Loeb & Loeb LLP is pleased to announce that partner Daniel Offner will be a speaker at the upcoming Practising Law Institute seminar, "Representing The Games Industry Client 2010."

From the PLI website:

Why You Should Attend

The videogame industry has emerged as a leader in home entertainment, rivaling recorded music and motion pictures for the consumer entertainment mindshare. Intellectual property, including videogames, has become one of America’s leading exports in the 21st Century. The emergence of the Internet, iPhone, iPad, and other wireless devices as delivery vehicles, along with traditional game consoles and home computers, has broadened the reach and audiences for games. Any lawyer who represents creators of literary content or other intellectual property should have a basic understanding of current issues and business practices in this dynamic field.

What You Will Learn

• Deal terms found in every game development negotiation
• Patent litigation in the games industry - the lifecycle of a patent claim; why patent claims are a business strategy in the games industry; examples of recent claims; and strategies to defend when worse comes to worse
• Content regulation, legislation, and the First Amendment - including an update on Schwarzenegger v. EMA, now set to be argued in the October 2010 United States Supreme Court term
• Financing game development - methods and strategies to raise or source capital for games or game studios

Who Should Attend

Attorneys who represent clients in intellectual property-related, technology, or entertainment fields; videogame developers and publishers’ counsel; managers and executives with entertainment industry responsibilities.

For more information, including how to register, please visit the Practising Law Institute website.