International Intellectual Property Law Summer School

Why you should attend this Summer School?

The emergence of intellectual property as a foundation of the information age and its role in securing the diverse benefits of the new digital technologies in industry and commerce are key reasons why this topic is of major importance.

IP law is constantly breaking new ground in an area where it’s essential for all in-house lawyers to be up-to-date with new best practice, as the business must protect it’s trademark and intellectual property to maintain it’s market share. Issues including policing the use of trademarks across borders, injunctions across borders, use of trademarks in online advertising highlighted by the landmark Interflora Google AdWords case and the release of top level domain names have all created new challenges for the legal departments.

With this in mind, Falconbury have developed this unique and intensive three-day programme to focus on all aspects of intellectual property law. In just three days this Summer School is designed to offer a comprehensive introduction and an up-to-date refresher to all those whose work involves intellectual property and its effective protection.

Who should attend?

All those whose work involves and requires a knowledge and understanding of international intellectual property law including:

• In-house lawyers
• Private practice lawyers
• Commercial managers and business executives

What are the benefits of attending this seminar?

The Cambridge Legal Summer School series has been developed to provide in-house lawyers and contract executives with a focused learning opportunity that takes them outside of the office environment and allows them to benefit from being away from the daily challenges of their role, mix with colleagues from other organisations and concentrate on developing their commercial, professional, personal and technical skills.

Become part of the Falconbury Legal Summer School Alumni by attending this programme and you will access a new international network of legal colleagues. Meet and network in the exclusive learning environment created annually by our legal summer school series set in the heart of Cambridge.

Find our more about our Social and Networking Programme HERE.

• Day One- Introduction and focus on the basics*

Registration and Refreshments

Introduction to the seminar

• IP – The key asset in a knowledge economy and international transactions
• Types of IP
• IP and unfair competition law
• EU law and IP: Parallel imports, licensing

Copyright and neighbouring rights

• Ownership and duration
• Assignment and licenses
• Moral rights
• Infringements
• International context

Registered designs

• Registered Designs Act
• Basic principles
• International context
• Community design law
• To register or not to register

Trade Marks

• General principles
• What can be registered
• Registering
• EU trademarks/Infringement and passing off
• Passing off

Patents

• What is patentable?
• Procedures
• Exploitation
• Protection

Enforcement of IP

• The legal framework at an international and EU level
• Civil, criminal and/or customs?
• Enforcement in the civil courts in England and Wales

• Day Two- Focus on specific issues including transactions**

The role of the international IP treaties and conventions

• The Berne Convention
• The Rome Convention
• TRIPs

Licensing of Intellectual Property

• Role of IP in licensing
• International technology licensing
• Prohibited licences
• EU regulation of licensing and franchising
• R&D licensing

Confidential information

• Types of confidential information
• Privacy aspects and human rights
• Commercial confidences
• Scope of protection

Transactions and IP

• Assignments
• Warranties
• Due diligence
• International dimension

PRACTICAL WORKSHOP: IP due diligence in corporate transactions and related warranty negotiations

Managing a corporate IP portfolio

• Objectives
• Cost
• Procedures
• Developing a policy

Day Three- Focus on current technology issues

Websites: Advanced issues

• Domain names
• Trade Marks
• Unfair Competition
• Liability Issues

Competition law and technology

• Overview of current EU laws
• Abuse of dominance
• Restrictive agreements and cartels
• In-house lawyers and privilege
• New legislation

Data protection and the information society

• Overview of global laws
• EU Directives
• Privacy principles
• Cross-border data transfer solutions
• Outsourcing and cloud issues

Social media and the workplace

• The social network phenomenon
• Privacy and security challenges
• Brand and reputation issues
• Opportunities and risks

Negotiating and drafting technology contracts

• Copyright in computer software
• Key terminology
• Anatomy of a software licence
• Source code and e-complilation
• IPR enforcement and security devices

Dealing with IP and IT disputes

• Disputes during and after registration including validity and infringement
• Interim and final remedies
• Comparison of jurisdictions including costs and procedures
• Litigation
• ADR
• Mediation
• Arbitration

Summer School director

Gail E Evans BA (Hons), Dip.Ed, LLB, SJD (USyd) Reader in International Trade and Intellectual Property Law; Co-Director, Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (Business and Professional); Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London. Nominated in 2008 and 2010 for the Queen Mary University of London Drapers’ Award for Excellence in Teaching, she lectures in international intellectual property law; Trade Mark law; and intellectual property transactions. Gails’ areas of research are the international regulation and commercialisation of intellectual property.

Summer School faculty of presenters

Robert Bond is a Partner and Notary Public at Speechly Bircham. Robert has over 30 years’ experience in advising national and international clients on all of their commercial IP, technology and data protection requirements. Robert specialises in data, technology and information law and has market-leading expertise in a number of specialist sectors including computer games and digital media where he is an acknowledged industry expert. Robert’s clients cover a wide spectrum from small businesses to major US-based multi-nationals.

Dr Roger Burt, formerly Head of European IP for IBM, is Consultant to Avidity IP. Roger was a member of the Hargreaves Committee which reported in May 2011 to the UK government on various aspects of IP. Roger is also a Member of Council of the UK Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys and was a Member of Council of the European Patents Institute. He was President of the IP Federation from 2008 to 2010 and is now a Vice-President of the Federation.

Alexander Carter-Silk is Partner and Head of IP, Technology & Commercial at Speechly Bircham. He has 25 years’ experience of advising on contentious and non-contentious IP and technology matters. During that period he has developed a reputation for rigorously promoting and defending his clients’ interests in a number of high profile cases and transactions. As head of the Trade Mark Designs and Brand Practice Alexander is a market leader in the licensing, sponsorship and franchising of IP rights, as well as the protection of copyright design rights and trade marks. Alexander’s clients include brand owners, suppliers and insurers from a diverse range of industries including technology, marketing and the media.

Trevor Cook is a partner in the Intellectual Property Group of Bird & Bird, based in London and is co-head of their International Life Sciences Sector Group. Trevor is one of the best-known names in the intellectual property legal market and has been working in this area for over thirty years. He is president of the UK Group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), Secretary to the British Copyright Council Working Group on Copyright and Technology, and a member of the Council of the Intellectual Property Institute. He is on the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) List of Arbitrators.

Dai Davis is a technology lawyer and has degrees in physics and computing science. As well as being a solicitor, he is a qualified Chartered Engineer and member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Having previously been National Head of Intellectual Property Law and later National Head of Information Technology Law at Eversheds. He is now the principal in his own sole practice Percy Crow Davis & Co. Dai also has considerable experience advising businesses on high-tech product liability, product recall and product safety issues.

Emily Devlin is a solicitor in the London office of Osborne Clarke where she specialises in all aspects of intellectual property litigation, including patents, trade marks, passing off, copyright and design rights. Emily also provides non-contentious advice to a variety of trade mark and brand owners, including trade mark clearance and portfolio management advice. Emily is a member of Osborne Clarke’s Digital Business Group, focusing on the IP aspects of complex telecoms and technology disputes, and advising clients in relation to advertising, marketing and media issues.

Audrey Horton is a senior associate in the Intellectual Property Department of Bird & Bird in London. Audrey joined Bird & Bird in 1995 and advises on the full spectrum of intellectual property rights including patents, confidential information, trade marks, designs, copyright, and database rights for a wide range of clients in many different fields. Her experience also encompasses drafting and negotiating contracts for the creation, transfer or licensing of intellectual property.

Malcolm Lawrence is a founding Director in Avidity IP and was a founder partner in the predecessor partnership of HLBBShaw and Hepworth Lawrence Bryer & Bizley. Malcolm became the Chief Executive Officer shortly after incorporation of the partnership business in early 2006. He has over 30 years IP experience including more than 20 years as a proprietor. Malcolm is an experienced UK and European Patent Attorney and a Registered Trade Mark Attorney, and he has had a current Litigator’s Certificate since 2001.

Angus McLean is a solicitor with Simmons and Simmons. His practice covers the full range of intellectual property related work, including patent, copyright, design right and trade mark litigation, and passing off and anti-counterfeiting matters for clients in the TMT, financial markets, life sciences and energy and infrastructure sectors. Angus also advises on the intellectual property aspects of corporate and commercial transactions and outsourcing projects in a variety of sectors. Angus also specialises in breach of confidence disputes and privacy law.

Iain Stansfield is a partner at Olswang where he provides strategic advice to clients involved in the development, protection and exploitation of intellectual property. This includes brands, content and technology. His focus is on transactional and advisory work, primarily acting as a commercial lawyer, his background as an IP practitioner means that he brings to his transactional work a sharp awareness of how best to protect and maximise intangible assets. Iain wrote the Periodical Publishers’ Association’s Guide to Intellectual Property Law, Writers’ Rights and Righting Wrongs, and is also the author of the Design Council’s on-line knowledge resource on the same subject.

Stephen Whitfield is a solicitor in the London office of Travers Smith, specialising in EU and UK competition law. He has particular experience in dealing with European Commission and OFT cartel investigations and sector inquiries, obtaining merger clearances, advising on commercial agreements and corporate documents, and providing guidance on compliance with competition law. He has advised companies and trade associations across many sectors including information technology, life sciences, brands and retail.

Jonathan Wills is a Patent Attorney at Mewburn Ellis. He joined Mewburn Ellis in 2004 and is based in the Cambridge office. He is a Chartered and European Patent Attorney since 2008. With an academic background in pharmaceuticals, the majority of his work is based in the life sciences field.

The Moller Centre
Churchill College
Storey’s Way
Cambridge CB3 0DE, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1223 465500

Web: www.mollercentre.co.uk

Residential accommodation

Set in the heart of Cambridge, one of Englands most famous centres of learning the Møller Centre accommodation has a fresh contemporary style and provides comfort and space for relaxing or studying. Some leisure facilities are available on site including a fitness suite, squash and tennis courts. Wireless broadband access is available throughout the centre.

Accommodation is included for the nights of the 19-21 August 2012. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are also included for the duration of your stay. If you would like to extend the length of your stay or bring a spouse there is an extra charge for this.

Please contact Falconbury Customer Services for more information on +44 (0)20 7729 6677 or contact use via our contact form

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• Alcan France
• Alstom Switzerland Ltd
• Amadeus IT Group SA
• Bluewater Energy Services bv
• Cayman Islands Government Legal Department
• Clear Edge
• DIAB SPA
• DP World Head Office
• Ernst & Young (CIS) BV
• ESA/ESTEC
• European Space Agency
• Fokker Elmo
• Global Blue Holdings AB
• Gulf Agency Co Ltd
• Hairdreams Haarhandels GmbH
• Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland BV
• Hillbridges
• HJ Heinz BV
• Huntsman Tioxide
• Kockums AB
• Lawson & Bishop Financial Ltd
• Lebara UK
• Liberty Global Europe BV
• LLP Bayer KAZ
• PH Media Group
• Repsol YSF
• Rockwool International AS
• Sanger Associates Ltd
• The University of Manchester Intellectual Property Ltd
• Vestas Wind Systems AS

“Very informative, good supporting documentation, knowledgeable speakers”

Adam Ryding, Legal Officer, PH Media Group

“Content of the course is very good and comprehensive. The quality presentations provided where very good. Highly qualified speakers”

Gulmira Baismakova, Lawyer, LLP Bayer KAZ, Kazakhstan

“Excellent…”

Nicolas Vielliard, Legal Counsel, Applus RTD Group