The Northwestern
Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property will be holding its Fifth
Annual Symposium on March 5, 2010 on the Chicago Campus of Northwestern
University.  The Symposium,
entitled "New Rules for a New Day," will consist of the following
sessions:

• The Patenting of
Social Interactions: Bilski Before
the Supreme Court – a panel discussion on the Bilski case, what is at stake, and the Supreme Court's options
featuring Professor Matthew Sag of the DePaul University College of Law;
Professor Joshua Sarnoff of the Washington College of Law at American University;
Professor Jonathan Masur of the University of Chicago Law School; and Daniel
Williams, a Partner at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP;

• Sharon Barner,
Deputy Under Secretary and Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office will provide the luncheon keynote on "Strategies for the USPTO:
Ensuring America's Innovation Future";

• Trademark and
Copyright in the Days of Internet: The Google Influence – a panel discussion on
the ramifications of the Google Books and Google AdWords cases and the
protection of IP in the fluid landscape of the internet featuring Michael
Baniak, a Partner at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP and Professor
Matthew Sag of the DePaul University College of Law;

• Who Defines the
Law? USPTO Rule Making Authority – a panel discussion on recent court
challenges to the USPTO's rulemaking and interpreting power, including the Cooper Technologies, Tafas, and Wyeth cases featuring Professor James Speta of the Northwestern
University School of Law; Patent Docs author Donald Zuhn, a Partner at
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP; Nicholas Zovko of Knobbe Martens
Olson & Bear LLP; and Professor Jonathan
Masur of the University of Chicago
Law School; and

• Redefining
"Free": A Look at Open Source Software Management — a panel
discussion on the pitfalls and issues that arise when open source code is
included in a deal featuring John Hines,
a Partner at Reed Smith LLP; Jon Christiansen of EscrowTech International Inc.;
Alfred Hanna, a Partner at Reed Smith LLP; and Joseph Herndon, a Partner at
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP.

Additional
information about the Symposium, including a schedule, list of speakers, and
directions can be found at the Symposium's website.  A cocktail reception will take place in
Lowden Hall at the Northwestern University School of Law following the
Symposium.  Registration for the
Symposium is free (CLE credit will be available to attendees for a fee of
$200).