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DEEP DIVE: Cybersecurity

February 2nd, 2022
2022 Mid-Winter Institute

Cybersecurity – Be Afraid and Be Prepared: How Cybersecurity Works and How “They” Are Out to Get You.

Speakers:
  • Moderator — Ury Fischer, Lott & Fischer, Coral Gables, FL
  • Be Prepared: How to Protect Yourself from the Inevitable — Theo Nittis, Oswald Companies, Bloomfield Hills, MI, David Kramer, Gemini Risk Partners, Bloomfield Hills, MI
  • The Things That Can Get You in Trouble – IOT, AI, and Cyber Security All Rolled into One — Eran Kahana, Maslon LLP, Minneapolis, MN
  • Three Ways to Protect Yourself That Nobody Else Will Tell You — Roger Grimes, KnowBe4, Clearwater, FL

DEEP DIVE: Therapeutics

February 2nd, 2022
2022 Mid-Winter Institute

Harnessing the power of science; what’s next for biopharma as it searches for the next breakthrough therapeutic.

Speakers:
  • Moderator — Rivka Jungreis, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Parsippany, NJ
  • Emergence of the Medical Device as an Important Aspect of Pharmaceutical/Biologic Patent Strategy — Ricardo Moran, Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, Minneapolis, MN
  • Creative Uses of AI/Machine-Learning in the Pharma/Bio Field — Andrew Noble, Mauriel Kapouytian Woods, LLP, New York, NY
  • Navigating Privacy Compliance for Therapeutics Products and Services — Neelofer Shaikh, Covington & Burling LLP
  • Trademark - The Power of Branding in Bio/Pharma: Using Trade Dress for Product Life-Cycle Management — Lynn Jordan, Kelly IP, Washington, DC
  • Patents vs. Trade Secrets in Biotech and Pharma: Navigating the Quagmire — Raija Horstman, Counsel, Crowell & Moring
  • Creative IP Strategies in the Pharma/Bio Space - Thinking Outside the Box — Thomas L. Irving, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC
  • Public-Private Partnerships and the Implications of Bayh-Dole — Don Ware, Foley Hoag, Boston, MA

Luncheon Keynote: Diversity in IP

February 2nd, 2022
2022 Mid-Winter Institute

Kaci Patterson of Social Good Solutions speaks on Powering DEI Through Intentionality.

Speakers:
  • Keynote Speaker — Kaci Patterson, Social Good Solutions, Los Angeles, CA

[DEEP DIVE - International] Opening Keynote: An Update on the Unified Patent Court in Europe

February 2nd, 2022
2022 Mid-Winter Institute

Keynote Speech by Antonio Campinos, President, European Patent Office.

Speakers:
  • Keynote Speaker — Brian Batzli, AIPLA President Elect, Merchant & Gould, Minneapolis, MN
  • Association Business Meeting — Antonio Campinos, President, European Patent Office
  • 2022 Mid-Winter Kick Off — Patrick Coyne, AIPLA President, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC

DEEP DIVE: Section 112 - How the Widgets Hit the Fans

February 2nd, 2022
2022 Mid-Winter Institute

Learn what’s needed to make claims withstand section 112 tests during prosecution, post-grant proceedings, and district court litigation. A panel will analyze patent claims and look at the section 112 challenges practitioners face at all stages of patent practice. This will be an interactive conversation among experts and attendees directed to learn how to read claims from all points of view, and leverage 112 requirements to your advantage.

Speakers:
  • Moderator — Ann Mueting, Mueting Raasch Group, Minneapolis, MN
  • Prosecution — Sharon Crane, Rothwell Figg, Washington, DC
  • Post Grant — Bridget Smith, Relativity Space, Los Angeles, CA
  • Litigation — Ellisen Shelton Turner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, CA

DEEP DIVE: Climate Change

February 3rd, 2022
2022 Mid-Winter Institute

(1) Origin Stories: Diverse Perspectives on the Intersection of Climate Change and IP [Our speakers will discuss their unique perspectives on the intersection of Climate Change and IP and will detail specific challenges they have faced, strategies for mitigation and insights]; and (2) Let’s Dig in Together: Ten Top Climate Change and IP Challenges [Our speakers dig in and discuss Top Ten Climate Change and IP challenges, including cleantech IP as a changemaking asset, cleantech patenting trends, partnering with sustainability partners, trade secret concerns, strategies to protect and leverage related innovations, cleantech specific portfolio management strategies, and greenwashing and certification].

Speakers:
  • Moderator — Elise Selinger, DexCom, San Diego, CA
  • Climate Change and Sustainability from a Public Policy and Regulatory Perspective — James Voyles, Lewis Roca, Phoenix, AZ
  • Origins Nuclear, Wind, and Clean Electricity Generation — Ryan Alley, Ryan Alley IP Law, Alexandria, VA
  • Climate Change, Innovation and IP at Procter & Gamble — David Weirich, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH
  • IP Development and Strategy: Pivoting for a Climate-driven Energy Transition — Drew Patty, McGlinchey, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Innovation, IP and a Sustainable World — Phil Petti, USG Corp., Chicago, IL

DEEP DIVE: Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN)

February 3rd, 2022
2022 Mid-Winter Institute

(1) The Future of the Radio Access Network (RAN) is Open: How Open RAN Will Drive Innovation and Change the Intellectual Property Landscape for 5G and Beyond; and (2) Open RAN Intellectual Property Landscape, Market Analysis, and Global Considerations.

Speakers:
  • Moderator — J. Scott Karren, Holland & Hart LLP, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Panel — David Marr, Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA, Judson Cary, CableLabs, Louisville, CO, Jaisha Wray, Associate Administrator for International Affairs, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Washington, DC

Titans of the IP Bar

February 3rd, 2022
2022 Mid-Winter Institute

5th Titans of IP Bar with: (1) I. Fred Koenigsberg, AIPLA Past President; (2) Nancy J. Linck, AIPLA Fellow; (3) William L. LaFuze, AIPLA Past President; and (4) as Moderator, Vincent E. Garlock, AIPLA Executive Director.

Speakers:
  • Moderator — Vince Garlock, Executive Director, AIPLA, Arlington, VA
  • Panel — I. Fred Koenigsberg, AIPLA Past President, New York, NY, Nancy J. Linck, AIPLA Fellow, NJ Linck Consulting, La Jolla, Ca, William L. LaFuze, AIPLA Past President, McKool Smith, Houston, TX

DEEP DIVE: Digital Tokens [Tokenizing Creativity: Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Intellectual Property]

February 3rd, 2022
2022 Mid-Winter Institute

Hear from industry and legal leaders about Digital Tokens and NFTs. This panel will discuss the origins of Digital Tokens / NFTs, the current application and use of Digital Tokens / NFTs, and the legal challenges and future potential legal issues that may arise as Digital Tokens / NFTs continue to gain acceptance. Moderator Allison Gaul, IP & Technology attorney at Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C. will moderate our esteemed panel of lawyers, artists, and entrepreneurs, for an in depth discussion of Digital Tokens and NFTs.

Speakers:
  • Moderator — Allison Gaul, Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C., Arlington, VA
  • Protecting Against NFT Counterfeits — Michael Fluhr, Of Counsel, DLA Piper
  • Implementing NFTs in Creative Spaces — Halie Klein, Pace Gallery, New York, NY
  • Smart Art: Using NFTs to Protect Artistic Works — Dave Steiner, Meister & Steiner PLLC, New York, NY
  • Digitizing Physical Products IP Issues in the Digital Token Ecosystem — Bennett Collen, Endstate, Boston, MA
  • Patenting Digital Token Innovations — Frank Gerratana, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC
  • Basics of NFT, Blockchain and Smart Contracts — Matthew S. Makover, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

DEEP DIVE: Everything You Need to Know about the Unified Patent Court in Europe

February 3rd, 2022
2022 Mid-Winter Institute

Presentations and Panel Discussion re: Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court.

Speakers:
  • Moderator — John Pegram, Fish & Richardson, New York, NY
  • Panel — C. Thomas Becher, Hoffmann Eitle, Dusseldorf, Germany, Francesca Giovannini, Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton, Paris, France, Koen Bijvank, Brinkhof Advocaten, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Simone Bongiovanni, Studio Torta S.p.A. and Vice President National Order of Industrial Property Consultants, Turin, Italy, Jennifer Antcliff, Carpmaels & Ransford, London, UK, Iris Mok, Intel Corp, Austin, TX

Mid-Year Updates and The Best Practices & Latest Issues Related to Legal Ethics in Intellectual Property

February 4th, 2022
2022 Mid-Winter Institute

(1) Patent; (2) Antitrust; (3) Trademark; (4) Copyright; (5) Trade Secrets; and (6) The Code of Professional Responsibility, the Best Practices, and the Latest Issues Related to Legal Ethics in Intellectual Property.

Speakers:
  • Moderator — John Salazar, Middleton Reutlinger, Louisville, KY
  • Patent — Karen Canady, Canady + Lortz, LLP, Los Angeles, CA
  • Antitrust — Eric Fanchiang, Crowell & Moring, Irvine, CA
  • Trademark — Lauren Keller Katzenellenbogen, Knobbe Martens, Irvine, CA
  • Copyright — Lincoln Bandlow, Lincoln Bandlow Law, Los Angeles, CA
  • Trade Secrets — Robert Milligan, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Los Angeles, CA
  • The Code of Professional Responsibility, the Best Practices, and the Latest Issues Related to Legal Ethics in Intellectual Property — Brent Routman, Merchant & Gould P.C., Minneapolis, MN