Panelists address a full house at the 2019 Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy.
The Midwest’s premier annual intellectual property law CLE will mark its 25th year on Monday, March 27, at The University of Akron. Hosted by the University’s Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology (UAIP), the Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy is an In-person event that includes full-day Continuing Legal Education (CLE) panels. In addition to IP law practitioners, the event is appropriate for academics, patent holders, policymakers, jurists and students.
“Our primary purpose is to provide a high-quality program that attracts IP law practitioners to the University,” said Mark F. Schultz, Goodyear chair in intellectual property law and director of UAIP. “Events like this serve our local legal community while giving our students the opportunity to learn from and network with practitioners.”
This year’s Symposium will feature a judicial roundtable on the Effective and Ethical Use of Experts in Litigation with:
The Hon. Philip Calabrese
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
The Hon. Theodore Essex
U.S. International Trade Commission (ret.)
The Hon. Ryan Holte
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
The Hon. Robert Kinder
USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board
The Hon. Dan A. Polster
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Gene Quinn
The luncheon keynote speaker will be Gene Quinn, founder, CEO & president of IP Watchdog.
“IP Watchdog is a top source for news on IP law and policy,” Schultz said. “Gene will discuss the state of and future of the U.S. IP system. Gene is an engaging speaker who is in the thick of today’s most important debates about the future of the IP system.”
Additional symposium topics:
The Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court Are Coming: The Biggest Global IP Development Since the AIA
Effective and Ethical Use of Experts in Litigation: Judicial Roundtable
Effective and Ethical Use of Experts in Litigation: Views from the Bar and Experts
Serving MedTech in Our Region: Building a Practice and Business Community
Trade Secret Claims: Choosing Your Clients' Battles
After the Acquisition: Ensuring Your Client Can Keep and Use All the IP Assets It Just Bought
The End of Non-Competes? What's Next
Other confirmed faculty:
- Gary Corroto, Plakas Mannos
- Victoria Cundiff, Chair, Sedona Conference Working Group on Trade Secrecy
- David Cupar, McDonald Hopkins
- Larry Drasner, Renner Otto
- Ted Essex, Hogan Lovells & former Chief ALJ, U.S. Trade Commission
- Ryan Holte, U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- Camilla Hrdy, University of Akron
- Jeffrey Langer, Zoeller Company
- Jeffrey Pade, Paul Hastings
- Rob Sterne, Sterne Kessler
- Sergey Vernyuk, Emerson Thomson Bennett
The symposium will take place at the University of Akron Student Union, 303 Carroll St., Akron, OH 44325| Directions
Parking permits will be provided, along with opportunities for discounted room rates at local hotels. Check-in is at 8 a.m. and the program will run until 5:30 p.m. Parking will be provided, along with opportunities for discounted room rates at local hotels. Register today to receive email updates in the coming weeks.
7.5 hours of Ohio CLE accreditation is pending, including 1.25 hours of professional conduct credit covering ethics, professionalism, substance abuse and access to justice.
See the symposium website for updates, including the full agenda, description of topics and more CLE details.
Registration and fees
- Standard rate: $450
- Government employees and faculty rate: $250
- Student rate: $25
- An additional $30 will be charged to walk-in registrants.
The registration fee covers: The symposium sessions and CLE materials, hot breakfast, seated lunch with keynote, and full-day CLE panels.
Thank you to our sponsors
Platinum:
Emerson Thomson Bennett LLC
Silver:
The J.M. Smucker Company
Bronze:
McDonald Hopkins LLC
Plakas Mannos
Renner Otto
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP
Sponsorships are still available. For questions or information about sponsorship opportunities and this event, please contact Professor Mark Schultz, Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law and Technology at the University of Akron.