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The Conference Program

THURSDAY, April 23rd, 1998
International House Auditorium, UC Berkeley
Registration 8:30-9:00 am
Class Sessions 9:00-12:10; 1:10-4:15
Tutorial Sessions: KEY ASPECTS OF ARTICLE 2B AND FEDERAL LAW AND POLICY
9:00-10:30 Part I: Overview of Article 2B, Its Definitions, Default Rules and Innovative Concepts Presented by:
Matthew Kavanaugh, Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger;
Hill Blackett III, Murphy Weir & Butler
Dawan Stanford, Morrison & Foerster
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:10 Part I: Continued
12:10- 1:10 Lunch, International House - Box Lunches

1:10- 2:30 Part II: The Intersection of Article 2B With Intellectual Property Law and Other Federal Policies

Presented by:
Pamela Samuelson, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley;
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-4:15 Part II: Continued

FRIDAY, April 24th, 1998
Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Registration 8:00-8:30 am
Conference Sessions: 8:30-12:10; 1:30-5:00

8:30 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

8:50 KEYNOTE ADDRESS

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

9:20 Session: UCC 2B THROUGH THE EYES OF COPYRIGHT SCHOLARS: PERSPECTIVES & COMMENTARY ON THE INTERSECTION OF COPYRIGHT AND CONTRACT

Moderator: Pamela Samuelson, UC Berkeley

Papers Presented By:
David Nimmer, Irell & Manella;
- The Metamorphosis of Contract into Expand Jane C. Ginsburg, Columbia Law School;
- Authors as 'Licensors' of 'Informational Property Rights' Under UCC Article 2B Jerome H. Reichman, Vanderbilt Law School
- Privately Legislated Intellectual Property Rights: The Limits of Article 2B of the UCC 10:20 BREAK
10:55 Session: UCC 2B THROUGH THE EYES OF COPYRIGHT SCHOLARS (Continued)

Commentators:
Lucie Guibault, Institute of Information Law, University of Amsterdam;
Joel Wolfson, The NASDAQ Stock Market Inc.
Jessica Litman, Wayne State University Law School;
Peter M.C. Choy, Sun Microsystems;
Brian Kahin, Office of Science & Technology Policy, White House;
Henry Barry, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati;

12:00 LUNCH

Presentation by Jay M. Tenenbaum, CommerceNet

1:30 Session: INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY & ARTICLE 2B: PERSPECTIVES & COMMENTARY ON PATENT AND TRADE SECRET LICENSING

Moderator: Ron S. Laurie, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Part I: The Partial Exclusion of Patent Licenses Presentations By:
Martin J. Adelman, Wayne State University Law School
Dan L. Burk, Seton Hall University School of Law
David L. Hayes, Fenwick & West

Part II: Trade Secrecy and Other State Policies to Promote Innovation

Paper Presented By:
Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss, New York University School of Law
- Do You Want to Know a Trade Secret? Licensing Under Article 2B of the Uniform Commercial Code

Commentators:

James Pooley, Fish & Richardson;
Margaret Jane Radin, Stanford Law School

3:05 BREAK

3:30 Session: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSING, ANTITRUST POLICY AND THE DOCTRINE OF MISUSE

Moderator: Ron S. Laurie, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Paper Presented By:
Mark A. Lemley, University of Texas School of Law;
- Beyond Preemption: The Federal Law and Policy of Intellectual Property Licensing

Commentators:

Robert W. Gomulkiewicz, Microsoft Corporation;
Charles R. McManis, Washington University School of Law

Paper Presented By:

David F. McGowan, Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin
- Free Contracting, Fair Competition, and Draft Article 2B: Some Reflections on Federal Competition Policy, Information Transactions, and 'Aggressive Neutrality'

Commentators:

John H. Barton, Stanford Law School;
Christopher J. Kelly, U.S. Department of Justice;

5:15 RECEPTION

5:15-7:00 p.m., Haas School of Business
Sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SATURDAY, April 25th, 1998
Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Registration 8:30-9:00
Conference Sessions 9:00-12:00; 1:00-4:30

9:00 Session: PROMOTING PROGRESS IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL ARTS: The Impact of UCC2B on Software Quality and Investment in Innovation

Moderator: Mark Lemley, University of Texas School of Law

Paper Presentations By:
Peter A. Alces, College of William & Mary School of Law
- W(h)ither Warranty: The B(l)oom of Products Liability Theory in Cases of Deficient Software Design

Ronald J. Mann, University of Michigan Law School

- The Role of the UCC in Facilitating Financing of Intellectual Property

Commentators:

Amelia Boss, Temple University School of Law;
Holly K. Towle, Preston Gates & Ellis;
Peter Harter, Netscape Communications Corp.;
Hal Varian, School of Information Management & Systems, UC Berkeley
10:25 BREAK

10:45 Session: PRIVATE ORDERING BY TECHNOLOGY: Electronic Enforcement of Contract Performance and Remedies

Moderator: Mark Lemley, University of Texas School of Law

Paper Presented By:
Julie E. Cohen, University of Pittsburgh School of Law;
- Copyright and the Jurisprudence of Self-Help

Commentators:

Kaye Caldwell, Silicon Valley Software Industry Coalition;
David D. Friedman, Santa Clara University School of Law;
Michael Froomkin, University of Miami School of Law; Written Comment
James R. Davis, Xerox PARC;

11:55 LUNCH

1:00 Session: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF ARTICLE 2B

Moderator: Michael Traynor, Cooley Godward

Presenters:
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;
Adnan Hassan, The World Bank;
Carlyle C. Ring, Jr., Chair, Article 2B Drafting Committee
2:10 BREAK

2:30 Session: BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ME? INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER PERSPECTIVES

Presenters Include:
Lorin Brennan, American Film Marketing Association;
Stephen Y. Chow, Perkins Smith & Cohen;
Ronald Epstein, Intel;
Michele C. Kane, The Walt Disney Company; Written Comment
Cem Kaner, Law Office of Cem Kaner;
Peter Lyman, University of California at Berkeley Library;
Matthew R. Lynde, Price Waterhouse;
Jeffrey C. Selman, Severson & Werson
4:00 Open Floor Discussion