Program – Small Style – IPWatchdog LIVE

Day 1

12 Sep 2021

Day 2

13 Sep 2021

Day 3

14 Sep 2021

2:00 pm

Registration & Networking

Stephen Key

The Future of Monetization

4:00 pm

Robert Greene Sterne

The Future of the PTAB Post Arthrex

5:15 pm

Gene Quinn

The Paul Michel Award: David Kappos

6:30 pm

Wildflower Ballroom

Gene Quinn

Hon. Paul R. Michel

David J. Kappos

Opening Reception

7:00 pm

David J. Kappos

Registration & Breakfast

7:00 am

Texas Ballroom

Gene Quinn

Welcome

8:30 am

Texas Ballroom

Gene Quinn

John White

Global IP Landscape: Where does the U.S. fit in and why?

9:00 am

John White

Patrick Kilbride

John White

The TRIPS IP Waiver: Separating Fact & Fiction

9:30 am

Texas Ballroom

10:30 am

Networking Break #1 – Texas Foyer

Julie Mar-Spinola

A Holistic Approach to Patent Strategy for C-Suite Executives

11:00 am

Scott McKeown

Strategies and Tactics for Winning at the PTAB

11:00 am

Chad Rutkowski

The Impact of Google v. Oracle on Fair Use

11:00 am

Chad Rutkowski

Van Lindberg

Eleanor M. Lackman

Mark Snyder

Lunch & Keynote

12:00 pm

Texas Ballroom

Mark Snyder

Lisa M. Ferri

Surviving and Thriving in IP Due Diligence in Life Science Transactions

2:00 pm

Lisa M. Ferri

Eyal Barash

Christine Yun Sauer

The Growing Importance of Trade Secrets at the ITC

2:00 pm

Scott Weingust

Intangible Assets and IP Rights: Do They Matter for Valuation and Success?

2:00 pm

Scott Weingust

Michael Gulliford

3:00 pm

Networking Break #2 – Texas Foyer

Michael Wilson

Litigating Patents in Texas Courts: Trends and Best Practices

3:30 pm

Michael Wilson

Miranda Jones

David G. Henry

Katharine Wolanyk

Moving Beyond Words: Solutions for Closing the Gender Gap

3:30 pm

Bernard Tomsa

Winning at §112: The Language of Patents

3:30 pm

4:30 pm

Networking Break #3 – Texas Foyer

Kevin Post

SEPs: The Changing Global Landscape

5:00 pm

Michael F. Snyder

NFTs & Blockchain: What It All Means for Patents and Copyrights

5:00 pm

Monica Riva Talley

International Trademark Rights: Best Practices for a Trademark Global Presence

5:00 pm

6:00 pm

Cocktail Reception

Networking Breakfast

7:30 am

Texas Ballroom

Gene Quinn

Welcome

8:30 am

Gene Quinn

TBA

9:00 am

Changhae Park

Managing IP Risk to Grow Business: A Conversation with Chief IP Counsel

9:30 am

Texas Ballroom

10:30 am

Networking Break #4 – Texas Foyer

Gene Quinn

The Nexus of IP and R&D: Creating Collaborative Processes to Accelerate Innovation

11:00 am

Gene Quinn

Matthew McBride

Robert Stoll

Is the Federal Circuit Killing Software Patents?

11:00 am

Mang Zhu

Cross Border Intellectual Property

11:00 am

Mang Zhu

Robert Greene Sterne

Hope Shimabuku

Hon. Randall R. Rader

Brad Chin

12:00 pm

Lunch & Keynote Program Day 2

David Yurkerwich

Law and Economics of Calculating Patent Damages

2:00 pm

David Yurkerwich

Christine Yun Sauer

Chad Pannell

Michael F. Snyder

Jurassic Patents: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Life Science Innovation

2:00 pm

Michael F. Snyder

Kae Gruner

Rachel Elsby

Douglas J. Bucklin, Ph.D.

Jon Putnam

Patent Pools, Licensing and Antitrust Enforcement: Current Trends and Political Tension

2:00 pm

3:00 pm

Networking Break #5 – Texas Foyer

David G. Henry

The Ethics of Discovery

3:30 pm

David G. Henry

Jill Bindler

Kristen Ruisi

The Growing Problem of Counterfeits

3:30 pm

Kristen Ruisi

Marylauren Ilagan

Kasie Brill

4:30 pm

Networking Break #6 – Texas Foyer

Will Covey

Ethics and the USPTO

5:00 pm

Will Covey

Robert Taylor

How U.S. Entrepreneurs Are Navigating an Increasingly Unpredictable Patent System

5:00 pm

Robert Taylor

Jacob Babcock

6:00 pm

Program – Small Style

Registration & Networking

Networking Break #1 – Texas Foyer

Networking Break #2 – Texas Foyer

Networking Break #3 – Texas Foyer

Cocktail Reception

Networking Break #4 – Texas Foyer

Lunch & Keynote Program Day 2

Networking Break #5 – Texas Foyer

Networking Break #6 – Texas Foyer

Closing Reception