American University Washington College of Law, Federal Circuit Bar Association, & Unified Patents present:

 

12th Annual
Patent Administrative Law Conference

Wednesday, April 24th

American University (AU) Washington College of Law
4300 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
Claudio Grossman Hall

Join leading in-house counsel to discuss IP policy and best practices at the 12th 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 - 1:30 Keynote Speaker - Hon. Clark S. Cheney - Administrative Law Judge, USITC

1:30 - 2:00 Networking Break

2:00 - 2:30 Patent Litigation Financing and Disclosure - Jonathan Stroud — General Counsel, Unified Patents

2:30 - 3:15 Panel 1:  The Forever War: Ongoing Efforts to Curtail Administrative Patent Reviews

Moderator: Raghav Bajaj - Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP

Speakers: Raymond Gabriel - Senior IP Counsel, Ciena Corporation

Timothy Jezek - Principal Legal Counsel, Samsung

Joshua Landau - Senior Counsel, Innovation Policy, CCIA

Mike Lemon - VP of Legal Affairs, National Retail Federation

3:15 - 3:45   Networking Break

3:45 - 4:15   Patent Tools for IP Strategy - Shawn Ambwani - Co-Founder & COO, Unified Patents

4:15 - 5:00 Panel 2:  Wi-Fi and IoT Licensing: The New SEP Battlefield

Moderator: Matthew Rizzolo - Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP

Speakers: David Soucy - Sr. IP Counsel, SimpliSafe

Chris Storm - IP Legal Director, Uber

Craig Thompson - General Manager, Unified Consulting

Megan Carpenter - Dean & Professor of Law, University of New Hampshire

5:00 - 6:00 Closing Remarks & Cocktail Hour

6:00 - 9:00 Dinner Offsite


Sponsors

Sponsorship opportunities available. Please contact info@unifiedpatents.com for more information.

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Location

 
 

American University (AU) Washington College of Law
4300 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
Claudio Grossman Hall