HOUSTON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER
I N S T I T U T E F O R I N T E L L E C T UA L P RO P E RT Y & I N F O R M AT I O N L AW
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INSTITUTE ON
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
OCTOBER 6-8, 2005
HIGHLIGHTS
Judge Patti Saris,
US District Court for the
District of Massachusetts
Judge Lee Yeakel,
US District Court for the
Western District of Texas
MOODY GARDENS HOTEL
Vince Garlock,
G A LVEST O N , T E X A S
American Intellectual Property
Law Association
14.25 HOURS PARTICIPATORY CLE INCLUDING 3.5 HOURS ETHICS
HOUSTON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION AND UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER’S 21ST
ANNUAL INSTITUTE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
1:15 P.M.-1:30 P.M.
OPENING REMARKS
Marcella Watkins
1:30 P.M.-2:00 P.M.
TERRITORIAL ISSUES
Charles Walker
2:00 P.M.-2:30 P.M.
PATENT DRAFTING TIPS—I
Carey Jordan
2:30 P.M.-3:00 P.M.
INEQUITABLE CONDUCT (ETHICS)
Tom Irving
3:00 P.M.-3:15 P.M.
BREAK
3:15 P.M.-4:15 P.M.
PATENT LAW UPDATE
Pete Peterson
4:15 P.M.-4:45 P.M.
A LITIGATOR’S PERSPECTIVE ON DRAFTING
COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE IN TEXAS, OR
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF “STICKS AND CARROTS”
Dulcie Wink
4:45 P.M.-5:15 P.M.
PATENT DRAFTING TIPS-II
Mike Fletcher
5:15 P.M.
ADJOURN
FRIDAYOCTOBER 7, 2005
6:00 P.M.-7:30 P.M.
RECEPTION
SPONSORED BY ERNST & YOUNG
Moody Gardens Hotel
MORNING SESSION
7:15 A.M.-8:00 A.M.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
MODERATOR
Mark J. Gatschet
8:00 A.M.-8:15 A.M.
OPENING REMARKS
Marcella Watkins
8:15 A.M.-9:15 A.M.
LEGAL ETHICS SCENES (ETHICS)
Nancy B. Rapoport
10:15 A.M.-10:30 A.M.
BREAK
10:30 A.M.-11:30 A.M.
PATENT LITIGATION (PANEL)
Judge Lee Yeakel
Judge Patti Saris
Bryan Medlock
Paul Janicke (moderator)
11:30 A.M.-1:00 P.M.
LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER
FUTURE OF THE PATENT SYSTEM
Judge Patti Saris
United States District Court for the
District of Massachusetts
AFTERNOON SESSION
MODERATOR
Jeffrey Johnson
1:00 P.M.-1:30 P.M.
COPYRIGHT FAIR USE ISSUES
Tony Reese
1:30 P.M.-2:00 P.M.
TRACKING DOWN COUNTERFEITERS
Donald Blue
2:00 P.M.-2:30 P.M.
ETHICS IN LICENSE AND ASSIGNMENT
NEGOTIATIONS (ETHICS)
Tom Adolph
2:30 P.M.-3:15 P.M.
PREDICTING THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT
R. Polk Wagner
Paul Janicke
3:15 P.M.-3:30 P.M.
BREAK
3:30 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
IP LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
Vince Garlock
4:00 P.M.-4:30 P.M.
ANTITRUST IP INTERFACE REVISITED (ETHICS)
Darren Bush
CONTINUED
MODERATOR
Renee Alsandor
9:15 A.M.-10:15 A.M.
GLOBAL FORUM SHOPPING AND CASE VALUATION IN
THE WAKE OF VODA v. CORDIS; TRANS-BORDER
PATENT ENFORCEMENT (PANEL)
Hilary Pearson
Harold C. Wegner
Mike Elmer
SATURDAYOCTOBER 8, 2005 FRIDAYOCTOBER 7, 2005
12:30 P.M.-1:15 P.M.
REGISTRATION
FRIDAYOCTOBERC7,O N T2005
INUED
THURSDAYOCTOBER 6, 2005
secures national experts to review the latest developments and trends in intellectual property and information law
4:30 P.M.-5:00 P.M.
TRADEMARK UPDATE
Molly B. Richard
5:00 P.M.-5:30 P.M.
USE OF EXPERT WITNESSES IN MARKMAN HEARINGS
Greg Hasley
6:45 P.M.
RECEPTION & DINNER
Moody Gardens Hotel-The Aquarium
SPONSORED BY BRYAN BEN0IT,
STANDARD & POOR’S CVC
IP DISPUTE ANALYSIS
7:30 A.M.-8:15 A.M.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
MODERATOR
Rob Manware
8:15 A.M.-8:30 A.M.
OPENING REMARKS
Marcella Watkins
8:30 A.M.-9:00 A.M.
STRATEGIC USE OF THE PCT
David Reed
9:00 A.M.-9:30 A.M.
TRADEMARK USE
Graeme Dinwoodie
9:30 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
IP DILIGENCE: DIFFERENT MODELS (ETHICS)
Pam McCollough
Ken Barrow
Irene Kosturakis (moderator)
10:00 A.M.-10:15 A.M.
BREAK
10:15 A.M.-10:45 A.M.
COPYRIGHT UPDATE
Tyler Ochoa
10:45 A.M.-11:15 A.M.
JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
Dan Farrell
11:15 A.M.-11:45 A.M.
SARBANES-OXLEY: WAYS THAT IP COUNSEL (BOTH
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE) CAN UNKNOWINGLY GET IN
TROUBLE (ETHICS)
DC Toedt
NOON
ADJOURN
HIPLA OFFICERS
Gordon Arnold
Arnold & Ferrera, L.L.P.
Stephen Koch
Exxon Mobil Chemical Company
Sarah T. Harris
Cooper Cameron
PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Albert B. Kimball, Jr.
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Charles Walker
Fulbright & Jaworski
PRESIDENT-ELECT
TREASURER
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER
Paul Janicke, HIPLA Law Center Professor
Craig Joyce, Andrews Kurth Law Center Professor
Raymond T. Nimmer, Leonard Childs Professor
Greg Vetter, Assistant Professor
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Marcella Watkins
Chairman
Paul Janicke
Vice-Chairman
Sindee Bielamowicz
Program Coordinator
Sandra Begley
Program Coordinator
Feras Alkasab
Program Coordinator
PROGRAM SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Meg Boulware
Indranil Chowdhury
David Clonts
Sarah T. Harris
Yukiko Iwata
Sharon Israel
Paul Janicke
Carey Jordan
Al Kimball
Craig Lundell
Keith Lutsch
Anthony Matheny
Paul Morico
Kim Muller
Brit Nelson
Howard Speight
DC Toedt
Karen Tripp
Patrick Turley
Charles Walker
Marcella Watkins
CONFERENCE FACULTY
Tom Adolph
Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Houston, Texas
Renee Alsandor
Smith International, Inc.
Houston, Texas
Ken Barrow
Tympany, Inc.
Stafford, Texas
Donald Blue
Zetetic
Houston, Texas
Darren Bush
University of Houston Law Center
Houston, Texas
Graeme Dinwoodie
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Chicago, Illinois
Mike Elmer
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow,
Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
Palo Alto, California
Dan Farrell
The Dow Chemical Company
Freeport, Texas
Mike Fletcher
Fletcher Yoder Intellectual
Property Law
Houston, Texas
Vince Garlock
American Intellectual Property
Law Association
Arlington, Virginia
Rob Manware
Fletcher Yoder Intellectual
Property Law
Houston, Texas
Mark J. Gatschet
Jenkens & Gilchrist, PC
Houston, Texas
Pam McCollough
Shell Oil Company
Houston, Texas
Judge Patti Saris
United States District Court for
the District of Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
Greg Hasley
Akin Gump Strauss
Hauer & Feld LLP
Houston, Texas
Bryan Medlock
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
Dallas, Texas
DC Toedt
BindView Corporation
Houston, Texas
Tyler Ochoa
Santa Clara University
School of Law
Santa Clara, California
R. Polk Wagner
University of Pennsylvania
Law School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hilary Pearson
Bird & Bird
London, England
Charles Walker
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Houston, Texas
Nancy B. Rapoport
University of Houston Law Center
Houston, Texas
Marcella Watkins
Conley Rose, P.C.
Houston, Texas
David Reed
The Procter and Gamble Company
Cincinnati, Ohio
Harold C. Wegner
Foley & Lardner LLP
Washington, D.C.
Tony Reese
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Dulcie Wink
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Houston, Texas
Tom Irving
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow,
Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
Washington, D.C.
Paul Janicke
University of Houston Law Center
Houston, Texas
Jeffrey Johnson
Conley Rose, P.C.
Houston, Texas
Carey Jordan
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Houston, Texas
Irene Kosturakis
Hewlett-Packard Development
Company, L.P.
Houston, Texas
SPONSORS
Ernst & Young
Kroll, Inc.
Standard & Poor’s
Molly B. Richard
Richard Law Group, Inc.
Dallas, Texas
Judge Lee Yeakel
United States District Court for
the Western District of Texas
Austin, Texas
LOCATION
The Moody Gardens Hotel is located in Galveston, Texas, on Hope Boulevard.
From Houston, take I-45 South and exit 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 14, 2005. 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:
$144/night
Double:
$144/night
Triple:
$144/night
Quad:
$144/night
Jacuzzi Suite: $299/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.
WRITTEN MATERIALS
Speakers’ papers will be provided in an electronic format (CD). The CD is
included in the registration fee and will be distributed during registration. You
may purchase the CD without attending the conference for the fee specified on
the registration form. Program Materials underwritten by Kroll, Inc.
REFUNDS
Refunds will be granted only if they are requested in writing and postmarked no
later than September 12, 2005. 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 14.25 hours, including 3.5 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 21ST ANNUAL INSTITUTE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, which includes 14.25 hours participatory CLE credit including
3.5 hours of ethics. Speakers’ papers will be provided in an electronic format (CD). If you wish to also order 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:
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HIPLA MEMBERS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 7—$475 (INCLUDES PAPERS ON CD)
NON-MEMBERS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 7—$525 (INCLUDES PAPERS ON CD)
HIPLA MEMBERS AFTER SEPTEMBER 7—$550 (INCLUDES PAPERS ON CD)
NON-MEMBERS AFTER SEPTEMBER 7—$600 (INCLUDES PAPERS ON CD)
LIMITED STUDENT ENROLLMENT—$35 (INCLUDES PAPERS ON CD)
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PRINTED COURSE MATERIALS (PAPERS) IN BINDER WITH CONFERENCE REGISTRATION—$50
COURSE MATERIALS (PAPERS) ON CD WITHOUT CONFERENCE REGISTRATION—$135
PRINTED COURSE MATERIALS (PAPERS) IN BINDER WITHOUT CONFERENCE REGISTRATION—$185
FRIDAY LUNCH—$40 X ____= $____
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FRIDAY DINNER—$60 X ____= $____
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