At The Podium

	Clifford C. Dougherty, III		John A. Kenney

Patent attorney Cliff Dougherty and trial lawyer John Kenney speak on the topic of “IP Strategies: Practical Applications” at McAfee & Taft’s 2014 Corporate Counsel Seminar in Oklahoma City, OK. Topics included:

• Practical effects of the America Invents Act on patent acquisition and patent litigation strategies
• Trademark clearance steps
• Benefits of federal trademark registration
• The trademark owner’s duty to police marks
• Key IP provisions in employee, consultant, master service, joint research and development, asset purchase, and website and software development agreements
• Types of IP legal opinions
• General IP do’s and don’ts
• DOL investigations of retirement plans: What are they looking for? What questions do they ask?
• Current DOL investigations of health plans: What are they looking for? What questions do they ask?