The Nexus of IP and R&D: Creating Collaborative Processes to Accelerate Innovation
The transformation of intellectual property (IP) management within commercial companies is driving the adoption of new practices and technologies to more closely align IP objectives... Read More
Keynote: Vishal Amin, Head of IP Policy for Intel
Vishal Amin is an experienced executive leader and a globally-recognized expert on IP, trade, and tech law & policy. In 2017, he was nominated by... Read More
Patent Pools, Licensing and Antitrust Enforcement: Current Trends and Political Tension
Patent pools and patent portfolio licensing have long been a critical part of the way innovators and implementers organize their affairs, trade rights and assets,... Read More
How U.S. Entrepreneurs Are Navigating an Increasingly Unpredictable Patent System
As the strength of patent protection has been eroded in this country, venture capital and entrepreneurship have shifted their focus. Is there still enough interest... Read More
The Growing Problem of Counterfeits
Counterfeit products are an enormous problem for businesses all over the world. Counterfeiters trade on the good-will of name brand products, making cheap knock-offs. Counterfeiters... Read More
Jurassic Patents: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Life Science Innovation
“Jurassic patents” explores the possibility of patenting discoveries and inventions based on nature – including revived dinosaurs and other extinct species. But the life science,... Read More
Is the Federal Circuit Killing Software Patents?
In addition to a litany of inventions that have fallen as patent ineligible under the Supreme Court’s Alice-Mayo framework, the Federal Circuit recently ruled — over... Read More
The Ethics of Discovery
This session will discuss practical and ethical issues relating to discovery in patent infringement litigation in federal district court. We will will cover many topics... Read More
Closing Reception
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