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  • Trotter-200 Trotter, Brian

    Bishop Rock | Founder

    Brian Trotter is a Patent Agent based in Austin, TX. Brian founded Bishop Rock, LLC, in 2019 after a 23 year career in semiconductor design. Brian worked at Cirrus Logic and Maxim Integrated/Analog Devices doing mixed-signal circuit design for audio and power management. One of the chips he worked on may be in your pocket or your laptop bag right now. Brian passed the Patent Bar in 2019 and opened up his consultancy business. Brian is now focused on using his unique technical background to help technology companies, from the Fortune 500 to solo startups, design and execute their IP strategies to protect their critical innovations and maximize their profitability.
  • Turner Photo Turner, Ellisen Shelton

    Kirkland & Ellis, LLP | Partner

    Ellisen Turner is an Intellectual Property partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He is a well-known IP strategist and litigator who combines business acumen with a deep knowledge of intellectual property law to support his clients’ business goals and maximize the value of their technology. He has helped clients secure victories in patent and trade secret litigations that have led to billions in total client compensation, and has successfully defended matters with billions in revenue at stake.
  • Phyllis Turner Brim 200 Turner-Brim, Phyllis

    HP | Deputy General Counsel and Chief of IP

    Phyllis T. Turner-Brim is Deputy General Counsel and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel at HP Inc. In this role Phyllis has global responsibility for HP’s IP strategies, enforcement, acquisition and monetization. Along with leading HP’s global IP team, Phyllis regularly advises HP’s C-suite and is a member of HP’s Global Legal Affairs leadership team. Immediately prior to HP, Phyllis was VP and Assistant General Counsel at Starbucks Coffee Company, where she led the legal teams supporting intellectual property, technology, marketing, global supply chain, food safety and quality.
  • Tushnet, Rebecca200 Tushnet, Rebecca

    Harvard Law School | Inaugural Frank Stanton Professor of First Amendment Law

    Rebecca Tushnet is the inaugural Frank Stanton Professor of First Amendment Law at Harvard Law School. Her work focuses on the intersection between intellectual property and advertising law and freedom of speech.
  • Tysver, Dan

    Bitlaw | Advisor

    Dan Tysver has over thirty years of experience securing patents for cutting-edge software technologies. An advisor to innovators, he navigates the complexities of patent law to protect digital advancements, from blockchain to AI. Dan’s interest in AI began in law school, where he studied artificial intelligence and legal reasoning, and AI programming. His third-year paper explored case-based legal reasoning using a logic engine he built in Prolog. This early exposure shaped his perspective on the intersection of law and artificial intelligence.
  • Udupa, Vaishali

    United States Patent and Trademark Office | Commissioner for Patents

    Vaishali Udupa is the Commissioner for Patents of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). As Commissioner for Patents, Ms. Udupa manages and leads the Patents organization as its chief operating officer. She oversees the agency’s 10,000 Patents employees, including more than 9,000 patent examiners responsible for fostering the country’s innovation system by providing patent protections to inventors as stated in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
  • Ueno, Shohta

    Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel, Dispute Resolution

    Dr Shohta Ueno is a Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel, Dispute Resolution at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., a leading biopharmaceutical company based in New York where he advises the company on a broad range of complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes. While Shohta deals with all matters relating to disputes, he focuses mostly on non-US IP matters and helps the company navigate through increasingly complex IP landscape. Shohta joined Regeneron in October 2018 from a leading IP litigation practice based in the UK. Shohta is also a trained scientist – he obtained a PhD in Virology as well as an undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.
  • Uffelman-Jonathan-3141-013-Large Jonathan Uffelman

    Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP | Domain Name Specialist / Attorney

    Jonathan Uffelman practices trademark, domain name, and Internet law. In particular, he works on a broad range of Internet and cyber law issues, including on-line brand enforcement and the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) proceedings. Jonathan was the 2015 Burton Award Winner for Distinguished Legal Writing.
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    IBM | IP Counsel

    Lisa Ulrich is Intellectual Property Counsel for IBM located in Armonk, NY. Lisa holds responsibility for evaluating IBM’s worldwide engagement in standards development organizations. In addition, Lisa negotiates contracts and provides IP legal guidance for merger and acquisition activities for IBM’s Sales & Services business unit. Lisa also leads IBM’s corporate trademark enforcement team. Lastly, Lisa provides strategic advice on legislative and policy IP issues with a focus on improving diversity within the profession, both among inventors and IP professionals.
  • Uribe - square200 Uribe, Mauricio

    Knobbe Martens | Partner

    Mauricio Uribe is the Chair of the Software/IT and Electrical practice groups at Knobbe Martens. Mauricio has extensive experience in comprehensive client counseling in all aspects of intellectual property law. Mauricio is well versed in patent prosecution matters and portfolio development, especially in software, electrical and telecommunication technologies. He has counseled various clients on patent and technology licensing matters, including standards essential patent licensing. Mauricio is a frequent lecturer and author on intellectual property topics and emerging technologies, including Generative AI policies and intellectual property.
  • Vadera_Photo_200 Vadera, Sameer

    Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP | Patent Attorney

    Sameer Vadera is a patent attorney who counsels industry-leading clients on building valuable IP portfolios for high-tech innovations. Mr. Vadera has managed domestic and global patent portfolios, driven IP protection strategies across major markets, and counseled enterprises on boosting IP assets by increasing enterprise-wide innovation capture. Mr. Vadera has prepared and prosecuted patent applications directed to a wide range of technologies, including artificial intelligence, Software-as-a-Service, and network security.
  • Vakil_Photo_200 Vakil, Bijal

    White & Case | Partner

    Bijal is a member of the Technology Industry Practice and the Global Intellectual Property Group at White and Case. He successfully represents technology companies in all aspects of their life cycle. He also has an impressive track record litigating complex patent cases in district courts, the International Trade Commission, and before the Federal Circuit.
  • Valeyko, Nichole

    Merck & Co., Inc. | Director - IP Legal Group

    Nichole M. Valeyko is a registered U.S. Patent Attorney and has acted as IP counsel for over 15 years. She is currently a Director in the IP Legal group at Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, New Jersey, where she is the Committee Chair for the Merck Legal Network Diversity Committee and head of the U.S. Patent Practice Committee. Nichole holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Virginia Tech, a law degree from Seton Hall School of Law, and a Master of Science in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins.
  • Vallone, Mark

    IBM | Senior IP Counsel

    Mark Vallone is Senior IP Counsel at IBM, where he manages IBM’s in-house team that primarily handles U.S. patent application preparation and prosecution matters and defensive patent analyses. Mark is also active in IBM patent strategy and policy matters. He formerly led the team responsible for IBM's U.S. Patent Procedures, which are followed by IBM's in-house and outside patent counsel. He also served as lead IP Counsel for IBM Cloud and IBM Commerce, for which he supported transactions and product clearances, led patent procurement operations, and provided counsel on a wide range of other IP matters.
  • van Denzen, Melody

    ConocoPhillips | Senior Legal Counsel

    Melody van Denzen, is Senior Legal Counsel at ConocoPhillips, in Houston. She is a recovering engineer with international experience and a passion for sustainability, particularly as it relates to decarbonization and the energy transition. Melody grew up relocating every few years to “follow the oil” and has continued the trend throughout her own career working with and for multinational oil and gas corporations. She enjoys working with innovators and dreamers to drive changes that improve our world. And one of her favorite things is discovering and implementing feasible solutions to difficult challenges using creative collaboration and advocacy skills.
  • Van Hoven, Joshua

    Van Hoven PC | Founder

    Josh Van Hoven founded Van Hoven PC to represent companies facing challenging competitive issues at the intersection of law and technology. Josh's primary practice areas are strategic patent portfolio development and technology litigation. Josh works with growing technology companies to develop patent portfolios that stand up to investor, litigation, and licensing scrutiny. Josh also represents companies in technology litigation involving patents, trade secrets, and antitrust.
  • Van Kirk, Jennifer square200 Van Kirk, Jennifer

    Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie | Partner

    Jennifer Van Kirk counsels clients on a wide variety of IP matters, including all aspects of ‎trademark and brand protection: trademark clearance, prosecution, licensing, portfolio ‎management, and litigation guidance. Her experience includes traditional marks as well as 3-‎dimensional marks, motion marks, service trade dress, and packaging trade dress. She also assist clients with identifying, protecting, and licensing copyrights and rights of publicity for use in products and advertising and protecting and licensing clients' copyrights and rights of publicity.
  • Van Voorhis, Kim

    Nike | Assistant General Counsel, Global IP LItigation

    Kim is Assistant General Counsel, Global IP Litigation & Director of IP Europe at Nike, Inc. She is a committed IP professional, bringing nearly 20 years of experience litigating, managing portfolios, and providing strategic counseling on all aspects of global intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks, design, copyright and trade secrets, in both elite law firm and Fortune 100 corporate settings.
  • VanDyke, Heather

    Javelina Legal | Principal Attorney

    Heather is the founder and principal attorney at Javelina Legal focusing on copyright, trademark, live / digital / experiential events, entertainment-related transactions, content licensing, outside GC services and more. Heather opened the firm after nearly 7 years as General Counsel of South by Southwest (SXSW) where she was responsible for all legal matters, including intellectual property protection and enforcement, licensing, contracts, insurance, managing litigation, and privacy. Heather is also an Adjunct Professor at UT Law, where she teaches a seminar entitled, The Law of Music Festivals and Live Events, which covers 7 core areas of law, from copyright and trademark to tort litigation using live events as the backdrop.
  • vaughn_-_website_200x200 Vaughn, Jim

    iDiscovery Solutions | Managing Director

    James D. Vaughn, a Managing Director of iDiscovery Solutions (iDS), is a court-recognized expert who has given testimony in nearly 70 cases involving topics such as evidence preservation, documentation of events, and computer forensic methodologies and procedures. In addition to being an EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE), Mr. Vaughn is certified by the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS) as a Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE).