IP Law Summit 2023 - San Diego | Marcus Evans | 10 September 2023 | Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa, 7100 Aviara Resort Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92011, USA

This summit is an invitation-only, premium Summit bringing leading IP executives and innovative suppliers and solution providers together. The Summit’s content is aligned with key IP challenges and interests, relevant market developments, and practical and progressive ideas and strategies adopted by successful pioneers.

Key Topics for 2023
• Navigating Section 101
State of the law, changes and successful practices when approaching subject matter eligibility.

• Monetizing Patents Efficiently
Management strategies to make the most out of your portfolio. Best practices in licensing and latest trends in contract structuring

• Overcoming Budgetary Restraints
New tools and fresh ideas to make your practice efficient and cost-effective

• Patent Or Trade Secret… That Is The Question
Analyzing the best way to protect intellectual property in a changing and uncertain environment

• Artificial Intelligence: A Game Changer In IP
Whether using AI to optimize daily practice or having to protect new inventions, the pros, cons and risks to consider around this disruptive technology

• The Future Of Intellectual Property
From adapting to the “new normal” to probable legislation changes, a deep discussion about what is next for in-house IP lawyers

2023 Speakers

Nicole Spence
Senior Attorney, Data & AI, IBM Corporation

Adraea Brown
Senior Trademark Counsel, Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Braxton Davis
Associate General Counsel, Patents , Meta|Facebook

Srecko ‘Lucky’ Vidmar
Head of IP Litigation & Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation

Eric Broxterman
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel Global IP, Vertiv

Ingrid Vitanen
Vice President IP Legal, General Counsel, Nokia

Jason Skinder
Chief IP Counsel, Honeywell

Susan Stearns
Corporate Counsel, Amazon

Richard Weiss
Law Vice President & Chief IP Counsel, NCR Corporation

Frank Cona
Chief IP Counsel, Chief Privacy Office, ADT Security Services

Andrew Barger
Assistant General Counsel & Head Intellectual Property Attorney, Roper Technologies

Antonio Vann
Senior Counsel Trademark & Copyright, Wells Fargo

Ruth Swilling
Senior Counsel IP, Raytheon Technologies

Vincent Duffy
Senior IP Attorney & Chief US Patent Counsel, Technicolor

Tish L. Berard
Senior Counsel, Trademarks, Velcro USA Inc.

Carlo Cotrone,
Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property, Baker Hughes, a GE Company

Joe Shallenburger
Senior Counsel, Intel Corporation

Dr. Judy Jarecki-Black
Head of Patent Prosecution & Patent Litigation, Animal Health, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health

Ben Frey
Global Legal Counsel, Patents & Information Systems, Whirlpool Corporation

Courtni Moorman
Director & Managing Counsel, Trademarks, The J.M. Smucker Company

Brandi Van Leeuwen
Senior Counsel, Meijer

John Calkins
Director IP and Assistant General Counsel, Pear Therapeutics

Tiffany Jones
Assistant Counsel, Patents, The Estee Lauder Companies

Robert Braun
Head of Patent Licensing, U.S. and Americas, Nokia Corporation

Louise Bowman
Director, Intellectual Property, Aon

Allen White
Chief IP Counsel, North America, Air Liquide

Brendan Kehoe
Global Head of Copyright & Trademarks, Bloomberg

Sam Bergstrom
Chief IP Officer, Gene Pool Technologies

Christopher Lattin
Vice President, Intellectual Property, Xperi

Janet Gongola
Vice Chief Judge for Strategy, United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)