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 Meeting Overview 

Date: August 5 – 8, 2010
 
Presented by: Section of Intellectual Property Law
 

Description

 

The ABA-IPL Section is pleased to host our members and many guests during the 2010 ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco. This year, we are offering the best continuing legal education programming, networking opportunities and special events. We look forward to welcoming you to the "the golden gate city".

The ABA Annual Meeting is an opportunity to “share your voice and vision” with a community of your colleagues. While you participate in ABA-IPL Section events, you can also experience the variety of ABA-wide activities and programs.

The Section Headquarters is located at the InterContinental San Francisco hotel, 888 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103 . The InterContinental San Francisco is about 5 blocks from the Moscone Center West (ABA headquarters hotel). The IP Central Hospitality Hub & Cyber Café is located in the Sutter Room.  Feel free to stop by IP Central to relax or to catch up on emails at the Cyber Café.

 

  

 

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Schedule-at-a-Glance

Thursday, Aug 5, 2010

TimeSession Name
09:00 AM – 10:30 AM Officers' Meeting
10:00 AM – 05:00 PM IP Central Hospitality Hub with Cyber Cafe
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Membership Board Meeting
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Council Luncheon
12:30 PM – 05:00 PM Council Meeting
03:30 PM – 05:00 PM Committee Meeting: Division II Meeting
03:45 PM – 05:15 PM CLE Program: Mediating the Intellectual Property Case: Can We Do a Better Job?
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM Committee Meeting: Committee 701
05:00 PM – 09:30 PM Mystery Networking Event & Leadership Dinner
08:00 PM – 12:00 AM Evening Hospitality

Friday, Aug 6, 2010

TimeSession Name
08:00 AM – 05:00 PM IP Central Hospitality Hub with Cyber Cafe
08:30 AM – 10:00 AM CLE Program: IP Counsel "Pow-Wow" - What Keeps Them Up at Night?
08:30 AM – 10:00 AM CLE Program: Dangerous Liaison for IP Lawyers: The Ethics of Investigations and Interactive Media (Ethics credit available)
08:30 AM – 10:30 AM Magazine Board Meeting
10:00 AM – 01:30 PM Spouse/Guest Tour: Art & Architecture: The Asian Art Museum & City Hall
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CLE Rountable: A Primer on the Legal Issues Surrounding Enviromentally Friendly (Green) Marketing Claims
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CLE Roundtable: Trade Secrets
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CLE Roundtable: The Impact of Race and Gender on a Fact Finder's Perception of IP Experts
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CLE Roundtable: The Outcome of CIPRO and its Effect on Reverse Payments
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CLE Roundtable: Patentable Subject Matter After In re Bilski
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Annual Review Board Meeting
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Presidential Showcase Program: Shaping the Law: A Solicitors General Roundtable
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM Professional Development Program: Business Development: Real World Success Stories
12:30 PM – 02:30 PM Books Board Meeting
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM CLE Board Meeting
12:45 PM – 01:30 PM Committee Networking Luncheon
01:30 PM – 02:30 PM Social Networking Policy Meeting
02:00 PM – 03:30 PM CLE Program: Hollywood Goes Virtual: Using Virtual World Concepts and Content in Films
02:30 PM – 04:30 PM Content Advisory Board Meeting
03:45 PM – 05:15 PM Presidential Showcase Program: When Good Robots do Bad Things: Responsibility and Liability in an Era of Personal & Service Robotics
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM CLE Roundtable: Maximize Your Success with Court-Connected ADR
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM CLE Roundtable: Legal Strategies for Dealing with Anonymous Internet Infringers
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM CLE Roundtable: Hot Topics in Copyright Law
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM CLE Roundtable: Identifying and Conveying the Evidence of Fraud in Patent Cases
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM CLE Roundtable: Lions and Tigers and Friends: Beware of the Landmines in Social Media Sandbox!
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM CLE Roundtable: The Madrid System of Trademark Registrations
05:30 PM – 06:30 PM Section Reception
07:00 PM – 08:00 PM Young Lawyers Networking Reception
08:00 PM – 12:00 AM Evening Hospitality

Saturday, Aug 7, 2010

TimeSession Name
07:30 AM – 05:00 PM IP Central Hospitality Hub with Cyber Cafe
07:30 AM – 09:30 AM Continental Breakfast for all
08:30 AM – 11:30 AM CLE: IP Policy in the Crossfire: Section Open Forum and Panel Debate
09:00 AM – 12:00 PM Spouse/Guest Tour: Adventures in Chinatown with Dim Sum
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Committee Meeting: Committee 602
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM Section Business Session Elections
12:00 PM – 01:30 PM Section Luncheon with award presentations and guest speaker Hon. Randall R. Rader, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
02:00 PM – 03:30 PM Presidential Showcase Program: The Future of Books and Digital Publishing: The Google Book Search and Beyond
02:00 PM – 05:30 PM Leadership Development Session: Incoming Division Chairs, Committee Chairs, Vice Chairs, and Liaisons
07:00 PM – 10:00 PM Section Celebration
08:00 PM – 12:00 AM Evening Hospitality

Sunday, Aug 8, 2010

TimeSession Name
08:00 AM – 11:00 AM IP Central Hospitality Hub with Cyber Cafe
08:30 AM – 11:30 AM Leadership Development Session: Incoming Division Chairs, Committee Chairs, Vice Chairs, and Liaisons
08:30 AM – 10:00 AM CLE Program: Protection Against Third Pary Adoption of Trademarks on Social Media
12:00 PM – 02:00 PM Margaret Brent Luncheon
02:00 PM – 03:30 PM CLE Program: Examining the Global Nature of the Net Neutrality Debate

 
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