Topic:   Concurrent Trademark Uses in Different Regions of the United States: Dawn Donut Revisited In 1959, the Second Circuit held in Dawn Donut that a trademark holder with a federal registration could not necessarily and automatically enjoin infringers across the …

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Topic:   To Apportion or Not to Apportion: A Fascinating Damages Question Please join us as speaker Renée E. Rothauge gives a presentation on recent damage trends involving apportionment and the implications for patent disputes. Materials: OSB RER Apportionment CLE Speaker:  Renée …

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Topic:   Import and Export Issues Impacting Intellectual Property Rights Recent developments in the world of international trade have turned the existing regulatory world on its head. As to imports, newly imposed and threatened U.S. tariffs on billions of dollars of …

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Topic:  Patent Claims:  Functional Claiming Law in 2018 and 2028 Slides: Functional Claiming; Draft Some Claims to Survive in 2028 Description: Presented by John Vandenberg, Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, this CLE will propose practice tips to patent practitioners regarding functional claiming.  Topics …

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Topic:   Will your trademark license become an inadvertent franchise? Slides:  Power Point – Inadvertent Franchises Article:   Article – Inadvertent Franchises in Trademark Licensing Description: Presented by Dennis Steinman. The franchise model has been a useful tool for businesses to expand …

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Topic:   IP Bootcamp for Business Lawyers and In-House Counsel Presentation Materials:  Intellectual Property Bootcamp Description: This presentation will outline the similarities and differences between the four basic types of intellectual property (‘IP”), as well as: – best practices for protecting …

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Brochure – IP Review – Updates and Changes from 2017 Please join the Intellectual Property Section to examine the past year’s activity with Intellectual Property Review—Updates and Changes from 2017. This year’s CLE program will review Federal cases and Trademark …

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