Speakers
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Goodrum, Garfield
Garfield Goodrum has over 20 years’ experience in IP, working with internationally known brands and designs. Garfield has cleared and prosecuted registrations for hundreds of trademarks and copyright-protected works, and litigated numerous design, copyright and trademark infringement and inter partes matters. In 2009, Garfield won a $774,000 jury verdict for willful design copyright infringement in U.S. federal court. Garfield is chair of the Industrial Design Committee of AIPLA – the American Intellectual Property Law Association, a member of INTA – the International Trademark Association and the Copyright Society of the U.S. -
Gosse, David
Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery | Partner
David A. Gosse represents clients in PTAB and district court litigation, with deposition and courtroom experience in both venues. His practice also includes acquisition of patent rights in the electronic, software, and mechanical fields. Dave is a partner with Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery in Chicago, Illinois; and he is the outgoing chair of the AIPLA PTAB Trial Committee. -
Goulart, Joaquim
Dannemann Siemsen | Partner
With over 25 years of experience, Joaquim is a partner at Dannemann Siemsen and is currently responsible for the litigation group. He specializes in patent and trademark litigation, with substantial success in a number of litigations in Brazil. He received his law degree at Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, specialized in Economic and Corporate Law at Fundação Getulio Vargas and received his LLM in Intellectual Property Law from John Marshall Law School. -
Gourvitz, Evan
Ropes & Gray | Counsel
Evan Gourvitz has successfully litigated intellectual property disputes and counseled clients on intellectual property protection, as both outside and in-house counsel, for more than 20 years. -
Grady, Douglass
Baker & Hostetler | Partner
Douglas (“Doug”) Grady is a 19th year patent litigator at Baker & Hostetler; he has appeared in more than 100 civil actions in courts and tribunals across the United States and internationally. His clients include Fortune 50 companies, technology giants, emerging and fast-growth companies, sole entrepreneurs, and State governments. He has in-depth experience across an eclectic range of technologies including system and application software, electrical digital data, machining elements, subterranean mining, petroleum refining, thin film coating, cellular communications and handsets, integrated circuits, and others. Prior to law, Doug was a Seattle-based high-altitude mountain guide for Mountain Madness, working in the great mountain ranges of North America, the Andes, and the high Himalaya. -
Graham, Emma
Mewburn Ellis | Partner
Emma works across all stages of the IP lifecycle from drafting and prosecuting patents to managing offensive and defensive opposition proceedings at the EPO. -
Graif, Michael
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. | Partner
Mr. Graif is an intellectual property attorney whose practice encompasses trademark and copyright enforcement, technology transactions and licensing, and online protection and enforcement. He advises clients on fair use, generative AI, and branding in the metaverse, and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/US. Mr. Graif’s clients range from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies in a broad range of industries, including software, sports, toys, manufacturing, entertainment, and digital & social media. -
Graves, Franklin
HCA Healthcare | Technology Counsel
Franklin Graves is an in-house technology, IP, and media law attorney in Nashville, TN and Tech Counsel for HCA Healthcare. He is a graduate of Belmont University College of Law (J.D.), and Samford University (B.A.). He is a former Young Lawyer Fellow and Young Lawyer Council member with the American Bar Association’s Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL). Franklin currently serves as co-chair of the ABA-IPL’s Copyright and Emerging Technology Committee. -
Gray, Kim
IQVIA | Chief Privacy Officer--Global
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Gray, Naomi Jane
Shades of Gray Law Group, PC | Principal
Naomi Jane Gray is a principal in the law firm Shades of Gray Law Group, PC. -
Grayson, Angela
Precipice IP | Founder and Principal Member
Angela J. Grayson, CIPP/US, CLP is an accomplished nationally recognized lawyer, speaker, and author. She is Principal Member and Founder of Precipice IP PLLC. PRECIPICE is an award-winning consultancy and technology law boutique specializing in patent, trademark, copyright, and data law. PRECIPICE helps entrepreneurs and technology-focused businesses protect their products, brands, designs and data. -
Green, Lora M.
Wilson Sonsini | Partner
Lora Green is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the post-grant review practice. From 2001 to 2018, Lora was an administrative patent judge at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), which included serving as a lead administrative patent judge from 2011 to 2017. While at the USPTO, she managed post-grant review proceedings, such as inter partes and covered business method reviews. -
Greene, Rachel
Greene IP | Founder
Rachel Greene is the founder of Greene IP, a growing intellectual property transaction firm in Sugar Land, Texas. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia. She worked as a process development engineer at BASF for three years, then she earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Houston in 2003. -
Greenleaf, Kevin
Dentons US LLP | Counsel
Kevin is computer engineer with several years of experience in-house and as a senior component design engineer at one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers. He has nearly two decades of experience in USPTO post-grant proceedings and currently leads Dentons post-grant team. Kevin has handled 100s of post-grant proceedings at the USPTO, including reexams, interferences, reissues, IPRs, and PGRs. He also counsels clients on patent prosecution, litigation, and transactions. -
Greenspoon, Robert
Flachsbart & Greenspoon, LLC | Founding Member
Robert Greenspoon is a founding member of Flachsbart & Greenspoon, LLC. -
Greg Freemyer
Sullivan Strickler LLC | Director of Forensics and Disputes
Greg Freemyer has a broad background in investigative computer forensics and data breach response. He has lead and participated in numerous investigations to determine the nature and scope of computer incidents and any potential data loss. -
Grimes, Roger
KnowBe4 | Data Driven Defense Evangelist
Roger A. Grimes is the author of 13 books and over 1100 national magazine articles on computer security, specializing in host security and preventing hacker and malware attacks. Roger is a frequent speaker at national computer security conferences and was the weekly security columnist at InfoWorld and CSO magazines between 2005 - 2019. He has worked at some of the world’s largest computer security companies, including, Foundstone, McAfee, and Microsoft. Roger is frequently interviewed and quoted in the media including Newsweek, CNN, NPR, and WSJ. His presentations are fast-paced and filled with useful facts and recommendations. -
Groombridge, Nicholas
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Partner
Nicholas Groombridge is a partner in the Litigation Department at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP who focuses exclusively on intellectual property litigation matters. -
Grossman, Andrew M.
Baker Hostetler | Partner
Andrew Grossman is co-leader of the firm's national appellate practice. -
Grover, Kasie
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner | Paralegal
Kasie Grover has been a paralegal at Schwegman since 2015, assisting with PCT and USPTO filings. During her time at Schwegman, Kasie’s work has predominantly included working with clients outside of the United States to obtain US patents. She also serves on teams relating to medical devices, mechanical engineering and software.