Posts and information about the monthly Brown Bag CLE sessions hosted by the IP Section of the Oregon State Bar.
Topic: The Rise and Fall of BitTorrent Movie Copyright Litigation in the Northwest Speakers: Please join us as speaker J. Curtis Edmondson gives a presentation on the rise and fall of bittorrent movie copyright litigation in the Pacific Northwest. J. …
Topic: Creating an Innovation Program for Dummies Speakers: Please join us as speaker Britt Bachtel-Browning gives a presentation on creating corporate innovation programs. Britt Bachtel-Browning is Senior Counsel at Avista Corporation in Spokane, Washington, where she provides legal advice to …
Topic: What’s Up with Music Copyrights? You may have heard about the recent Ninth Circuit en banc case concerning litigation over Led Zeppelin’s legendary rock song “Stairway to Heaven,” the $7.4 million jury verdict in favor of the Estate of …
November 6, 2019 Brown Bag CLE: What’s Up with Music Copyrights? Read more »
Topic: Blockchain and IP Law: A Primer Speaker: Please join us as speaker Tyler Harkness gives a presentation on an overview of Blockchain technology and issues related to IP law that are unique to Blockchain technology. Tyler Harkness is a lawyer …
September 11, 2019 Brown Bag CLE: Blockchain and IP Law: A Primer Read more »
Topic: Inter Partes Review: Stories from The Trenches Speaker: Please join us as speaker Matt Phillips gives a presentation about inter partes reviews. Matt will recount some of his many experiences before the PTAB (Patent and Trademark Appeal Board) by …
August 7, 2019 Brown Bag CLE: Inter Partes Review: Stories from The Trenches Read more »
Topic: China and Intellectual Property: New Laws, the Courts, and Continuing Change While China has long insisted it has been working hard to improve its protection of intellectual property, skepticism persists and tensions remain on the other side of the …
Topic: Design Patents Following Samsung v. Apple – Where Are We? Please join us as speaker Nika F. Aldrich give a presentation on the current state of design patent law. In 2016, the Supreme Court issued its first design patent …
May 1, 2019 Brown Bag CLE: Design Patents Following Samsung v. Apple – Where Are We? Read more »
Topic: Everything You Need To Know About Free & Open Source Licensing Free & Open Source Licensing is a model that has been around for over 30 years, and continues to gain traction as a licensing model for large corporate …
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 …
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 …