Understanding Copyright Law

Learn about:

• The Impact of User Generated Content on Copyright Law
• The Application of Copyright Law to Licensing
• Basic Principles of Copyright Law Copyright Office Practices
• Learn How Copyrights Are Enforced Through Litigation or Other Strategies
• Notable New Cases in Copyright

Why You Should Attend

Copyright law protects original works and is the basis for literature, music, drama, visual arts, sound recordings, computer programs and more. It continues to grow in importance both domestically and internationally, and poses legal questions involving ownership, litigation and licensing strategies, and more. This program focuses on the handling of commonly encountered procedures and problems as well as new copyright issues that are developing. Learn how to protect your clients’ copyright interests, as a faculty of experts in copyright law provide practical guidance on how to identify, handle and solve basic copyright problems.

What You Will Learn

• An overview of the basic principles of copyright law
• An understanding of the role of the Copyright Office
• How copyrights are enforced in litigation
• Notable new cases in copyright
• Copyright implications of MySpace, YouTube and user generated content
• How the law is practically applied in licensing
• Ethics and the copyright lawyer

Join Reed Smith's E. Leonard Rubin, Chair of the Chicago program at the morning session "Overview of Basic Principles of Copyright Law and Copyright Office Practice," for a discussion of the subject matter of copyright, exclusive rights granted under the Copyright Act, ownership issues, registration and other statutory formalities, duration, renewal, transfers and termination; what copyrights protect and how; international issues, including jurisdiction.

Understanding Trademark Law 2007

Learn about:

• Basic Principles of Trademark Law and Unfair Competition
• How to Determine if a Mark is Available and How to Apply for and Register a Trademark
• How to Create a Protection Program for Your Trademark in the U.S. and Abroad
• How to Handle Trademark Infringement Cases and the Relief That is Available
• The Alternatives to Litigation Including USPTO and UDRP Proceedings

Why You Should Attend

Marketplace expansion into the Internet, global merchandising, and new registration strategies and litigation alternatives bring new opportunities and challenges in trademark protection and enforcement. Whether you want to improve your knowledge of trademark law and practice, or seek a refresher course, this seminar will give you the information you need. Topics covered range from the elemental concepts that form the basis of trademark law to novel issues being raised by use of the Internet and the Madrid Protocol. At all locations you will have ample opportunity to address your questions to expert faculty.

What You Will Learn 

• Basic principles of trademark law and unfair competition
• How to develop and implement domestic and international trademark protection programs including the Madrid Protocol
• Relief available in trademark litigation – the standards and procedures for handling cases of trademark infringement
• Using opposition, cancellation and UDRP proceedings as litigation alternatives

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