The Northwestern Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property will be holding its Sixth Annual Symposium on March 4, 2011 on the Chicago Campus of Northwestern University. The Symposium, entitled "The Economics of Intellectual Property and Technology," will consist of the following sessions:
• Economics of Biotechnology: The Human Gene Patenting Debate -- a panel discussion on the implications of the recent Myriad litigation on the future of gene patents and the development of medical treatments featuring Patent Docs author Kevin Noonan of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff; Yvonne Cripps of the University of Indiana; and Andrew Robertson of BIO Ventures for Global Health;
• Economics of Licensing and Intellectual Property Capitalization -- a panel discussion examining issues such as how companies are licensing their IP, the potential regulation of IP, and the impact of non-practicing entities featuring Jay Kesan of the University of Illinois (moderator); Emily Miao of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff; James Gerard Conley of the Kellogg School of Management; and Manny Schecter of IBM;
• Economics of Telecommunication: The Impact of the Broadband Plan on Competition -- a panel discussion debating the current state of broadband competition, disputes between content providers and carriers, and the future of intellectual property protection and control in the developing ecosystem featuring James Speta of the Northwestern University School of Law (moderator); Thomas Hazlett of George Mason University; Daniel Spulber of the Kellogg School of Management; Kevin Martin of Patton Boggs; and Gregory Rosston of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research; and
• IP & Technology Conversation -- John McGinnis of the Northwestern University School of Law will discuss his research and book Accelerating Democracy and lead a discussion with Robert Bennett of the Northwestern University School of Law and Ilya Somin of George Mason University.
Additional information about the Symposium, including a schedule, list of speakers, and directions can be found at the Symposium's website. Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here (while registration for the Symposium is free, CLE credit will be available to attendees for a fee of $50 per credit hour).
The Symposium is sponsored in part by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP.
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