Continuing Legal Education - University of Washington School of Law

Legal Protection of Business Methods -
Essentials for Business Lawyers and Managers

Friday, October 1, 1999
University of Washington, Seattle
Seafirst Executive Education Center
Boeing Auditorium, Room 110
7.25 CLE General Credits
Cost: $200

Program Highlights
Who Should Attend
About the Program
Schedule
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Accommodations for Disabilities

Program Highlights
Ramifications of State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group
Essential knowledge about legal or business issues in E-Commerce
Strategies for protection of business methods for particular industries
Comparison of a variety of options for protecting business methods
Strategic use of patents and other intellectual property rights as assets

Guidelines for licensing business methods to foreign licenses

Who Should Attend

Inhouse counsels, executives and business persons involved in any type of businesses operated through the Internet, particularly banking and software, and business lawyers who give advice to them.

About the Program

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ("CAFC") has been characterized as changing the law regarding patent protection for business methods. This decision, State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, held that patent protection is available for processes used in administering mutual funds. This decision can lead to a flood of financial and other business method patents.

This program will focus on ways to adapt to a legal and business environment that may see a dramatic increase in this form of patent activity. The ramifications of State Street will be addressed along with other Federal Court decisions regarding computer software, business strategies and patent enforcement. The role of patents and the Internet, banking and securities industries will also be discussed. International protection of business methods will be examined.

Program Schedule

8:00 a.m.	Registration and Coffee
8:30 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction Professor Toshiko Takenaka, Director, Center for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP), University of Washington School of Law, Seattle Ownership, Inventorship, Authorship Issues Rodney C. Tullett, Christensen, O'Connon, Johnson & Kindness, PLLC
8:35 a.m.	The Impact of State Street Bank on Your Business Stephen C. Durant, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco Ownership, Inventorship, Authorship Issues Rodney C. Tullett, Christensen, O'Connon, Johnson & Kindness, PLLC
9:30 a.m.	Basic Legal Issues Internet and E-Commerce Jeffrey A. Berkowitz, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garret & Dunner LLP, Washington, D.C. Trademark and Copyright Issues in E-Commerce Marie Aglion, Perkins Coie, Seattle
10:30 a.m.	Questions and Answers
10:45 p.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.	Basic Legal Issues, continued Comparison: Patent v. Copyright Protection David L. Lubitz, Loeb & Loeb LLP, Los Angeles Ownership, Inventorship, Authorship Issues Rodney C. Tullett, Christensen, O'Connon, Johnson & Kindness, PLLC
12:00 p.m.	Questions and Answers
12:15 p.m.	Lunch (on your own)
1:15 p.m.	Business Strategies Patent and Other Intellectual Property Rights as Assets David J. Maki, Seed & Berry LLP, Seattle
1:45 p.m.	Panel Discussion: Intellectual Property Management Moderator: Albert Gidari, Jr., Law Office of Albert Gidari, Seattle Professor Gary Hansen, University of Washington, Director, Program in Entrepreurship & Innovation, School of Business Administration, Seattle David H. Green, Corporate Counsel, Corbis Corporation, Bellevue Banker, to be announced
3:00 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m.	Panel Discussion: International Issues Moderator: Professor Toshiko Takenaka, Director, Center for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP), University of Washington School of Law, Seattle Ken Norichika, Japan SOFTIC, Tokyo Steven M. Dickinson, University of Washington Comparitive Law Program, Garvey, Schubert & Barer, Seattle David L. Lubitz, Loeb & Loeb LLP, Los Angeles Dave Blachman, Microsoft Corporation, International Division, Redmond
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn

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Accommodations for Disabilities

To request accommodations for the disabled, please contact the office of the ADA coordinator at (206) 543-6450 (voice); (206) 543-6452 (TDD); (206) 685-3885 (fax); or access@u.washington.edu (e-mail).