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A look at taking your product to market and the intellectual property issues that arise.

Program materials from ACC video conference in October
2005 regarding joint-ventures and intellectual property in
China.

Your company's valuable proprietary information is at risk! What your employees may not know about what they can and cannot share may be costing you valuable business. What legal tools can you use to protect your company's IP? Our panel of IP and employment law experts will coach you through the methods to put a protective wall around those prized corporate assets. You'll take home detailed checklists and procedures to design and implement an enforceable IP protection program.

The use of free and open source software (FOSS) has been hotly debated in recent months and issues about its uses, benefits, and risks are still unclear. If your company makes use of or develops free or open source software, this session is for you. Our technology counsel will provide an overview of what FOSS is, legal issues concerning such software (including litigation), patents, different licenses, warranties, and indemnification involved, where and how FOSS is generally used, and risks and benefits involved with licensing and using these types of software, including pollution.

More often than not, litigation is the least desirable (not to mention the most unpredictable) vehicle for resolution of patent disputes, whether you are asserting or defending against a patent infringement claim. So what kind of pre-litigation activity can reduce the risk of having to engage in litigation? Our IP litigation specialists will discuss strategies they believe can assist in resolving patent disputes without resorting to litigation.

What does a sensible company do about document retention? This question is on the minds of corporate practitioners around the world as recent legal developments have put these corporate policies in the spotlight. Join your peers to learn what you should keep, what you can happily destroy, policies on saving emails and other strategic retention procedures.

A strategic IP management program is essential to increasing the value of your company’s innovative power. How can your IP be used to invigorate the business and enhance your company’s competitive position? Using real-world experiences, our panel will share their perspectives on how to develop an effective strategy for leveraging and protecting your company’s IP assets.

A growing area of regulatory and legislative activity is data security. Aside from legal implications, data breaches can wreak havoc on a business, damaging customer or employee confidence. Most businesses collect and store personal information about their customers or employees. Is your organization prepared not only to safely handle customer and employee data, but also to respond appropriately in the event a problem develops? Learn where the law in this area is headed, and take home a step-by-step guide to best practices in preparing for and responding to data breaches.

Annual Meeting 2006: How do you advise the business to decide what to keep, develop, or retire after a merger or acquire? Conducting proper due diligence of IP assets is essential to making informed decisions. Review the applicable legal issues and benchmark with your peers the proper steps to follow in IP due diligence as well as the best methods for integrating IP portfolios after a corporate merger or acquisition.

The law department must take a leadership position in preparing a corporate client for global business. Counsel should play a substantial role in the audit of the company for assets required to do business globally and should take the lead in acquiring the expertise and identifying resources for the information necessary to prepare the client. From this program, take home feature audit checklists and get examples of ways gaps can be filled in the client's resources in order to minimize the risk of operating outside of the US.

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