Atlanta Bar Association IP Section and

The Atlanta Bar Association IP Section and

the Georgia State University College of Law present the

Fifth Annual

Intellectual Property CLE Conference

[click here for registration form]

May 8-9, 2009

Barnsley Gardens Resort, Adairsville, Georgia

8 CLE Hours including

1 Ethics and 2 Trial Practice

In the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains just 60 miles north of Atlanta, Barnsley Gardens Resort encompasses 1,400 landscaped acres. Renowned recreational choices include world-class golf, Orvis wingshooting and fly-fishing schools, frisbee golf, hiking, canoeing, and horseback riding along scenic trails. Meander through 160-year-old gardens featuring hundreds of varieties of heirloom roses.

To make reservations, visit barnsleyresort.com or call (877) 773-2447.

PLEASE BOOK BEFORE APRIL 10. Please let the booking agent know you are attending SpringPosium.

Friday May 8th
11:00 am -Noon	Registration and check in (box lunch available)
Noon-12:10 pm	Welcome and Program Overview Lloyd G. Farr, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva, PC, Founding Sponsor Remarks John P. Fry, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, SpringPosium Chair
12:10 -1:10	Protecting your IP in a tight economic environment; a panel with in-house counsel on cost cutting measures and strategies for managing an IP portfolio Bernie Zidar, McKesson Provider Technologies Michael Bishop, AT&T Intellectual Property Roxanne Cenatempo, Imerys Karen Borrelli Etheridge, Newell Rubbermaid Inc. Virginia L. Carron, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, and Dunner, LLP
1:10-2:10	Ethical Pitfalls in Prosecution and Litigation Professor David Hricik, Mercer Law School William (Bill) Needle, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP Bryan Harrison, Morris, Manning, & Martin, LLP
2:10-2:25	Refreshments and Networking Break
2:25-3:25	Trademark Law Update Theodore H. Davis, Jr., Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP
3:25-3:40	Refreshments and Networking Break
3:40-4:40	False Advertising and Issues in the “Green” Space Courtland L. Reichman, King & Spalding Lauren Fernandez-Staley, Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva, PC Professor Michael Landau, Georgia State University College of Law
4:40-6:30	Closing Remarks and Adjourn
6:30-7:30	Reception
7:30	Dinner

Saturday, May 9th
8:00 am	*Patent Law Update: Section 112, Opinions in Light of Qualcomm, Declaratory Judgment update* Jeffrey R. Kuester, Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP, Section 112 Issues Brad Groff, Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva, PC, Opinions in Light of Qualcomm William M. Ragland, Jr., Declaratory Judgment Practice in Patent Disputes: Case and Controversy Requirements
10:00-10:15	Refreshments and Networking Break
10:15-11:15	Cyberspace Update W. Scott Creasman, Taylor English Duma, LLP Mark S. VanderBroek, Troutman Sanders, LLP Doug M. Isenberg, The GigaLaw Firm, LLP
11:15-11:30	Refreshments and Networking Break
11:30-12:30	Proving Damages: Panel Discussion and Examination of Expert John Harbin, King & Spalding Vendor Representatives Patrick J. Flinn, Alston and Bird, LLP

Afternoon: Recreational Activities (depending on interest)