Intellectual Property and Fashion Law: Be There February 7, 2014 NYC

 

Opening Remarks:   Hon. Loretta A. Preska, Chief Judge U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Keynote Speaker: Stanley G. Sherwood   9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m. Intellectual Property Protection Ashlee Froese, Gilbert LLP (Canada)-IP (International)Erica Klein, Kramer LevinHeather McDonald, Baker Hostetler Copyright, trademark, and patent protection of fashion designs, anti-counterfeiting, etc. Overview of latest cases involving fashion IP rights. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Marketing and Advertising Brian G. Murphy, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PCAshima Dayal, David & Gilbert LLP IP and privacy concerns, FTC regulations and marketing guidelines (especially those on advertising green products, as sustainability seems to be huge in the fashion industry right now), sweepstakes/promotions laws. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Internet Law Barry Werbin, Herrick Feinstein LLP Sarah Feingold, In House Counsel at Etsy.com Website development and operation, terms of service and privacy policies, security (personally identifiable information, credit cards, etc.), COPPA, online taxes, CAN-SPAM, UDRP and cybersquatting. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Luncheon 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Licensing a Brand into Cosmetics Rita M. Odin, VP and Trademark Counsel of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.Anca Cornis-Pop, Senior Counsel, Global Marketing, Avon Licensing considerations; launching a cosmetic; FDA and FTC regulations; ingredients labeling. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Fashion Industry Employment Law Issues Tracy Agyemang, Attorney, Department of Labor (and Model) Employment Law PanelElisa Bloom, Proskauer The legal structure of modeling agencies as business entities, modeling agency contracts, employment status of models i.e. independent contractors v. employees, weight issues, intellectual property issues affecting models, photographers and the agency relationship, NY law regulating child performers. 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Outsourcing, Manufacturing, Importing and International Issues Frances Hadfield, Grunfeld Desiderio Lebowitz Silverman & Klestadt LLP Michael Khorsandi, In House Counsel, Ross Stores Outsourcing agreements, import/export regulations, child labor, international issues, border control issues. FTC labeling requirements, complying with country of origin laws, laws related to children's apparel, monitoring the supply chain, licensing agreements, NDAs. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Business Law and Fashion Financing Donald L. Kreindler, Phillips Nizer LLP Gary A. Wassner, Hildun Corporation Setting up your entity, obtaining financing, factoring, working with suppliers, vendors, wholesale and retail customers, and sales agents, purchase orders, consignment agreements and the Uniform Commercial Code.

Cost: $250 $325 $25

FBA Members/Other Professionals Nonmembers* Law Students

To Register visit www.fedbar.org or click on the following link:

http://www.fedbar.org/Education/Calendar-CLE-events/Southern-District-of-New-York-Chapter-Behind-the-Scenes-of-Fashion-Style.aspx

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Nov 22 The Art Law Event of the Year: NYCLA Art Litigation & Dispute Resolution Institute - Sign Up Now

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Art Law: Murder, Mystery & Masterpieces: The Ethical Implications of World War II Stolen Art

Murder, Mystery & Masterpieces:
The Ethical Implications of World War II Stolen Art

November 8, 2013

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

 

At the:

 

Jury Assembly Room, First Floor
George C. Young United States Courthouse Annex
401 West Central Boulevard
Orlando, FL

 

According to art historians and museum curators, recently opened archives in Europe and the United States have fostered an ever-increasing number of cases relating to artwork stolen by the Nazis during World War II. Raymond J. Dowd, Esquire is a national officer of the Federal Bar Association and partner in the law firm of Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller, LLP in New York City. As a member of his firm’s corporate, intellectual property, litigation and art law practice groups, he has broad commercial litigation experience in both federal and state trial and appellate courts. Mr. Dowd has been trial counsel in several art recovery cases and will also discuss the moral and ethical issues confronting institutions possessing property against which claims have been made.

 
Approved for 2 Hours of CLE Credit, available to all Florida Bar Members, including 0.5 hours of Ethics Credit.

For more information about this event, click here. To learn about the Orlando Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, click here.

Cost

$40— FBA Members
$50— Nonmembers
FREE— Federal Judges

Lunch will be provided

 

RSVP:

Seating is limited. R.S.V.P. today to smccoy@bakerlaw.com or call (407) 649-4219 and ask for Sherrie McCoy.

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