Peter Ruby at iTech Law's Smarter, Faster, Cheaper Technology Dispute Resolution Conference

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Peter Ruby will be a speaker in Session II: Strategic Planning for Technology Development, Licensing, Distribution and Outsourcing and Copyright, Trade Secret and Patent Disputes at iTech Law's Smarter, Faster, Cheaper Technology Dispute Resolution Conference.

Discussion Topics:

• Strategic planning for technology disputes − when does it start/when does it end? What are the issues/concerns?
• Every industry has technology disputes but is court or ADR right for every dispute?
• What’s important in selecting counsel and the neutral in technology disputes − substantive law expertise, ADR expertise or technology expertise? Are two out of three enough?
• Keeping licensing and distribution contracts focused on business relationships.
• Thinking about dispute planning when outsourcing major operations.
• FRAND strategies in telecom and life sciences.
• Trademark protect strategies.
• Copyright when judge and jury don’t know how to use a computer.
• Is relying on the new federal trade secret act the best way to keep trade secrets secret?
• Is there a need for arbitration in patent disputes? Is the current system − including Inter partes review, ITC and the Federal Circuit appeals − sufficient?
• What can in-house counsel do to make IP cases more efficient?

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