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Intellectual Property in Bankruptcy
Speaker: Michael Wickstead – Ogden Murphy Wallace
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 15th from 11:30am to 1:00pm
Registration - 11:30am – 12:00pm
Presentation/Lunch – 12:00pm – 1:00pm
CLE: 1 CLE Credit (Pending)
Location: Columbia Tower Club
7600 Bank of America Tower
701 Fifth Avenue
Seattle Washington 98104
T: 206.622.2010
Cost: $32 LES members (Includes Lunch)*
$42 Non-members (Includes Lunch)*
- Please note: the cost to register will increase on Monday, February 13th. Please register on or before the 13th at noon to receive the above price.
Registration:
If you are a member of LES, click here to register with your credit card;
If you are NOT a member of LES, click here to register with your credit card;
- Please indicate your choice of entrée on the registration form
Program Overview - Intellectual Property in Bankruptcy
Overview of how bankruptcy proceedings affect the rights of intellectual property owners, licensors, licensees, and secured lenders with IP collateral. Tips for drafting licenses to protect the rights of non-debtors in bankruptcy cases.
Bankruptcy Basics
- The “Automatic Stay”
- Contract Rights in Bankruptcy
Protection and Enforcement of IP Licenses
- Rights/Obligations of Debtor/Licensor or Debtor/Licensee
- IP License Drafting Tips
Sale of IP Rights in Bankruptcy
Secured Parties’ Rights to IP Collateral in Borrower’s Bankruptcy
Speaker Bio - Michael Wickstead – Ogden Murphy Wallace
Mr. Wickstead is a lead attorney in Ogden Murphy Wallace’s bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor group. He has extensive experience with complex commercial transactions, representing creditors, collection enforcement, and structuring loan workouts. His practice also includes negotiation and drafting of personal and real property purchase and sale agreements, secured financing documents (either for the lender or borrower) and business mergers and acquisitions. In large commercial transactions, Mr. Wickstead is frequently consulted concerning available remedies and safeguards in the event a party becomes insolvent or files for bankruptcy protection.
Driving Directions to the Columbia Tower Club
From I-5 South
- Take I-5 South to James Street Exit
- Turn right onto Columbia Street (one way – west)
- Cross Fifth Avenue
- Entrance to the Columbia Center Garage is on the left, mid-block.
From I-5 North
- Take I-5 North to Madison Street exit ortake the Seneca Street exit
- Turn left and continue to Fifth Avenue
- Turn left onto Fifth Avenue andcontinue south to Columbia Street
- Turn right onto Columbia Street
- The entrance to the Columbia Center Parking Garage is on the left,mid-block.
The main entrance to the Columbia Center is located at Fifth Avenue and Columbia. If you have parked in the Columbia Center Garage, take garage elevators to the Fifth Avenue Lobby. In the lobby you will be greeted in the evenings or on weekends by a
Columbia Tower Club Receptionist or a member of the Columbia Center Security Staff.
You will ascend the main elevator to the 40th Floor (Sky Lobby), and then change elevators and continue to the 75th Floor. The Columbia Tower Club reception desk and coat check area is located on the 75th Floor. Club Receptionists will direct you to your
event location. Please note that parking validation will not be available for this event.
Please contact Julianne Loveless at loveless@seattleu.edu if you have any questions.
Upcoming Presentation
March 15th – “IP Licensing Tax Strategies”
The presentation will provide a brief review of the U.S. taxation of domestic and cross-border IP licensing and conclude with a discussion of the fundamentals and current status of domestic and offshore IP holding companies.
March Speaker Bio – James S. Jantos, J.D., LL.M. Taxation
James S. Jantos, J.D., LL.M. Taxation, counsels in the areas of international tax and business planning, federal and state tax compliance, estate planning, and intellectual property. Mr. Jantos operates his own law firm on Mercer Island, Washington and has broad experience involving the design and implementation of business and investment strategies for U.S. and foreign entities and individuals.
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