Sixteenth Annual (2008) Advanced Licensing Institute (ALI) at the Kenneth J. Germeshausen Center for the Law of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Sixteenth Annual Advanced Licensing Institute took place from Monday January 7 through Friday January 11, 2008 at the Kenneth J. Germeshausen Center for the Law of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Monday January 7, 2008 - Day One:
- 8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. "Welcome!" John Hutson, President & Dean and Geoffrey Dellenbaugh, Adjunct Professor
- 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. "University Licensing" - Karen Hersey, Professor of Law Pierce Law
- 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. "Licensing in the Far East" - Jack D. Slobod, Philips Intellectual Property & Standards Briarcliff Manor, NY
- 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. "Licensing in the European Union" - Holger Stratmann, Hoffman.Eitle - Munich, Germany
- 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. "IP Valuation" - Richard Conroy, Ocean Tomo Chicago, IL
Tuesday January 8, 2008 - Day Two:
- 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. "Anatomy of an Assertive Licensing Program" - Charles R. Neuenschwander, International Patent Licensing Co. Dallas, TX
- 1:00-1:15 Welcome remarks by Dean John D. Hutson
- 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. "Government Licensing" - Jacob "Jesse" Erlich, Burns & Levinson, Boston, MA
- 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. "Due Diligence" - Kevin J. McGough, Bronxville, NY
- 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. "Software Licensing" - H. Ward Classen, Computer Science Corporation, Hanover, MD
Wednesday January 9, 2008 - Day Three:
- 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. "IP Misuse and Antitrust Law" - Thomas J. Meloro, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York, NY (Thomas J. Meloro has declined to allow his presentation to be offered on the Web)
- 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. "Biotech Licensing" - Jennifer Tegfeldt, Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA
- 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. "Ethics in Licensing" - Patrick O'Reilley, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, Washington, DC
- 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. "Trademark Licensing" - Mitchell E. Radin, Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard, New York, NY
Thursday January 10, 2008 - Day Four:
- 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. "IP Taxation" - Jeffrey A. Maine, University of Maine School of Law, Portland, ME
- 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. "Alternative Dispute Resolution" - David Plant, New London, NH
- 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. "Merchandising" - Jed Ferdinand, Grimes & Battersby, Norwalk, CT
- 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. "Negotiation Strategies" - Geoffrey Dellenbaugh, Pierce Law
Friday January 11, 2008 - Day Five:
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. examination (required only for law students eligible for academic credit) - Contact Pierce Law Admissions - Support Pierce Law
To find out more about the Germeshausen Center & Future ALIs please go to http://www.piercelaw.edu/ali/index.php.
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