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Greater Boston Chapter LICENSING: SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES AND MITIGATING RISKS
Sponsored with The Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc.
Suffolk University Law School Intellectual Property Law Concentration
Friday, November 9, 2007
Suffolk University Law School Boston, MA
Register Online: www.law.suffolk.edu/als
In today’s post-industrial economy, business value is no longer found in bricks and mortar but rather in intangibles, such as those we call “technology” or “digital content.” This shift emphasizes the importance of licensing – the buying and selling of rights to control publication and use of intangible items. Most business transactions now involve some element of licensing, and those involved in such transactions cannot afford to underestimate the significance of licensing. The effective and carefully planned and executed exchange of rights in intangibles is a core requirement for some businesses to survive.
Taking a pragmatic view of licensing developments, this conference focuses on recent changes that are most likely to effect business practices. Changes in the law that could impact licensing relationships will be explained from both a legal and business perspective. Consideration of these topics will cross international borders and even physical borders, covering issues related to both international licensing and licensing in the virtual world.
Licensing professionals, business people and lawyers who attend this program will gain insight into recent changes in licensing law and the advantages and pitfalls those changes create when engaged in licensing transactions, as well as guidance for forming successful licensing and collaborative relationships.
Attend and Learn
AGENDA
9:00 Welcome and Introductions Co-Chairs: Steven Henry & Edmund Walsh
9:10 Getting from Here to There
Michael Cavaretta & Susan G. L. Glovsky
9:55 Re-evaluating the Limits of Restrictive License Terms
Stacey Dogan
10:50 Valuing a License
Sarah Columbia & Lynne Weber
11:35 Real World View: How Changes in the Legal Climate Affect Practice Moderator: Edmund Walsh Joseph J. Cote, Jr., Maryanne Fenerjian & M. Andrea Ryan
12:30 Luncheon and Keynote Speaker “The Serious Business of Games” James M. Kennedy, Executive Vice President at THQ, Inc. Luncheon sponsored by Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
2:00 Licensing in the Virtual World: Practice & Infringement James M. Kennedy & Douglas R. Wolf
2:45 International Licensing Practice: Focus on Asia and Europe Christopher Gibson & Lucia Lian
3:45 Licensing Relationships
Steven Henry & Gerald Quirk
5:00 Networking Reception Reception immediately following sponsored by the Licensing Executives Society
INFORMATION
DATE: Friday, November 9, 2007, 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m Reception 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
TUITION: Tuition is $249; $199 for Suffolk alumni, attorneys admitted to the Bar after 2004 and members of LES. Tuition includes breakfast, lunch, reception and course book.
LOCATION: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
CREDIT: Approved for CLE credit in RI, NH, VT & ME
WALK-INS: Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials or call to confirm space availability.
REFUNDS: Written requests for cancellations received via fax or email 24 hours prior to the program will be granted a refund, minus a $15 charge. If you cannot attend, you can send a substitute, otherwise you will receive the written course materials.
SPECIAL NEEDS: If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
BOOK ORDERS: You may order the course materials for $79 (includes shipping). The book will be mailed after November 9, 2007.
Register Online: www.law.suffolk.edu/als
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS PLEASE CALL 617-573-8627 OR VISIT WWW.LAW.SUFFOLK.EDU/ALS |
