Corporate Practitioners Seminar
May 11, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Open to corporate practitioners only.
Program
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. — Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Meeting the Challenges of Corporate Practice in the Current Economic Climate
Ilya Kalnish Patent Manager, Packaging Systems – Intellectual Property, Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd.
Martin Arastafar Patent Counsel, Research In Motion Ltd.
Reza Yacoob Senior Director, Intellectual Property, Sanofi Pasteur Ltd.
- Effectively defining the scope of the in-house mandate
- Type of IP rights to be managed – Patents? Industrial designs? Trade-marks? Copyright? Trade Secrets?
- In-sourcing vs. out-sourcing – a blended strategy
- Managing global portfolio costs – making unpredictable predictable
- “One size fits it all” or “almost all”
- Creating a budget for the steady state
An interactive discussion with the audience will follow the presentation.
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. — Networking Break
10:30 - 12:00 p.m.
Key Risk Issues and the Allocation of Liability in IT Agreements
Matthew Snell GTS Canada Senior Counsel, IBM Canada
Jean-Nicolas Delage Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Toby Lang Corporate Counsel, CTV Globemedia Inc.
- Risk management basics – components of a good risk management process
- Scope creep and change control – don't nickel and dime me
- Compliance with laws – whose law is that anyway
- Data privacy and data security – yes they are different and why they should be
- Limitation of liability clauses, indemnities, insurance – let the risk fall where it may
An interactive discussion with the audience will follow the presentation.
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Lunch
Joint lunch with attendees of the afternoon European Patent Practice Seminar.
Program subject to change.
Accreditation
British Columbia
This program is accredited by the Law Society of British Columbia for 2.5 hours towards the professional development requirement.
Ontario
This program is accredited by the Law Society of Upper Canada for 2.5 hours towards the professional development requirement.
Québec
Accreditation is pending with the Barreau du Québec.
New York
Under the New York MCLE rules, this program is for experienced attorneys and is approved for a total of 3 credit hours.
Registration
Register for this seminar and the European Patent Practice and/or the Advanced Patent Claim Drafting Course and receive a discount!
Online
Payment by credit card - please fax the completed form to 613.234.0671.
Payment by cheque - please mail the completed form with your cheque to:
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
60 Queen Street, Suite 606
Ottawa, ON
K1P 5Y7
Registration Deadline: April 30, 2010
Inquiries
613.234.0516
education@ipic.ca
European Patent Practice Seminar
May 11, 2010
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Presented by members of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys.
Program
12:00 – 2:00 – Lunch
Joint lunch with attendees of the morning Corporate Practitioners Seminar.
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
The New EPO Rule Changes
Bobby Smithson Appleyard Lees (Leeds, UK)
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
An Update on Recent EP Decisions (Board of Appeal and the Enlarged Board)
Michael Williams Cleveland (London, UK)
3:00 p.m. – 3: 30 p.m. — Networking Break
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Interface between EU Competition and IP Laws
Richard Mair Abel & Imray (London, UK)
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Patentability of Various Subject Matter in the EU – a Comparison with the U.S. and Canada
- Software and Business Methods
Bob Weston Phillips & Leigh (London, UK)
- Biotech Patents
Bob Ackroyd W.P. Thompson & Co. (London, UK)
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Getting Ready for Bilski - the European Perspective
Alasdair Poore Mills & Reeve LLP (Cambridge, UK)
Accreditation
British Columbia
This program is accredited by the Law Society of British Columbia for 2.5 hours towards the professional development requirement.
Ontario
This program is accredited by the Law Society of Upper Canada for 2.5 hours towards the professional development requirement.
Québec
Accreditation is pending with the Barreau du Québec.
New York
Under the New York MCLE rules, this program is for experienced attorneys and is approved for a total of 3 credit hours.
Registration
Register for this seminar and the Corporate Practitioners Seminar and/or the Advanced Patent Claim Drafting Course and receive a discount!
Online
Payment by credit card - please fax the completed form to 613.234.0671.
Payment by cheque - please mail the completed form with your cheque to:
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
60 Queen Street, Suite 606
Ottawa, ON
K1P 5Y7
Registration Deadline: April 30, 2010
Inquiries
613.234.0516
education@ipic.ca
Advanced Patent Claim Drafting
May 12, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Schedule
8:00 a.m. - Breakfast
8:30 a.m. -
Session
12:00 p.m. - Lunch
1:30 p.m. - Session
The session will conclude by 5:00 p.m.
Faculty
Mark Eisen Dimock Stratton LLP (Toronto)
Konrad Sechley Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP (Vancouver)
Bobby Smithson Appleyard Lees (Leeds, UK)
Mark Charles Comtois Duane Morris LLP (Washington, DC)
Eric Vietenheimer Cooley Godward Kronish LLP (Washington, DC)
Leigh Matheson Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Accreditation
British Columbia
This program is accredited by the Law Society of British Columbia for 6.5 hours towards the professional development requirement.
Ontario
This program is accredited by the Law Society of Upper Canada for 6 hours towards the professional development requirement.
Québec
Accreditation is pending with the Barreau du Québec.
New York
Under the New York MCLE rules, this program is for experienced attorneys and is approved for a total of 7.5 credit hours.
Registration
Register for this seminar and the Corporate Practitioners Seminar and/or the European Patent Practice Seminar and receive a discount!
Online
Payment by credit card - please fax the completed form to 613.234.0671.
Payment by cheque - please mail the completed form with your cheque to:
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
60 Queen Street, Suite 606
Ottawa, ON
K1P 5Y7
Registration Deadline: April 30, 2010
Inquiries
613.234.0516
education@ipic.ca
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