Dear Intellectual Property, Business Law and Computer & Internet Law Section Members;
The Oregon State Bar
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Section
Presents
adidas v. Payless
Key Legal Issues and Strategy Behind the
Largest Jury Verdict Ever in a Trademark Case
with Bill Brewster and Charlie Henn
In adidas v. Payless, the jury awarded damages, an accounting for profits and punitive damages totaling $304.7 million, which is by far and away the largest verdict ever in a trademark case. Counsel for adidas will identify the key factual and legal issues in the case, as well as the pre-trial and trial strategies that played a role in this historic verdict.
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The Governor Hotel
The Library Room
614 SW 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 224-3400
CLE Credits:
1 General MCLE?Credits (Application will be made)
Bill Brewster and Charlie Henn were lead trial counsel for adidas in the adidas v. Payless trademark infringement dispute that resulted in the largest known trademark infringement verdict in U.S. history. They are both partners in the Intellectual Property group of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP in Atlanta, Georgia.
Bill Brewster: has spent the past 20 years providing client counseling and litigating in the fields of trademark, false advertising, and unfair competition, as well as copyright, trade secrets, and restrictive covenants. Mr. Brewster is widely recognized as one of the top IP lawyers in the country. Since 1997, he has been listed in Best Lawyers in America® for Intellectual Property, and now he is also listed in Advertising Law. In 2002, IP Worldwide featured him among "The Magnificent Seven: IP's Best Young Trial Lawyers." He also has been listed since its inception in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers for Intellectual Property Law. He is among the "astounding seven lawyers from Kilpatrick Stockton" selected and featured in the trademark section of the 2007 Who'sWhoLegal, one of five KS IP lawyers listed in the 2007 PLC WhichLawyer? Yearbook, and one of six listed in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers. Mr. Brewster is also routinely included as one of the "Legal Elite" by Georgia Trend Magazine and a "Georgia Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Charlie Henn: concentrates his practice in the area of intellectual property litigation, including cases involving trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets. Mr. Henn recently was recognized by the Fulton County Daily Report as one of the "Ten Lawyers Under 40 'On the Rise'" and as a Georgia Super Lawyer "Rising Star" for Intellectual Property Litigation.
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Intellectual Property Section, adidas v. Payless CLE – October 14, 2008
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CANCELLATION POLICY:
Cancellations must be received in writing at least 48 hours before the start of the seminar.
Fax your request to 503-968-4456, Attn: CLE Cancellations. There is a $20 cancellation fee.
Intellectual Property Proposed 2009 Slate
Officers:
Chair: B. Anna McCoy
Chair-Elect: Michelle C. Craig
Immediate Past Chair: Christopher J. Lewis
Secretary: Michael Heilbronner
Treasurer: Britt Bachtel Browning
Members-at-Large (Terms Ending 12/31/10)
Susan Ford
Amanda L. Mayhew
Esin Onart
Julie Penry
Continuing Members-at-Large (Terms Ending 12/31/09):
Karen Wetherell Davis
Bartley F. Day
Thomas L. Evans
Tomas Gomez-Arostegui
Kevin M. Hayes
James A. Hilsenteger
Kelly A. Luzania
Ambyr M. O'Donnell
Nomination Accepted from the Floor
