Entries by Daryl Lim

Profiles in Leadership | Ivan Fong: The Lawyer Statesperson

Delighted to interview Ivan F., Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of Medtronic.

Ivan leads Medtronic’s global legal, compliance, and government affairs teams. Recognized as one of “America’s 50 Outstanding General Counsels” and “Twenty Most Influential General Counsel” by The National Law Journal, Ivan guided CEOs, business leaders, and boards through complex legal and policy issues, fostering inclusive and diverse environments.

Before joining Medtronic, Ivan was the Chief Legal and Policy Officer at 3M, where he elevated the legal department to be named the “Best Legal Department / Legal Department of the Year” by The American Lawyer. His past roles include General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Cardinal Health, and Senior Counsel at GE. Ivan’s legal career started as a law clerk to distinguished judges, including Sandra Day O’Connor of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Ivan is also a champion of social impact. He sits on the board of Cboe Global Markets, is a member of the Council of The American Law Institute, and supports Equal Justice Works and Minnesota Public Radio.

#Leadership #LegalMinds #Inspiration

August 14, 2023 by

“One of the best law review articles of the year” | “Trademark Confusion Simplified”

Honored to learn that “Trademark Confusion Simplified” was judged one of the best law review articles of the year related to intellectual property law.

The award is a testament to the collaborative spirit and dedication driving our pursuit and advancement of scholarship.

My thanks to Thomson Reuters West Academic and those responsible for selecting the article for the affirmation. Professors Jon Lee, Joshua Sarnoff, and Peter Yu provided valuable comments and suggestions. My sincere thanks to Sarah Davidson, Justine McCarthy Potter, Breanna Qin, and Sophia Wallach at the Berkeley Technology Law Journal for their meticulous and helpful editorial assistance.

This manuscript benefited from my participation in the twenty-eighth Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School Conference, @Giles S. Rich Inn IP American Inn of Court and Pauline Newman IP American Inn of Court Seminar, and World IP Forum (WIPF). Invited presentations for takeaways featured in this Article include the Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Bloomington) IP Colloquium, the George Mason University – Antonin Scalia Law School Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy Ninth Annual Fall Conference, and the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Emerging Technology Committee and Electronic and Computer Law Committee Roadshow.

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August 12, 2023 by

Penn State Dickinson Law Profiles in Leadership | Stephanie Couch

Delighted to interview Stephanie Couch, a leader making an indelible mark in the world of education and innovation. Stephanie serves as the Executive Director of the Lemelson-MIT Program and is at the forefront of fostering inclusive innovation among educators and students across the United States.

In this episode of the Penn State Dickinson Law Profiles in Leadership podcast series, we delve into Stephanie’s background as an ethnographer and its impact on driving equitable advancement in invention education and STEM learning, the impact of invention education on students and their growth trajectories. In Cambridge, MA, Stephanie led a consortium to establish a 50,000-square-foot community center dedicated to STEM and the arts.

#InnovationEducation #STEMLearning #EquityInEducation

#Leadership

#Inventors

#Inspiration

#StephanieCouch

#LemelsonMIT

#CommunityCenter

#EducationalAdvancements

#TransformativeLearning

#FutureLeaders

August 12, 2023 by

ICDS-Dickinson Law Symposium | Inclusive Innovation, AI, and Big Data

Delighted to host the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences and Data Sciences (ICDS)-Penn State Dickinson Law Symposium on Inclusive Innovation, AI, and Big Data. I shared with those gathered in person and online three reasons for the significance of this symposium.

First, the symposium was the first institutional collaboration between ICDS and the law school, providing a bridge to connect both communities and a launchpad for future collaboration. Second, the symposium’s discussion-focused format encouraged an exchange of ideas across disciplines, scholars from institutions across the country, and stakeholders in academia and government representatives such as those from the USPTO and World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO. Third, the intersection of inclusive innovation, AI and big data was critical for reasons that include economic competitiveness and social equity.

A big thank you to all who made the event possible, including Provost Justin Schwartz, ICDS Director Jenni Evans, Dean Danielle Conway, the ICDS organizing team, and our esteemed participants. Peter Yu and I will co-edit an open-access volume to present and share the ideas the symposium helped inspire. Stay tuned!

Elodie Carpentier Julio D. Raffo Dave Hunter Mike Schuster Nina Srejovic Jordana Goodman Michelle Saksena Suzanne Harrison Damon L. Tull, PhD Esther Obonyo S. Sean Tu Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio Margo Bagley Colleen Chien Joanna Batstone, PhD Christopher Dancy Andrea Matwyshyn Jennifer K. Wagner Keith Robinson Holly Gray David Mazyck Peter Yu Bethany N. Schols TaWanda Hunter Stallworth, M. Div. Dr Khalid Hossain larry stillman Lei Zhen Deja Workman Margaret Hu Victor Wang

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August 12, 2023 by

ICDS-Dickinson Law Symposium | Inclusive Innovation, AI, and Big Data

The ICDS (JEDI)-Dickinson Law Symposium on Inclusive Innovation, AI, and Big Data brings national and international interdisciplinary experts to explore challenges and offer concrete solutions where AI, big data, DEI, and innovation policy intersect. The symposium consists of three panels covering inventor demographics, building pipelines to innovation, and harnessing technology to bridge the AI and big data divide.

Looking forward to welcoming and hearing from Danielle Conway Jenni Evans Justin Schwartz Elodie Carpentier Julio D. Raffo Dave Hunter Mike Schuster Nina Srejovic Jordana Goodman Michelle Saksena Suzanne Harrison Damon L. Tull, PhD Esther Obonyo S. Sean Tu Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio Margo Bagley Colleen Chien Joanna Batstone, PhD Christopher Dancy Andrea Matwyshyn Jennifer K. Wagner Keith Robinson Holly Gray Andrew Read David Mazyck Peter Yu Bethany N. Schols TaWanda Hunter Stallworth, M. Div. Dr Khalid Hossain larry stillman lei zhen Andrea Collevecchio Claudia Del Campo, PhD

August 7, 2023 by

2023 Wikimedia Foundation Legal Fellow Panel | AI Regulation to Promote Open Knowledge

Looking forward to joining the Wikimedia Foundation to discuss how AI regulation will impact open knowledge. Jacob Rogers (Wikimedia Foundation) will moderate the 2023 Wikimedia Foundation Legal Fellow Panel, also featuring Mehtab Khan (Yale Information Society Project), Peter Cihon (GitHub). Thank you, Wikimedia Summer Legal Fellows Liana Alston Allyson McReynolds Alejandro Moreno Baquero Lukas Ruthes Gonçalves, for putting together what promises to be an exciting discussion on a keystone issue.

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August 7, 2023 by

National Association of Attorneys General | 2023 Eastern Region Meeting

Thank you to Connecticut Attorney General William Tong for hosting the National Association of Attorneys General Eastern Region meeting.

I look forward to joining experts from state attorney general offices, academia, and industry to discuss “AI – The Challenge of the Intelligent Computer” with Letitia James, Office of the New York State Attorney General James Bessen (Boston University School of Law), Jerry Ma (U.S. Department of Justice), & Maneesha Mithal (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati).

Come join us can hear from Jonathan Kanter Stephen Calkins Noah Phillips Rahul Rao Sarah Allen Gwendolyn J. Lindsay Cooley Peter Carstensen and more!

Details: https://www.naag.org/event/2023-eastern-region-meeting/?utm_source=LINKEDIN_COMPANY&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Events

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July 27, 2023 by

Monash Prato Dialogue | AI Summit 2023

Pleased to join fellow delegates at the second edition of the Monash Prato Dialogue AI Summit in Italy as a representative of Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences along with Institute Director Jenni Evans, and Kimberly Van Meter.

Interdisciplinary AI experts from Australia, Europe, and the US gathered to discuss concrete ways of deploying and regulating AI. The wide-ranging conversation spanned generative AI, biodiversity, criminology, and the dynamics of collaboration.

Joanna Batstone, PhD, Claudia Del Campo, PhD and their team were consummate hosts. They showcased some of the best vistas and local delights, including the historic Capezzana estate on the Carmignano hills, nestled within vineyards and olive groves in the beautiful Tuscan landscape.

Looking forward to continuing to build up our ‘networks of excellences’ with Kay Firth-Butterfield Rayid Ghani Tanya Berger-Wolf Raul Santos-Rodriguez Marta Cantero Gamito Hiroki Sayama Laura Sartori Toby Walsh Andrea Collevecchio Bernd Meyer Chris Marsden iadine Chades Clara Crivellaro Stefano De Sabbata Alan Dorin Vince Dziekan Peter Flach Guido Governatori Holly Gray Carsten Maple Nick Mogford Simone Natale Ross Parry Erich Prem larry stillman Luc Vinet

World Economic Forum International Telecommunications Union Penn State University Monash Data Futures Institute Carnegie Mellon University The Ohio State University University of Bristol University of Tartu Binghamton University University of Bologna University of NSW Monash University CSIRO, Australia Université de Montréal Binghamton University Universität Wien University of Leicester Bush Heritage Australia University of Warwick Politecnico di Milano

July 24, 2023 by

Profiles in Leadership | Teresa Artis

Delighted to sit down with Teresa Artis (Artis Neal) for Penn State Dickinson Law’s #ProfilesinLeadership fireside chat.

A media attorney for 30 years, Ms. Artis provided legal and strategic counsel to local, national and global media organizations. She has particular expertise in structuring and negotiating licensing agreements across diverse technology platforms. She provides counsel at Trans World Radio (TWR) which for over 65 years has distributed inspirational and educational content in over 275 languages to people in over 190 countries via broadcast, satellite, web and mobile platforms.

Her work includes compliance matters and content production, acquisition and distribution issues between TWR, global content providers and global distribution partners. Also, she provides strategic counsel to global mission entities producing content for indigenous people in oral cultures. Ms. Artis is a former member of the UNC-TV Board of Trustees and currently serves on the governing boards of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC Health Rex and North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC-FM. She has had several years of graduate school or law school teaching experience, most recently serving as an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law and Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law.

1:53:– Finding clarity in one’s career path.

4:07:– Business and Law: The Harvard Law School Years.

5:15:– Switching lanes: Law to media.

6:56:–A culture of innovation.

12:36:–Unpacking the art of negotiation.

24:15:– A culture of regulatory compliance.

28:49:– Making your agenda their agenda.

31:00:– Strategic counsel to global mission entities producing content for indigenous people in oral cultures.

36:07:– Developing a culture of cultural sensitivity.

37:53:– How can Judeo-Christian principles help us better resolve disputes?

44:03:– Leadership on boards.

49:41:– Leading in polarized times.

52:23:– Mentors and mentees.

56:47:– 2023 and beyond.

July 19, 2023 by

Profiles in Leadership | Arti Rai

Delighted to sit down with Professor Arti Rai for Penn State Dickinson Law #ProfilesinLeadership fireside chat.

Professor Rai serves as the Elvin R. Latty Professor of Law and Faculty Director, The Center for Innovation Policy at Duke University School of Law. Professor Rai is an internationally recognized expert in intellectual property (IP) law, innovation policy, administrative law, and health law.

From March to December 2021, Professor Rai served as Senior Advisor on innovation law and policy issues to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of General Counsel. She also regularly advises other federal and state agencies as well as Congress on these issues. She is a member of multiple distinguished councils, including the The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’ Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation, the Polaris Advisory Council to the Government Accountability Office, and the The American Law Institute. She has also served as a member of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research, as a public member of the Administrative Conference of the United States, and on numerous National Academies committees.

From 2009-2010, Professor Rai headed the Office of Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In that capacity, she led policy analysis of the patent reform legislation that ultimately became the America Invents Act and worked to establish the USPTO’s Office of the Chief Economist. Prior to entering academia, Professor Rai clerked in the Northern District of California and was a litigator at Jenner & Block and the U.S. Department of Justice.

1:51:– IP and #national security.

6:13:– Connecting policymakers and scientists.

8:26:– Is the US retreating from global leadership in technological investments?

10:19:– The axis of protection and commercialization.

13:24:– Are universities naïve when it comes to system integrity and security?

14:57:– Leadership lessons from Professor Rai’s formative years.

18:03:– Finding common ground.

19:22:– Balancing being decisive and open-minded.

21:33:– Leadership and parenthood.

22:42:– Academics as partners.

26:24:– Leadership in legal reform: The America Invents Act.

33:10:– Addressing objections.

26:24:– Leadership in legal reform: The America Invents Act.

36:31:– Academics as advisors: USPTO, Department of Commerce, and Congress.

39:01:– Should negotiators ‘overshoot’ to maximize their wins?

40:29:– Adapting your message to your audience.

42:10:– What leadership looks like in the presidential transition team.

47:28:– Hiring when there is no precedent.

49:44:– Can we trust the Supreme Court’s leadership in patent law post-Amgen?

53:52:– Mentors and mentees.

56:31:– 2023 and beyond.

July 19, 2023 by