Celesq® Announces May CLE involving IP (Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks; Due Diligence in M&A Transactions); Employment Law/EEOC Investigations & Litigation

Boca Raton, FL, April 30, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Celesq® AttorneysEd Center has announced the following web casts for May 2013:

Patent Infringement Litigation before the International Trade Commission: Hot Topics, from the Celesq®-West LegalEdcenter IP Master Series (2324IP)
Live web cast: May 8, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)

Michael Kasdan provides an overview of Section 337 Actions before the ITC and discusses key recent developments in ITC jurisprudence, including the satisfaction of the domestic industry requirement by non-practicing entities and the availability of exclusion orders on essential patents for which FRAND commitments have been made.

Responding to EEOC Investigations and Litigation: An Essential Guide for In-House Corporate and Employment Lawyers and Litigators (2338)
Live web cast: May 9, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)

Former EEOC General Counsel Eric Dreiband, currently a partner at Jones Day, discusses investigations and litigation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and its priorities, court decisions that address the EEOC's process and challenges to employer policies, and strategies to utilize in responding to EEOC investigations and litigation.

The SEC's Continued Focus on the Private Equity Industry: What their Lawyers Need to Know (2327)
Live web cast: May 16, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)

Roger Lane and Courtney Worcester discuss several areas that the SEC is expected to concentrate on, including valuation practices during a fundraising period; conflicts of interest; and the fiduciary duties owed by the Chief Operating Officers and Chief Financial Officers of private equity funds, and best practices to avoid or mitigate the risks of SEC scrutiny.

IP Due Diligence in M&A Transactions for IP and Transactional Counsel (2330)
Live web cast: May 21, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)

In M&A transactions, the results of a legal due diligence investigation can significantly impact the terms of the transaction. Aaron Tantleff, Chris Rasmussen and Steven Cade, Foley & Lardner LLP, discuss review of the deal terms and structure and the seller's intellectual property, analysis of potential pending or threatened infringement claims; limitations on buyer's rights to fully exploit the intellectual property; and other considerations when drafting a due diligence memorandum, purchase agreement or related transaction documents.

Analysis of the First Sale Doctrine and Exhaustion of Intellectual Property Rights after Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., from the Celesq®-West LegalEdcenter IP Master Series (2341IP)
Live web cast: May 22, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)

In its Kirtsaeng decision, the Supreme Court extended the First Sale Doctrine to copyrighted works sold abroad. Anthony F LoCicero of Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein discusses the implications of this case, not only for copyrighted works, but also for its potential implications to trademark and patent law.

Attorneys wishing to register for any of the live web casts, or to learn more about the programs, may visit www.celesq.com and click on Celesq® Upcoming Webcasts, accessed at btly link to http://www.celesq.com/news/category/hot_topic.

The web casts will be recorded and, like all Celesq® programs, will be available on demand and on CD directly from Celesq® (www.celesq.com). For more information about any of the programs, or to place an order from Celesq®, you may visit their web site at www.celesq.com and click on the program(s) in which you are interested; or email them at customer.care@celesq.com.

About Celesq® AttorneysEd Center
Celesq® AttorneysEd Center (www.celesq.com), a nationally-recognized leader in providing high-quality continuing legal education programs to attorneys throughout the United States, focuses on the hottest topics and latest trends in practice areas of particular interest to outside and in-house corporate attorneys and litigators. A pioneer in online CLE, Celesq® today offers its programs in a variety of convenient formats, including live web casts, online streaming audio and audio CDs. Contact Sharon Levine Mirsky, Esq., at (561) 241-1919 or slmirsky@celesq.com for more information.
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