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PowerPoint Presentations for
The 2010 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute

COURSE #: 796-11  |  PRESENTED SEPTEMBER 23-24, 2010
COPYRIGHT POLICY   (requires the free Acrobat Reader software)
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All files are PDF unless otherwise noted.

Any missing PowerPoints have been intentionally omitted upon faculty request.

The US Patent and Trademark Office: Update on the New Admin’s Initiatives
Charles Pearson

Strategic Negotiation: Overcoming Impasse in Negotiations 
Nina Meierding

The Year in Patent Law: Bilski, the CAFC, USPTO Rule Changes and More
Michael Florey & J. Michael Jakes

The Year in Trademark Law: Fraud, Distinctiveness, the Stevens Act and Other Hot Trademark Developments
Stephen Baird & Paul Mussell

Strategic Approaches for Dealing with the Pitfalls of Joint Inventorship, Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights and Other Hot Trends
Irene Eckert, Jeffrey Hohenshell, Gregory Koeller & Barb Wrigley (moderator)

Trade Secrets – A Judicial View of What Counts if the Trade Secret Matters You’re Handling End Up In Court
Donovan Frank, Robert Lynn, Janet Poston, Keith Moheban (moderator)

When, Why and How to Strategically Leverage Accelerated Examination
Christopher R. Hilberg

The Intersection of IP Rights and the First Amendment in Video Games: An Examination of Trademark, Right of Publicity, and Copyright Claims in Video Games
Joel Leviton & Peter Welch

IP Issues in Contracts: Getting Beyond the Boilerplate
Stacy Schultz

Behind the Scenes of the Bilski Case and What it Means for Patentability of Business Methods
J. Michael Jakes

The Tension Between Trademark Attorneys and Marketers over Trademark Use

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Beth Chapman, Gregory Kaihoi, William Lozito Diane Prange & Dean Karau (moderator)

Social Networking Policies—Insights from an Industry Leader
Daniel Goldman

Effective Patent Application Drafting and Prosecution in Light of Recent Developments
Thomas Woods

Trademarks and Social Media: Practical Responses to Emerging Issues
Paul Mussell & Aparna Dave

False Patent Marking Claims after Bon Tool: Patent Marking “Trolls” or Guardians of the Patent System?
Thomas Cotter, Eran Kahana & Michael Lafeber

Big Verdicts Under Scrutiny: Taking a Hard Look at the Damages Case
Jake Holdreith & Michael Wagner

The Year in Copyright Law—Illegal Downloading, Fair Use, and the DMCA
Donna Gies & Calvin Litsey

Strategic Negotiation: Identifying and Responding to Negotiation Tactics
Nina Meierding

The Strategic Use of Reissue in Patent Prosecution
Devan Padmanaban

The Mouse, the Artist, the Superheroes and Their Lawyers: A Litigation Story
Felicia Boyd & Rita O’Keeffe

IP Due Diligence in Mergers & Acquisitions—Including What to Do about a Target Company’s Use of Open Source Software
Steve Tapia & James Young

Elimination of Bias: The Impact of Culture on Negotiation
Nina Meierding

Copyright 2015: Is Social Media the End of Traditional Copyright?
Steve Tapia