The Sixteenth Annual Advanced Licensing Institute took place from Monday January 7 through Friday January 11, 2008 at the Kenneth J. Germeshausen Center for the Law of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Monday January 7, 2008 - Day One:
- 8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. "Welcome!" John Hutson, President & Dean and Geoffrey Dellenbaugh, Adjunct Professor
- 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. University Licensing" - Karen Hersey, Professor of Law Pierce Law
- 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. "Licensing in the Far East" - Jack D. Slobod, Philips Intellectual Property & Standards Briarcliff Manor, NY
- 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. "Licensing in the European Union" - Holger Stratmann, Hoffman.Eitle - Munich, Germany
- 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. "IP Valuation" - Richard Conroy, Ocean Tomo Chicago, IL
Tuesday January 8, 2008 - Day Two:
- 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. "Anatomy of an Assertive Licensing Program" - Charles R. Neuenschwander, International Patent Licensing Co. Dallas, TX
- 1:00-1:15 Welcome remarks by Dean John D. Hutson
- 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. "Government Licensing" - Jacob "Jesse" Erlich, Burns & Levinson, Boston, MA
- 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. "Due Diligence" - Kevin J. McGough, Bronxville, NY
- 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. "Software Licensing" - H. Ward Classen, Computer Science Corporation, Hanover, MD
Wednesday January 9, 2008 - Day Three:
- 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. "IP Misuse and Antitrust Law" - Thomas J. Meloro, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York, NY (Thomas J. Meloro has declined to allow his presentation to be offered on the Web)
- 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. "Biotech Licensing" - Jennifer Tegfeldt, Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA
- 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. "Ethics in Licensing" - Patrick O'Reilley, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, Washington, DC
- 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. "Trademark Licensing" - Mitchell E. Radin, Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard, New York, NY
Thursday January 10, 2008 - Day Four:
- 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. "IP Taxation" - Jeffrey A. Maine, University of Maine School of Law, Portland, ME
- 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. "Alternative Dispute Resolution" - David Plant, New London, NH
- 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. "Merchandising" - Jed Ferdinand, Grimes & Battersby, Norwalk, CT
- 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. "Negotiation Strategies" - Geoffrey Dellenbaugh, Pierce Law
Friday January 11, 2008 - Day Five:
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. examination (required only for law students eligible for academic credit) - Contact Pierce Law Admissions - Support Pierce Law