Unauthorized IP in Your Supply Chain
$295
About the Course
Intellectual property is proliferating. Supply chains are elongating. Outsourcing is diffusing. Anti-infringement compliance is weakening, while government and regulatory oversight continues to rise.
Do these developments forebode a surge in IP supply-chain litigation?
Even if a company is unaware of unauthorized intellectual property used by its suppliers, it may still face legal liability and reputational harm for its channel partners’ IP violations. Such violations can result in damages, fines, penalties, supply-chain disruptions, and import restrictions.
This unique webinar discusses critical issues such as:
- •Points within supply chains that are most vulnerable to IP assertions.
- •The availability of insurance coverage for unauthorized IP in supply chains.
- •The ability to obtain indemnities from foreign outsourcers.
- •Parallels between unauthorized IP in supply chains and conflict-minerals monitoring under Dodd-Frank.
- •Actions State Attorneys General are taking to combat unauthorized IP.
- •The types of audits used to police unauthorized IP in supply chains.
- •Director liability for failure to implement effective compliance programs.
- •Circumstances under which import restrictions may be triggered.
- •States most active in pursuing unauthorized IP claims.
- •Use of trade secret laws to combat unauthorized IP in supply chains.
- •Risk-reduction measures for unauthorized IP exposure.
- •Actions to take once unauthorized IP is discovered.
The webinar also addresses the following legislation and regulations:
- •The Economic Espionage Act
- •Deter Cyber Theft Act
- •Section 337 of the Tariff Act
- •Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act
- •Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
- •National Stolen Property Act
- •Federal Wire Fraud Statute
- •Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices Laws
Course Leaders
Arthur Mitchell, Senior Counselor, White & Case LLP
Mr. Mitchell has over thirty-eight years of experience, much of it in Asia, and is a leading American lawyer specializing in global investment and financing transactions. He previously served as General Counsel of the Asian Development Bank.
Seiji Niwa, Associate, White & Case LLP
Mr. Niwa concentrates on complex commercial and antitrust litigation, compliance counseling, and multi-jurisdictional cartel matters. He has also conducted Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance reviews and previously worked with the United Nations.
Course Length
Approx. 1.5 hours
Pricing
$295 per user