"The Top Trademark Law Developments of 2010," John Marshall
Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law (February 2010)
"New gTLDs: What You Need to Know about the Next Internet
Gold Rush," co-hosted by Loyola University and the Chicago Intellectual
Property Alliance as part of "IP Law Day in Chicago," Chicago, IL
(November 2009)
"Rights Protection Mechanisms," ICANN Meeting, Seoul, Korea
(October 2009)
"New Frontiers in Marketing & Advertising," John Marshall
Law School Conference on "Diverging Standards In European and American
Trademark and Copyright Laws," Chicago, IL (October 2009)
"Guiding Rights - Intellectual Property Is Your Greatest
Asset: How to Protect It Without Losing Your Shirt,"
National Speakers Association, Waukesha, WI (September 2009)
"Are Your Employees Selling You Out? Society for Human
Resource Management (SHRM) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (June 2009)
"HR's Role In Guiding Employees to Protect Company Rights and
Avoid Infringement," Annual Conference, Society for Human Resource
Management, Chicago, IL (June 2009)
"Intellectual Property Is Your Greatest Asset," CEO Group of
Boston, Boston, MA (May 2009)
"Protecting Your B.R.A.N.D. Without Losing Your Shirt," Union
League Club, Chicago, IL (March 2009)
"Protecting Your B.R.A.N.D. Without Losing Your Shirt,"
National Speakers Association, Denver, CO (March 2009)
"Recent Developments in Trademark Law," 53rd Annual
Intellectual Property Law Conference, John Marshall Law School, Chicago,
IL (February 2009)
"The Top 10 Trademark Law Developments of 2008," The John
Marshall Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, Chicago, IL
(February 2009)
"Protecting Your B.R.A.N.D. Without Losing Your Shirt,"
Corporate Services Corporation Webinar (February 2009)
"Intellectual Property Is Your Greatest Asset!", Vistage,
Baltimore, MD (January 2009)
"Avoid Jail and Other Legal Problems," Professional
Convention Management Association, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
(January 2009)
"How to Avoid Lawsuits and Other Legal
Problems...Intellectual Property Issues for Meeting Planners,"
Professional Convention Management Association, Annual Meeting, New
Orleans, LA (January 2009)
"Intellectual Property Is Your Greatest Asset!", Vistage,
Atlanta, GA (January 2009)
"Famous Marks, Distinctiveness and the Internet," Illinois
Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Chicago, IL (December 2008)
"Protecting Your B.R.A.N.D. Without Losing Your Shirt: Learn
Low Cost Strategies for Protecting Your Intellectual Property and
Growing the Value for Your Speaking Business," National Speakers
Association (NSA) Fall Conference, Scottsdale, AZ (November 2008)
"From "Aha!" to Profitability: Building A Business Around the
Big Idea," American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual
Symposium, Washington, DC (November 2008)
"Are Your Employees Selling You Out? HR's Role In Guiding
Employees to Avoid Infringement," Annual Conference, Society for Human
Resource Management, Chicago, IL (June 2008)
"TTAB Practice," American Bar Association, Arlington, VA
(April 2008)
"Preparing and Defending Witnesses for Depositions," Lorman
Seminars, Oak Brook, IL (August 2007)
"Alternative Dispute Resolution," American Bar Association,
San Francisco, IL (August 2007)
"Using ADR for Intellectual Property Disputes," Illinois
State Bar Association, Bloomington, IL (June 2007)
"Protecting Your Brand without Losing Your Shirt - workshop,"
Vistage CEO Group, Dallas, TX (June 2007)
"Protecting Your Association and Its Intellectual Property on
the Internet," American Society of Association Executives, Legal
Symposium, Chicago, IL (April 2007)
"Guiding Rights: Intellectual Property Is Your Greatest
Asset!," Location Intelligence Conference, San Francisco, CA (April
2007)
"Protecting Your Brand without Losing Your Shirt - keynote"
Rotary Club, Chicago, IL (March 2007)
"Guiding Rights: Intellectual Property Is Your Greatest
Asset," Wisconsin Professional Speakers (March 2007)
"What Speakers Need To Know About Copyright To Protect and
Avoid Infringement," Teleseminar, National Speakers Association, Humor
PEG (February 2007)
"Domain Name Dispute Resolution Trends," International
Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, AIPPI United
States (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété
Intellectuelle), Chicago, IL (November, 2006)
"Copyright, Book Contracts and the Internet," Construction
Writers Association, Chicago, IL (October 2006)
"Trademark Licensing and Assignments," The John Marshall Law
School, Chicago, IL (October 2006)
"Internet Domain Name Disputes," Chicago Bar Association,
Chicago, IL (October 2006)
"Increasing the Value of your Brand," private seminar, N9ne,
Chicago, IL (September 2006)
"Trade Dress Protection: Color, Distinctiveness and
Functionality," The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL (September
2006)
"Trademark Protection: Creation of Rights," The John
Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL (September 2006)
"Plagiarism & Fair Use: What Professionals Must Know
About Copyrights and Trademarks," ASME, Elk Grove, IL (June 2006)
"Intellectual Property Is Your Greatest Asset," TAB Group,
Des Plaines, IL (June 2006)
"Sarbanes-Oxley: What Your CEO Must Know Now about IP," 50th
Annual Conference on Developments in Intellectual Property Law, The
John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL (May 2006)
"Intellectual Property Is Your Greatest Asset: Protect It,
Use It or Lose It," The Alternative Board, Vernon Hills, IL (April 2006)
"Intellectual Property Is Your Greatest Asset: Protect It,
Use It or Lose It," National Speakers Association, Washington, D.C.
(February 2006)
"Plagiarism and Fair Use: A Primer Discussion," National
Speakers Association Teleseminar, Chicago, IL (February 2006)
"Intellectual Property Is Your Greatest Asset: Protect It,
Use It or Lose It," The Alternative Board, Lake Forest, IL (January
2006)
"Alternative Dispute Resolutions in Intellectual Property,"
ISBA Intellectual Property Section, Bloomington, IL (January 2006)
"Plagiarism and Fair Use," Construction Writers Association
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (October 2005)
"Copyright Damages," Law Seminars International,
Philadelphia, PA (September 2005)
"Legal Update: Recent Developments in the Courts involving
Trademarks, Copyright and the Internet," Vancouver, Canada (September,
2005)
"What to Copyright," Law Seminars International, Chicago, IL
(May 2005)
"The Effect of the Internet on Trademark Law," Cardozo Law
School, New York, NY (April 2005)
"Copyright, Contracts and Writing," National Speakers
Association, Illinois Chapter, Oakbrook, IL (March 2005)
"Intellectual Property and Work Product Protection," American
Society of Mechanical Engineers, Rosemont, IL (March 2005)
"ADR in Intellectual Property Cases," Illinois State Bar
Association, Bloomington, Illinois, October 2004; Chicago, IL (November
2004)
"Untangling the Web: Trademark and Domain Name Issues,"
Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, DePaul Law School,
Chicago, IL (September 2004)
"Proceed With Caution: Seven Hidden Hazards of Book
Contracts," Mystery Writers of America, Chicago, IL (June 2004)
"Work Product and Business Protection," American Society of
Mechanical Engineers, Lexington, KY (March 2004)
"Using Patents and Copyrights To Build Strong Brands," INTA
Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (May 2003)
"Trademark Licensing In a Corporate Transaction," AIPLA
Spring Meeting, New York, NY (March 2003)
"Trademarks and the Internet," 46th Annual Conference, John
Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois (February 2002)
"License Agreement," INTA Trademarks In Business Transactions
Forum, New York, New York (February 2002)
"ICANN's Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy," Fulcrum Domain
Name Protection, Litigation and Management Summit, San Francisco,
California (February 2001)
"Cybersquatting: The ICANN Dispute Resolution Policy," PLI
Advanced Seminar on Patent Law, New York, NY (March, 2000)