: Legal Responses to the Tech Revolution SYMPOSIUM AND SPONSORSHIP OVERVIEW About Us The Denver University Law Review is the flagship journal at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. The Law Review strives to publish articles of the highest quality in all areas of the law. The Law Review has proudly featured such distinguished authors as U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O Connor, William O. Douglas, and Byron White, noted constitutional law scholar Erwin Chemerinsky, and consumer advocate Ralph Nader. The Symposium The Law Review s 2016 Symposium, : Legal Responses to the Tech Revolution, will explore the role of intellectual property law in bringing new technologies to fruition and to the market. Who Will Be Attending The Symposium will be widely marketed throughout the Denver metropolitan community, to the state, local, and specialty bars, and to students and alumni from the Sturm College of Law and the University of Denver. Given the relevance and increasing popularity of this issue, we expect the Symposium to be widely attended by lawyers, scholars, and members of the broader local community.
Event Highlights Panels begin on, and continue throughout, Thursday, February 4, and Friday, February 5, 2016, at the University of Denver. The : Legal Responses to the Tech Revolution Symposium will feature an exciting array of speakers, including legal scholars, national practitioners, general counsel, and members of the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Panels include: DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT & TAKEDOWN ISSUES Aaron Perzanowski, Case Western Reserve University School of Law Ian Ballon, Shareholder and litigator, Greenberg Traurig, Silicon Valley, CA Daniel Nazer, Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA EXHAUSTION Molly S. Van Houweling, Berkeley Law Samuel Ernst, Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University Amelia Smith Rinehart, S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah Aaron Perzanowski, Case Western Reserve School of Law PATENT THICKETS Stephen Zavell, Former in-house counsel at RayChem, and Chevron Corporation, San Francisco, CA Lucky Vidmar, Partner and patent litigator, Hogan Lovells, Denver, CO Amy L. Landers, Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University POST-GRANT REVIEW PROCEDURES USPTO PERSONNEL (invitations pending) Wayne Stacy, Partner, Cooley LLP, Broomfield, CO (pending) POLICY STANDARDS & PATENTS Chris Byrne, Vice President, Intellectual Property Strategy, Samsung Electronics, Strategy & Innovation Center, San Francisco, CA Jorge Contreras, S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah Karen Bartleson, 2016 IEEE President-elect; Senior Director, Corporate Programs & Initiatives, Synopsys, Colorado Springs, CO CYBERSECURITY & PRIVACY Derek Bambauer, James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona Margot Kaminski, Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University Beth Magnuson, Former Managing Counsel, Privacy & Security Legal Group, Oracle Corporation, Denver, CO
TENTATIVE AGENDA AND CURRENT SPONSORS/PARTNERS Tentative Agenda Wednesday, February 3, 2016 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner (Need sponsor) Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Welcome Lunch (need sponsor) 1:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Panel 1 2:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Break w/ snacks (need sponsor for snacks) 2:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Panel 2 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Reception (need sponsor) 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Dinner (need sponsor) Friday, 5, 2016 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Breakfast (need sponsor) 9:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Panel 3 10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Mid-Morning Break (need sponsor) 10:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Navigating Patent Thickets 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker (TBD) 1:00 p.m. 2:15 p.m. Panel 5 2:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Mid-afternoon Break 2:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Panel 6 3:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Concluding Remarks Current Sponsors/Partners, Platinum Sponsor Hogan Lovells, LLP, Silver Sponsor Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, Bronze Sponsor
PLATINUM SPONSOR $10,000
GOLD SPONSOR $5,000 ($4,200 is tax-deductible) Four (4) complimentary tickets to Thursday s Symposium, which includes lunch, and parking passes (valued at $300) Four (4) complimentary tickets to Friday s Symposium, which includes breakfast, lunch, and parking passes (valued at $500) Up to 11 CLE credits (pending) for each attendee Multiple opportunities to be recognized as a sponsor: Verbal recognition from the podium during Thursday s Symposium Premier placement on signage in common areas at the venue Premier placement on electronic invitations and online registration page (sent to 2,000+ program supporters) Listing on the main Sturm College of Law events calendar, and front-page news section, weekly events announcement e-mails, and kiosks Listing in monthly Denver Law alumni e-newsletter (e-mailed to over 8,000 alumni, faculty, and staff) Listing on Sturm College of Law s Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter pages (with over 2,000 fans or members) Premier placement on Denver University Law Review s website (with over 2,000 page views per month) Half-page color advertisement in print program to be distributed to Symposium attendees Recognition in the Denver Law Alumni Magazine Winter/Spring 2016 (mailed to alumni and friends of the law school)
SILVER SPONSOR $3,000 ($2,600 is tax-deductible) Two (2) complimentary tickets to Thursday s Symposium, which includes lunch and parking passes (valued at $150) Two (2) complimentary tickets to Friday s Symposium, which includes breakfast, lunch, and parking passes (valued at $250) Up to 11 CLE credits (pending) for each attendee Multiple opportunities to be recognized as a sponsor: Verbal recognition from the podium during Friday s Symposium Prominent placement on signage in common areas at the venue Prominent placement on electronic invitations and online registration page (sent to 2,000+ program supporters) Listing on the main Sturm College of Law events calendar, and front-page news section, weekly events announcement e-mails, and kiosks Listing in monthly Denver Law alumni e-newsletter (e-mailed to over 8,000 alumni, faculty, and staff) Listing on Sturm College of Law s Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter pages (with over 2,000 fans or members) Prominent placement on Denver University Law Review s website (with over 2,000 page views per month) Half-page black & white advertisement in print program to be distributed to Symposium attendees Recognition in the Denver Law Alumni Magazine Winter/Spring 2016 (mailed to alumni and friends of the law school)
BRONZE SPONSOR $1,500 ($1,300 is tax-deductible) One (1) complimentary tickets to Thursday s Symposium, which includes lunch and parking passes (valued at $75) One (1) complimentary tickets to Friday s Symposium, which includes breakfast, lunch, and parking passes (valued at $125) Up to 11 CLE credits (pending) for each attendee Multiple opportunities to be recognized as a sponsor: Listing on signage in common areas at the venue Listing on electronic invitations and online registration page (sent to 2,000+ program supporters) Listing on the main Sturm College of Law events calendar, and front-page news section, weekly events announcement e-mails, and kiosks Listing in monthly Denver Law alumni e-newsletter (e-mailed to over 8,000 alumni, faculty, and staff) Listing on Sturm College of Law s Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter pages (with over 2,000 fans or members) Placement on Denver University Law Review s website (with over 2,000 page views per month) Quarter-page black & white advertisement in print program to be distributed to Symposium attendees
SINGLE-EVENT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES The Denver University Law Review also offers the opportunity to sponsor individual events within the symposium if there are issues that your organization is more compelled to support. For example, you may wish to sponsor a particular panel, the cocktail reception with the panelists, or any other of the symposium events. Please contact us for more information regarding this sponsorship opportunity and its benefits and recognition. Each sponsorship will have individual forms of recognition, but all will include: All print and electronic schedules of events will note the sponsorship with the event being sponsored Listing on online registration page (sent to 2,000+ program supporters) Listing in monthly Denver Law alumni e-newsletter (e-mailed to over 8,000 alumni, faculty, and staff) Listing on Sturm College of Law s Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter pages (with over 2,000 fans or members) Placement on Denver University Law Review s website (with over 2,000 page views per month) 2104499
SPONSORSHIP FORM Thank you for your sponsorship of Denver University Law Review s 2016 annual Symposium. Please select your sponsorship level and fill in your information below. All completed forms (with payment) must be received by January 8, 2016. Gold Sponsor ($5,000) Silver Sponsor ($3,000) Bronze Sponsor ($1,500) Other: (please enter amount here) Contact Information Company: Name to appear on promotional materials: Contact Name: Contact Title: Mailing Address:
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