USC Law to Host IP Event
Copyright, counterfeiting and the Internet will be among the topics discussed at a March 17 event sponsored by the University of Southern California’s School of Law.
“Internet Auction Counterfeiters: Where Is the Protection?” is one of several copyright and trademark panels on the schedule at USC Law’s 2009 Intellectual Property Institute.
Arnold L. Johnston of Arnold & Porter LLP will moderate the panel, which will include Vanni Volpi, chief intellectual-property counsel for Guccio Gucci S.p.A., James B. Swire of Arnold & Porter LLP, R. Bruce Rich of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, and Dennis Kinley, associate vice president, U.S. security, for Sanofi-aventis U.S.
The event will be held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills. Cost to attend ranges from $425 for groups of four or more from a single company to $495 for standard registration. (There is a discount for full-time law students with proof of enrollment.)
For more information, visit law.usc.edu/cle/ipi. —Alison A. Nieder
