IP Trademark, Copyright & Licensing Counsel Forum

Holland & Knight is pleased to once again sponsor the ALM/Corporate Counsel IP Trademark, Copyright & Licensing Counsel Forum. Intellectual Property Partner Richard Raysman will co-chair the conference and Partners Francesca Morris, Steven Roosa and David Donoghue will also participate in the program's panels.

Mr. Roosa will moderate a panel titled "Mobile Apps and Privacy: The Hidden Risks." The agenda will include the following topics:

• FTC guidelines, enforcement actions, and recent court cases/settlements
• privacy issues -- class action exposure
• collection of technical information which can be used to identify the device or the user
• state and federal requirements
• specific industry requirements (e.g. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA))
• disclosure to user of personal information collected
• the significant role for legal departments
• principles for drafting effective mobile app privacy policies

Ms. Morris will also moderate a panel titled "Software Licensing Disputes." The agenda for the panel will include the following topics:

• license issues leading to disputes
• grant of rights
• right to sublicense
• third-party access
• how a licensing dispute is constructively and proactively handled
• how are audits conducted and monitored
• license termination
• claims for breach
• contract claims
• infringement claims
• claims for damages

Mr. Donoghue will participate in a panel titled "Intellectual Property in an International Landscape: What’s Your Risk?" The agenda will include the following topics:

• strategies for dealing with companies abroad that hijack your mark
• registration of marks in various jurisdictions around the world
• investigating who has jurisdiction over the internet
• foreign character marks