Entries by Daryl Lim

Profiles in Leadership Season 2 Begins! | USPTO Deputy Director Derrick Brent

Delighted to sit down with Derrick Brent to hear his insights on life and leadership for the first episode of Penn State Dickinson Law’s Profiles in Leadership series, now in its second season. You can catch episodes from our first season here: https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/profiles-leadership.

Deputy Director Brent is the Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

The USPTO is one of the world’s largest intellectual property (IP) offices, with over 13,000 employees and an annual budget of over $4 billion. Deputy Director Brent’s career includes vast public service and private sector work, including significant experience in IP law and work to assist startups and those who are underrepresented. He has served in all three branches of the federal government: executive, legislative, and judicial.

Highlights below.

1:16:– Current priorities and interests.

3:31:– The value of personal outreach.

6:33:– On Penn State.

8:32:– The value of a Northwestern education.

11:56:– Clerking for Hon. Algenon L. Marbley, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

16:40:– Chief Counsel for Senator Barbara Boxer and Senior Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division.

20:49:– Forging consensus.

26:22:– Selecting judicial nominees.

30:01:– On both sides of the America Invents Act (AIA).

34:20:– Subordinates and superiors.

38:18:– Finding balance.

41:43:– “More to do; better to do.”

November 10, 2023 by

Profiles in Leadership | Season 1

Penn State Dickinson Law’s Profiles in Leadership series offers a front-row seat to the experiences, values, and habits underlying lives of distinction and impact. Season 1 features interviews with:

George Washington University Law Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Law Dean Martin Brinkley
Medtronic General Counsel Ivan Fong
Lemelson-MIT Executive Director Stephanie Couch
TWR Counsel Teresa Artis
Duke University Law Professor Arti Rai
Cornell University Law Professor James Grimmelmann
Bayh-Dohl Coalition Executive Director Joe Allen
Groombridge Wu Baughman & Stone Founding Partner Nick Groombridge
Penn State University Provost Justin Schwartz (featuring Dean Danielle Conway)
Texas A&M University Law Professor Peter Yu
Pittsburg University Law Professor Michael Madison
American Law Institute Director | Retired US Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit Chief Judge Diane Wood
Asian Americans Advancing Justice President and Executive Director John Yang |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Chief Diversity Officer and Partner Esther Lim
Sullivan & Cromwell Partner Andrei Iancu
Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice Director | Howard University Law Professor Lateef Mtima
Hofstra University President Susan Poser
Brody Berman Associates CEO Bruce Berman
Founder US IP Alliance | Chief IP Counsel AT&T Scott Frank
World IP Organization Deputy Director General Lisa Jorgenson
Emory Vice-Provost Tim Holbrook
FMC Chief IP Counsel Roberte Makowski
Temple University Provost Gregory Mendel
University of Las Vegas Law Dean Leah Chan Grinvald

https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/profiles-leadership

November 8, 2023 by

OGC University 2023 | Assessing the Legal Aspects of AI

The Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) represents 36 executive and independent agencies across the Commonwealth. OGC University is a two-day event consisting of CLE presentations on various topics. Looking forward to joining Jennifer Selber Vera Kanova Harrison MacRae Valerie Janosik-Nehilla, and Andy Ritter next week for a discussion on the need to regulate AI from legal, data privacy, and data security perspectives.

October 27, 2023 by

Profiles in Leadership | Dayna Bowen Matthew

Dayna Bowen Matthew, JD, PhD Matthew is the Dean and Harold H. Greene Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School. Dean Matthew is a leader in public health and civil rights law who focuses on disparities in health, health care, and the social determinants of health. She is the author of the bestselling book Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care and the Just Health: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America.

Dean Matthew shared her insights on life and leadership on the latest episode of the Penn State Dickinson Law Profiles in Leadership series. Highlights below:

1:40:– Transitioning to the deanship.

2:39:– Preparing for Day One.

4:48:– Leadership lessons: 2020 – 2023.

7:57:– Adapting, slowing down, safety brakes.

9:44:– Delegating and accountability, connecting with faculty and students.

14:15:– Alumni outreach and engagement.

16:30:– The Equity Institute; longevity.

24:05:– #Hamilton; “This is not a moment; it is a movement.”

27:35:– Government shutdowns and leadership.

29:13:– Dismantling structural racism; reconciliation beyond a rights-based approach.

40:17:– Her Childhood; Her Mission.

43:23:– Tim Keller; Justice.

October 27, 2023 by

Federal Practice Institute 2023 | AI in Trial Practice

The Pennsylvania Bar Association Federal Practice Committee, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, and Penn State Dickinson Law present the Federal Practice Institute, designed especially for attorneys who litigate in federal court in Pennsylvania.

Using a hypothetical case, federal judges in the Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, academics, and seasoned practitioners review key procedures and practices in federal practice. I’ll be discussing the impact of AI on trial practice and look forward to meeting the Pennsylvania bench and bar.

Details here: https://lnkd.in/gntQFZ3t

Come join us and hear from: Judge Michael Fisher Stephanie Hersperger
Michael McDonald Dean Danielle Conway Anne John Chief Judge Henry Van Eck Kara Gendron Chief Judge Matthew Brann Marielle Macher Sean McDonough Professor Shaakirrah R. Sanders Judge Mark Kearney Judge Lawrence Stengel, (Ret.) Magistrate Judge Joseph Saporito Joe Barrett Nancy Conrad Judge Jennifer Wilson Thomas Archer Jonathan Huerta Kiandra teffy Marie Jones Judge Christopher Conner Judge Susan Schwab Jennifer Menichini Drahus Philip Gelso Melinda C. Ghilardi Judge Robert Mariani U.S. Attorney Gerard Karam Federal Public Defender Heidi Freese Judge Robert Graci, (Ret.) David Fine Jeremy Mercer Judge John Jones III, (Ret.)

October 17, 2023 by

Fall 2023 ICDS Symposium | Navigating the Promises and Pitfalls of Generative AI

The Fall 2023 ICDS Symposium will be held Wednesday, October 18th and Thursday, October 19th, in the HUB Alumni Hall on the University Park campus. This year’s symposium will focus on how research leads to specific, meaningful outcomes/impacts. Delighted to join my colleagues from the broader Penn State community and fellow panelists to explore ways to navigate the promises and pitfalls of generative AI.

Details here: https://www.icds.psu.edu/news-events/icds-symposium/fall-2023-icds-symposium/

Jenni Evans Bob Coecke Quantinuum Mahmut Kandemir Sarah Shandera Dave Hunter Andrew Read Samantha Kleinberg Charles Schaefer Vasant Honavar Justin Schwartz Vipin Kumar Jessica Menold Patrick Dudas

Zheng Zhang Bryce Gadway Penn State University Terri Breindel

Morteza Kayyalha University of Minnesota S. Shyam Sundar CSRAI

Abhinav Verma Gretta Kellogg Penn State Dickinson Law Shomir Wilson Scarlett Miller Travis Masterson Matthew Mueller Shayna Solis (formerly Skolnik) Navteca Christina Grozinger David Hughes Anthony Robinson

Lynette Yarger Suzy Unger

October 17, 2023 by

Asian Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable | University of Washington School of Law October 13-14, 2023

The Asian Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable brings together scholars of Asian intellectual property and technology law, providing them with a forum for sharing research and peer networking. It is jointly organized by the Asian Law Center at the University of Washington School of Law and the Center for Law and Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University School of Law.

In addition to the usual work-in-progress presentations, this interdisciplinary roundtable will feature extended Q&A sessions and commentary and advice offered by established scholars. Whether as a presenter or a commentator, this event will provide an excellent and welcoming platform for exchanging ideas, presenting research and sharing experiences. It will be of considerable interest to non-tenured and tenured professors alike. If you are interested in attending the event, please contact Professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen or Professor Peter Yu.

Professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen University of Washington School of Law

Peter K. Yu Texas A&M University School of Law

Artha Dermawan Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition University of Lapland

C. Alexander Evans The University of Tokyo

Danny Friedmann Peking University School of Transnational Law

Terry (Taorui) Guan The University of Hong Kong

Zahra Hayat The University of British Columbia

Brano Hazucha Hokkaido University

Tianxiang He City University of Hong Kong

Jyh-An Lee The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Doris Estelle Long University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Srividhya Ragavan Texas A&M University School of Law

Corinne Tan Nanyang Business School

Joy Y. Xiang Peking University School of Transnational Law

Dongsheng Zang University of Washington School of Law

Weiyu Zhang University of Tokyo

Margaret Chon Seattle University School of Law

Robert W. Gomulkiewicz University of Washington School of Law

Penn State Dickinson Law

Peter Nicolas University of Washington School of Law

October 8, 2023 by

Profiles in Leadership | Connecticut AG William Tong

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is a rising star in the Democratic Party. He recently sat down for an interview with me to share his leadership insights. Here’s a list of the topics we discussed.

2:30:– Being Connecticut’s attorney-general and a ‘typical’ day.

4:20:– Priorities and making decisions.

10:24:– Sanctioned by #Russia.

14:04:– Trump “Firewall.”

16:50:– Engaging stakeholders: The Mohegan Sun.

21:16:– The opioid crisis: Progress and light at the end of the tunnel?

27:03:– Time as AG: What he learned, what surprised him, what keeps him going.

31:53:– Working with the governor and accountability from direct reports.

37:23:– Lessons from wins and losses.

42:12:– Public scrutiny and ubiquity of politics.

46:40:– Asian representation and the ‘bamboo ceiling.’

51:58:– Finding balance.

State of Connecticut – Office of the Attorney General Penn State Dickinson Law

October 8, 2023 by

Antitrust Law and Artificial Intelligence | University of California Irvine School of Law

Thank you to Christopher Leslie, Rabie Kadri and the University of California, Irvine School of Law Competition, Antitrust Law, and Innovation Forum (CALIF) team for inviting me to speak about AI and enforcement. I look forward to joining the speakers and attendees, including students, to discuss and learn about AI and antitrust law.

Alicia Lai Salil Mehra Temple University – James E. Beasley School of Law Maurice Stucke University of Tennessee College of Law Thomas Cheng HKU Law Michal Gal University of Haifa Jordan Ludwig Crowell & Moring Joshua Davis the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) Laura Edelson NYU Tandon School of Engineering Julian Nowag Faculty of Law at Lund University

October 2, 2023 by