Wednesday, December 5, 2018
5:30 PM to 8:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Cantor Colburn LLP
20 Church St,
Hartford,
Connecticut,
United States
Presented by the Intellectual Property Section
About the Program
This program will discuss legal ethics (i.e. Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct/Model Rules of Professional Responsibility) from the perspective of the intellectual property attorney. The format will be interactive. Ethical scenarios and dilemmas will be provided for each area of intellectual property law (patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, etc.) over the course of representation and a speaker will present the ethical issue, review the relevant provisions of the Rules of Professional Conduct and then facilitate a discussion with attendees on what is the best way to handle such an ethical issue. Ethical scenarios will be driven from real-world events and cases. Possible topics to be covered include: what happens if you miss a patent filing deadline, either in the US or in another country?; Conducting ethical and admissible intellectual property infringement and counterfeiting investigations; How to draft an ethical and enforceable cease and desist letter; How to know whom one’s client is in the case of joint inventorship or authorship; the duty of candor to administrative agencies, etc.
You Will Learn
- About the requirements of the Rules of Professional Conduct
- Ways to tackle and resolve very complex ethical dilemmas
Who Should Attend
First and foremost, this seminar will be useful to intellectual property practitioners of all stripes. Second, any non-IP practitioner who not only wishes to get ethics credit but wants to learn about legal ethics from a different perspective, should also attend.
Cost
(Includes electronic materials* and dinner)
Member $75
Non-member $150
Student Member $15
Speakers
CLE Credit
CT: 2.0 CLE Credits (Ethics)
NY: 2.0 CLE Credits (Ethics)
The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for transitional and non-transitional credits. Financial hardship information available upon request.
*Electronic materials are included in the price of the seminar. Any materials for this seminar will be e-mailed to registrants prior to the seminar for download. No paper copies will be provided. Please note that refunds will not be granted once course materials have been sent. Cancellations made less than 2 business days prior to event are non-refundable.
Contact
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