Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Santa Clara University Locatelli Center
Co-hosted by SCU High Tech Law Journal and Unified Patents
The 2023 Corporate IP Strategy Conference (CIPSC) will be co-hosted with the Santa Clara University High Tech Law Journal and held on Wednesday, November 15th. Our in-person event will open with a presentation on Brattle Groups recently concluded Wi-Fi 6 expert economic report. We will also discuss the meteoric rise of litigation finance and exotic insurance products that have fundamentally changed the nature of U.S. patent litigations. Join us for exceptional IP-specific panels and entertaining networking opportunities throughout the day!
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AGENDA
Nov 14th - 6:00 pm
Pre-conference Happy Hour & Dinner - Unified Members, Speakers, Sponsors, & Special Guests
Nov 15th - 10:30 am
Introduction / Welcome
Speakers: Kevin Jakel - CEO, Unified Patents
10:45 am
Wi-Fi RAND Economic Report
Speakers: Craig Thompson - General Manager, Unified Consulting
11:30 am
Lunch
12:00 pm
The Rapid Rise of Patent Litigation Finance and Judgment Insurance
12:45pm
New Tools for Patent Strategy
1:00 pm
Networking Break
1:30 pm
Panel 1: U.S. Patent Litigation Strategy
Moderator: Raghav Bajaj - Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP
Speakers: Danielle Coleman - Senior Director & Associate GC, VMware
Nicholas Kim - Senior Attorney, Microsoft
Sam Olive - Director of IP, Splunk
2:30 pm
Networking Break
3:00 pm
Panel 2: SEPs and Open Source Patent Strategy
Moderator: Jim Day - Partner, Farella Braun + Martel LLP
Speakers: Michael Guo - IP Director, Salesforce
Peter Jovanovic - Legal Director - IP, Dell
Earl Nied - Founder/CEO, Veracity IP Consulting
Kevin Post - Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP
Jaime Siegel - Global Director of Licensing, Open Invention Network (OIN)
4:00 pm
Guest Presentation: ADAPT Update - Increasing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in IP
Speakers: Wade Yamazaki - Supervising Principal Counsel, Cruise
4:15 pm
Networking Break
4:45 pm
Panel 3: International Patent Strategy
Moderator: Dr. Andrew McGettrick - Partner, HGF Limited
Speakers: Dr. Jason Hannon - Project Manager, Global Prior Art
Ken Korea - Arbitrator/Mediator/Attorney, Colev Law
Keith Newburry - Strategic Advisor, Newburry Strategic Advisory
5:45 pm
Cocktail Reception & Closing Remarks
6:00 pm
Dinner for all participants on SCU campus
Santa Clara University
Locatelli Student Activity Center
500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, California 95053
Parking available at Lot F - Leavey Center Lot
CLE MATERIALS
Three hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit is available for this event. Links to referenced materials are provided below:
Panel 1: U.S. Patent Litigation Strategy
USPTO announces Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for potential PTAB reforms
Understanding the Differences Between the USPTO’s ANPRM and the PREVAIL Act
Public Comments Reveal Fault Lines over USPTO’s NHK-Fintiv Rulemaking Proposal
Patent Litigation in Texas: What Happened in 2022 and What to Expect Next
Early 2023 Update: Where Are Plaintiffs Filing Patent Cases Now?
The Impact of New Patent Litigation Assignments Rules in the Western District of Texas
Q4 in Review: NPE Litigation Holds Steady in 2022 Despite Top Venue Headwinds
Nimitz Patent Fight Offers Peek Behind NPE Liability Curtain
Trending at The PTAB: Fintiv Is Alive, But With Way Less Zip
United States: The Many Flavors Of Inter Partes Review Estoppel: A Review And Update
How Current IP Patent Litigation Trends are Changing Risk Exposures
Trends in U.S. Business Dynamism and the Innovation Landscape
Panel 2: SEPs and Open Source Patent Strategy
What Washington Gets Wrong About China and Technical Standards
China’s '2035 Standards' quest to dominate global standard-setting
Standard Essential Patents and Innovation: Call for views OpenUK Response
Why Open Source should be exempt from Standard-Essential Patents
Truly standard-essential patents? A semantics-based analysis
Where AI Works Well and Where it Doesn’t in Predicting Standard Essentiality for Patents
Panel 3: International Patent Strategy
Pros and cons of the unitary patent and Unified Patent Court
What US Lawyers Should Know as EU Unified Patent Court Looms
The Draft EU SEP Regulation – A Practitioner’s Critical View
Comments Regarding the Draft EU Regulation on Standard Essential Patents
Guardians of Intellectual Property in the 21st Century: The Global Supply Chain Industry