Maximizing Your Assets: Building, Managing and Defending Your Intellectual Property Portfolio

Thursday, April 3, 2008
1:30 - 6:00 PM
Willard InterContinental Washington
Washington, D.C.

Discussion topics

• Supreme Court decisions, legislative reforms and changing rules and developments at home and abroad: Understanding the impact on your business
• Surgically managing your IP portfolio's life cycle: Strategies for innovating, identifying, acquiring and protecting IP and extracting the most value from your assets
• Today's technology: Navigating the licensing, e-commerce and Internet issues affecting your assets
• Achieving predictability: Effectively managing IP litigation
• Protecting the company's interests when dealing with employees, providers, partners, collaborators and clients: Disclosures, agreements and negotiations

Co-Chairs
Julie A. Ortmeier, Senior Counsel, American Red Cross
Joseph Grassi, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Fannie Mae
Robert Hart, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Harman International

Co-Hosts
Baker & Daniels LLP, Foley & Lardner LLP, Steptoe & Johnson LLP

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