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Berkeley Conference on Article 2B

				

          The Berkeley Center for Law and Technology 
                    proudly presents...

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           INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONTRACT LAW 
                  IN THE INFORMATION AGE:
    The Impact of Article 2B of the Uniform Commercial Code 
         on the Future of Transactions in Information 
                  and Electronic Commerce
    _______________________________________________________


                     April 23-25, 1998
          Andersen Auditorium, Haas School of Business
             University of California at Berkeley

          http://sims.berkeley.edu/BCLT/events/ucc2b
               To register Call: 510.642.4041
             

With Generous Support From:
      The John & Mary R. Markle Foundation  &
      Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Co-Sponsors Include:
      American Law Institute
      Contnuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
      Fisher Center for Management and Information Technology, UC Berkeley
      Information Technology Association of America 
      School of Information Management and Systems, UC Berkeley

                       ______________________
                       THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM
                       ______________________

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THURSDAY, April 23rd, 1998  International House Auditorium, UC Berkeley
  
  Tutorial Sessions: ARTICLE 2B AND ITS INTERSECTION WITH 
                     INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
  Coordinated by:  
     Peter H. Carson, Cooley Godward, UCC Committee of the State Bar of 
                      California; 
     Pamela Samuelson, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California 
                       at Berkeley; 
     Dawan Stanford, Morrison & Foerster

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FRIDAY, April 24th, 1998     Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

WELCOME
  Pamela Samuelson, on behalf of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology
  Michael Traynor, on behalf of the American Law Institute
  Marc A. Pearl, on behalf of the ITAA

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
  Raymond T. Nimmer, Reporter for Article 2B of the UCC

Session: UCC 2B THROUGH THE EYES OF COPYRIGHT SCHOLARS: PERSPECTIVES & 
         COMMENTARY ON THE INTERSECTION OF COPYRIGHT AND CONTRACT

        Papers Presented By:  
           Jane C. Ginsburg, Columbia Law School; 
           David Nimmer, Irell & Manella; 
           Jerome H. Reichman, Vanderbilt Law School

        Commentators:  
           Henry Barry, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati; 
           Amelia Boss, Temple University School of Law; 
           Lucie Guibault, Institute of Information Law, 
                           University of Amsterdam; 
           Brian Kahin, Office of Science & Technology Policy, White House; 
           Jessica Litman, Wayne State University Law School; 
           Margaret Jane Radin, Stanford Law School

LUNCH   Presentation by Jay M. Tenenbaum, CommerceNet

Session: INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY & ARTICLE 2B: PERSPECTIVES & COMMENTARY 
         ON PATENT AND TRADE SECRET LICENSING

        Papers Presented By:  
           Martin J. Adelman, Wayne State University Law School; 
           Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss, New York University School of Law

        Commentators:  
           Dan L. Burk, Seton Hall University School of Law; 
           Peter M.C. Choy, Sun Microsystems; 
           David L. Hayes, Fenwick & West; 
           James Pooley, Fish & Richardson


Session:  THE INTERFACE OF STATE CONTRACT RIGHTS WITH FEDERAL 
          PROCEDURE & POLICY

        Papers Presented By:  
           Mark A. Lemley, University of Texas School of Law; 
           David F. McGowan, Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, 
                             Falk & Rabkin

        Commentators:  
           John H. Barton, Stanford Law School; 
           Robert W. Gomulkiewicz, Microsoft Corporation; 
           Christopher J. Kelly, U.S. Department of Justice; 
           Charles R.  McManis, Washington University School of Law

EVENING RECEPTION  Sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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SATURDAY, April 25th, 1998,  Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

Session:  THE MECHANICS OF LICENSING I: CONTRACT FORMATION

        Paper Presented By: 
           Peter A. Alces, College of William & Mary School of Law

        Commentators: 
           Peter Harter, Netscape Communications Corp.; 
           Holly K. Towle, Preston Gates & Ellis


Session:  THE MECHANICS OF LICENSING II: ELECTRONIC 
          MONITORING & TECHNICAL SELF-HELP

        Papers Presented By: 
           Julie E. Cohen, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; 
           Ronald J. Mann, University of Michigan Law School

        Commentators:  
           Kaye Caldwell, Silicon Valley Software Industry Coalition; 
           James R. Davis, Xerox PARC; 
           David D. Friedman, Santa Clara University School of Law; 
           Michael Froomkin, University of Miami School of Law; 
           Hal Varian, School of Information Management & 
                       Systems, UC Berkeley

LUNCH

Session: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF ARTICLE 2B

        Presenters Include:  
           Susan DeSanti, U.S. Federal Trade Commission; 
           P. Bernt Hugenholtz, Institute of Information Law, 
                    University of Amsterdam, European Commission 
                    Legal Advisory Board for the Information Market; 
           Tsuneo Matsumoto, Hitotsubashi University School of Law, Japan

Session:  BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ME?  PERSPECTIVES 
          FROM AFFECTED INDUSTRIES

        Presenters Include:  
           Lorin Brennan, American Film Marketing Association; 
           Stephen Y. Chow, Perkins Smith & Cohen; 
           Ronald Epstein, Intel; 
           Michele C. Kane, The Walt Disney Company; 
           Cem Kaner, Law Office of Cem Kaner; 
           Peter Lyman, University of California at Berkeley Library; 
           Matthew R. Lynde, Price Waterhouse; 
           Joel Wolfson, The NASDAQ Stock Market Inc.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

MCLE credit is provided through the Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB).
CEB certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the
State Bar of California.

Arrangements are underway to publish papers and comments presented at the
conference.

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REGISTRATION 

Date:                       April 23-25, 1998
Location:                   Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Registration Fees:          Corporate                       $350
                            Government/Academic/Student     $100

The registration fee includes

   o  Tutorial Materials 
   o  Conference Proceedings
   o  Evening reception on Friday
   o  Continental breakfasts and lunches on Thursday, Friday, 
      and Saturday
   o  Journals containing published conference papers and comments


Refunds, less a $50 non-refundable processing fee, will be made for
cancellations received by April 17, 1998.

For more information, contact 510.642.4041 or visit our website at
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/BCLT/events/ucc2b/.

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Participants may register by sending this form by mail to 
      Article 2B, University of California, 
      Center for Law and Technology, 
      F-402 Haas School of Business #1930, 
      Berkeley, CA  94720-1930 
   or 
      by fax to 510.642.2826.  

Discounted hotel accommodations can be reserved by directly contacting the
Durant Hotel at 510.845.8919 or 1.800.2.DURANT.



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