The
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar
entitled "Kirtsaeng: Implications for Patent Law" on
April 11, 2013 beginning at 2:00 pm (ET).
A panel consisting of Buckmaster
De Wolf of General Electric
Co.; Annette Hurst of Orrick,
Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; and Gary
Hoffman of Dickstein Shapiro LLP will consider how factors
governing international patent exhaustion are different from those governing
copyright law and whether they will convince the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit to affirm Jazz Photo when it next has the opportunity.
The panel also will discuss steps patent owners can take now to deal with a
possible shift to international patent exhaustion, including:
•
licensing provisions and other contractual restrictions,
•
localizing product offerings, and
•
"tethering" patented products so they require an interaction with a
central server using "unlock codes" that restrict international transfer.
The
registration fee for the webinar is $120 (government and academic rates are
available upon request). Those
interested in registering for the webinar can do so here.
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