Section of Intellectual Property Law co-sponsoring Trademark Webinar
Taking Trademarks to the Top Domain:
Opportunities and risks in the new gTLD space
February 2, 2009

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Section of Intellectual Property Law co-sponsoring Antitrust Program
Strategic Choices, Evolving Standards, and Practical Solutions
February 5-6, 2009
Boalt Hall Law School of Law - UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

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2009 ABA Mid Year Meeting
February 12-14, 2009
Sheraton Boston Hotel
Boston, MA

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24th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference
What IP Lawyers Need To Know
April 1-4, 2009
Arlington, VA

• Copyright Reform Task Force: see ABA Media Release.
• H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007 (As passed by House of Representatives September 7-2007)
• House Report 110-314 (Report on H.R. 1908)
• S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007 (As ordered reported by Senate Judiciary Committee September 19-2007)
• April 2007: Amgen Inc. v. Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc.
• Section White Paper on "Agenda for 21st Century Patent Reform"
• IPL Section Letter to Senate Favoring (S. 522) July, 2008

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Streaming Audio from Section Conference Session available for download

• 23rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference

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• 21st Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference

• Section Past Action

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This book covers: basics of copyright law; international implications of copyright law; fair use guidelines; locating and negotiating with creators; distance learning and the internet; the TEACH Act; and technological protection systems.

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Summary of Action of the October 2008 ABA Board of Governors Meeting

CHAIR
Gordon T. Arnold
Arnold & Knobloch, L.L.P
Houston, TX

CHAIR-ELECT
Don W. Martens
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear
Irvine, CA

VICE-CHAIR
Marylee Jenkins
Arent Fox LLP
New York, NY

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Pamela Banner Krupka
Krupka Law Group PC
Los Angeles, CA