IP Menu - Conference Calendar updates

Recent additions to the Conference Calendar include:

• 16 Oct 2007 - Building & Managing IP - Biotech & Pharma - Bangalore, India (Institute of Business Laws (IBL) and Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE)) Coverage: - Patentable subject matter, Patentability requirements, Standards for Non-Obviousness or inventive step in Global Context through International Speakers. - Freedom to operate searches, infringement analysis, designing around patents in Global Context through International Speakers. - Pre and post grant opposition, revocation, patent interferences and re-examination. May include compulsory licences in Global Context through International Speakers. Target Audience: The Seminar will be highly useful and beneficial to the CEOs. Heads/representatives from marketing, Technology, IPR, Design, R&D, Legal, HR and sourcing departments in organizations.

• 21 Nov 2007 - Online Liability in a user-generated world - London, United Kingdom (LexisNexis Butterworths) This essential conference will provide you with a definitive guide to the very latest decisions and development in practice and procedure by considering the new wave of user-generated content, looking at what new challenges this is posing for brands and evaluating potential enforcement strategies for rights owners. Attending this conference will enable you to: - Consider the impact of online platforms and the new wave of user-generated content - Discuss whether online intermediaries are pirates, policemen or umpires - Understand the new challenges for trade mark owners from sites such as Second Life - Debate whether social networking sites are friend or enemy - Learn how to identify infringements and infringers and what enforcement strategies are available for rights owners - Understand what safeguards should be put in place to protect children from inappropriate content - Discover what policies employers should put in place in respect of employee blog and social networking sites - Enjoy the opportunity to network with your peers

• 16 Jan 2008 - 17 Jan 2008 - Managing Intellectual Property for Maximum Returns - New York, New York, United States (USA) (IncreMental Advantage)

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