5/11 AM Concurrent Track 2 - Patent Prosecution

10:15 – 11:00 AM

Cappuccino and (Next Generation) Computing
Moderator: Frank Gerratana, Mintz, Boston, MA

Glimpses of Simplicity: A Better Way of Drafting AI/ML Patent Applications
Speaker: Gregory Maurer, Klarquist, Portland, OR

Patent Prosecution Strategy for Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain
Speaker: Lisa Norton, DLA Piper, Reston, VA

11:00 - 11:15 AM Networking Break

Speakers

• Gerratana, Frank

  Calyx Law LLP | Partner

  Frank Gerratana is a high-tech and intellectual property attorney at the intersection of law, business, and emerging technology. With degrees in computer science & electrical engineering, he brings deep technical acumen to his clients’ most complex legal challenges. Frank works with a wide range of organizations—from venture-backed startups to Fortune 500 corporations—helping them develop robust patent strategies, navigate legal hurdles, and mitigate IP-related risks. His forward-looking guidance enables companies to protect and commercialize their innovations, whether they involve artificial intelligence, blockchain, robotics, medical devices, microprocessor architecture, or financial technology.
• Beasley, Tony

  Microsoft | Senior Corporate Counsel

  Tony is Senior Corporate Counsel at Microsoft, supporting the Dynamics 365 team and business applications related to sales and industrial metaverse and advising on issues such as privacy, competition, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, and responsible AI. Prior to his role at Microsoft, Tony was at several law firms, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in intellectual property litigation in the semiconductor, consumer electronics, medical device, software, and other industries. Tony is also active in pro bono work and serves as pro bono lead for the Microsoft Hispanic and Latinx in-house lawyers network.
• McBride, Scott

  McAndrews Held and Malloy, Ltd | Shareholder

  Scott McBride’s practice focuses primarily on the litigation and trial of patent and complex technology cases in federal courts and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and reexamination proceedings before the Patent Office. Scott has a proven ability to help clients procure or acquire valuable intellectual property to protect their business, reach advantageous arrangements for solving intellectual property disputes where appropriate, and aggressively litigate patents when necessary.
• Maurer, Greg

  Klarquist Sparkman | Partner

  Greg Maurer has been a partner at Klarquist for thirty years and has a history of prepara-tion and prosecution of computer-related and bioinformatics patent applications, open-source software, and intellectual property counseling. His experience includes a wide range of software development, artificial intelligence, big data, user interface, bioinformat-ics, and telecommunications technologies, including complex algorithms and numerous programming languages, such as assembly, C++, LISP, Java and various visual and object-oriented languages. Greg’s professional technical experience includes work as a Senior Systems Analyst, with a particular emphasis on system integration and software develop-ment.
• Norton, Lisa

  DLA Piper | Of Counsel

  Lisa Norton practices primarily in the area of patent law at DLA Piper Her experience includes representing Fortune 100 and other companies in the area of patent law. In particular, she has focused her practice on patent issues related to computer hardware and software, including medical software and blockchain.
• Reinhardt, Hilary

  Johnson & Johnson | Assistant General Counsel, Patents

  Hilary is the Assistant General Counsel, Patents at Johnson & Johnson. Hilary joined J&J in 2016, supporting the Ethicon business in connection with various intellectual property matters. Throughout her career with J&J, Hilary has supported a number of groups in addition to Ethicon including Depuy, and other businesses with regard to digital and data matters. Prior to joining J&J, Hilary was a partner at the law firm, Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP.