8:30 – 8:55 A.M.
REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST
8:55 – 9:00 A.M.
OPENING REMARKS
PATENT TRACK
9:00 – 10:00 A.M.
IPR Litigation Year In Review – A Look At Recent Trends From PTAB Judges And Practitioners
- Nick Fung, Partner, Morrison & Foerster
- Jessica Hudak, Vice President and Corporate Counsel, Edwards Lifesciences
- Nate Lowenstein, Partner, Lowenstein Weatherwax
- Melinda Michalerya, IP Counsel, Advanced Bionics
- Scott Moore, Senior Lead PTAB Judge, USPTO
- Hank White, Attorney, Irell & Manela
TRADEMARK TRACK
9:00 – 10:00 A.M.
Trademark Tactics: Mastering the Art of Prosecution and Avoiding Examining Attorney Pet Peeves
- Jonathan Hyman, Partner, Knobbe Martens
- Jason Lott, Managing Attorney for Trademarks Customer Outreach, USPTO
- Christopher Larkin, T.T.A.B. Judge, USPTO
- Amy Abeloff, Of Counsel, Kirkland & Ellis
PATENT TRACK
10:05 – 11:05 A.M.
The State of Subject Matter Eligibility for Software Inventions in 2024
- Christopher DiLeo, Associate General Counsel, Becton Dickinson
- Jennifer Chiang, IP Counsel at Stripe
- Jonae Felton, Patent Counsel and Senior Patent Engineer, Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America
- Carolyn Kosowski, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration (OPLA), USPTO
- Eric Moore, Partner, Patterson + Sheridan, LLP
11:05 – 11:20 A.M.
NETWORKING BREAK
TRADEMARK TRACK
10:05 – 11:05 A.M.
From Fakes to #Dupes — Brand Protection Strategies in the New Era
- Theresa Conduah, Partner, Alston & Bird, LLP, Moderator
- Brittany Finlayson, Assistant General Counsel—Brand, Ferrara Candy Company
- Marylauren Ilagan, Senior Counsel, IP, Olaplex
11:05 – 11:20 A.M.
NETWORKING BREAK
PATENT TRACK
11:20 A.M. – 12:20 P.M.
Tailoring Patent Portfolio Strategies in Different Industries – a Global Perspective
- Kirk Bacon, Senior Patent Counsel, Nvidia
- Emily Collins, Partner, Kilburn Strode
- Rick Lin, Managing Counsel, Kioxia
- Matt Hayenga, Associate General Counsel, Bank of America
- Mark Wisniewski, Senior Director of Biopharmaceuticals, UCLA Technology Development Group
- Galen Yu, Partner, Foley & Lardner
TRADEMARK TRACK
11:20 A.M. – 12:20 P.M.
Trademarks and ADR: Anatomy of a Trademark Mediation
- Raffi Zerounian, Partner, Hanson Bridgett
- Christopher Newkirk, Travelers
- Jeff Kichaven, Kichaven ADR
- Sarah Brooks, Partner, Venable
12:20 P.M. – 1:10 P.M.
LUNCH
COMMUNITY, MENTORSHIP, AND PRO BONO RECOGNITION
1:15 – 2:15 P.M.
KEYNOTE SPEECH
PATENT TRACK
2:30 – 3:30 P.M.
The Skinny on Skinny Labels: Legal Challenges in Generic Drug Litigation
- Katie McNutt, Morrison & Foerster, Moderator
- Adam Lawton, Counsel, Munger, Tolles & Olson
- Miguel Lopez, Patent Counsel, Gilead
- Jane Xia, Senior Counsel Patents, Johnson & Johnson
TRADEMARK TRACK
2:30 – 3:30 P.M.
US-China Trademark Engagement – What US Brand Owners Need to Know
- Melissa LaBauve, Partner, Munck Wilson Mandala, Moderator
- Conrad Wong, Senior Attorney, Office of Policy and International Affairs & IP Officer for Guangzhou, China, USPTO
- Heather Molleur, Director of IP, Micron Technologies, Inc.
- Mai Lin, Partner, East IP
- Eleanor Lackman, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
PATENT TRACK
3:35 – 4:35 P.M.
Loping toward a Brighter Future: Patents in the New Era of Administrative Law
- Jacqueline Bonilla, Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge, PTAB, USPTO
- Michael R. Franzinger, Partner, Dentons
- Monisha Deka, Staff Attorney, Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission
- Chris Longman, Vice President, Legal Counsel, Qualcomm
- Steve Larson, Partner, Knobbe Martens
TRADEMARK TRACK
3:35 – 4:35 P.M.
In-House Counsels Spill It All – Tips for Outside Counsels and Best Practices for Trademark Protection
- Peter Bromaghim, Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson, Moderator
- Diana Heligman, Counsel, Brands and Content Intellectual Property, NBCUniversal
- Matt Stratton, Deputy General Counsel, Dr. Squatch
- Daniel Latimer, Counsel, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
4:35 – 4:40 P.M.
CLOSING REMARKS
4:45 – 5:30 P.M.
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
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