American University Washington College of Law, Federal Circuit Bar Association, & Unified Patents present:
11th Annual
Patent Administrative Law Conference
Tuesday, April 11th
American University (AU) Washington College of Law
4300 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
Claudio Grossman Hall
Join leading in-house counsel to discuss policy and best practices at the 11th Annual Patent Administrative Law Conference co-hosted by American University, Federal Circuit Bar Association, and Unified Patents.
Agenda
12:00 - 1:00 Catered Lunch
1:00 - 1:15 Opening Remarks - Jonathan Stroud — General Counsel, Unified Patents
1:15 - 2:00 Keynote Speaker - Vaishali Udupa — Commissioner for Patents of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
2:00 - 2:30 Networking Break
2:30 - 3:30 Panel 1: Patent Litigation Financing and Disclosure
Moderator: Alyssa Holtslander - Senior Patent Counsel, Unified Patents
Speakers: Ashok Pinto - Director, IP Policy Group, Intel
Raymond Gabriel - Senior IP Counsel, Ciena
Matthew Bathon - Principal Legal Counsel, Samsung
Paul Taylor - Former Chief Counsel, House of Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice
3:30 - 4:00 Networking Break
4:00 - 5:00 Panel 2: What is the True Value of an Invention? Standard Essential Patents and Patent Pools
Moderator: Ashraf Fawzy - Director - SEP & Policy; Managing Counsel, Unified Patents
Speakers: Michael Carrier - Distinguished Professor, Rutgers Law School
Earl Nied - Founder/CEO, Veracity IP Consulting
Tim Syrett - Partner, WilmerHale
5:00 - 5:30 Closing Remarks
5:30 - 7:00 Networking Food and Drink
Sponsors
Sponsorship opportunities available. Please contact info@unifiedpatents.com for more information.
Cocktail Reception Sponsor
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Post-Conference Dinner Sponsor
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Location
American University (AU) Washington College of Law
4300 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
Claudio Grossman Hall