2010 SpringPosium Schedule

2010 SpringPosium Program*

All Seminar Program will be held in the Pavilion Conference Center

Friday, May 7th

11 am – Noon:

Registration and Check-in (box lunch provided), Sponsor Displays and Demonstrations

Noon – 12:20 pm:

Opening Remarks, Sponsor Introductions, and Program Overview

John P. Fry, Morris Manning & Martin LLP, Atlanta Bar IP Section Chair

Bradley K. Groff, Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva, SpringPosium Chair and Founding Sponsor Remarks

Gabriel Azar, Finnegan, GSU College of Law, SpringPosium Chair

12:20 – 1:20 pm:

Advanced Patent Matters and Recent Developments from an In-House Practitioner’s

Perspective

Moderator: William B. Dyer, III, Partner, Finnegan

Roxanne Cenatempo, Chief IP Counsel, Imerys

Marcus Delgado, Chief IP Counsel, Cox Communications

Michael V. Kruljac, Chief Patent Counsel, Georgia-Pacific LLC

1:25 – 2:25 pm:

Effective Use of Experts in IP Litigation

Moderator: John North, Partner, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, LLP

Howard A. Zandman, Partner, Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP

Chelton D. Tanger, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Lissi Mojica, Novak Druce + Quigg LLP

2:25 – 2:40 pm:

Networking Break – Sponsor Presentation

2:40 – 3:40 pm:

Internet / Domain Name Law Update

Douglas M. Isenberg, the GigaLaw firm

3:45 – 4:45 pm:

Trademark Law Update

Theodore H. Davis, Jr., Partner, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

4:45 – 6:30 pm:

Free Time, Sponsor Displays and Demonstrations

Rachel Spears, Executive Director, of the Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta

6:30 – 7:30 pm:

Cocktail Reception, Sponsored by Alston & Bird

7:30 – 8:30 pm:

Dinner in the Ruins, Sponsored by Finnegan

8:30 – 9:00 pm:

Keynote Speaker

Hon. William S. Duffey, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

9:00 pm - ?

Hospitality Suite, Sponsored by Morris Manning and Martin

Saturday, May 8th

8:00 – 8:30 am:

Continental Breakfast, Sponsor Displays and Demonstrations, Sponsored by Nelson Mullins

8:30 – 9:30 am:

Patent Law Update

Jeffrey R. Kuester, Taylor English Duma LLP

Brett Bartel, ReleasedInventions.com

9:35 – 10:35 am:

The Internet and Social Media: Protecting and Managing IP Assets

Jeanene Jobst, Turner Broadcasting

Jason Rosenberg, Alston + Bird

10:35 – 10:50 am:

Networking Break – Sponsor Presentation (snack provided)

10:50 – 11:50 am:

Intellectual Property Licensing and Recent Developments

Moderator: A. Shane Nichols, Partner, King & Spalding

James D. Aronowitz, Associate General Counsel, The Collegiate Licensing Co.

Michael Bishop, General Counsel, AT&T Intellectual Property Corp.

Elizabeth Allen, First Vice President & Senior Counsel, SunTrust Banks, Inc.

11:55 – 12:55 pm:

Ethical Considerations in IP Practice

Moderator: Richardson Lynn, Dean and Professor of Law, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School

Prof. Timothy Holbrook, Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law

Michael J. Powell, Shareholder, Baker Donelson

Michael J. Kline, Senior Patent Counsel, The Coca-Cola Co.

12:55 – 1:00 pm

Closing Remarks, Thanks to Our Sponsors

1:00 – 1:45 pm

Lunch on your own

2:00 - ? pm

Golf Tournament, Sporting Clays, Horseback Riding, Bicycling, and other activities

* program schedule and topics are subject to change