2017: 25th Annual Fordham IP Conference

Thank you for your interest in the Fordham IP Conference, which took place on April 20-21, 2017.

2017 Program at a Glance

2017 Faculty List

2017 Detailed Program

Thank you to all of our sponsors for your generous support.

The Fordham Intellectual Property Law and Policy Conference has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for a maximum of 17 non-transitional, professional practice, credit hours. To determine whether another state will award credit, please contact that state’s CLE administrator’s office.

Please click below on a session to see faculty bios, presentations, materials, photos, and more.

Thursday, April 20 2017

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
7:00 am	Continental Breakfast 7:00 am 9:00 am 25th Anniversary Opening Remarks 8:00 am 8:15 am General Counsel Roundtable ‌ 8:15 am 9:15 am	Continental Breakfast 7:00 am 9:00 am 25th Anniversary Opening Remarks 8:00 am 8:15 am General Counsel Roundtable ‌ 8:15 am 9:15 am	Continental Breakfast 7:00 am 9:00 am 25th Anniversary Opening Remarks 8:00 am 8:15 am General Counsel Roundtable ‌ 8:15 am 9:15 am
7:15 am
7:30 am
7:45 am
8:00 am
8:15 am
8:30 am
8:45 am
9:00 am
9:15 am	Brexit & IP 9:25 am 10:25 am	Brexit & IP 9:25 am 10:25 am	Brexit & IP 9:25 am 10:25 am
9:30 am
9:45 am
10:00 am
10:15 am
10:30 am
10:45 am	25 Years of IP: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going? 10:55 am 11:55 am	25 Years of IP: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going? 10:55 am 11:55 am	25 Years of IP: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going? 10:55 am 11:55 am
11:00 am
11:15 am
11:30 am
11:45 am
12:00 pm	IP in China 12:05 pm 1:05 pm	IP in China 12:05 pm 1:05 pm	IP in China 12:05 pm 1:05 pm
12:15 pm
12:30 pm
12:45 pm
1:00 pm
1:15 pm	Lunch 1:15 pm 2:30 pm	Lunch 1:15 pm 2:30 pm	Lunch 1:15 pm 2:30 pm
1:30 pm
1:45 pm
2:00 pm
2:15 pm
2:30 pm
2:45 pm	Trade Secrets 2:45 pm 3:45 pm	EU Copyright Reform & Digital Single Market 2:45 pm 4:00 pm	Multilateral Developments 2:45 pm 3:55 pm
3:00 pm
3:15 pm
3:30 pm
3:45 pm
4:00 pm	Doctrine of Equivalents & Estoppel 4:10 pm 5:15 pm
4:15 pm		Communication to the Public & Hyperlinking 4:25 pm 5:25 pm	Int'l Trade, Populism & IP 4:20 pm 5:25 pm
4:30 pm
4:45 pm
5:00 pm
5:15 pm	IP Remedies 5:20 pm 6:30 pm
5:30 pm		Intermediary Liability 5:30 pm 6:30 pm	25 Years of Competition: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going? 5:30 pm 6:30 pm
5:45 pm
6:00 pm
6:15 pm
6:30 pm
6:45 pm
7:00 pm		25th Anniversary Gala Reception & Dinner 7:00 pm 7:30 pm
7:15 pm		25th Anniversary Gala Reception & Dinner 7:00 pm 7:30 pm

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
7:00 pm		25th Anniversary Gala Reception & Dinner 7:00 pm 7:30 pm
7:15 pm		25th Anniversary Gala Reception & Dinner 7:00 pm 7:30 pm

Track 2

25th Anniversary Gala Reception & Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
7:00 am	Continental Breakfast 7:00 am 9:00 am	Continental Breakfast 7:00 am 9:00 am	Continental Breakfast 7:00 am 9:00 am
7:15 am
7:30 am
7:45 am
8:00 am
8:15 am
8:30 am
8:45 am

Track 1

Continental Breakfast
7:00 am - 9:00 am

Track 2

Continental Breakfast
7:00 am - 9:00 am

Track 3

Continental Breakfast
7:00 am - 9:00 am

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
8:00 am	25th Anniversary Opening Remarks 8:00 am 8:15 am	25th Anniversary Opening Remarks 8:00 am 8:15 am	25th Anniversary Opening Remarks 8:00 am 8:15 am

Track 1

25th Anniversary Opening Remarks
8:00 am - 8:15 am

Track 2

25th Anniversary Opening Remarks
8:00 am - 8:15 am

Track 3

25th Anniversary Opening Remarks
8:00 am - 8:15 am

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
8:15 am	General Counsel Roundtable ‌ 8:15 am 9:15 am	General Counsel Roundtable ‌ 8:15 am 9:15 am	General Counsel Roundtable ‌ 8:15 am 9:15 am
8:30 am
8:45 am
9:00 am

Track 1

General Counsel Roundtable ‌
8:15 am - 9:15 am

Track 2

General Counsel Roundtable ‌
8:15 am - 9:15 am

Track 3

General Counsel Roundtable ‌
8:15 am - 9:15 am

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
9:15 am	Brexit & IP 9:25 am 10:25 am	Brexit & IP 9:25 am 10:25 am	Brexit & IP 9:25 am 10:25 am
9:30 am
9:45 am
10:00 am
10:15 am

Track 1

Brexit & IP
9:25 am - 10:25 am

Track 2

Brexit & IP
9:25 am - 10:25 am

Track 3

Brexit & IP
9:25 am - 10:25 am

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
10:45 am	25 Years of IP: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going? 10:55 am 11:55 am	25 Years of IP: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going? 10:55 am 11:55 am	25 Years of IP: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going? 10:55 am 11:55 am
11:00 am
11:15 am
11:30 am
11:45 am

Track 1

25 Years of IP: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going?
10:55 am - 11:55 am

Track 2

25 Years of IP: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going?
10:55 am - 11:55 am

Track 3

25 Years of IP: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going?
10:55 am - 11:55 am

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
12:00 pm	IP in China 12:05 pm 1:05 pm	IP in China 12:05 pm 1:05 pm	IP in China 12:05 pm 1:05 pm
12:15 pm
12:30 pm
12:45 pm
1:00 pm

Track 1

IP in China
12:05 pm - 1:05 pm

Track 2

IP in China
12:05 pm - 1:05 pm

Track 3

IP in China
12:05 pm - 1:05 pm

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
1:15 pm	Lunch 1:15 pm 2:30 pm	Lunch 1:15 pm 2:30 pm	Lunch 1:15 pm 2:30 pm
1:30 pm
1:45 pm
2:00 pm
2:15 pm

Track 1

Lunch
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm

Track 2

Lunch
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm

Track 3

Lunch
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
2:45 pm	Trade Secrets 2:45 pm 3:45 pm
3:00 pm
3:15 pm
3:30 pm

Track 1

Trade Secrets
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
4:00 pm	Doctrine of Equivalents & Estoppel 4:10 pm 5:15 pm
4:15 pm
4:30 pm
4:45 pm
5:00 pm

Track 1

Doctrine of Equivalents & Estoppel
4:10 pm - 5:15 pm

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
5:15 pm	IP Remedies 5:20 pm 6:30 pm
5:30 pm
5:45 pm
6:00 pm
6:15 pm

Track 1

IP Remedies
5:20 pm - 6:30 pm

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
2:45 pm		EU Copyright Reform & Digital Single Market 2:45 pm 4:00 pm
3:00 pm
3:15 pm
3:30 pm
3:45 pm

Track 2

EU Copyright Reform & Digital Single Market
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
4:15 pm		Communication to the Public & Hyperlinking 4:25 pm 5:25 pm
4:30 pm
4:45 pm
5:00 pm
5:15 pm

Track 2

Communication to the Public & Hyperlinking
4:25 pm - 5:25 pm

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
5:30 pm		Intermediary Liability 5:30 pm 6:30 pm
5:45 pm
6:00 pm
6:15 pm

Track 2

Intermediary Liability
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
2:45 pm			Multilateral Developments 2:45 pm 3:55 pm
3:00 pm
3:15 pm
3:30 pm
3:45 pm

Track 3

Multilateral Developments
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
4:15 pm			Int'l Trade, Populism & IP 4:20 pm 5:25 pm
4:30 pm
4:45 pm
5:00 pm
5:15 pm

Track 3

Int'l Trade, Populism & IP
4:20 pm - 5:25 pm

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
5:30 pm			25 Years of Competition: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going? 5:30 pm 6:30 pm
5:45 pm
6:00 pm
6:15 pm

Track 3

25 Years of Competition: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going?
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

No events available!

Friday, April 21 2017

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
7:30 am	Sunrise Seminar I: Second Medical Use & UK Plausibility 7:30 am 8:45 am	Sunrise Seminar II: Music Licensing 7:30 am 8:45 am	Sunrise Seminar III: Text & Data Mining 7:30 am 8:45 am
7:45 am
8:00 am
8:15 am
8:30 am
8:45 am
9:00 am	Views from the Judiciary 9:00 am 10:30 am	Views from the Judiciary 9:00 am 10:30 am	Views from the Judiciary 9:00 am 10:30 am
9:15 am
9:30 am
9:45 am
10:00 am
10:15 am
10:30 am	Break 10:30 am 10:45 am	Break 10:30 am 10:45 am	Break 10:30 am 10:45 am
10:45 am	Patent Potpourri 10:45 am 11:50 am Patent Eligible Subject Matter 11:55 am 1:00 pm	Pharma, IP & Competition 10:45 am 11:40 am	EU Boards of Appeal & TTAB: 10:45 am 11:45 am
11:00 am
11:15 am
11:30 am
11:45 am		FRAND/Standard Essential Patents 11:45 am 1:00 pm	Copyright & Trademark Enforcement 11:50 am 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
12:15 pm
12:30 pm
12:45 pm
1:00 pm	Lunch 1:00 pm 2:30 pm	Lunch 1:00 pm 2:30 pm	Lunch 1:00 pm 2:30 pm
1:15 pm
1:30 pm
1:45 pm
2:00 pm
2:15 pm
2:30 pm
2:45 pm	Patent Assertion Entities 2:45 pm 3:45 pm	25 Years of Copyright: 2:45 pm 3:50 pm	EU Trade Mark Developments 2:45 pm 4:05 pm
3:00 pm
3:15 pm
3:30 pm
3:45 pm
4:00 pm	U.S. Patent Developments 4:10 pm 5:25 pm
4:15 pm		U.S. Copyright Developments 4:15 pm 5:25 pm	Protection of Designs 4:25 pm 5:25 pm
4:30 pm
4:45 pm
5:00 pm
5:15 pm
5:30 pm	Patents & Populism 5:30 pm 6:30 pm	Fair Use 5:30 pm 6:30 pm	U.S. Trademark Developments 5:30 pm 6:30 pm
5:45 pm
6:00 pm
6:15 pm

Track 1

Sunrise Seminar I: Second Medical Use & UK Plausibility
7:30 am - 8:45 am
Views from the Judiciary
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Patent Potpourri
10:45 am - 11:50 am
Patent Eligible Subject Matter
11:55 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Patent Assertion Entities
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
U.S. Patent Developments
4:10 pm - 5:25 pm
Patents & Populism
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Track 2

Sunrise Seminar II: Music Licensing
7:30 am - 8:45 am
Views from the Judiciary
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Pharma, IP & Competition
10:45 am - 11:40 am
FRAND/Standard Essential Patents
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
25 Years of Copyright:
2:45 pm - 3:50 pm
U.S. Copyright Developments
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm
Fair Use
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Track 3

Sunrise Seminar III: Text & Data Mining
7:30 am - 8:45 am
Views from the Judiciary
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am - 10:45 am
EU Boards of Appeal & TTAB:
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Copyright & Trademark Enforcement
11:50 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
EU Trade Mark Developments
2:45 pm - 4:05 pm
Protection of Designs
4:25 pm - 5:25 pm
U.S. Trademark Developments
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
10:45 am		Pharma, IP & Competition 10:45 am 11:40 am
11:00 am
11:15 am
11:30 am
11:45 am		FRAND/Standard Essential Patents 11:45 am 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
12:15 pm
12:30 pm
12:45 pm

Track 2

Pharma, IP & Competition
10:45 am - 11:40 am
FRAND/Standard Essential Patents
11:45 am - 1:00 pm

	Track 2	Track 3
11:45 am		Copyright & Trademark Enforcement 11:50 am 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
12:15 pm
12:30 pm
12:45 pm
1:00 pm
1:15 pm
1:30 pm
1:45 pm
2:00 pm
2:15 pm
2:30 pm
2:45 pm	25 Years of Copyright: 2:45 pm 3:50 pm
3:00 pm
3:15 pm
3:30 pm
3:45 pm
4:00 pm
4:15 pm	U.S. Copyright Developments 4:15 pm 5:25 pm
4:30 pm
4:45 pm
5:00 pm
5:15 pm
5:30 pm	Fair Use 5:30 pm 6:30 pm
5:45 pm
6:00 pm
6:15 pm

Track 2

25 Years of Copyright:
2:45 pm - 3:50 pm
U.S. Copyright Developments
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm
Fair Use
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Track 3

No events available in multilateral-2017 category!

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
10:30 am	Break 10:30 am 10:45 am	Break 10:30 am 10:45 am	Break 10:30 am 10:45 am
10:45 am
11:00 am
11:15 am
11:30 am
11:45 am
12:00 pm
12:15 pm
12:30 pm
12:45 pm
1:00 pm	Lunch 1:00 pm 2:30 pm	Lunch 1:00 pm 2:30 pm	Lunch 1:00 pm 2:30 pm
1:15 pm
1:30 pm
1:45 pm
2:00 pm
2:15 pm

Track 1

Break
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Track 2

Break
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Track 3

Break
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
10:45 am	Patent Potpourri 10:45 am 11:50 am Patent Eligible Subject Matter 11:55 am 1:00 pm
11:00 am
11:15 am
11:30 am
11:45 am
12:00 pm
12:15 pm
12:30 pm
12:45 pm
1:00 pm
1:15 pm
1:30 pm
1:45 pm
2:00 pm
2:15 pm
2:30 pm
2:45 pm	Patent Assertion Entities 2:45 pm 3:45 pm
3:00 pm
3:15 pm
3:30 pm
3:45 pm
4:00 pm	U.S. Patent Developments 4:10 pm 5:25 pm
4:15 pm
4:30 pm
4:45 pm
5:00 pm
5:15 pm
5:30 pm	Patents & Populism 5:30 pm 6:30 pm
5:45 pm
6:00 pm
6:15 pm

Track 1

Patent Potpourri
10:45 am - 11:50 am
Patent Eligible Subject Matter
11:55 am - 1:00 pm
Patent Assertion Entities
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
U.S. Patent Developments
4:10 pm - 5:25 pm
Patents & Populism
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
9:00 am	Views from the Judiciary 9:00 am 10:30 am	Views from the Judiciary 9:00 am 10:30 am	Views from the Judiciary 9:00 am 10:30 am
9:15 am
9:30 am
9:45 am
10:00 am
10:15 am

Track 1

Views from the Judiciary
9:00 am - 10:30 am

Track 2

Views from the Judiciary
9:00 am - 10:30 am

Track 3

Views from the Judiciary
9:00 am - 10:30 am

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
7:30 am	Sunrise Seminar I: Second Medical Use & UK Plausibility 7:30 am 8:45 am	Sunrise Seminar II: Music Licensing 7:30 am 8:45 am	Sunrise Seminar III: Text & Data Mining 7:30 am 8:45 am
7:45 am
8:00 am
8:15 am
8:30 am

Track 1

Sunrise Seminar I: Second Medical Use & UK Plausibility
7:30 am - 8:45 am

Track 2

Sunrise Seminar II: Music Licensing
7:30 am - 8:45 am

Track 3

Sunrise Seminar III: Text & Data Mining
7:30 am - 8:45 am

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
10:45 am			EU Boards of Appeal & TTAB: 10:45 am 11:45 am
11:00 am
11:15 am
11:30 am
11:45 am			Copyright & Trademark Enforcement 11:50 am 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
12:15 pm
12:30 pm
12:45 pm
1:00 pm
1:15 pm
1:30 pm
1:45 pm
2:00 pm
2:15 pm
2:30 pm
2:45 pm			EU Trade Mark Developments 2:45 pm 4:05 pm
3:00 pm
3:15 pm
3:30 pm
3:45 pm
4:00 pm
4:15 pm			Protection of Designs 4:25 pm 5:25 pm
4:30 pm
4:45 pm
5:00 pm
5:15 pm
5:30 pm			U.S. Trademark Developments 5:30 pm 6:30 pm
5:45 pm
6:00 pm
6:15 pm

Track 3

EU Boards of Appeal & TTAB:
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Copyright & Trademark Enforcement
11:50 am - 1:00 pm
EU Trade Mark Developments
2:45 pm - 4:05 pm
Protection of Designs
4:25 pm - 5:25 pm
U.S. Trademark Developments
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

No events available!