Midwest Intellectual Property Summit

6 CLE / 1 E - Thursday, November 17; 8:45 A.M. - 4:45 P.M.

LIVE IN-PERSON SEMINAR - ICLEF Conference Facility, Indianapolis

LIVE WEBCAST - From your home or office

TOPICS:

Welcome & Introduction

- Holiday W. Banta, Chair

Hot Topics in IP Law

- T.J. Cole

Bad Faith in Trademark Registrations: Navigating Recent Changes in the U.S., EU, and China

- Jacqueline M. Lesser

Patent Infringement on Amazon: Using the Amazon Patent Evaluation Express Procedure (APEX) to Remove Alleged Infringing Products

- Greg N. Geiser

USPTO Ethics

- USPTO Representative

The Constitution Commandeth: Thou Shalt Not Protect the Same Subject Matter Under Design Patent and Trade Dress Laws

- Kenneth B. Germain

European Patent & Trademark Update

- Giulia Maienza & Pietro Pouche

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FACULTY:

Holiday W. Banta, Chair

Ice Miller LLP, Indianapolis, IN

T. J. Cole

Ice Miller LLP, Indianapolis, IN

Greg N. Geiser

Gutwein Law, Minneapolis, MN

Kenneth Germain

Wood Herron & Evans LLP, Cincinnati, OH

Jacqueline M. Lesser

Ice Miller, Philadelphia, PA

Giulia Maienza

Herbert Smith Freehills, Milan, Italy

Pietro Pouche