Representing the Fashion Client CLE
W&M Partner Olivera Medenica to be part of a CLE panel tonight on IP and business issues in fashion.
Representing the Fashion Client
Wednesday, November 15, 2006, 6:00 - 9:00PM
Member Price: $125
Non-Member Price: $165
Intended Audience:
Attorneys in all practice areas seeking to develop the skills necessary to represent their clients more effectively.
Location: 14 Vesey Street- 2nd Floor Auditorium
Course ID: C111506
Number of Sessions: 1
Credits: 3 MCLE Credits
3 MCLE Credits: 3 Professional Practice; Transitional
Course Description:
The rapidly growing area of fashion law covers issues of intellectual property, business law, licensing and the import/export side of customs. The panel will discuss how attorneys can best represent their fashion industry clients -- whether designers, manufacturers or retailers.
The topics covered by the panel will include: • how attorneys can best protect and exploit their fashion industry clients rights, including intellectual property rights such as trademark and copyright, as well as trade arrangements and contracts.• the unique issues related to drafting and negotiating commercial agreements for clients entering different types of business relationships within the fashion industry. • how attorneys can assist their fashion clients in minimizing customs duties and avoiding compliance problems with the U.S. Customs Service.• the various types of litigation in which a fashion client may be involved. • current issues, such as the protection of new fashion designs through the proposed Design Piracy Prohibition Act now pending in Congress, which, if passed into law, would extend copyright protection to fashion designs.
Faculty:
Elliott J. Brown, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Marc Ecko Enterprises
Alain Coblence, Coblence & Associates
Francis Hadfield, Associate, Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP
Olivera Medenica, Partner, Wahab & Medenica LLC
Susan Scafidi, Visiting Professor of Law, Fordam Law School
Program Co-Sponsor:
eMIPS Section of NYCLA
Moderator:
Roberta Kraus, Asst. Counsel, Lumenis, Inc.
Early Registration (on or before 11/13)
Member: $125 Non-Member: $165
Registration Fee (11/14-11/15)
Member: $150 Non-Member: $190
Light dinner and refreshments will be served.
Representing the Fashion Client
Wednesday, November 15, 2006, 6:00 - 9:00PM
Member Price: $125
Non-Member Price: $165
Intended Audience:
Attorneys in all practice areas seeking to develop the skills necessary to represent their clients more effectively.
Location: 14 Vesey Street- 2nd Floor Auditorium
Course ID: C111506
Number of Sessions: 1
Credits: 3 MCLE Credits
3 MCLE Credits: 3 Professional Practice; Transitional
Course Description:
The rapidly growing area of fashion law covers issues of intellectual property, business law, licensing and the import/export side of customs. The panel will discuss how attorneys can best represent their fashion industry clients -- whether designers, manufacturers or retailers.
The topics covered by the panel will include: • how attorneys can best protect and exploit their fashion industry clients rights, including intellectual property rights such as trademark and copyright, as well as trade arrangements and contracts.• the unique issues related to drafting and negotiating commercial agreements for clients entering different types of business relationships within the fashion industry. • how attorneys can assist their fashion clients in minimizing customs duties and avoiding compliance problems with the U.S. Customs Service.• the various types of litigation in which a fashion client may be involved. • current issues, such as the protection of new fashion designs through the proposed Design Piracy Prohibition Act now pending in Congress, which, if passed into law, would extend copyright protection to fashion designs.
Faculty:
Elliott J. Brown, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Marc Ecko Enterprises
Alain Coblence, Coblence & Associates
Francis Hadfield, Associate, Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP
Olivera Medenica, Partner, Wahab & Medenica LLC
Susan Scafidi, Visiting Professor of Law, Fordam Law School
Program Co-Sponsor:
eMIPS Section of NYCLA
Moderator:
Roberta Kraus, Asst. Counsel, Lumenis, Inc.
Early Registration (on or before 11/13)
Member: $125 Non-Member: $165
Registration Fee (11/14-11/15)
Member: $150 Non-Member: $190
Light dinner and refreshments will be served.
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