2018 Symposium on Intellectual Property

Tue, 8 May, 2018 9:00am

Join the Intellectual Property Law Program for their 2018 symposium.

Agenda

8:30 am: Breakfast & Registration

9 am: Welcome Remarks

9:15 am: Keynote Address

Hon. David Ruschke, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, United States Patent and Trademark Office

10 am: Panel 1: Hot Topics at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

William Atkins (Moderator), Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Wendy Verlander, President and Chief Executive Officer, Blackbird Technologies
Henry Hadad, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel-Intellectual Property, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Tina Chappell, Associate General Counsel, Intel Corporation

11:15 am: Break

11:30 am: Effective Appellate Advocacy at the Federal Circuit

Andrew Pincus (Moderator), Partner, Supreme Court & Appellate Practice, Mayer Brown LLP
Daryl L. Joseffer, Partner, King & Spalding LLP
Deanne Maynard, Partner, Morrison & Foster LLP

12:45 pm: Networking Luncheon

2 pm: Valuation of Patent Portfolios

Kristopher Boushie (Moderator), Director, Navigant Consulting Inc.
Sarah Butler, Managing Director, NERA Economic Consulting
Alan Cox, Managing Director and Chair, Intellectual Property Practice, NERA Economic Consulting
Kfir Levy, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP

3:15 pm: Break

3:30 pm: Current Issues Facing In-House Patent Lawyers

Jack Barufka (Moderator), Partner and Co-Leader, Intellectual Property Practice, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Ed Blocker, IP Counseling Manager, Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
Sean Edman, Sr. Director IP, Medtronic
Tanuja Garde, Vice-President, Intellectual Property and Licensing, Raytheon
Dean Harts, Assistant Chief Intellectual Property Counsel–International, 3M
Jason Skinder, Global Patent Counsel, Software & Services, Aptiv

4:45 pm: Closing Remarks

5 pm: Cocktail Reception