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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
OCTOBER 4-6, 2007
FEATURING
The Honorable Ron Clark
The Honorable T. John Ward
United States District Court
Eastern District of Texas
The Honorable Sam Sparks
United States District Court
Western District of Texas
The Honorable Jeff Kaplan
United States District Court
Northern District of Texas
Herbert C. Wamsley
Intellectual Property Owners
Association
MOODY GARDENS HOTEL
GALV EST ON, T EX AS
15 HOURS PARTICIPATORY CLE, INCLUDING 4 HOURS ETHICS
UH LAW CENTER
WRITTEN MATERIALS
Speakers’ papers will be provided in an electronic format. This will be included in
the registration fee and will be distributed during registration. You may purchase the
material in paper or electronic format without attending the conference for the fee
specified on the registration form. Program Materials underwritten by FTI Consulting.
REFUNDS
Refunds will be granted only if they are requested in writing and postmarked no
later than September 17, 2007. If you do not attend the program and do not request
a refund, you will be mailed the written materials.
MINIMUM CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
This program has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit
by the State Bar of Texas for 15 hours, including 4 hours of ethics credit.
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about the program, please call the UH Law Center’s
Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law at 713.743.2180.
PLEASE REGISTER ME FOR THE 23RD ANNUAL INSTITUTE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, which provides 15 hours participatory CLE credit including
4 hours of ethics. Speakers’ papers will be provided in an electronic format. To order in addition a binder containing the submitted
papers, please check the appropriate box below. Handouts, including PowerPoint® presentations, will be provided on paper at the
conference and cannot be purchased separately. The registration costs are:
❏ HIPLA MEMBERS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10—$475
❏ NON-MEMBERS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10—$525
❏ HIPLA MEMBERS AFTER SEPTEMBER 10—$550
❏ NON-MEMBERS AFTER SEPTEMBER 10—$600
❏ LIMITED STUDENT ENROLLMENT—$35
❏ PRINTED COURSE MATERIALS (PAPERS) IN BINDER WITH CONFERENCE REGISTRATION—$50
❏ COURSE MATERIALS (PAPERS) IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT WITHOUT CONFERENCE REGISTRATION—$135
❏ PRINTED COURSE MATERIALS (PAPERS) IN BINDER WITHOUT CONFERENCE REGISTRATION—$185
❏ FRIDAY LUNCH—$40 X ____= $____ ❏ FRIDAY DINNER—$60 X ____= $____
TOTAL $
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IPIL/
HOUSTON
UH LAW CENTER
1:00 P.M.-1:30 P.M.
PATENT LITIGATION AND TRENDS IN
THE EUROPEAN UNION
Graham Simkin
1:30 P.M.-2:15 P.M.
THE EMERGING (OR EVOLVING) CASE OF
PATENT INVALIDITY (KSR)
Scott Kieff
Craig Lundell
Matt Reeves
2:15 P.M.-2:30 P.M.
BREAK
Sponsored by
CRA International
MODERATOR
Bill LaFuze
8:00 A.M.-8:15 A.M.
OPENING REMARKS
Al Riddle
8:15 A.M.-9:15 A.M.
LEGAL ETHICS UPDATE (ETHICS)
Leslie Griffin
9:15 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
PATENT LAW UPDATE (PART ONE)
Pete Peterson
10:00 A.M.-10:15 A.M.
BREAK
Sponsored by Kroll, Inc.
2:30 P.M.-3:00 P.M.
COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE IN TEXAS
Katrina Grider
10:15 A.M.-11:00 A.M.
PATENT LAW UPDATE (PART TWO)
Pete Peterson
3:00 P.M.-3:30 P.M.
EXTRATERRITORIAL REACH (271F/MICROSOFT)
Denise DeFranco
11:00 A.M.-NOON
LITIGATING PATENT CASES
IN TEXAS
Hon. Ron Clark
Hon. Jeff Kaplan
Hon. Sam Sparks
Hon. T. John Ward
3:30 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
MEDIMMUNE’S EXPANSION OF
DJ JURISDICTION: BEYOND THE
UNMUZZLED LICENSEE OF LEAR
John Norris
4:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M.
MORE WACKO IP QUESTIONS & ISSUES
(ETHICS)
Mike Hawes
Bob McAughan
5:00 P.M.-5:30 P.M.
HOW TO WRITE GOOD PATENT CLAIMS
Richard Killworth
5:30 P.M.
ADJOURN
6:00 P.M.-7:30 P.M.
RECEPTION
SPONSORED BY THE STONETURN GROUP
Moody Gardens Hotel
NOON
LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER
PATENT LEGISLATION AND RELATED ISSUES
Herbert Wamsley
AFTERNOON SESSION
MODERATOR
Bill Shull
1:30 P.M.-2:15 P.M.
NUTS AND BOLTS OF TRADEMARK PROSECUTION
Jill McWhirter
2:15 P.M.-2:45 P.M.
AVOIDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (ETHICS)
Rodney Caldwell
2:45 P.M.-3:15 P.M.
TRADEMARK DILUTION
Bill Barber
3:15 P.M.-3:30 P.M.
BREAK
Sponsored by 3B Studio Inc.
3:30 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
WILLFUL INFRINGEMENT AND
ATTORNEY OPINIONS (ETHICS)
Bill LaFuze
CONTINUED
12:45 P.M.-1:00 P.M.
OPENING REMARKS
Al Riddle
7:15 A.M.-8:00 A.M.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Sponsored by Computer Packages, Inc.
FRIDAYOCTOBER 5, 2007
MODERATOR
Charlotte Copperthite
MORNING SESSION
SATURDAYOCTOBER 6, 2007
12:00 P.M.-12:45 P.M.
REGISTRATION
FRIDAYOCTOBER 5, 2007
THURSDAYOCTOBER 4, 2007
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER AND HOUSTON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION’S
23RD ANNUAL INSTITUTE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
OCTOBER 4-6, 2007
4:00 P.M.-4:45 P.M.
CONTROLLING IP LEGAL COSTS
Paul Krieger
Paul Madan
Richard Phillips
4:45 P.M.-5:15 P.M.
OUTSOURCING IP MATTERS
Rocky Dhir & Mary Daly
6:45 P.M.
RECEPTION & DINNER
“A Night at the
Lone Star
Flight Museum”
RECEPTION SPONSORED BY
GARDERE WYNNE SEWELL
7:30 A.M.-8:15 A.M.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Sponsored by Computer
Packages, Inc.
MODERATOR
Ron Derrington
8:15 A.M.-8:30 A.M.
OPENING REMARKS
Al Riddle
8:30 A.M.-9:30 A.M.
THE LAW OF THE SEA (ETHICS)
Night Court Artists
9:30 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
TRADEMARK UPDATE
Mark Thurmon
10:00 A.M.-10:15 A.M.
BREAK
Sponsored by Moetteli & Associés SàRL
10:15 A.M.-10:45 A.M.
COPYRIGHT UPDATE
Phillip Page
10:45 A.M.-10:45 A.M.
CYBERLAW REMEDIES
Tim Headley
10:45 A.M.-11:30 A.M.
VENUE CONSIDERATIONS IN 2007
Howard Speight
ADJOURN
IP
IL
&
HIPLA OFFICERS
Paul R. Morico
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Anthony Matheny
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Marcella Watkins
Shell Oil Company
PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Stephen Koch
ExxonMobil Chemical
Albert B. Kimball, Jr.
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Jennifer Adamson
The Dow Chemical Company
VICE-PRESIDENT
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
TREASURER
UNI V ER SITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER
Paul Janicke, HIPLA Professor of Law
Craig Joyce, Andrews Kurth Professor of Law
Raymond T. Nimmer, Dean and Leonard Childs Professor of Law
Greg Vetter, Assistant Professor of Law
P ROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Al Riddle
Chairman
Professor Paul Janicke
Vice-Chairman
Sindee Bielamowicz
Program Coordinator
PROGRAM SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Rodney Caldwell
David Clonts
Charlotte Copperthite
Keith Derrington
Tim Donoughue
Darin Duphorne
John Edmonds
Edward Fein
Jack Goldstein
Sarah Harris
Sharon Israel
Paul Janicke
Carey Jordan
Al Kimball
Bill LaFuze
Craig Lundell
Paul Madan
Anthony Matheny
Patricia Meier
Paul Morico
Kim Muller
John Norris
Richard Phillips
William Shull
Al Riddle
D.C. Toedt
Charles Walker
Jonathan Pierce
CONFERENCE FACULTY
Bill Barber
Pirkey Barber LLP
Austin, Texas
Rodney Caldwell
Howrey LLP
Houston, Texas
Ron Clark
United States District Court
Eastern District of Texas
Beaumont, Texas
Charlotte Copperthite
Schlumberger Limited
Houston, Texas
Mary Daly
St. John’s University School of Law
Queens, New York
Denise DeFranco
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow,
Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Ron Derrington
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Houston, Texas
Abhay “Rocky” Dhir
Atlas Legal Research
Dallas, Texas
Katrina Grider
Grider & Associates
Cypress, Texas
Leslie Griffin
University of Houston
Law Center
Houston, Texas
Mike Hawes
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Houston, Texas
Tim Headley
Wright Brown & Close, LLP
Houston, Texas
Jeff Kaplan
United States District Court
Northern District of Texas
Dallas, Texas
Scott Kieff
Washington University in
St. Louis School of Law
St. Louis, Missouri
Paul Krieger
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Houston, Texas
Bill LaFuze
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
Houston, Texas
Craig Lundell
Shell Oil Company
Houston, Texas
Paul Madan
Madan Mossman & Sriram, P.C.
Houston, Texas
Al Riddle
Baker Hughes Incorporated
Houston, Texas
Bob McAughan
Locke Liddell & Sapp PLLC
Houston, Texas
Bill Shull
Halliburton
Houston, Texas
Jill McWhirter
King & Spalding
Houston, Texas
Graham Simkin
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
London, England
John Norris
Howrey LLP
Houston, Texas
Sam Sparks
United States Distirct Court
Western District of Texas
Austin, Texas
Phillip Page
South Texas College of Law
Houston, Texas
Pete Peterson
Cox Smith Matthews
Incorporated
San Antonio, Texas
Richard Phillips
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Houston, Texas
Matt Reeves
Locke Liddell & Sapp PLLC
Houston, Texas
SPONSORS
3B Studio Inc.
Computer Packages, Inc.
CRA International
FTI Consulting
Gardere Wynne Sewell
Kroll, Inc.
Moetteli & Associés SàRL
The StoneTurn Group
Howard Speight
Attorney at Law
Houston, Texas
Mark Thurmon
Roy, Kiesel, Keegan & DeNicola
Baton Rouge, LA
Herbert C. Wamsley
Intellectual Property
Owners Association
Washington, D.C.
T. John Ward
United States District Court
Eastern District of Texas
Marshall, Texas
LOCATION
The Moody Gardens Hotel is located in Galveston, Texas, on Hope Boulevard.
From Houston, take I-45 South and exit at 61st Street. Turn right on 61st Street
and again on Stewart Road. From Stewart Road, stay in right lane to go onto
Jones Road. Turn right onto Hope Boulevard. The hotel will be on your right.
Telephone numbers: 888.388.8484 or 409.741.8484.
HOTEL INFORMATION
A block of rooms has been reserved at special conference rates. Make your
reservation directly with The Moody Gardens Hotel by phone (888-388-8484).
The deadline for making your reservation to guarantee a room at the special
rate is September 17, 2007. After this date, reservations are made on a
space-available basis only.
The Moody Gardens Hotel
7 Hope Boulevard
Galveston Island, Texas 77554
888.388.8484
Single:
$145/night
Double:
$145/night
Triple:
$145/night
Quad:
$145/night
Jacuzzi Suite: $310/night
Any cancellations must be received at least 48 hours prior to arrival date.
All requests subject to availability.
Reservations will be considered tentative unless guaranteed by first night’s
deposit or major credit card.