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What IP Counsel Needs to Know
A live 90-minute CLE webinar/teleconference with interactive Q&A
Sponsored by the Legal Publishing Group of Strafford Publications
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 ~ 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT
Price: $297
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This CLE webinar will provide guidance to IP counsel on the key elements of insurance to protect IP assets and defend against infringement claims. The panel will outline best practices and potential pitfalls in drafting insurance clauses in IP agreements.
Description
As IP assets become a more valuable and important asset to a company or client, IP attorneys must anticipate the emerging risks and have a thorough understanding of the insurance safety net for protecting IP assets.
IP litigation presents opportunities for transfer of risk, and IP counsel must carefully examine counterclaims in infringement suits that may trigger insurance coverage. Counsel also needs to understand how, and decide whether, to allege facts that will trigger coverage.
Listen as our authoritative panel of IP attorneys examines key elements, such as scope of coverage, scope of advertising injury coverage, coverage for infringement claims, and insurers’ indemnity obligations. The panel will discuss strategies and potential pitfalls when drafting insurance clauses in IP agreements to ensure the company’s IP interests are protected.
Outline
- Coverage for trademark or copyright infringement
- CGL
- E&O
- Types of IP claims most likely to trigger coverage
- Key element for coverage
- Scope of coverage
- Scope of advertising injury coverage
- Exclusions and limitations
- Obligation to defense
- Reservation of rights
- Policy interpretation
- Forum selection and choice of law
- Court treatment
- Best practices
- Strategies for drafting insurance clauses
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- What conflicts of interest are triggered when counsel defends a claim under a reservation of rights?
- What claims asserted in litigation might implicate the opposing party’s right to a defense and/or indemnity covered by its insurance?
- How can an awareness of insurance coverage help counsel to IP owners and licensors reallocate risks arising from licensing activities?
Following the speaker presentations, you’ll have an opportunity to get answers to your specific questions during the interactive Q&A.
Faculty
Carl E. Metzger, Partner
Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston
He helps clients understand the myriad of liability risks their businesses face and advises boards of directors and senior management on risk mitigation strategies. He advises clients on how to purchase the right types of business insurance coverages, and he advises on negotiating the underlying insurance contract.
Additional faculty to be announced.
Register Today!
Price covers an unlimited number of staff at your office location. Can’t participate in the live seminar? A CD of the full event proceedings, including Q&A and PDF files of all handouts, will be available 10 days after the seminar.
Continuing Legal Education
Continuing Legal Education credits are granted for an additional $65 per person. Please refer to the options on the order page to take advantage of these credits.
Please note: You will be taken to the
Strafford website to complete your order.
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