Second Annual IP Forum November 13-14, 2008

Secondary Liability for IP Infringement: Theory, Practice and Prediction

Jay Dratler, Jr.
Goodyear Professor
of Intellectual Property
A. Samuel Oddi
Giles Sutherland Rich
Professor of Intellectual Property
Jeffrey M. Samuels
Director, Center for
Intellectual Property Law and Technology,
and David L. Brennan Professor of Law
Professor Tracy Thomas Tracy Thomas
Resident Remedies Expert,
Director of Faculty Research & Development,
and Professor of Law
Important Deadline
Papers Due: Monday, October 27, 2008

Length: 10-15 pages, plus footnotes.

E-Mail to: asm17@uakron.edu
(Angela McElrath)

Schedule, November 13-16, 2008
Thursday, November 13 7:00 p.m. Convene in Law School Foyer for Reception and Dinner
Friday, November 14 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast in Law School Foyer
  9:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
  9:15 a.m. Discussion: Secondary Liability after Grokster
  10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
  10:45 a.m. Discussion: What did Perfect 10 and Tiffany do?
  12:00 noon Lunch at Law School and Visit to Inventure Place
  2:00 p.m. Discussion: Glenaryre and Quanta Computer: Are Patents Different?
  3:00 p.m. Discussion: Are There General Rules for All IP?
  4:15 p.m. Coffee Break
  4:30 p.m. Critical Evaluation: What Issues Are Open and How Should They be Resolved?
  5:45 Concluding Remarks and Farewell
Sat. & Sun., November 15 & 16 TBA Optional Social and Cultural Activities

Vital Information

Main Contact Person: Angela McElrath, Faculty Secretary, (330) 972-6365
asm17@uakron.edu

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Suggested Hotel: Quaker Square Inn at the University of Akron
(easy walk from Law School)
135 South Broadway, Akron, OH 44308, (330) 253-5970

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Last Day to Register: Friday, November 7, 2008

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