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Friday, February 22, 2013
2013 Mid-South Intellectual Property Institute Conference

When

Second Annual Conference
February 22, 2013
University of Mississippi Law School

Mid-South Intellectual Property Institute

If we are to see the development of creative, entrepreneurial enterprises throughout the Mid-South, we need to engage, foster and promote an active core of well informed and active lawyers who practice in the area of intellectual property. That is the purpose of the Mid-South Intellectual Property Institute.

This second annual conference of the Mid-South Intellectual Property Institute again invites lawyers and entrepreneurs to come together and share knowledge and expertise, while updating their knowledge with the latest developments in intellectual property.

And, what better way to capture the mood of intellectual property than to hold the Institute’s conference in coordination with the Oxford Film Festival, held on the same weekend in Oxford, MS. As we say, come for the law, stay for the movies.

The Mid-South Intellectual Property Institute is co-sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Law, and FNC, Inc.

Our 2013 sponsors are, , McGlinchey Stafford PLLC, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP , and the UM Center for Continuing Legal Education. Several sponsorships remain open for 2013.

The 2013 Institute’s Conference

The 2013 Institute’s Conference will feature legal experts in not only the traditional disciplines of patent, trademark and copyright, but also specialists in music, film and the Internet.

Here are some of our stellar 2013 experts, with more to come.

Gary Myers, Dean University of Missouri School of Law
Will Wilkins, Director, Mississippi Law Research Institute
Meaghin Burke, Mississippi Law Research Institute (Chair MS IP Section)
Anita Modak-Truran, Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC [past Chair, Mississippi IP Section]
Drew Patty, McGlinchey Stafford
Michael Denniston , Bradley Arant, Birmingham)
Alicia Brown Oliver , Chambliss, Bahner, Chattanooga
Whit Rayner, Jones Walker
Lee Caplin, Chairman Picture Entertainment Corporation and Executor William Faulkner Estate
Bill Luckett, Luckett Tyner Law Firm, PA
Joe Beck --Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Atlanta, GA
Christian D. Carbone -- Loeb & Loeb, New York, NY
Edwin Komen -- Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Washington, DC

The program hours are

8:30 am – 5:00 pm Friday, February 22, 2013

Complete conference program schedule here

Continuing Education

The Mid-South Intellectual Property Institute expects to again receive continuing legal education approval in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana.

Location

The 2013 conference will meet at the brand new campus of the Robert C. Khayat Law Center at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS. If you have not seen the new Law Center, you are in for a treat.

Registration

Registration is easy. You can register at any time through our Registration Page. You may also download the printable registration form and return it. Paid registration also includes admission to the Oxford Film Festival (with the exception of a few special ticketed events).

Registration includes the entire Friday session, continuing education, continental breakfast, speaker lunch on Friday, refreshments, Friday evening reception as well as access to the program materials in electronic form.

Registration fees

Category	Pricing
University of Mississippi faculty & students	$0.00
Non-attorneys (no CLE credit)	$175.00
MS Bar IP Section Members	$225.00
Regular Registration	$250.00
Non-attorneys (no CLE credit), MS Bar IP Section Members and Regular Registrations include admission to the Oxford Film Festival (except for certain special and ticketed events).
Program Materials only	$100.00
Available only after the completion of the program
You may pay by credit card or by check.

Requests for refunds need to be in writing, and postmarked, faxed or emailed by January 31, 2013 to

Mid-South Intellectual Property Institute Refunds
c/o FNC
1214 Office Park Drive
Oxford, MS 38655
(888) 820-3149 fax
programcoordinator@msipi.org

Refunds will be processed after the event. A $50.00 processing fee will be deducted from all refunds.

Hotel Accommodations

We will have details about hotel accommodations shortly.

A limited number of rooms have been set aside for this event at the

The Inn at Ole Miss 120 Alumni Drive
University, MS 38677
Phone: 662-234-2331
Fax: 236-4835

Reference Mid-South Intellectual Property Institute when calling to reserve rooms.
The cutoff date for the block is February 7, 2013. Any rooms not individually reserved by this date will be released back to general inventory and subject to availability and regular room rates.

Sponsorships

There are several opportunities still available to sponsor the Institute, especially the sponsorship of meals, receptions and breaks. For more information you may contact the Mid-South Intellectual Property Institute at programcoordinator@msipi.org