IP SpringPosium Virtual Conference 2020 - May 19 & 26
8 CLE hours, including 1 Professionalism, 1 Ethics and 1 Trial Practice
SpringPosium® is an intellectual property CLE virtual conference designed to provide in-house and junior lawyers, as well as senior private-practice attorneys and IP service providers, with a convenient and affordable educational and networking opportunity.
The CLE programming offers presentations from seasoned professionals on a variety of topics and issues impacting the IP industry.
Conference Registration
$99 One Session Members
$150 Both Sessions Members
FREE for Atlanta Bar Section Chairs or in-house counsel
PRESENTED BY
Tuesday, May 19
11:30 – 11:45 – Opening Remarks, Sponsor Introductions, and Program Overview
· Ben Schlesinger, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, SpringPosium Chair
· Art Gardner, Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva, PC, Founding Sponsor
· Jeff Blake, Merchant & Gould P.C., GIPA Executive Board
11:45 - 12:45 – Intellectual Property Enforcement, Disputes and Licensing
· Kar Yee Peluso, Boral Industries Inc.
· Pamela Holland Councill, Alston & Bird LLP
· Tiffany Logan, Sidel Group
12:50 - 1:50 – Effective Advocacy Before District Courts (1 Trial Practice credit hour)
· The Honorable Leigh Martin May, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Georgia
· Kara A. Specht, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
1:50 - 2:05 – Networking Break
2:05 - 3:05 – Challenges to Implementing a Diversity and Inclusion Program
· Elizabeth Lester, Equifax Inc.
3:15 - 4:15 – Patently Obvious? PART 1 - 1 Ethics credit hour
Is Your Law Practice Infringing on Your Life? (Or Vice Versa?) Lessons for IP Attorneys from the film, Flash of Genius
· Chris Osborn, Reeltime
This engaging, highly interactive CLE workshop provides a fresh and practical perspective on the fundamental question,
“Why do ‘good’ lawyers ‘go bad’?” Clips from the IP-law themed 2008 film Flash of Genius will serve as the catalyst for a practical
and informative consideration of the intersection of ethical decision-making/professionalism and the manifold sources of stress
encountered by IP lawyers in managing the day-to-day practice of law. Importantly, the workshop will also focus on practical
steps and strategies to reduce stress and its impact. Participants will leave with tangible tools to apply in and outside the office.
4:15 - 5:15: Networking/Happy Hour
Tuesday, May 26
11:45 - 12:00 pm – Welcome/Overview
12:00 - 1:00 – Working with Patent Agents and Other Patent Professionals
· Blake T. Hudson, Gardner Groff & Greenwald, PC
· Michael B. Chernoff, Murgitroyd & Co. Ltd.
· Tarianna Stewart, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
· Brian C. Genco, Meunier Carlin & Curfman
1:00 - 1:05 – Networking Break
1:05 - 2:05 – Intellectual Property Law Update
· Clark Wilson, Avanos Medical, Inc.
· Ryan Gates, Lee & Hayes
2:05 - 2:15 – Networking Break
2:15 - 3:15 – Witness Preparation and Jury Persuasion
· Daniel A. Kent, Kent & Risley LLC
· Dan Rubin, Round Table Group
· David Reed, Kilpatrick Townsend
3:15 - 4:15 – Patently Obvious? PART 2 - 1 Professionalism credit hour
Is Your Law Practice Infringing on Your Life? (Or Vice Versa?) Lessons for IP Attorneys from the film, Flash of Genius
· Chris Osborn, Reeltime
4:15 - 5:15: Networking/Happy Hour
