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2006

Technology Law Conference

Austin Jun 7-9, 2006 Four Seasons Hotel
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The 2006 Computer and Technology Law Conference brings together leading members of the high-tech sector from Austin to Silicon Valley, including IP faculty from Stanford Law School and in-house counsel from Google, for a unique gathering that blends coverage of new developments and emerging trends with practical sessions on digital copyright, nanotechnology, protecting trade secrets, open source development, VoIP, e-discovery, and licensing deals.

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Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Day 1 June 7, 2006
  • Day 2 June 8, 2006
  • Day 3 June 9, 2006
  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Wednesday Evening, June 7, 2006
  • 6:00 pm
    2.00 hrs
    Drafting and Negotiating Strategic Technology Agreements
    A discussion of current hot button issues in transactions involving technology assets, with special attention to representative agreements, forms, and provisions. Topics covered include: frequently negotiated issues in acquisitions of technology and intellectual property; reseller and distribution agreements; joint development and other collaborative agreements; and technology transfer agreements.

    Walter Earl Bissex, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Austin, TX
    Edward A. Cavazos, Fish & Richardson P.C. - Austin, TX
    Barton E. Showalter, Baker & Botts L.L.P. - Dallas, TX

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, June 8, 2006
    Presiding Officer:
    William Reid Wittliff, Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody P.C. - Austin, TX
  • 9:00 am
    0.00 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Advanced Licensing Issues Involving Software and Hardware
    Advanced licensing issues including hardware and software intellectual property warranties and indemnities, export compliance, patent and copyright misuse, and other topics.

    Edward A. Cavazos, Fish & Richardson P.C. - Austin, TX
    Randall E. Colson, Haynes & Boones, L.L.P. - Dallas, TX

  • 10:00 am
    0.50 hr
    Legal Liability for Software Security Flaws and/or Spyware
    An examination of the legal dangers companies face from computer security flaws and what they can do to limit their liability.

    William Reid Wittliff, Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody P.C. - Austin, TX

  • 10:45 am
    0.00 hr
    0.50 hr ethics
    Malpractice Issues in the Technology Sector
    This presentation will discuss computers, emails, attorney-client privilege, malpractice, and the brave new world.

    Thomas H. Watkins, Brown McCarroll LLP - Austin, TX

  • 11:15 am
    1.25 hrs
    Digital Copyright
    A conversation about the myriad recent developments in the law governing copyright in works in digital format and the use of copyrighted works over computer networks.

    Mark A. Lemley, Stanford Law School - Stanford, CA
    R. Anthony Reese, University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX

  • Thursday Afternoon, June 8, 2006
    Presiding Officer:
    Keith E. Witek, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Austin, TX
  • 12:45 pm
    0.50 hr
    Nanotechnology: What Is It About and Where Is It Going?
    One of the country’s leading experts looks at the possibilities—
    and the hype—surrounding nanotechnology.

  • 1:30 pm
    0.00 hr
    0.75 hr ethics
    Ethical Issues for Technology Lawyers: Blogging, Confidentiality, UPL, Advertising, Referrals, and More
    A discussion of ethical issues for attorneys related to technology, including e-discovery issues, emailing privileged and confidential documents, providing legal advice online, and the use of blogs and listservs.

    Jason Boulette, Boulette & Golden L.L.P. - Austin, TX

  • 2:15 pm
    0.75 hr
    Protecting Trade Secrets, Proprietary IP, and Litigating Employee Departures to Competitors
    Practical advice and litigation strategies for both the hiring employer and the former employer.

    John Hanson Barr Jr., Bracewell & Giuliani LLP - Houston, TX
    Thomas Andrew Nesbitt, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP - Austin, TX

  • 3:15 pm
    0.75 hr
    Recent Developments in Internet Trademark Law
    The panelists will bring you up-to-date on the latest cases in the fields of secondary liability, keyword and pop-up advertising, and initial interest confusion.

    Matthew James Esber, Ncsoft Corporation - Austin, TX
    Rose Hagan, Google - Mountain View, CA

  • 4:00 pm
    0.50 hr
    The Enforceability of Online Agreements
    A discussion of what constitutes a binding online agreement, including what constitutes manifestation of assent and the enforceability of passive browsewrap agreements. The latest court cases and the implications of browsewrap agreements in business-to-business transactions will also be reviewed.

    William Dean Wiese, Dubois Bryant Campbell & Schwartz LLP - Austin, TX

  • 4:30 pm
    1.00 hr
    Offshore Outsourcing
    The successes and challenges.

    Greg Blount, TPI Consulting - Flower Mound, TX
    Moderator:
    Milton B. Whitfield, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Washington, DC
    Sharon Lee Williamson, Dell Computer Corp - Round Rock, TX

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    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, June 9, 2006
    Presiding Officer:
    Daniel Joseph Brennan, Dell Inc. - Round Rock, TX
  • 8:30 am
    0.50 hr
    Best Practices to Promote Data Privacy and Security Inside the Enterprise—The View from Redmond
    What practices should be in place to promote data privacy and security, and how should data privacy breaches be dealt with—disclosure, remedies and remediation.

    Susan Glueck, Microsoft Corporation - Redmond, WA

  • 9:00 am
    0.75 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Standard Setting Groups
    This session will address recent trends and issues involving agreements by participants in standard setting groups; IP provisions found in such agreements; reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing terms; and patent pooling among participants.

    Steve R. Borgman, Vinson & Elkins - Houston, TX
    Anthony E. Peterman, Dell Inc. Legal Department - Round Rock, TX

  • 9:45 am
    0.00 hr
    0.50 hr ethics
    Ethics in Negotiations
    A discussion of several real-world fact situations that commonly arise in negotiations, the ethical issues posed by each, and the resolution or occasional lack of resolution of the ethical issue.

    Thomas Harold Adolph, Jackson Walker L.L.P. - Houston, TX

  • 10:30 am
    1.00 hr
    Open Source: No Longer an Edge Case
    The session will discuss the value proposition that is driving open source adoption and how the industry is addressing the risks that, in the past, seemed so daunting. We will discuss benefits of open source development models, the steps companies are taking to understand the provenance of the code, and how to manage compliance with license obligations.

    Heather Janine Meeker, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati - Palo Alto, CA

  • 11:30 am
    0.75 hr
    Internet Telephony
    The collision between the computer/Internet world and the voice/telephone world is just beginning with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) emerging as a marketplace force. Just last year, Skype Technologies, a peer-to-peer VoIP provider, sold out to EBay for $2.6 billion dollars, and Vonage, the leading independent (i.e., non-facilities-based) VoIP provider, passed the 1 million subscriber mark. This session will discuss this emerging regulatory regime and whether it will facilitate or hinder the rollout of this new technology.

    Barry Thomas Smitherman, Barry Smitherman, P.C. - Austin, TX
    Philip J. Weiser, University of Colorado School of Law - Boulder, CO

  • Friday Afternoon, June 9, 2006
    Presiding Officer:
    Michael P. Adams, Winstead Sechrest & Minick PC - Austin, TX
  • 12:30 pm
    0.75 hr
    Lunch Presentation: Investment Trends: Where Is the Money Going?
    Discussion and analysis of where money is going from the VC and strategic corporate investor perspectives, with an emphasis on deals in the semiconductor industry.

    Moderator:
    Christopher Tracy Brown, NetSpend Corporation - Austin, TX
    Basil Horangic, Austin Ventures - Austin, TX
    Aaron Shagrin, Freescale Semiconductor - Austin, TX

  • 1:30 pm
    0.75 hr ethics
    View from the FTC
    Current initiatives and enforcement activities at the FTC, including CAN-SPAM and the National Do Not Call Registry, identity theft and data security, rebates and other advertising and delivery issues.

    Lois C. Greisman, Federal Trade Commission - Washington, DC

  • 2:15 pm
    0.50 hr
    Computer Software and Patent Law
    An update and analysis of recent developments in patent law involving computer software.

    Christopher A. Cotropia, Intellectual Property Institute - Richmond, VA

  • Day 1 June 7, 2006
  • Day 2 June 8, 2006
  • Day 3 June 9, 2006
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Conference Faculty

Thomas Harold Adolph

Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Houston, TX

John Hanson Barr Jr.

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Houston, TX

Walter Earl Bissex

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Greg Blount

TPI Consulting
Flower Mound, TX

Steve R. Borgman

Vinson & Elkins
Houston, TX

Jason Boulette

Boulette & Golden L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Christopher Tracy Brown

NetSpend Corporation
Austin, TX

Edward A. Cavazos

Fish & Richardson P.C.
Austin, TX

Randall E. Colson

Haynes & Boones, L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Christopher A. Cotropia

Intellectual Property Institute
Richmond, VA

Matthew James Esber

Ncsoft Corporation
Austin, TX

Susan Glueck

Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA

Lois C. Greisman

Federal Trade Commission
Washington, DC

Rose Hagan

Google
Mountain View, CA

Basil Horangic

Austin Ventures
Austin, TX

Mark A. Lemley

Stanford Law School
Stanford, CA

Heather Janine Meeker

Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Palo Alto, CA

Thomas Andrew Nesbitt

Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
Austin, TX

Anthony E. Peterman

Dell Inc. Legal Department
Round Rock, TX

R. Anthony Reese

University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Aaron Shagrin

Freescale Semiconductor
Austin, TX

Barton E. Showalter

Baker & Botts L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Barry Thomas Smitherman

Barry Smitherman, P.C.
Austin, TX

Thomas H. Watkins

Brown McCarroll LLP
Austin, TX

Philip J. Weiser

University of Colorado School of Law
Boulder, CO

Milton B. Whitfield

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Washington, DC

William Dean Wiese

Dubois Bryant Campbell & Schwartz LLP
Austin, TX

Sharon Lee Williamson

Dell Computer Corp
Round Rock, TX

William Reid Wittliff

Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody P.C.
Austin, TX

Planning Committee

Michael P. Adams

Winstead Sechrest & Minick PC
Austin, TX

Walter Earl Bissex

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Steve R. Borgman

Vinson & Elkins
Houston, TX

Daniel Joseph Brennan

Dell Inc.
Round Rock, TX

Christopher Tracy Brown

NetSpend Corporation
Austin, TX

Edward A. Cavazos

Fish & Richardson P.C.
Austin, TX

Edward Chin

Nix Patterson& Roach LLP
Irving, TX

Randall E. Colson

Haynes & Boones, L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Richard D. Egan

O'Keefe, Egan & Peterman
Austin, TX

Michael J Esposito

University Of Texas School Of Law
Austin, TX

Peter Drew Kennedy

Graves Doughtery Hearon & Moody
Austin, TX

Albert B. Kimball Jr.

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Houston, TX

Robert L. King

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Austin, TX

Kevin Sean Kudlac

Weil Gotshal & Manges
Austin, TX

Mark A. Lemley

Stanford Law School
Stanford, CA

Barry Newberger

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Austin, TX

Keith E. Witek

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Austin, TX

William Reid Wittliff

Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody P.C.
Austin, TX

Credit Info

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You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.

Key Dates

Austin – Jun 7-9, 2006 – Four Seasons Hotel
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Last day for $475.00 Regular pricing: May 31, 2006

$525.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Jun 2, 2006

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Jun 5, 2006

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98 San Jacinto Boulevard
Austin, TX 78701-4082
512-478-4500 (reservations)
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