Loyola Sports Law Institute to Host Symposium on IP Issues March 6, 2009

Loyola’s Sports Law Institute Symposium to Focus on IP Issues in Sports

Loyola Law School’s Sports Law Institute fifth-annual symposium will focus on intellectual property issues in sports. Speakers will address copyright, trademark and patent issues, as well as rights of publicity. The event will be held at Loyola's downtown LA campus on Friday, March 6, 2009.

Details and registration information may be located at http://events.lls.edu/sli/09/.
Students and members of the media are invited to attend for free. Members of the media should RSVP to Brian Costello at brian.costello@lls.edu Loyola is located at 919 Albany St., LA, CA 90015.

Schedule

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

F. Jay Dougherty, Loyola Law School
Copyright Issues in Sports
Chandran B. Iyer, Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Patent Issues in Sports
Christopher C. Larkin, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Trademark Issues in Sports
Keith A. McKenna & Timothy J. McIlwain, McKenna McIlwain LLP
Jim Brown Litigation
Mark Roesler, Chairman and CEO, CMG Worldwide
Rights of Publicity
David Weinberg, NFL Properties
Sponsorship and Licensing Issues in the NFL

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Loyola Law School Alumni Panel
Getting Sports Law Jobs
Robert E. Buch, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Ryan Boyle, CMG Worldwide
David Weinberg, NFL Properties
1:30 pm Lunch

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Brian Costello
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Loyola Law School | Los Angeles
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