Program Agenda* PDF
Washington in the West Schedule 2022
PATENT TRACK
9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.
Section 101: the Divide between the PTO and the Courts
Arka Chatterjee, Lead IP Counsel, Natera
Christopher DiLeo, Assistant General Counsel – IP, BD
Nick Transier, Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl
Moderator: Bryan Blumenkopf, Associate, Morrison & Foerster
TRADEMARK TRACK
9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.
Trademark Year in Review & Look Ahead
Alesha M. Dominique, Partner, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
Lauren Keller Katzenellenbogen, Partner, Knobbe Martens
Joyce Liou, Partner, Morrison & Foerster
PATENT TRACK
10:15 A.M. – 11:15 A.M.
AI/ML: Myth or Reality?
Hector Agdeppa, Partner, Sheppard Mullin
Jennifer Chiang, IP Counsel, Stripe
Alex Korenberg, Kilburn & Strode
Moderator: Melissa Patterson, Senior Associate, Sheppard Mullin
TRADEMARK TRACK
10:15 A.M. – 11:15 A.M.
Establishing Best Practices for In- House Trademark Teams and Practice Tips for Outside Counsel
Brittany Estell, Trademark Director, Western Digital Corporation
Jordan Keglovits, Legal IP Manager, Taylor Guitars
Diane Gabl Kratz, Senior IP Counsel, Manager, Dolby Laboratories
Moderator: Sui Duong, Senior Counsel, Pure Storage
PATENT TRACK
11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Executing your Patent Strategy: IP Operations from an Attorney Perspective
Diane Gabl Kratz, Senior IP Counsel, Manager, Dolby Laboratories
Shirin Tefagh, Director, IP Legal Counsel, Dexcom
TRADEMARK TRACK
11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Continued March of Globalization – Trademarks
Christopher Jackson, Senior Counsel, IP, Warner Bros. Entertainment
Helen Omapas. Director, Senior Counsel – IP at Harman International
Beverly Shin, Group VP of IP, The Beachbody Company
Jennifer So, Senior Counsel, IP, American Honda Motor Co.
Moderator: Steven Shape, Managing Partner, Dennemeyer
12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M.
LUNCH
PATENT TRACK
1:45 P.M. – 2:45 P.M.
Challenges of Developing an IP Program and Growing an IP Portfolio/Team
Sharmini Green, Associate General Counsel, Intel Corporation
Kristin Lamb, Head of IP, Oura
Paul Liu, Global Head of IP, TuSimple
Donald Min, VP of IP, Virgin Hyperloop
Richard Yoon, Cepheid, Business Development Dir. Licensing and New Ventures
Moderator: Kyrie Cameron, Associate, Patterson + Sheridan LLP
TRADEMARK TRACK
1:45 P.M. – 2:45 P.M.
Trademark Modernization Act and Use Audit Review by USPTO
Jason Lott, USPTO Attorney Advisory for Trademarks Customer Outreach
Moderator: Sui Duong, Senior Counsel, Pure Storage
PATENT TRACK
3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
The PTAB Turns 10: Looking Forward to the Next Decade
Scott Boalick, Chief Judge of the PTAB, USPTO
Michelle Armond, Partner, Armond Wilson
Jay Choi, Director, IP, Uber Technologies, Inc.
Erin G. Mehta, Principal Counsel, Litigation & Patents, Hulu (Disney)
Moderator: Jordan Nafekh, Associate, Irell & Manella
TRADEMARK TRACK
3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Fever Isn’t the Only Thing Spiking: The Rise in Counterfeit COVID & PPE Trademarks
Colette Durst, 3M Innovative Properties Company, Vice President
Michael T. Rose, Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent at IP Rights Coordination Center
Moderator: Amy A. Breyer, Breyer Andrew LLP
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