The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.
The Intellectual Property network serves as a central resource for all ACC members with an expertise or interest in intellectual property law. The network provides a network for its members to promote the development of corporate legal practice in the area of intellectual property law and to keep current and consult on the latest case law and legislative and administrative actions affecting intellectual property law.
End your day by testing your intellectual property knowledge. This Trivia Night will pose various questions across IP topics. Fill a table with your friends and colleagues or join to a table randomly and meet new people! Prizes will be given to the winning teams.
End your day by testing your intellectual property knowledge. This Trivia Night will pose various questions across IP topics. Fill a table with your friends and colleagues or join to a table randomly and meet new people! Prizes will be given to the winning teams.
In this new, ever-evolving hybrid world, learn how you can use trade secrets to protect your intellectual property. This session discusses the increase in trade secret litigation, the tension between patent and trade secret cases, and the culprits of trade secret misappropriation. Panelists will share practical tips, best practices, sample documents, and a checklist for guarding against loss of trade secrets.
In this new, ever-evolving hybrid world, learn how you can use trade secrets to protect your intellectual property. This session discusses the increase in trade secret litigation, the tension between patent and trade secret cases, and the culprits of trade secret misappropriation. Panelists will share practical tips, best practices, sample documents, and a checklist for guarding against loss of trade secrets.
The ITC is one of the most popular forums for IP litigation, with speedy proceedings that significantly differ from district court litigation. This webinar will introduce the ITC including structure and an explanation of how the proceedings work, and discuss how to leverage it to protect your intellectual property or how to respond if you are named in a proceeding. We will also discuss recent ITC developments and how to use it to fight knockoffs.
Technology deals with universities can be unique - different from deals between companies, at least in part because of typical university priorities and policies. We will discuss engaging with a university, structuring a relationship with a university, and working with government funded research and government requirements.
Through a hypothetical case study of a new product rollout with both hardware and software features, this workshop will help in-house counsel develop an effective intellectual property (IP) strategy for their company. Participants will identify and work through various trademark, patent, copyright, and trade secret issues and walk away with new ways to promote an overall IP policy and strategy.
