An Introductory Intellectual Property Session for Federal Government Contractors

Date:
Thursday, August 21, 2008
(1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.)

Location:
Virginia Tech Campus
 Corporate Research Center
Research Building 8, 2000 Kraft Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060

PRESENTED BY:

David S. Bloch is the author or co-author of more than two dozen academic papers on topics ranging from trademarks in government contracts to international jurisdiction over the internet.  He is a frequent lecturer and presenter on intellectual property and other topics.  David also served as a member of the California State Bar Litigation Section’s Committee on Jury Instructions, which advised the California Judicial Council Task Force on Jury Instructions during the preparation of California’s official Civil Jury Instructions, Fourth Set (2003). David Bloch is a partner in Winston & Strawn’s San Francisco office.  His concentration is on complex intellectual property litigation, including commercial disputes involving utility patents, design patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets, as well as the intersections of antitrust, government contracts, and intellectual property law.

James G. McEwen has prepared and prosecuted patent applications in computer hardware and software, control systems, mechanical and optical devices, semiconductor manufacturing and manufacturing equipment, battery and battery manufacturing methods, data encoding and decoding methods and devices, and display device technologies. In addition, he has prepared and been involved in patent validity and infringement opinions, reissue and reexamination proceedings, intellectual property licensing and settlement negotiations, intellectual property licensing with elements of the Federal government, trademark prosecution, domain name disputes, trade secret protection, and provided litigation support in patent infringement claims.

Course Purpose:
Designed as an introductory course for attorneys and managers of area contractors in the federal procurement arena, this course touches on the issues vital to protecting contractor interests when providing goods or services to the federal government.

I. Overview of Relationship Between IP and Government

II. Strategies for Preservation
  
III. Government Misuse of Intellectual Property

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Session Agenda
	1:00 PM - 1:50 PM		I. Overview of relationship between IP and Government
A. What is Intellectual Property   Patents Copyrights Trademarks Trade Secrets B. Government Contracts   Civilian Agency Overview Department of Defense Overview C. How Government Acquires IP Rights   Rights or ownership Rights in ideas Trade Secrets Patents Rights in copies Copyrights and software Rights in names Trademark D. Significance   Preserve commercial rights Preserve rights to follow on contracts
	1:50 PM - 2:00 PM		Break
	2:00 PM - 2:50 PM		II. Strategies for Preservation
A. Patents   Timing as affects rights Unique monitoring and disclosure requirements Vehicle dependent Standard FAR/Bayh-Dole CRADA Other Transactions B. Copyrights & Trade Secrets - Non-software   Financing as affects rights Pre-contract submissions Vehicle dependent Standard contract Civilian Department of Defense CRADA Other Transactions C. Copyrights & Trade Secrets - Software   Financing as affects rights Pre-contract submissions Vehicle dependent Standard contract Civilian Department of Defense CRADA Other Transactions D. Trademarks E. Subcontractor Unique Rights Flowdown from prime Who receives rights to use? F. Preservation Techniques Monitoring process
	2:50 PM - 3:00 PM		Break
	3:00 PM - 4:00 PM		III. Government misuse of intellectual property

A. Remedies against Government for specific types of IP   Government not private party Federal sovereign immunity State sovereign immunity Patents Injunction Damages Copyrights Injunction Damages Trademarks Injunction Damages Trade Secrets Injunction Damages B. Administrative Claims   Benefits of Administrative Claim verses Federal Court Claims process Patents Copyrights Other types of claims Trade Secrets Trademarks Benefits of Filings

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