2016 Symposium on Intellectual Property
As intellectual property law continues to evolve, companies are finding more challenges on how best to protect their IP assets. An understanding of the changing legal landscape and the approaches of the USPTO and the courts is imperative.
The Intellectual Property Law Program invites you to join colleagues from a variety of administrative agencies, academia, the judiciary and private practice to discuss hot topics and recent developments in patent law at the eighth annual George Washington University Law School Symposium on Intellectual Property.
Registration for this conference is complimentary. CLE credit for the program is pending.
Agenda
8:30 am: Breakfast & Registration
9 am: Welcoming Remarks
9:15 am: Keynote Address
- Nathan Kelley, Acting Chief Administrative Patent Judge, United States Patent & Trademark Office
10 am: PTAB Proceedings: How the Landscape Has Changed and Where It Is Heading
Moderator
- William Atkins, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Panelists
- Hon. Barry Grossman, Administrative Patent Judge, US Patent and Trademark Office
- Steven M. Purdy, Counsel - Corporate Litigation, IBM
- Jonathan Stroud, Chief Patent Counsel, Unified Patents
11:15 am: Break
11:30 am: From the Bench: Litigating Patent Cases in the Federal Courts
Moderator
- Alan Grimaldi, Partner and Co-Leader, Intellectual Property Practice, Mayer Brown LLP
Panelists
- Hon. Marilyn Huff, United States District Court, Southern District of California
- Hon. Theodore R. Essex, US International Trade Commission
- Hon. John J. Tharp Jr., United States District Court, Northern District Of Illinois
12:45 pm: Networking Luncheon
2 pm: Patent Eligibility: Where Do We Stand after Alice and Its Progeny?
Moderator
- Andrew J. Pincus, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
Panelists
- Mark Freeman, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice
- Suzanne Michel, Senior Patent Counsel, Google Inc.
- Brian A. Rosenthal, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
3:15 pm: Break
3:30 pm: The Patent System: Where are We? Where are We Going?
Moderator
- Jack Barufka, Partner and Co-Leader, Intellectual Property Practice, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Panelists
- Owen Byrd, General Counsel, Lex Machina
- Tina Chappell, Associate General Counsel, Director of Intellectual Property Policy, Intel Corporation
- Philip S. Johnson, Senior Vice President Intellectual Property Policy & Strategy, Johnson & Johnson
- Timothy Loomis, Vice President & Legal Counsel, QUALCOMM Incorporated
4:45 pm: Closing Remarks
5 pm: Cocktail Reception