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SYMPOSIUM CHAIR: Jeffrey M. Samuels, David L. Brennan Professor of Law and Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law and Technology, The University
of Akron School of Law
| 8 - 8:45 a.m. | REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
| 8:45 - 9 a.m. | WELCOME Dr. Luis M. Proenza, President, The University of Akron W. Mack Webner, Esq., Senior Counsel, Sughrue Mion, PLLC |
| 9 - 9:45 a.m. | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: PTO IMPLEMENTAION OF AMERICA INVENTS ACT The Honorable Teresa Rea, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office |
| 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. | PATENT LAW DEVELOPMENTS Professor Timothy R. Holbrook, Emory Law |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | COFFEE BREAK |
| 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. | COPYRIGHT LAW DEVELOPMENTS Robert W. Clarida, Esq Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | ETHICS IN THE POST-AIA PATENT WORLD David L. McCombs, Haynes and Boone, LLP |
| 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. | LUNCH Sponserd By: Ulmer & Berne, LLP Featured Speaker: Jim Tressel, Vice President for Strategic Engagement, The University of Akron |
| 2 - 3:15 p.m. | PANEL DISCUSSION: THE NEW FIRST INVENTOR-TO-FILE PROVISIONS OF THE AMERICA INVESTS ACT: ITS IMPACT ON YOUR PRACTICE AND CLIENTS Moderator: Professor Jeffrey M. Samuels, The University of Akron School of Law Panelists: Professor Dan L. Burk, University of California, Irvine John T. Callahan, Sughrue Mion, PLLC Bruce J. Hendricks, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Co. The Honorable Paul R. Michel, former Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Harold C. Wegner, Foley & Lardner |
| 3:15 - 3:30 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | TRADEMARK LAW DEVELOPMENTS Professor David S. Welkowitz, Whittier Law School |
| 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | PANEL DISCUSSION: THE SUPREME COURT AND THE EXAUSTION DOCTRINE Moderator: Professor Ryan Vacca, The University of Akron School of Law Panelists: Sam P. Israel, Sam P. Israel, P.C. Matthew D. McGill, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Mark P. Walters, Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP Paul R.Q. Wolfson, Wilmer Culter Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP |
| 5:30 p.m. | ADJOURNMENT |
6.25 hours of CLE Credit will be available.
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