Credit: 6.0 Total Credit Hours; 3.0 Credit Hours per session

Description: This two-part series will update you on important developments of the past year and explain the significance of each. The emphasis will be on case law and legislative developments that dealt with new legal issues, applied existing law to an interesting set of facts, and extended or repudiated existing case law.

Part 1: Copyright and Trademark Update (December 4) Our experienced faculty panel will review new developments in copyright and trademark law, focusing on 2012 court decisions in these areas. Our experts will highlight significant decisions and developments and explain their implications. Faculty: Terence P. Ross, Crowell & Moring LLP; Steven J. Wadyka, Jr., Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Part 2: The New Patent Law and More (December 11) Find out when and how the new patent law (America Invents Act) will affect the patent application process and patent litigation.  In addition, you will learn about significant patent cases in 2012 and other legislative and patent office developments. Faculty: Andrew R. Sommer, Winston & Strawn LLP; Bradley C. Wright, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.