Speakers
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Salmon, Vicki
Impact Intellectual Property | Patent Attorney & Solicitor
Vicki Salmon is a solicitor and UK and European patent attorney and patent attorney litigator. She began her career with Mewburn Ellis, before moving through city law firms and back to patent attorney practices. She is now a co-founder of Impact Intellectual Property LLP, which started in September 2021. Her work includes advising clients on all forms of IP protection, from strategy and filing, through clearance, disputes and exploitation. -
Salomon, Louisa
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures | Patent Counsel
Louisa has been providing IP counsel to JHTV since 2012. Much of her practice includes preparation and prosecution of new technologies for inventors from the JHU School of Engineering. She is an accomplished patent attorney with over 15 years of in-house and law firm experience in building and protecting high-value patent portfolios. She is a graduate of Washington University’s School of Engineering with a degree in Biomedical Engineering and University of Miami School of Law. -
Salsberg, Corey
Novartis | Vice President and Global Head of IP Affairs
Corey Salsberg is Vice President and Global Head of IP Affairs for Novartis, a global healthcare company that is one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical innovators. He also serves on the Boards of Directors of the Federal Circuit Bar Association, and California Lawyers for the Arts. A graduate of Stanford Law School and Yale University, Corey is an experienced practitioner with over 20 years of legal, policy and advocacy experience. -
Mark A. Salzberg
Squire Patton Boggs | Partner
Mark Salzberg is a partner in the Washington DC office and a member of the firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency practice group. -
Samardzich, Andrija
Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection and Advocacy Section, State of Arizona | Assistant Attorney General
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Samuels, Jeffrey
The University of Akron School of Law | Professor Emeritus
Mr. Samuels is a Professor Emeritus at The University of Akron School of Law. Mr. Samuels currently serves as an expert witness and consultant in trademark matters and as a panelist under various domain name dispute procedures. -
Samuels, Lucy
Gill Jennings & Every LLP | Director, Patents
Lucy works in the patents area, in drafting and portfolio management and in particular in European Patent Office oppositions. She acts for clients in defence of their own patents and in opposition to those of their competitors. Lucy’s experience in European Patent Office opposition and appeal proceedings is extensive. In over 28 years as a patent attorney, she has represented clients in over 300 opposition and appeal hearings. -
Sanders, Josh
GlaxoSmithKline | Assistant General Counsel
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Sanks, Terry M
Beusse Sanks, PLLC | Founding Member
Terry M. Sanks, a registered patent attorney, is a founding member of Beusse Sanks, PLLC, a predominately diverse and minority owned law firm. Terry provides representation in all areas of intellectual property (“IP”) law, including patents, trademarks, trade dress, copyrights, trade secrets, IP litigation, licensing and IP related transactions. Terry’s practice also includes managing patent and trademark portfolios for Fortune 500 companies, regional companies and universities. -
Sarah Harris
United States Patent and Trademark Office | General Counsel
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Sarwate, Sanjiv
Dell Technologies | Counsel
Sanjiv D. Sarwate is Counsel, Senior Consultant with Dell Inc. Prior to joining Dell in April 2011, he spent fourteen years in private practice in Chicago, specializing in trademark and copyright law. His duties at Dell include all aspects of trademark practice, with a particular emphasis on anti-counterfeiting enforcement. A frequent speaker on trademark law issues, he also served as an adjunct professor at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago from 2006 to 2015. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a masters’ degree from the University of Chicago. -
Sauceda, Sarah
AMD | Corporate Counsel
Sarah Sauceda is an Austin-based attorney practicing in-house on the trademark/copyright team at the semiconductor giant, AMD. Her practice is primarily focused within the spaces of: trademark, copyright, influencers, and marketing. -
Savee, Margaux
Polsinelli PC | Principal
Margaux Savee is a principal and patent attorney at Polsinelli, representing Fortune 100 companies in complex patent disputes. -
Schaaf, Paul
Federal Bureau of Investigation | Special Agent
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Schaefer, Lauren
Arent Fox | Associate
Lauren Schaefer represents corporate and individual clients in complex commercial litigation. Lauren specializes in trade secret and restrictive covenant litigation. -
Schick, Ian
Paximal | Co-Founder & CEO
Ian Schick is a pioneer at the intersection of artificial intelligence and intellectual property law, dedicated to transforming how patents are drafted and managed through the use of advanced generative AI. With a background in science and engineering, he has developed proprietary AI systems that streamline patent preparation, enhance drafting consistency, and reduce costs while keeping attorneys in control of strategic decisions. His work redefines efficiency in legal practice and has influenced how firms think about quality and scale in patent portfolios. A frequent speaker and widely cited author, Ian’s thought leadership is helping shape the future of legal automation and responsible AI integration across the IP landscape. -
Schildkraut, Mark
Becton, Dickinson and Company | Associate General Counsel-IP
Mark Schildkraut is Associate General Counsel-IP at Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), a Fortune 500 medical technology company advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. -
Schiuma, Daniele
Muller-Bore & Partner | Partner,
Dr. Daniele Schiuma is patent attorney and partner at Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB in Munich, Germany since 1997. Daniele has studied physics, completing his diploma thesis in particle physics at the International Research Center CERN in Geneva and obtained his doctorate in law at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law in Munich. -
Schmid, Amy
Wenderoth | Partner
Amy Schmid is a partner at Wenderoth, and co-chair of the chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical group. Prior to joining Wenderoth in 2004, Amy was a Patent Examiner at the USPTO, handling applications in the Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry Technology Center. Amy’s practice focuses on preparing and prosecuting patent applications, managing and prosecuting applications within worldwide portfolios, and assisting foreign clients with obtaining patent protection in the US. -
Schmidt, Stephanie
Norton Rose Fulbright | Associate
Stephanie practices in Austin, Texas in the Intellectual Property Brands group at Norton Rose Fulbright. Stephanie earned her B.S. in business administration from the University of Southern California and her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law. Her practice focuses primarily on trademark and copyright matters, including counseling clients on selecting and clearing trademarks, prosecuting applications for trademark registrations before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and internationally, developing and policing trademark portfolios, and preparing licensing agreements.
