The Business Program

DAY 2 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

The Role of IP in the "Global Village": Strategies to minimize counterfeiting, practical remedies and enforcement of IP rights against counterfeiters; Combating grey market (parallel imports) in key jurisdictions; outsourcing challenges to IP rights holders; managing IP in the context of commercial collaborations.

DAY 3 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

Non-traditional Trademarks: 3-D marks, colors, sounds, and other sensory overloads.

DAY 4 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

IP Law and Antitrust: What are the key antitrust/IP issues in Europe, United States, Australia, and Canada? Practical considerations when assigning, licensing and enforcing IP rights.

DAY 5 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

The Future of Method and System Patents after RIM, eBay and Metabolite Labs: Will software and business method patents have a rough ride? Will Metabolite Labs impact on other "method" inventions? Are there lessons for other technical fields? How to draft method and system patents to reach beyond your national borders.