Day 1 - October 23, 2007
Keeping Your IP House In Order

8:30 – 8:45 Introduction and Opening Remarks

Speaker: Steven J. Kaminshine, GSU Dean, College of Law
Speaker: H. Fenwick Huss, GSU Dean, J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Speaker: Chason Carroll, Director of Intellectual Property, CompuCredit Corporation

8:45 – 10:15 How to Start a Quality Corporate Intellectual Property Program

Learn the nuts and bolts for initiating a successful IP program, as well as the essential business and legal ingredients for success. This panel will also focus on identifying the common mistakes that can be avoided, as well as teach how business and legal goals are defined and how success is measured.
Moderator: Lloyd Farr, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Panelist: Carol Beckham, Vice President, AT&T Intellectual Property Corporation
Panelist: Marcus Delgado, Chief IP Counsel, Cox Communications
Panelist: Corrine Sukiennik, Director of Global Licensing, Kimberly-Clark Worldwide

10:15 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 12:00pm Managing Employee IP Legal Issues: Contracts, Incentives, Theft, Brand

Discover how other companies manage various employee-related IP issues, including best practices for managing contractual IP issues, employee incentives for encouraging participation in IP identification and protection, preventing theft of IP and branding considerations.
Moderator: Michael D. Hobbs Jr., Troutman Sanders
Panelist: Perry Binder, Legal Studies Professor, J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Panelist: Leo Cook, Director of IP, IT and International Law, HD Supply
Panelist: Elizabeth Finn Johnson, Senior Litigation & Employment Counsel, The Coca-Cola Company

12:00 – 1:30 Luncheon: The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)

Lunch Panel – Changes on the Horizon for the In-House IP Practitioner – What Will You Need to Know in 2010?
A group of experts will discuss important recent developments in IP law and the likely impact these changes may have on future in-house IP practice. Collectively, the panel has over 100 years of in-house IP experience and decades of service in corporate management roles. Legislative and judicial patent reform, progressive globalization, USPTO process changes, and relentless patent speculation all may require new skill sets.
Moderator: John Williamson, Partner, K&L Gates
Panelist: Angelo Chaclas, VP and General Counsel IP, Pitney Bowes
Panelist: Steve Miller, VP and General Counsel IP, Procter & Gamble
Panelist: Manny Schecter, Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property, IBM
Panelist: Herbert C. Wamsley, Executive Director, IPO

1:30 – 3:00 Tools and Services for Effective IP Management

Learn practical solutions including various software programs and professional services that are used to manage successful IP programs, the pros and cons of the latest software products and services, personal productivity software, and IP man-agement services.
Moderator: Michelle Tyde, Woodcock Washburn
Panelist: Jeff Bacon, Division Patent Counsel, Milliken & Company
Panelist: Chris Schenken, Vice President, UPS Global Innovations
Panelist: Bernie Zidar, Chief IP Counsel, McKesson Corporation
Panelist: Thomas Colson, CEO, ip.com

3:00 – 3:15 Break

3:15 – 4:45 Insourcing IP Legal Work: Balancing Between Inside and Outside

This panel will reveal why some corporations are bringing more legal work in-house while others are maintaining strong reliance on outside counsel. Learn the advantages and disadvantages of bringing different types of IP work in-house, and hear what the future may hold for many corporations.
Moderator: Roger Taylor, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Panelist: Christopher Capelli, Chief IP Counsel, MeadWestvaco Corporation
Panelist: Roxanne E. Cenatempo, Global Chief Intellectual Property Officer & Associate General Counsel, Imerys
Panelist: Frank Landgraff, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel, GE Energy
Panelist: Indira Saladi, Senior Patent Operations Council, Motorola

4:45 Closing Remarks and Adjourn: Scott Frank, President, AT&T Intellectual Property Corporation

5:00 – 7:30pm Corporate Intellectual Property Institute Reception

Day 2 - October 24, 2007
Looking Outside Your IP House

8:30 – 8:45 Announcements

8:45 – 10:15 Responding to “Stick Licensing:” Dealing with Threats and Offers

Hear what many companies are doing to handle and manage an ever-growing number of threats and licensing offers. Learn some of the standard procedures for responding to (or ignoring) such offers. Discover how recent court deci-sions have affected such procedures and best practices.
Moderator: L. Norwood Jameson, Duane Morris
Panelist: Michael Bishop, General Counsel, AT&T Intellectual Property Corporation
Panelist: Larry Slovensky, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, EarthLink
Panelist: Jose Duthil, Associate General Patent Counsel, Scientific-Atlanta

10:15 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 12:00pm Licensing IP For Real Value

This panel will identify the elements and best practices of successful licensing programs. Learn how to bridge the gap between the goals and expectations of business executives and those of licensing professionals, and about the roles of inside and outside counsel in such programs. Learn how recent court decisions affect the possibility of obtaining licensing revenues, and discover other types of value that can be obtained and realized through licensing.
Moderator: William M. Ragland, Jr., Hunton & Williams
Panelist: Nat Milburn, Vice President of External Business Development, Newell Rubbermaid
Panelist: Jon Meyer, Senior Vice President, Intellectual Property Law, Motorola
Panelist: Gus Orphanides, Director of Licensing, Air Products and Chemicals

12:00 – 1:30 Luncheon – Speaker: Q. Todd Dickinson, General Electric, Former PTO Commissioner

During this luncheon, attendees will learn about the latest and most exciting IP developments from someone with unique perspectives gained from years of service in top positions in corporate, law firm, and governmental environments.

1:30 – 3:00 Quality and Value Measurement for IP: What We Need to Know

Discover the latest quality and value metrics for IP and what attorneys should be aware of when drafting patent applications and helping create quality IP assets. This panel will identify the things that will help companies achieve the highest IP portfolio quality and value rankings for their industries.
Moderator: Barry Brager, Founding and Managing Partner, Perception Partners
Panelist: Christopher Ainsley, President & CEO, The Patent Board
Panelist: Hector G. Calzada, Jr., Senior Vice President, Houlihan Lokey’s
Panelist: P. Michael Walker, Associate General Counsel and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

3:00 – 3:15 Break

3:15 – 4:45 Building Business Cases: IP in Ethical Negotiations and M&A

Learn about the proper roles and responsibilities for IP attorneys during business negotiations, mergers, and acquisitions. Discover the rules of the game and the real meanings and implications of various terms and positions.
Moderator: James L. Ewing IV, Kilpatrick Stockton
Panelist: Bob Currie, Senior Counsel, Rock-Tenn
Panelist: Cheryl Tubach, Patent Counsel, The Coca-Cola Company