Speakers
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                Murphy, Ph.D., Amanda K.
            
                Finnegan | Partner
Amanda Murphy, Ph.D., focuses her practice on strategic client counseling, portfolio management, and patent prosecution for a range of clients, including small startup companies, research foundations, and large biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Murthy, Sanjay
            
                McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd | Shareholder
A Shareholder at McAndrews, Sanjay Murthy is a nationally recognized trial attorney who has been involved in more than 15 trials. He has deep experience representing leading life science and technology companies in federal district courts, before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and in Section 337 investigations in the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). In addition to an active litigation practice, he manages patent portfolios for several leading pharmaceutical and medical device companies. He also leverages his trial experience to assist his clients with freedom-to-operate matters, due diligence investigations, patent portfolio audits, and licensing and collaboration transactions. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Gary Myers 
            
                University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia | Earl F. Nelson Professor of Law
Gary Myers is the Earl F. Nelson Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Nakajima, Masaru
            
                Ueda & Nakajima | Founding Partner
Masaru is a founding partner in the Ueda & Nakajima IP Law firm. He has been a patent attorney since 2006 and is a qualified IP litigator in Japan, as well as a Patent Agent in the US. He drafts and prosecuted patents in various fields related to pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and organic chemistry and also works on freedom-to-operate, infringement, and patent validity opinions, post-grant procedures, and litigations in Japan, as well as in the US, Europe, China, and South Korea. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Nakamura, Tomohiro (Tom)
            
                Konishi & Nakamura | Managing Partner
Managing Partner, Patent Attorney, Konishi & Nakamura. Field in Practices: Clearance, prosecutions, litigations at the Tribunal & IP High Court, proceeding with recordation of IP rights and enforcement at Japan Customs, mainly for trademarks, designs, unfair competition, copyrights and domain names. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Nall, Jennifer
            
                DLA Piper LLP | Partner
Jennifer Nall is a trial lawyer and registered patent attorney with experience assisting clients to procure, enforce, defend, license, and litigate intellectual property rights in high-technology cases. Her litigation experience extends to all phases of patent litigation and she practices in front of numerous district courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission and the Supreme Court. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Neal Weinrich
            
                Berman Fink Van Horn, P.C. | Shareholder
Neal F. Weinrich is a shareholder at Berman Fink Van Horn. Neal’s practice focuses on resolving business disputes through litigation, arbitration, and mediation. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Neal, Arlene
            
                Neal Blibo LLC | Managing Partner
Arlene Neal is a founding member and managing partner of Neal Blibo LLC where she advises clients on a board range of IP and business law matters. Arlene has over two decades of experience in helping multinational companies, start-ups, and solopreneurs efficiently manage and protect business and intellectual assets and secure investments in innovation through IP procurement, enforcement, and IP transfers. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Nealey, Tara 
            
                Polsinelli, PC | Shareholder, Practice Chair
Dr. Tara Nealey is a member of the Science and Technology practice group, with a background in academic physiology research. She focuses on advising clients with intellectual property questions related to life science technologies. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Neas, Michael
            
                USPTO | Deputy Director of the International Patent Legal Administration
Michael Neas is the Deputy Director of the International Patent Legal Administration (formerly PCT Legal) at the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Mr. Neas’ staff provides training on the filing and prosecution of PCT and U.S. national stage applications to inventors, applicants, patent practitioners and paralegals. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Nelson, Amy
            
                U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | Acting Deputy Solicitor
Amy Nelson is the Acting Deputy Solicitor in the Solicitor’s Office at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She joined the Solicitor’s Office in 2010, following several years as a litigator at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. She served as judicial law clerk for the Honorable Sharon Prost at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and for the Honorable Edward Damich at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Prior to that, she was a patent examiner and supervisor in biotechnology for nearly a decade. She holds a J.D. from George Washington University Law School, a Ph.D. in plant biology from Ohio State University, and a B.A. in biology from Dartmouth College. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Nelson, Dale
            
                Donaldson + Callif | Partner
Dale is a partner at Donaldson + Callif, a boutique firm that specializes in documentary and independent film production, clearance and fair use, championing the free speech rights of filmmakers, podcasters and other artists to tell their stories, their way. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Newman, David L.
            
                Gould & Ratner | Partner
Leading Gould & Ratner's Intellectual Property Group, David Newman focuses his practice in the areas of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Newsome, Rosalyn
            
                Barker Brettell | Head of Cosmetics Sector
Rosalyn Newsome has over 20 years’ experience handling all aspects of trade mark work. She routinely conducts global brand clearance work and creates global filing strategies to complement business drivers, timeframes and budget considerations. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Newton, Andrew
            
                Qualcomm, Inc. | Senior Patent Counsel
Andrew Newton is Senior Patent Counsel for Qualcomm, Inc., where he leads the local area connectivity (LAC) patent portfolio team, and manages a team of 5G and LAC attorneys. Andrew has extensive experience in foreign and domestic patent preparation and prosecution, as well as patentability, infringement and invalidity analyses. His practice experience includes district court litigation, ITC § 337 investigations, and supporting Qualcomm’s patent licensing business. Prior to working at Qualcomm, Andrew practiced patent prosecution and patent litigation at Fish & Richardson in San Diego, California. Andrew earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering from Kansas State University, his Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law, and his Master in Business Administration from the University of San Diego School of Business. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Ney, Joshua E.
            
                Barnes & Thornburg, LLP | Partner
Josh Ney counsels life science companies in patent procurement, freedom-to-operate, due diligence and litigation matters. With a Ph.D. in chemistry, Josh practices in a range of technology areas, including small molecule drugs, lipid nanoparticles, mRNA therapeutics, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, flow cytometry technology, and polymer chemistry. Josh helps life science clients protect their assets throughout the product life-cycle, including patent drafting and prosecution, counseling regarding patent and regulatory exclusivity, and patent enforcement. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Nguyen, Jessica
            
                Lexion | Chief Legal Officer
Jessica Nguyen is the Chief Legal Officer of Lexion, the simple AI-powered, no-code, intake, workflow, and contract repository – one place to manage all tasks and contracts and replaces 3+ separate tools. Jessica has played an integral role in building the Lexion product, company, and brand. She has an extensive in-house legal career at companies of various sizes and stages and has been the first legal hire that built out the legal function of a company 3 times. Prior to Lexion, she was the General Counsel and first in-house attorney of PayScale, a Microsoft Office 365 attorney, and the first in-house attorney at Avalara. Jessica has been recognized as the 2020 “Startup GC of the Year” by Corporate Counsel magazine, a 2019 Top 100 Legal Influencers by The Business Journals, Best Under 40 by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and a 2018 Puget Sound Business Journal 40 Under 40. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Nguyen, Xuan-Thao
            
                Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law | Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation
Professor Nguyen is an internationally known legal scholar renowned for her expertise in the intersections of Intellectual Property, Contracts, Secured Transactions, Bankruptcy, Licensing and Taxation. She is the Gerald L. Bepko Endowed Chair in Law at the Indiana University McKinney School of Law. She held the Garvey Schubert Barer Visiting Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law (2018-2019). She recently received the Trustees Teaching Award (2020). - 
            
                Nicholas J. Landau
            
                
Bradley
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                Nichols Matkaiti, Erin
            
                Donaldson Company, Inc. | Intellectual Property Counsel
Erin Nichols Matkaiti is intellectual property counsel at Donaldson Company, Inc., a leader in advancing filtration for a cleaner world. Prior to transitioning to a corporate role, her practice was focused on patent prosecution for clients in the electrical, mechanical, and electro-chemical fields. 
