

The Role of Consumer Surveys in Proving Patent Infringement Damages
Christopher K. Larus & Bryan Mechell

Patent Reform Update: What It Means to Practicing Patent Lawyers
Brad D. Pedersen

“GQ” and the IP Lawyer: What’s Gender Got to Do with It?
Kathleen A. Marron

Domain Names & Trademarks: UDRP Fundamentals in the Context of Real-World Cases
Christopher R. Smith & Garrett M. Weber