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Warner Norcross + Judd LLP is a corporate law firm with over 230 attorneys serving clients in nine offices throughout Michigan. Among the largest law firms in Michigan, Warner works in virtually all areas of business law.

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Location: Frederik Meijer Gardens, 1000 E. Beltline Ave., NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525

Innovation and intellectual property must be protected and integrated with business strategies in order to keep pace with rapid industry changes and a step ahead of competitors. Join us on September 3, 2015, for “Five Intellectual Property Strategies” at Frederik Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids for a discussion with automotive and intellectual property attorneys on emerging opportunities and best practices.

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Navigating the Changing Tides of Litigation in Autonomous Vehicle Technology Aggressive patent litigation has never been a characteristic of the auto industry until now. Tech companies sue first and ask questions later. Apple, Google and Microsoft now have a significant number of automotive patents. Statistics of tech litigation and what to do to be preemptive will be discussed.

Reality Check for Automotive Parts Supplier Patent Portfolios Review of the patent portfolios of various OEMs, tech companies and suppliers and emerging best practices.

Key Steps for Acquiring IP and Putting it to Work Discussion of the key steps for acquiring IP and putting it to work: 1) perfecting ownership, 2) assessing the freedom to practice (utilize), 3) evaluating scope of the IP, and sometimes 4) assessing enforceability. Presented by Catherine S. Collins

Establishing Ownership Rights in Joint Development Agreements Controlling technological innovations is imperative. Establish ownership rights in your technology when jointly developing technology with suppliers, customers or competitors. Presented by Randall J. Peck

Untangling the Web of Software Licensing Who will control the operating systems of autonomous vehicles (Google? Apple? Microsoft?) and software licensing strategies for the 21st century. Presented by Nathan W. Steed

This is a&nbsp;complimentary program provided for clients and guests of Warner Norcross &amp; Judd.

Automotive

Autonomous, Connected and eMobility

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Randall J. “Randy” Peck

Nathan W. “Nate” Steed

Intellectual Property

Automotive Suppliers Intellectual Property Symposium

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Automotive Suppliers Intellectual Property Symposium

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