What: Pace Law School’s 2nd Annual Exposition on IP, Sports & Entertainment
When: September 25, 2012 (9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
Where: Tudor Room of Preston Hall at Pace Law School (78 North Broadway, White Plains, NY 10603)
In addition to the two panels (listed below), Mark Roesler (CEO and Chairman of CMG WORLDWIDE), will serve as the keynote speaker. Mr. Roesler is perhaps best known for representing the estates of historical celebrity figures such as Amelia Earhart, Arthur Ashe, Bettie Page, Jackie Robinson, James Dean, Malcolm X, Mark Twain, and Marilyn Monroe.
Schedule:
- 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Registration
- 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM: Keynote Address: “The Evolution & Future of Celebrity IP Rights”
- Mark Roesler (CEO & Chairman at CMG WORLDWIDE)
- 9:50 AM – 10:50 AM: Panel: “The Future of The U.S. Patent System: After The America Invents Act”
- Jaime Siegel (VP & Senior IP Counsel at SONY CORP. OF AMERICA)
- Manny Schecter (Chief Patent Counsel at IBM)
- Moshe Malina (Chief Patent Counsel at CITIGROUP)
- Steven Klocinski (Senior Patent Counsel at MASTERCARD)
- 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM: Networking Break
- 11:00 AM – 11:55 AM: Panel: “Ownership of Image & Likeness: Disparities between Athletes, Leagues, Teams”
- Jean Afterman (SVP & Asst. General Manager at NEW YORK YANKEES)
- Mark Roesler (CEO & Chairman at CMG WORLDWIDE)
- Peter Welch (VP & Associate General Counsel at TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE)
- Marjorie De La Cruz (Legal VP of Marketing, North America Beverages at PEPSICO)
- Heather Greenberg (Associate General Counsel at THE TOPPS COMPANY)
- 11:55 AM – 12:05 PM: Networking Break
- 12:05 PM – 1:00 PM: CLE Discussion: “Ethics & Civility in the Practice of IP, Sports & Entertainment Law
- Gary Munneke (Professor of Law at PACE LAW SCHOOL)
Register here. For more information, please contact: [email protected], [email protected], and/or [email protected].
