Event Brief:

The Institute for Law and Technology (ILT) 51^st Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law

• Location: The Center for American and International Law in Plano, Texas

• Date: November 11-12, 2013

Conversant’s Scott Burt will be a panelist at The Institute for Law and Technology (ILT) 51^st Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law on November 11-12, 2013 at The Center for American and International Law in Plano, Texas.

The program has been organized by co-chairs Lawrence J. Bassuk, Deputy General Patent Counsel at Texas Instruments, Inc., and David Taylor, Assistant Professor at SMU Dedman School of Law.

Conference highlights will include:

• Differing Approaches to Patent Law – The Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit, a panel discussion featuring Federal Circuit Judge S. Jay Plager
• Cutting Edge Issues in Patent Litigation, a panel discussion featuring District Judges Leonard Davis and Lee Yeakel
• Functional Patent Claims and the Government’s Approach to Shutting them Down, Professor Dennis Crouch
• The World of Litigation, Some Thoughts on Where We Are Today, the Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham
• What We Can Learn from an Empirical Study of Copyright Infringement Litigation
• Growing a Brand in an Era of Globalization
• Drafting and Negotiating Technology Transaction Agreements
• Plus annual patent, copyright, and trademark law updates

Burt’s panel, moderated by Scott Breedlove of Vinson & Elkins, explores how Congress should address the increasing number of patent law suits filed by non-practicing entities.

The Institute for Law and Technology’s mission is to enhance the expertise of intellectual property lawyers and promote the practice of intellectual property law by providing educational fora that offer superlative content and networking opportunities, reaching private practitioners and in-house counsel from the north Texas region and beyond.

About Conversant
Conversant is a global intellectual property management company known for its principled approach to patent licensing and its consistent delivery of results to companies with extensive intellectual property holdings. With a portfolio of more than 12,500 patents and patent applications under management, Conversant has special expertise in semiconductors, communications, and automotive technology. The company also develops innovative Flash memory technology for mass storage applications. Founded in 1975, Conversant has offices in Ottawa, Ontario; Plano, Texas; and Luxembourg.

Conversant is owned by a consortium of investors led by Sterling Partners (www.sterlingpartners.com).

Conversant Intellectual Property Management, Inc. is the new name for MOSAID Technologies, Inc. The name change will take effect legally on January 1, 2014.

For more information, please visit www.conversantip.com.

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