Draft Agenda
Intellectual Property Issues Confronting the Cycling Industry
June 2010
Chicago, IL
This day-long seminar is designed to educate legal and marketing personnel about current Intellectual Property law issues confronting the cycling industry and to provide a forum for participants to exchange ideas and viewpoints. The ultimate goal is for participants to learn, network, and come closer to achieving common ground on best practices.
John Doe of John Doe Company will be the key note speaker.
Program Co-Sponsored by John Doe, Howrey LLP and the International Cycling Law Association (ICLA)
Eric T. Fingerhut and Thomas Williams, intellectual property law experts and partners at Howrey LLP, will moderate the panels.
- 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration and Networking Breakfast
- 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions (Fingerhut/Williams)
- 8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Cycling’s Rich History of Innovation and Disputes
- 9:30 a.m – 10:15 a.m. The Industry Battle Against Counterfeits Christopher Merriam, Esq., Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, former pro-mountain bike racer and coach of Fuji mens cycling team.)
- 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break -- Sponsor: TBD
- 10:35 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Patent Issues
- 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Trademark Issues
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch – Keynote Speaker - A Congressional Representative who has been a leading advocate for the industry, e.g., bicycle safety, sponsor of the PHIT Act, and/or an avid cyclist him or herself
- 1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Protecting IP/Building Brands in a Down Economy (Fingerhut)
- 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Distressed Assets – Bankruptcy (?) Patent and Trademark Licensing (?) Cycling Sponsorship Agreements (?) Celebrity Endorsement Deals (?)
- 3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Refreshment Break (Sponsor: TBD
- 4:05 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Green Intellectual Property Issues
- 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Networking Happy Hour