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Baker McKenzie
Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC Australia2022 Commercial Contract Law Series
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia and Baker McKenzie are hosting the 2022 Commercial Contract Law Series for in-house counsel.
Each session will focus on the law and practice of a specific commercial contracting topic area.
IP Issues in Contracts
We invite you to join our fourth and final webinar on Wednesday 23 November on IP Issues in Contracts.
In this session Partner, Jonathan Flintoft and Senior Associate, Nicholas Kraegen will consider some of the common issues that arise in contracts dealing with intellectual property.
In particular, we will provide:
- a refresher on the different types of IP and intangible rights
- issues arising in relation to ownership of and rights in IP
- options for commercialisation of IP
- protection and use of confidential information, as distinct from IP
- practical tips and risk mitigation strategies
Speakers
Jonathan Flintoft is a partner in the Sydney office of Baker McKenzie where he advises on intellectual property law (particularly brand protection and trade mark prosecution), commercial law and consumer law. He has almost 20 years of experience advising on the selection, registration and protection of trade marks in Australia and globally.
Jonathan joined the Firm's London office in 1999 and relocated to Sydney in July 2005. He was appointed partner in 2015.
Nick is a senior associate in the Media and Content team, within the IPTech practice and acts on a variety of commercial, advisory and litigious matters. Nick advises and represents a range of clients in the media and publishing, IT, communications, and FMCG industries, including in relation to intellectual property (with a strong focus on copyright) and advertising law. Acting for licensees in the Copyright Tribunal has been a significant part of his practice in the last several years.
Prior to joining Baker McKenzie he worked in-house at NineMSN, now Nine Digital.
Nick's work also focuses on copyright enforcement strategies in a digital context, and he has represented a range of international and domestic rightsholders in anti-piracy proceedings.
Notes
*Competitor Exclusion – ACC Australia Partners may request that representative/s of a competitor organisation/s registered for the event be excluded, and ACC Australia reserves the right to make the final decision as to whether registration is rejected. As a guide, a competitor organisation could be defined as a rival organisation of similar size to the host Corporate Partner, with an established practice, product or service in the area being showcased by the Corporate Partners at the event. Please provide a brief statement as to why you have deemed an organisation to be a competitor, in support of any request to ACC Australia to reject a registration.
*Please note this is a members-only event.
*Please note that registrations are managed directly through Baker McKenzie. Please let ACC Australia know if you have not received your confirmation email within 24 hours.
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