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  • Karlen, Christopher

    Medtronic | IP Director

    Chris Karlen is the IP Director for Medtronic’s Structural Heart and Aortic operating unit, overseeing the IP strategy for Medtronic’s portfolio of heart valve products and therapies. As an IP Director with a decade of in-house experience, Chris leads the SH&A IP team in the development of creative IP solutions that further Medtronic’s mission of alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending the lives of cardiovascular patients. Chris has held multiple leadership roles at Medtronic in Cardiovascular Diagnostics, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Neuromodulation, and IP Mergers & Acquisitions. Before joining Medtronic, Chris was Senior IP Counsel at 3M and also worked in private practice at Shumaker & Sieffert and Fish & Richardson. Chris has particular interests and expertise in implementing IP strategies where artificial intelligence, sensors, and imaging are used in medical and industrial applications.
  • Karlin, Elliot

    Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | IP Manager

    Elliot Karlin has worked as a patent attorney for 10 years, providing counsel to companies ranging in size from start-ups to leaders in the tech industry. Elliot currently works for Samsung Semiconductor, where he manages the company’s patent portfolio and works closely with inventors to identify subject matter for patenting.
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    Sagacity Legal, PLLC | Founder

    Randi Karpinia, founder of Sagacity Legal PLLC, helps small business and entrepreneurs minimize their legal risks. With over twenty years of experience, Ms. Karpinia is a recognized expert in all aspects of business legal management with a focus on intellectual property, legal operations, and online legal protection. Ms. Karpinia’s credentials include a B.E.E, with honors, from Georgia Institute of Technology; a M.E.E. from Florida Atlantic University; and a J.D. Magna Cum Laude from Nova Southeastern University. Ms. Karpinia is admitted to practice law in Florida and before the USPTO and is a Florida Bar Board Certified Intellectual Property Lawyer.
  • Karren, J. Scott

    Holland & Hart | Partner

    Scott provides strategic IP counsel to large technology companies, with a focus on developing and managing strategic patent portfolios, and preparing and prosecuting applications.
  • Kasdan, Michael

    Wiggin and Dana LLP | Partner

    Mike Kasdan is a Partner in the intellectual property group of Wiggin and Dana LLP. He is also the founder and Co-Chair of Wiggin’s Blockchain and Digital Assets Group and Chair of Wiggin’s Trade Secret group. His practice spans litigating IP disputes – including patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secrets - to IP licensing and counseling companies on strategy, transactional agreements, and procurement of IP. In the web3 space, Mike has focused his work on IP strategy, NFT licensing and commercialization. His clients range from Fortune 500 companies to emerging companies and span diverse industries ranging from consumer electronics to fashion to music and entertainment.
  • Katz, Robert

    Banner Witcoff | Shareholder

    Rob Katz is a shareholder at Banner Witcoff. Both nationally and internationally, Rob is considered one of the premier practitioners in the field of industrial designs, leading the way in the procurement and enforcement of design patents. On behalf of the firm’s clients, he has helped procure more than 9,000 design patents in the U.S. and more than 25,000 design patents/registrations outside the U.S., and has helped to successfully enforce over 100 design patents. Leaders from foreign design patent offices have consulted with him regarding industrial design policies, and he has served as an expert in design patent litigations. Rob holds leadership positions in several professional organizations including ABA, FICPI and INTA and proudly served as chair of the AIPLA Industrial Designs Section
  • Kauffman, Mike

    3M Company | Vice President & General Counsel

    Mike is the Vice President & General Counsel for 3M’s Consumer Business Group (CBG) and leads the global CBG general counsel legal team. He engages regularly with leaders at all levels of CBG to develop proactive solutions when business and legal issues intersect. Mike’s primary areas of legal and business expertise include product manufacturing, sales and distribution, commercial transactions, advertising and marketing, promotions and brand activation, product safety and risk management, and regulatory compliance. Mike also works with 3M’s consumer key account business teams that manage the sales relationships of 3M products through physical retail locations and e-commerce platforms globally.
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    Rimon | Partner

    Marc Kaufman concentrates his practice in the area of patent strategy, in particular, advising clients in protecting, managing and leveraging their intellectual property assets. He has also represented clients in defending against patent assertions in district courts and through post-grant administrative proceedings in the U.S. Patent Office. Mr. Kaufman has created structured procedures to secure and enforce intellectual property rights in a market-focused manner. Marc’s practice focuses on computer software including the areas of Fintech, database technology, content distribution, and computer security.
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    Knobbe Martens | Partner

    Lauren Katzenellenbogen litigates all types of intellectual property disputes, including claims pertaining to patents, trademarks, unfair competition, trade secrets and copyrights. For nearly two decades, she has represented clients in litigation involving an array of industries, including computer software, medical and mechanical devices, consumer products, fashion, energy drinks and entertainment.
  • Keller, Lauren Rose

    Jacobacci & Associati | Of Counsel

    Lauren Rose Keller is of counsel at the Turin office, focusing on IP litigation and international contractual agreements, particularly with reference to IP-sharing, franchising, licensing and distribution agreements regarding IP rights between parties in Italy and abroad. She graduated from the UC Hastings college of the Law (San Francisco, CA) in 2009. Lauren was admitted to both the California and Nevada Bar Associations in 2010, became a Solicitor of England and Wales in 2015, and has been qualified to practice as an Italian attorney before the Turin Bar since 2017.
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    Nielsen IP Law, LLC | Senior Counsel

    Jim Kelley joined Nielsen IP Law LLC after 22 years with Eli Lilly and Company, last serving as Senior Director, Assistant General Patent Counsel. His years of experience negotiating licenses and determining risks associated with launching complex technologies bring a depth of knowledge and unique insight to counsel firm clients.
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    Proctor & Gamble Company | Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Global Fabric & Home Care

    Dara Kendall leads the legal team supporting P&G’s global Fabric & Home Care businesses. Her work spans advertising, safety, trademarks, and patents. She spent six years in Asia, where she led the patent teams in China, Japan, and Singapore that handled P&G’s businesses in Greater China and APAC. Over the span of her P&G career, Dara has worked in the majority of P&G’s businesses.
  • Kendall, Elizabeth

    Caterpillar inc. | Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property

    Elizabeth R. Kendall is a patent attorney at Caterpillar Inc. Her practice focuses on a variety of aspects of intellectual property law, including drafting and prosecuting design, plant, and utility patent applications for U.S. and foreign patent offices, as well as performing state-of-the-art, patentability, freedom-to-operate, and validity analyses in the electrical, mechanical, biomedical, chemical, and nuclear arts.
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    Venner Shipley, LLP | Partner

    Richard Kennedy is a European and UK patent attorney, and a partner at Venner Shipley LLP, a full-service IP law firm based in the UK.
  • Kepler, Tracy L

    CNA | Rick Control Consulting Director, Lawyers' Professional Liability Program

    Tracy L. Kepler is the Risk Control Consulting Director for CNA’s Lawyers Insurance Program. In this role, she designs and develops content and distribution of risk control initiatives relevant to the practice of law. She collaborates with the underwriting and claims teams to develop and execute strategies for the profitable growth of the program. Tracy lectures frequently at CNA-sponsored events and at state and local bar associations and national seminars hosted by industry-leading organizations. She also writes articles focusing on law firm risk control and professional responsibility issues.
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    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Chief Patent Counselor

    Esther Kepplinger is Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's chief patent counselor. Her responsibilities include serving as the firm's liaison to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), ensuring that all of its patent filings are conducted in the most efficient and defensible manner, and enhancing the firm's inter partes PTO practice.
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    United States International Trade Commission | Commissioner

    Jason E. Kearns, a Democrat of Colorado, is the Chair of the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC). Chair Kearns was nominated to the USITC by President Barack Obama on January 17, 2017; renominated by President Donald Trump on June 29, 2017; and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 1, 2018. He was sworn in as a member of the Commission on April 2, 2018, for a term expiring on December 16, 2024. President Trump designated him Chair for the two-year term expiring June 16, 2022.
  • Kesan, Jay P.

    Key Kesan Dallmann PLLC | IP Litigator and Scholar

    Jay P. Kesan, Ph.D., J.D., is a well-recognized and accomplished patent attorney for over 25 years. He has been actively involved in every aspect of patent litigation – as counsel, Special Master, appellate counsel, expert, and in mediation and arbitration. Jay has also served as an expert in numerous patent lawsuits in the communication and computer areas. He worked for several years as a research scientist at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY. He is an inventor and holds 20+ U.S. patents. He has a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and he received his J.D., summa cum laude, from Georgetown University. He was Professor and H. Ross & Helen Workman Research Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for 24+ years.
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    LifeSci Consulting

    Alison Kessler is Principal Member and Founder of LifeSci Consulting LLC, where she guides Life Sciences companies through decision-making processes on matters ranging from strategy, intellectual property, and business development. With over 20 years’ experience, Alison has served as General Counsel at Cosette Pharmaceuticals; Vice President, Global Head of Intellectual Property at ConvaTec; Global Head of Patents at Novartis Consumer Health; and US Head of IP, Business Development & Licensing at Sandoz. Alison began her legal career at Goodwin Procter LLP focusing on IP matters in both the corporate and litigation groups.
  • Kewalramani, Shashi H.

    US District Court, Central District of California | United States Magistrate Judge

    Shashi H. Kewalramani was appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge in 2017. Prior to his appointment, Judge Kewalramani maintained a private practice handling intellectual property and commercial litigation on the defense and plaintiff side for his clients, federal criminal defense, and state and federal investigation matters. He is a registered patent attorney, previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Central and Northern Districts of California, and was a law clerk to the Honorable Richard A. Schell, the then-Chief Judge in the Eastern District of Texas.