Keynote Speakers

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The Honorable Shira Perlmutter

Register of Copyrights, US Copyright Office

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The Honorable Kathi Vidal

Director, US Patent and Trademark Office

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Dr. Robert Bryant

Technoir LLC Consulting, National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee

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Speakers

Speakers list in alphabetical order. More speakers are added every day, check back often!
  • Waller, Beth Burgin

    Woods Rogers | Principal

    Elizabeth Burgin Waller is a Principal at Woods Rogers. As chair of the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice at Woods Rogers, Beth’s practice is fully devoted to cybersecurity, data privacy, and artificial intelligence (AI). She is a certified Privacy Law Specialist by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), which is accredited by the American Bar Association. In addition, she is a Certified Information Privacy Professional with expertise in both U.S. and European law (CIPP/US & CIPP/E) and a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), also from the IAPP.
  • Warrick, Philip

    Irell & Manella LLP | Partner

    Philip Warrick is based in the Washington, DC office of Irell & Manella LLP, where his practice focuses on intellectual property, including litigation, appellate, and policy matters. Philip has practiced IP law for nearly 20 years, including experience spanning private practice and all three branches of government. He most recently worked in the Solicitor’s Office at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia, where he advised on intellectual property and administrative law matters and represented the agency in federal court. He also served as the agency’s IP counsel detailee to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee with Senator Christopher A. Coons.
  • Weaver, A. Rob

    The Brickell IP Group | Member

    Rob is a registered patent attorney and Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Intellectual Property Law. He has dedicated the entirety of his career to the practice of intellectual property law. An accomplished litigator, Rob has represented clients in federal and state courts throughout the country. Rob has led litigation matters covering the entire spectrum of intellectual property issues including patent, trademark, and copyright infringement as well as trade secret misappropriation and related business disputes such as breach of license agreements, breach of restrictive covenants, unfair competition and false advertising claims. In many instances, Rob has worked with insurance companies to resolve advertising injury and media liability claims brought against their insured. Rob has also represented clients in administrative proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office including the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
  • Whitney, Craig

    Proskauer | Partner

    Craig is a seasoned litigator with a focus on all facets of intellectual property. With over two decades of experience, he is a leading false advertising litigator and specializes in IP and complex commercial disputes and counseling, including copyright, trademark and trade secrets. Craig is also a certified arbitrator and has deep experience in class action defense, strategic IP portfolio management, investigations and enforcement.
  • Wong, Ha Kung

    Partner | Venable, LLP

    Ha Kung Wong has 25 years of experience practicing general intellectual property law with an emphasis on complex patent and trade secret litigation as well as IP transactions and contract negotiations for mergers, acquisitions and collaborations in pharmaceuticals, biologics and chemistry as well as AI. Cases Ha Kung has litigated include those related to proton pump inhibitors, allergy eye drops, anti-epileptic drugs, anti-tussives, antibiotics, injectable microspheres, RNAi products and other pharmaceuticals. Ha Kung also has extensive experience with IPRs, PGRs, Ex Parte Reexam, intellectual property counseling, pre-suit investigations, licensing and due diligence.
  • Wu, Chenyan

    Beijing Elite IP Law Office | Partner

    Chenyan WU is a partner at Beijing Elite IP Law Office. She is licensed to practice intellectual property law in China and has also passed the US Patent Bar Exam. With 20 years of experience in the field of intellectual property, including working at a US patent firm and a multinational corporation based in the US, she brings a wealth of expertise to her role. Chenyan is based in Denver, Colorado, providing geographical convenience for their US and European clients while also assisting Chinese clients with their intellectual property protection in foreign countries.