CANCELLED: Intellectual Property Best Practices and Updates
With so many recent developments in intellectual property law you cannot afford to miss this seminar covering significant changes including the repeal of s51(3) of the Competition and Consumer Act, recent cases affecting IP licensing, and practical insights into advising clients about IP.
Description
Attend and earn 4 CPD points including:
2 CPD points in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
2 CPD points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law
Chair: Nicholas Dillon, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
9.00am to 10.00am: Reform and Developments in Intellectual Property Law
- Abolition of the innovation patent: Why does it have to go?
- Trade marks and parallel importation: the impact of the new defence
- Repeal of section 51(3) Competition and Consumer Act: the interface between IP and competition laws
- Cases on computer implemented business methods: is a consistent approach being achieved?
Presented by Guy Provan, Principal, Provan Legal Pty Ltd
Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
10.00am to 11.00am: How to Speak to Your Clients About IP
- How to make the intangible seem tangible
- The importance of brand as a business asset
- Who owns what: The difference between data and IP
- Legal technologies available
Presented by Nicole Mumford, Legal Counsel, RAC WA
11.00am to 11.15am: Morning Tea
11.15am to 12.15pm: IP Licensing Update
- Hot topics: recap on maintaining valid trade marks, intragroup IP licensing and common directors acting with ‘unity of purpose’ – reconciling the Pham decision with the Trident decision
- Implied licenses and exclusive rights of a patentee in Calidad Pty Ltd v Seiko Epson Corporation
- Impact of recent competition law changes on IP arrangements and types of clauses most at risk
- IP licenses surviving termination of a contract: Apple & Pear Australia Ltd v Pink Lady America LLC
- Additional drafting tips
Presented by David Stewart, Principal, Bennett & Co
Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
12.15pm to 1.15pm: Getting IP Ready for Strategic Investment
- Preparing for strategic investment: having a sound IP strategy and the importance of due diligence
- Knowing the IP red flags & how to resolve them
- Protecting business information: confidentiality agreements
Presented by Stephanie Rowland, Partner, Allion Partners
Venue
Mercure Perth
Level 1, 10 Irwin St
Perth 6000
WA
Australia