Profiles in Leadership | Former Chief Judge Paul R. Michel

Judge Paul R. Michel served for more than 22 years on the Federal Circuit, retiring on May 31, 2010. From December 25, 2004, until his retirement, he also discharged the duties of Chief Judge of this national court, serving simultaneously on the U.S. Judicial Conference – the Judiciary’s governing body – and by appointment of the Chief Justice on its seven-judge Executive Committee. Judge Michel also serves as advisory board chair of Penn State Dickinson Law’s Intellectual Property and Innovation Initiative. In the spring of 2024, Judge Michel visited the law school and participated in a fireside chat with Dean Danielle Conway and me, where he shared his perspectives on life and leadership. Penn State Dickinson Law https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bt6zxWO0OI

Profiles in Leadership | Former Chief Judge Randall R. Rader

In this Penn State Dickinson Law "Profiles in Leadership" episode, I interviewed the former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Hon. Randall Rader. We discussed current trends: whether judges and regulators understand AI enough to regulate it, the EU Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Regulation, his reflections from The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Leadership 2024 Conference. Judge Rader shared his thoughts on China: if there are different regional IP cultures in China, China vs. the United States' innovation policies, trends in Chinese IP law that might worry him, and how executing IP policy works in China. We also discussed his work: serving as Minority and Majority Chief Counsel to Subcommittees of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, preparing for Supreme Court Justice Kennedy’s confirmation hearings, leadership lessons from Senator Orrin Hatch, his time as judge and chief judge at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, a change in court culture, his heroes of patent law, what motivates him to contribute post-retirement from judicial service, and his ruminations on IPWatchdog, Inc. Finally, we also discussed why it was important for him to teach, his family, being an English major in a “technical” world, and his birthday plans. You can catch our full discussion on YouTube at the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6scxKs5ju00

Profiles in Leadership | Fordham Law Dean Matthew Diller

In this Penn State Dickinson Law "Profiles in Leadership" episode, I interviewed Fordham University School of Law Dean Matthew Diller. Fordham Law is known for many things, including its service-oriented mission, its much-lauded evening program, and the annual intellectual property law conference organized by Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School. Dean Diller reflected on his time as dean, how he stays connected with faculty, staff, and students, the successes he is most proud of, and why it’s easy for administrators to lose friends but hard for them to win friends. He also discussed his interview with Fordham University President Tania Tetlow, the challenges and opportunities working with the university as dean, the leadership lessons he learned from former dean John Feerick, the process of leadership succession, and what he hoped his successor, dean-designate Joseph Landau, would take from his deanship. You can catch our full discussion on YouTube at the link below. https://youtu.be/kFYMbDpXVmI

INTA | Interview

James Nurton interviewed me for the International Trademark Association (INTA) about AI and its impact on IP, along with David Perry, Jenna Loadman, and Maysa Razavi. We covered a wide range of topics, from how it impacts bread-and-butter practice to inclusive innovation, the likelihood of confusion in trademark law, and trademark registration. AI also compels practitioners to be engaged in international developments, and INTA plays an important facilitative role in that regard. You can find the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gubHP-cW Penn State Dickinson Law QVC Blank Rome LLP Moderna Jean-Claude Darneé

Profiles in Leadership | Texas A&M Law Dean Bobby Ahdieh

Delighted to sit down with Texas A&M University School of Law Law Dean Robert Ahdieh for this episode of Penn State Dickinson Law's "Profiles in Leadership Series." Highlights include: - Three things that people should know about Texas A&M Law. - A common obstacle in recruiting for Texas A&M Law. - The shovel in his office. - Managing the whiplash that comes with progress. - Is the sky the limit with Texas A&M and rankings? - "I compete with the state of California." - Three things that people should know about Dean Ahdieh - Conversations with his father. - Harlem Prep. - Baha’i Lessons for Leadership; Mulla Abdu’l-Husayn. - Personalizing faith. - Lessons for today from “Russia’s Constitutional Revolution.” - On China. - Strategies for maintaining a work-life balance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG_ldkmWfTA

Profiles in Leadership | Susan Jin Davis

In this episode of Penn State Dickinson Law's "Profiles in Leadership Series," Dean Danielle Conway and I had the pleasure of speaking with Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Director at Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), and Joel Samuels, a key member of Harness IP's litigation team. We discussed the transformative role of the LCLD Fellows Program in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Nichole and Joel shared insights into the program's evolution and its significant impact on mid-career attorneys. Leadership adaptation was another focal point, exploring how effective leadership in law requires continual learning and responsiveness to change. We reflected on the essence of leadership itself—what it means to lead in challenging times and how to foster environments that encourage growth and innovation. We also considered the advice they would give to their younger selves. This conversation was not just enlightening but also a reaffirmation of our commitment to shaping a more inclusive future in law. https://lnkd.in/geDJxAn7

Profiles in Leadership | Nichole M. Velasquez & Joel Samuels

In this episode of Penn State Dickinson Law's "Profiles in Leadership Series," Dean Danielle Conway and I had the pleasure of speaking with Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Director at Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), and Joel Samuels, a key member of Harness IP's litigation team. We discussed the transformative role of the LCLD Fellows Program in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Nichole and Joel shared insights into the program's evolution and its significant impact on mid-career attorneys. Leadership adaptation was another focal point, exploring how effective leadership in law requires continual learning and responsiveness to change. We reflected on the essence of leadership itself—what it means to lead in challenging times and how to foster environments that encourage growth and innovation. We also considered the advice they would give to their younger selves. This conversation was not just enlightening but also a reaffirmation of our commitment to shaping a more inclusive future in law. https://lnkd.in/geDJxAn7

Emory Professor Matt Sag | Visits Dickinson Law

Delighted to welcome Matt on a quick tour of Penn State Dickinson Law. He's here on the invitation of Dickinson College. "The Regulation of AI in the Creative Economy" is sponsored by the The Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues and co-sponsored by the departments of English, educational studies, and mathematics & computer science, as well as the law & policy and film & media studies programs. Glad my faculty and staff colleagues had the opportunity to say hello to Matt! Matthew Sag Robin Langhans, M.Ed. Nick Kahn-Fogel Brenda Garland. https://www.dickinson.edu/events/event/24722/the_regulation_of_ai_in_the_creative_economy

Boston College | Trinity College Dublin – Competition Law and Data: Regulating Tech Platforms

Congratulations to Boston College Law School and Trinity College Dublin for a splendid inaugural conference on "Competition Law and Data: Regulating Tech Platforms." Delighted to join Deirdre Ahern, Eoin O'Dell, Maria Fitzpatrick and Mina Hosseini on the "Regulating an Uncertain Future-AI & Beyond" panel. I was pleased to connect with Professor Rachael Walsh, who serves as Trinity's Director of Global Engagement, to explore opportunities for collaboration. David Olson Anıl Sena BAYINDIR University of Galway Dervla Broderick Ropes & Gray LLP Thomas Dunn Stephen Hurley Meta Linda Jeng Judith McMorrow Georgetown University Law Center https://lnkd.in/gMJEPuHs

Hon. Paul R. Michel | Visit to Penn State Dickinson Law

We were honored to host former Chief Judge Paul R. Michel at Penn State Dickinson Law. Judge Michel, who led the nation's patent court, has continued to champion innovation and intellectual property rights vigorously after his retirement. His current roles include leading initiatives such as the Council for Innovation Promotion and the United States Intellectual Property Alliance - USIPA (USIPA), as well as chairing the advisory board for the IP and Innovation Initiative at our law school. The visit featured a series of engaging events. Dean Danielle Conway welcomed Judge Michel with a luncheon, followed by meetings with Dickinson College President Judge John Jones and General Counsel Vincent Champion, arranged with the help of Dickinson College alum Mike Schaengold. A highlight of the day was a fireside chat on Judge Michel's career, his thoughts on leadership, and current challenges in intellectual property law, co-moderated by Dean Conway and myself. The day concluded with a reception where Judge Michel interacted with students, faculty, and guests, leaving a lasting impression on our community with his wisdom and approachability. Thank you the all those who helped behind the scenes to make Judge Michel's visit a success!

Trinity College Dublin | Competition Law & Data: Regulating Tech Platforms

Delighted to join Deirdre Ahern, Eoin O'Dell, Maria Fitzpatrick Mina Hosseini next week to discuss "Regulating an Uncertain Future-AI & Beyond" at Boston College Law School and Trinity College Dublin's conference on "Competiton Law and Data: Regulating Tech Platforms." Grateful to David Olson for organizing the conference and his invitation to participate. Looking forward to meeting and learning from Lucia Bonova Dervla Broderick Richard Flanagan Clare E. Kelly Craig Whelan Darach Connolly Tara Kelly (Meade) Imelda Maher Calum Warren Ruchit Patel. https://www.tcd.ie/law/news-events/competition-law-and-data.php University College Dublin DLA Piper Competition Commission (UK) Penn State Dickinson Law European Union Ropes & Gray LLP Google Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Mason Hayes & Curran LLP Matheson LLP

Fordham IP Conference | Competition Panel

Looking forward to this morning's discussion at the Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School Conference focusing on competition policy, tech, and intellectual property rights with Kristen O., Bill Kovacic, Claire Chunying Xie, Ph.D., Peter K. Yu, Milan Kristof, and Priya Nair. Hope to see you there! Topics may include: - Lessons from current and possible enforcement initiatives against Amazon, Apple, and OpenAI. - The French case against Google regarding scraping information from news websites. - Developments in the Digital Markets Act. - The conflict between copyright laws and the consumer right to repair. - "The Antitrust–Copyright Interface in the Age of Generative AI." - Economic issues in antitrust counterclaims arising from alleged patent infringements. - NextGen pharmaceutical generic delay theories: patent thickets, device hopping, and improper Orange Book listing. More details here: https://fordhamipinstitute.com/program/2024-31st-annual-ip-conference/ White & Case LLP The George Washington University Law School NERA Texas A&M University School of Law Penn State Dickinson Law ACT | The App Association Court of Justice of the European Union Fordham University School of Law

Global IP Spotlight Series | INTA

Great start to my time in New York recording another episode of Practising Law Institute (PLI)'s new series, "Global IP Spotlight," this time with the senior leadership team from the International Trademark Association (INTA). The series aims to showcase key governmental and non-governmental IP organizations around the world. Each episode exclusively features one organization. Enjoyed my conversation with INTA CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo, President-Elect Elisabeth Stewart Bradley, Chief Advocacy Officer Heather Steinmeyer, and INTA Political Action Committee Chair Erin Hennessy. Topics included: - AI implications for trademark and other IP rights; - Quebec Bill 96; - The growing impact of health and environmental regulations on IP rights; - Combatting the sale of counterfeits through online marketplaces. - Work underway to develop INTA’s 2026-29 Strategic Plan. Thanks to PLI's team, including Kenneth Min and Elizabeth Harris, for the magic that happens behind the camera. Those interested can catch an earlier episode featuring the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) featuring Stanley Lai, SC Sandy Widjaja and Adriana Uson. (Link here: https://www.pli.edu/programs/intellectual-property-and-international-dispute-resolution?t=ondemand) Penn State Dickinson Law

IPAS | Northwestern

Bruce Berman is the only conference organizer I know who successfully held his conference at Northeastern University one year and Northwestern University the next. His Intellectual Property Awareness Summit brings together policymakers, academics, industry and civil society representatives, and attorneys together around one theme. This year, it was "IP + AI = ?" Delighted to moderate the panel on AI's impact on education, featuring perspectives from Dan Brown, PhD Efrat Kasznik and Tiffany Norwood. Great catching up with Jerry Ma Adam Mossoff Lynda Inseque Fan Y. Nikhil Marathe James Conley Alex Krasnikov Jenieke Allen, PhD Ryan N. Phelan Apurv Gaurav Patrick Kilbride Details here: https://www.ipawarenesssummit.com/. Penn State Dickinson Law The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding United States Intellectual Property Alliance - USIPA

ICDS | Co-Hire Retreat & Leadership Transition

Delighted to participate in the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) co-hire retreat, a semiannual, university-wide interdisciplinary gathering. ICDS's mission is to marshall interdisciplinary, cyber-enabled research to help solve problems of scientific and societal importance. We also marked a transition point in ICDS Director Jenni Evans' remarkable career. A luminary in the world of meteorology and atmospheric science, Jenni's eight years at ICDS's helm saw unprecedented growth, achievement, and community building. We welcomed her successor interim director Guido Cervone and associate director Christelle Wauthier.

Profiles in Leadership | Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor

Delighted to sit down with Georgetown University Law Center Dean William M. Treanor for this episode of Penn State Dickinson Law's "Profiles in Leadership" series. Our conversation began with the topic of "Intentionality in Physical Space." Dean Treanor shared his vision for creating environments that do more than accommodate; they inspire. In "Building Community," we discuss how community isn't just about bringing people together; it's about ensuring everyone feels valued and heard. "Keeping a Finger on the Pulse" highlighted his proactive approach to navigating challenges and opportunities. "Bringing the DC Community into Georgetown Law" showcased the symbiotic relationship between the Law Center and the wider community. "Cross-Disciplinary Courses and Research; Promoting Public Service" reflected the innovative strides Georgetown Law has taken on interdisciplinary learning and law as a means to achieve justice. Reflecting on his "Three Terms of Deaning at Georgetown Law," Dean Treanor recounted the milestones of his tenure. "Avoiding Controversies; Keeping the Community Together" offered a peek into the challenges of leadership during a time of explosive social and political sensitivities. "What Does 'Executive Vice-President' Mean?" was an interesting discussion of organizational authority at Georgetown that I have not seen anywhere else. Our conversation on "Teaching and Scholarship" and "Fathers of the Constitution: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Creation of the American Republic" allowed us to explore the theme of "dean as scholar." Ending on a lighter note, "Life Outside the Law" revealed the person behind the title. Dean Treanor's interests and pursuits outside his professional realm provided a well-rounded picture of his personality and values. https://youtu.be/hWQzXqJUuAs

Profiles in Leadership | Joe Myers & Gary Gildin

In this episode of Penn State Dickinson Law's "Profiles in Leadership" series, I had the pleasure of speaking with Joe Myers and my colleague Gary Gildin about the art of persuasion. Joe Myers is an award-winning filmmaker, an experienced designer, and an inventor. Gary Gildin, with a distinguished career as a civil litigator and educator, is an expert in trial advocacy and persuasion in the legal context. We explored the dynamics of persuading judges versus juries, debated whether truth is contingent upon the skill of the storyteller, and discussed practical ways to apply persuasion in both life and professional practice. We also delved into the role of persuasion in academic leadership, drawing on Gary's experiences while serving as dean at Dickinson Law, and concluded with reflections on the future direction of persuasive strategies. The episode offers a fascinating exploration of how persuasion operates across the realms of filmmaking and law and underscores its significance in effective communication, storytelling, and professional life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIeQxOPiQA0

Profiles in Leadership | PTAB Deputy Chief Judge Judge Bonilla

In this episode of Penn State Dickinson Law's Profiles in Leadership series, I had the opportunity to speak with Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge Jackie Wright Bonilla. Judge Bonilla also serves as the Senior Legal Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the Director of the USPTO Trademark Office. In this special tie-up episode with my patent law class, Judge Bonilla shared her insights from her extensive experience at the PTAB, 'learning to learn,' and what it's like to lead experts at America's innovation agency. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkBPmuvEjWE

Profiles in Leadership | Spencer Weber Waller “Progressive Antitrust”

Delighted to share my recent Penn State Dickinson Law "Profiles in Leadership" conversation with Spencer Waller, a powerhouse in antitrust law Loyola University Chicago School of Law. In our conversation, Professor Waller opened up about his journey into academia, his Midwestern roots, and the role of antitrust law in addressing systemic challenges. Highlights of our talk include his take on learning, battling oppression through law, and the qualities of leadership. We delved into pressing antitrust issues in high-tech and AI, the fight against inequality, and the intriguing intersection of antitrust with the arts. Key moments to tune in for: - The path from law school to professorship (2:17) - The art of learning (12:20) - Influences of the Midwest (15:09) - Using law to combat systemic racism and oppression (20:19) - Insights into effective leadership (34:04) - Antitrust in AI and emerging tech (39:37) - Addressing inequality through antitrust (43:50) - Reflecting on antitrust's past and future (48:42) - The unique blend of antitrust, theatre, and arts (51:27) Join us for an enriching discussion that bridges law, leadership, and the broader societal impact of antitrust. #AntitrustLaw #Leadership #Innovation #educationmatters Thumbnail Graphic and Video-Editing Credit: Justin Kulp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0b21YmpGKs

Profiles in Leadership | John Flynn “The Business of Innovation”

Had the privilege of interviewing John Flynn, Associate General Counsel at IBM, for this episode of Penn State Dickinson Law's "Profiles in Leadership" series. John brings a treasure trove of knowledge, from developing robust patent portfolios to strategic legal counsel for IBM's innovation and market strategies. We explored how his leadership within IBM's IP realm has been pivotal to their longstanding success in patent acquisition. In our conversation, John shed light on various facets of his career and the intricacies of IP law, including the challenges of copyright regimes and the importance of policy advocacy. We also touched on the more personal aspects of his journey, revealing how principles from golf to successful negotiations play a role in his professional life. Tune in for some enlightening moments: - From IBM to Law School and back again (1:39) - Decades of dedication to IBM (7:26) - The philosophy behind IBM’s patents (9:53) - The art of internal and external communication (13:46) - Keys to successful negotiation (19:04) - Navigating international legal landscapes (26:43) - The complexities of copyright law (31:03) - Advocating for IP policy in Washington, DC (37:00) - Patent strategies and the value of trade secrets (40:38) - The unexpected lessons from golf (47:30) - Insights into John's leadership style (51:20) A must-watch for anyone interested in the convergence of law, technology, and leadership! #IntellectualProperty #Leadership #Innovation #IBM (Thumbnail Graphic and Video-Editing Credit: Justin Kulp.)

Emory Law Journal | The Antitrust-Copyright Interface in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence

"The Antitrust-Copyright Interface in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence" with Peter Yu, forthcoming in the @EmoryLawJournal. Penn State @DickinsonLaw @TAMULawSchool @TAMUclip

@DickinsonLaw Profiles in Leadership | @MBHB Kevin Noonan

In this episode of Penn State Dickinson Law's "Profiles in Leadership" series, Dr. Kevin E. Noonan, a molecular biologist turned patent lawyer and co-chair of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP's Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Practice Group, sat down with me to share his insights into the biotech and pharmaceutical patent landscape. Dr. Noonan also reflects on his journey from science to law, emphasizing the strategic thinking and client management skills that have been pivotal in his role at MBHB. He provides a look at his contributions to "Patent Docs," discussing how he curates content, manages his time, and measures the success of this influential platform. Dr. Noonan also shares his approach to productive writing, a key aspect of his thought leadership in the field. Beyond these issues, the conversation also touches upon his life beyond the law, offering a personal perspective on how he balances his professional commitments with his personal interests. University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Annual IP & Social Justice CLE Seminar | Inclusive Innovation and Cutting-Edge IP Strategies

Looking forward to the conversation on "Inclusive Innovation and Cutting-Edge IP Strategies" with Claire Wheeler Desmond Idris McKelvey Ankur Shah Hon. Paul R Michel. Thanks to Esther Lim and Tashia Bunch for bringing us together. Hope to see you there! https://iipsj.org/programs/ipsj-cle-seminar/ Penn State Dickinson Law Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice #intellectualproperty #intellectualpropertylaw #intellectualpropertyprotection #intellectualpropertyrights #socialjustice #socialjusticeeducation #cle

Aggiversary | AI & Innovation

Some events come only once in ten years. Honored to be part of "A Decade of Growth and Transformation in Intellectual Property and Technology Law" Symposium. Jeff Slattery BJ Ard Derek Bambauer Peter K. Yu, and I will delve into the latest in AI and Innovation. Texas A&M University School of Law is commemorating the 10th anniversary of joining the Aggie family. Congratulations to Texas A&M! Special thanks to Peter and Kirsten Evans for bringing us together. Looking forward to catching up and learning from: Eric E. Johnson (University of Oklahoma College of Law) Peter Lee (University of California, Davis - School of Law) Michael Meurer (Boston University School of Law) Madhavi Sunder (Georgetown University Law Center) Stefania Fusco (Notre Dame Law School) Glynn Lunney (@TAMULawSchool) David Olson (Boston College Law School) Lucas Osborn (Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law) David Taylor (SMU Dedman School of Law) Saurabh Vishnubhakat (Cardozo School of Law) Dean Robert Ahdieh (Texas A&M University School of Law) Prof. H. Brian Holland (@TAMULawSchool) Jorge Contreras (University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law) Sapna Kumar (University of Minnesota Law School) Srividhya Ragavan (@TAMULawSchool) Melissa Wasserman (The University of Texas School of Law) Sari Mazzurco (@SMULawSchool) Irene Calboli (@TAMULawSchool) Christine Farley (American University Washington College of Law) Barbara Lauriat (Texas Tech University School of Law) Doris Long (University of Illinois Chicago School of Law) Jeff W. Slattery (@TAMULawSchool) BJ Ard (@Wisconsin Law) Derek Bambauer (@UFLevinCollege) Peter K. Yu (@TAMULawSchool) Hannah Bloch-Wehba, Anupam Chander (@GeorgetownLaw) Julie E. Cohen (@GeorgetownLaw) Daniel Gervais (@VanderbiltLaw) Xuan-Thao Nguyen (@Uof WashingtonLaw) Rochelle Dreyfuss (@NYULaw) Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan (@Cambridge) Lee Jyh-An (@CUHK; @WashingtonUniversityLaw) Matthias Leistner (@Ludwig Maximilians University) #IntellectualProperty #TechLaw #Innovation https://law.tamu.edu/prospective/academics/centers-clinics-programs/clip/aggieversary-symposium

IP | International Dispute Resolution

Happening Next Week! Penn State Dickinson Law, the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) are proud to jointly organize a seminar on "IP and International Dispute Resolution: What Every Lawyer and Corporate Counsel Needs to Know." The seminar consists of two hybrid sessions in New York and Washington, DC. USPTO Director Kathi Vidal and International Trademark Association (INTA) CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo will each deliver a keynote address. Hope to see you in person or on Zoom! Meeting Details • New York / Zoom (Wednesday, February 21, 2 pm) • Washington, DC / Zoom (Friday, February 23, 9 am) Program Highlights • The state of IP dispute resolution in the US and at WIPO. • Standard essential patents, biotechnology, and dispute resolution. • IP mediation and arbitration strategies. • Singapore IP Strategy 2030. • Resolving crypto and blockchain disputes. • Overlooked strategic aspects of DEI initiatives in dispute resolution. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gy59KydR IPOS International WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Singapore International Arbitration Centre Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP JAMS Virtual ADR Ignacio de Castro Danielle Conway Jeffrey Dean Fabian Gonell Nick Groombridge Marc Isserles David Kappos Stanley Lai, SC Esther Lim Tom Pease Adriana Uson Sandy Widjaja Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP FedArb, Inc. USPTO #IPDisputeResolution

Georgetown Law Technology Review | Artificial Lawyering — Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

DC | NY: U.S. Chamber of Commerce GIPC IP Principles Panel & Congressional Reception Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy Eli Lilly and Company Peter-Anthony Pappas Senator Thom Tillis Suzanne Harrison Adam Mossoff George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School Vishal Amin Brian Pomper Gautam Prakash Joshua Kresh Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Andrei Iancu Randall R. Rader Matthew Chervenak The Sunwater Institute Steve Baughman Megan Raymond SUJAI SHIVAKUMAR, Ph.D. Alexander Kersten Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School Eleonora Rosati Stockholms universitet Hugh Hansen Etienne Sanz de Acedo International Trademark Association (INTA) Katherine Strandburg New York University School of Law Kenneth Min Practising Law Institute (PLI) Jennifer Wu Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP Meta Robert Arcamona Penn State Dickinson Law

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DC | NY: U.S. Chamber of Commerce GIPC IP Principles Panel & Congressional Reception Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy Eli Lilly and Company Peter-Anthony Pappas Senator Thom Tillis Suzanne Harrison Adam Mossoff George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School Vishal Amin Brian Pomper Gautam Prakash Joshua Kresh Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Andrei Iancu Randall R. Rader Matthew Chervenak The Sunwater Institute Steve Baughman Megan Raymond SUJAI SHIVAKUMAR, Ph.D. Alexander Kersten Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School Eleonora Rosati Stockholms universitet Hugh Hansen Etienne Sanz de Acedo International Trademark Association (INTA) Katherine Strandburg New York University School of Law Kenneth Min Practising Law Institute (PLI) Jennifer Wu Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP Meta Robert Arcamona Penn State Dickinson Law

Reunification Retreat | Penn State Dickinson Law & Penn State Law

"Experts like Daryl Lim, [H. Laddie Montague] Jr. Chair at [Penn State Dickinson Law] who is also an [affiliate] of the [Penn State Center for Socially Responsible AI], are encouraging governments in the U.S. to pass AI-specific regulations on things like data privacy and protection, ethical research, secure systems, and how it should operate in the public sector." https://www.weny.com/.../pennsylvania-first-state-to... You can read the full article by Kara Jeffers Reports here: https://www.weny.com/.../pennsylvania-first-state-to.... Thank you, Kara, for your excellent questions on this important issue.

Kara Jeffers | Pennsylvania First State to Launch ChatGPT Enterprise Program for Government Employees

"Experts like Daryl Lim, [H. Laddie Montague] Jr. Chair at [Penn State Dickinson Law] who is also an [affiliate] of the [Penn State Center for Socially Responsible AI], are encouraging governments in the U.S. to pass AI-specific regulations on things like data privacy and protection, ethical research, secure systems, and how it should operate in the public sector." https://www.weny.com/.../pennsylvania-first-state-to... You can read the full article by Kara Jeffers Reports here: https://www.weny.com/.../pennsylvania-first-state-to.... Thank you, Kara, for your excellent questions on this important issue.

Kara Jeffers | Pennsylvania’s Path to Regulate Artificial Intelligence

"Daryl Lim, who teaches at Penn State Dickinson Law and is in Penn State University Penn State Center for Socially Responsible AI, laid out several priorities a committee should take when regulating AI. "Data privacy and protection are critical, especially given the vast data sets AI technologies utilize," said Lim. "Legislation must be robust in overseeing how data is collected, stored, and processed, addressing AI's unique challenges." Other areas to consider are accountability and liability for decisions made with AI, ethical standards for use and implementation into the workforce, and general regulations for using AI in the public sector." You can read the full article by Kara Jeffers here: https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/50396259/pennsylvanias-path-to-regulate-artificial-intelligence Thank you, Kara, for your excellent questions on this important issue.

Suzanne Harrison | “Let’s Get on the Same Page: A Framework for Aligning Private and Government Goals on IP”

"In October 2023, Penn State Dickinson Law hosted a number of stakeholders, including industry, academia, inventors, policy makers and national security advisors, to discuss many of these issues. Listening to the differing viewpoints on what needs to be done led me to put together the following list of questions that I think should be considered when discussing how to make the patent system more robust and reliable and consistent with the objective of utilizing IP for the benefit of the nation:" - Suzanne Harrison Among her many roles, Suzanne serves as a trusted advisor on our IP and Innovation Initiative's Advisory Board. Check out her full article and my interview with her as part of our "Profiles in Leadership" series here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP_yUMZBmx4. https://ipwatchdog.com/2024/01/28/same-page-framework-aligning-private-government-goals-ip/id=172445/

Georgetown Law Technology Review Symposium | Artificial Lawyering — Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Delighted to participate next week at the Georgetown Law Technology Review Symposium on "Artificial Lawyering — Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence." This biennial event addresses the implications of AI and generative AI technologies on the legal profession through an interdisciplinary approach. Jovana Davidovic Deborah Hellman, Daniel Wilf-Townsend, and I will discuss issues surrounding AI bias, equity, and justice. Also looking forward to learning from Amanda Levendowski Nicholas Mignanelli Ed Walters Neel Sukhatme Avery Blank Zia Faruqui Matthew F. Ferraro and Julie Cohen. A thank you to Editor-in-Chief Sherry Tseng, Symposium Editor Rhiannon Talbert, and their team at GLTR for bringing us together! Join us for these important conversations. Further details and registration information can be found at https://bit.ly/GTLR24. Penn State Dickinson Law Georgetown University Law Center Yale Law School Fastcase University of Iowa United States Naval Academy U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Transatlantic Dialogue on Copyright & the CJEU | Fordham Law

Delighted to join the “Transatlantic Dialogue on Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union” organized by the Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School . This event promises an in-depth exploration of the dynamic field of US and EU copyright law and its broad implications, from platform liability to the impacts of the EU’s innovative tech laws like the Digital Services Act and the AI Act. Looking forward to a rich discussion with Hugh Hansen, Robert Arcamona, Jane Ginsburg, William Patry, and Eleonora Rosati. Additionally, we’ll be celebrating the accolade of Eleonora's book, “Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union (Second Edition),” which was recently voted the “Best Copyright Book” of 2023 by The IPKat's readers. Join us on February 1st from 6 pm to 7:30 pm at Fordham University School of Law, with a reception to follow. I look forward to the discussions and insights and hope to see many of you there!

IP & International Dispute Resolution | New York & DC

Mark your calendars for 21 and 23 Feb 2024! Gain CLE credits and learn cutting-edge insights in the Technology and IP dispute resolution landscape from a panel of experts from the US and Singapore. Find out more at www.go.gov.sg/ipdr-feb2024.

World IP Forum | Bangalore, India

Bengaluru is the home of India's tech giants. World IP Forum (WIPF) was more than an event; it was an experience that reinforced my belief in the importance of collaborating with new and existing partners. Referencing the World Economic Forum happening this week, I spoke about AI governance in the context of the governance of rights, governance of access, and governance models in the US, EU, China, and Singapore and what we could learn from each other. Now in its 12th edition, the WIPF attracted over 800 registrants globally. Congratulations to its co-founders, Jeet Agarwal and Navin Agarwal! Congratulations also to Scott Frank for receiving the Forum's 'Stalwart and Icon' award. Among his many hats, Scott is the founder of the United States Intellectual Property Alliance - USIPA, President and CEO of AT&T Intellectual Property and serves on our advisory board at Penn State Dickinson Law's IP and Innovation Initiative. Bengaluru is also the home of India's top law school, National Law School of India University. A thank you to Dr. Nigam Nuggehalli, his faculty colleagues, and students for their hospitality during my visit. I was also pleased to connect with members of the Alliance University and Christ University, Bangalore legal community. Looking forward to developing new avenues for collaboration. While there, I was able to join some WIPF delegates to enjoy the natural beauty of the Lalbagh Botanical Garden and learn more about the Art of Living's impressive global impact at its international headquarters in Bengaluru. hashtag#WorldIPForum hashtag#IntellectualProperty hashtag#Innovation hashtag#Bengaluru

World IP Forum | Bangalore, India

Looking forward to joining delegates from the United States at the World Intellectual Property Forum in Bangalore, India. The Forum's theme this year is 'Intellectual Property: The Age of Powerful Techades.' Indian President Modi, in his speech on his country's 76th Independence Day, laid out plans for an all-round development of technology in the country, from 5G to electronic chips, from optical fiber cable networked villages to digital entrepreneurship in them, making the present decade a "techade" for India. Along with John P. Hanish Miku Mehta Mamta Rani Jha Prashant Marathe Aparna Watal Jayakanth Govindarajan Ayan Roy Chowdhury, we'll discuss IP challenges and opportunities at the digital frontier. I'll focus on developments in the US and their implications for the Indo-Pacific and beyond. #WorldIPForum #IntellectualProperty #Techade #IPConference #SpeakingEngagement #BusinessNetworking #Innovation #Bengaluru Thanks to Jeet Agarwal, Navin Agarwal, and their team for bringing us together for these conversations across of whole spectrum of topics. The times we live in make being present and engaged across borders more important than ever. I'm honored to have been invited to help present an award on the opening night. If you'll be there, I look forward to seeing you then! Douglas Ginsburg Almesha L. Campbell, Ph.D., RTTP, HonNAI Christian A. Camarce Christian Dubuc Colby B. Springer Debodhonyaa Sengupta, Ph.D. Ayan Roy-Chowdhury Balu Gupta DJ Nag Indranil Sarkar Madhuri (Mani) Roy Shantanu Basu Xavier Pillai Yatin Karpe, PhD, RTTP Elizabeth Chien-Hale Gene Vinokur Glen Gardner Gunjan Agarwal Jeremy Edwards Joanna T. Brougher John Douglas Graham Kalyan Deshpande Kirk Sigmon Manav Das Mark Hogge Mira Vats-Fournier Nirav Desai Pallavi Shah Patrick J. Coyne Rachna Nath Rory Radding Sangeeta Gandhi Shah Scott Frank Sherry Knowles Sreekar Gadde

PLI | IP Legislation & Technological Leadership

Delighted to join Senators Tillis and Coons, Judges Michel and O'Malley, former USTPO Directors Iancu and Kappos, and former senior congressional staffers Watts and Simpson in a conversation about recent legislative efforts designed to shape IP law practice, challenges that such legislation may face and how lawyers can participate in the legislative process. Thank you to Practising Law Institute (PLI) Kenneth Min for helping make it possible. Highlights: · The significance of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) and Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act. · What attorneys and corporate counsel need to know about the legislative process and what role they can play in supporting that process · The challenges to passing these bills · Whether legislation is the best way forward. https://www.pli.edu/programs/intellectual-property-legislation-and-technological-leadership-what-attorneys-and-corporate-counsel-need-to-know?t=ondemand&p=392442 Andrei Iancu David Kappos Penn State Dickinson Law

Penn State Dickinson Law IP & Innovation Initiative | Advisory Board

One of life's greatest joys lies in collaborating with individuals whose lives and actions inspire us. When Judge Michel and I partnered with Dean Conway to form our IP and Innovation Initiative's advisory board, our mission was to bring together a small group of individuals with integrity, dedication, and a self-evident record of service and excellence who would work with us to steer Penn State Dickinson Law to make a meaningful difference to our constituents at the law school, the state of Pennsylvania, the US, and beyond. The Initiative's first in-person event compelled me to stretch my horizons beyond what I had ever done. The Penn State Dickinson Law Innovation Forum on Capitol Hill convened government leaders and engaged stakeholders in crucial conversations on topics of immediate importance to our nation's security and competitiveness, inclusive innovation, drug pricing, environmental sustainability, and stakeholder collaboration in the context of IP and innovation law and policy. In this exclusive, closed-door, off-the-record, invitation-only setting, we fostered an environment where stakeholders could candidly exchange ideas—an opportunity rarely found elsewhere. Over two days, we aimed to transcend the usual conference rhetoric and actively seek solutions to systemic challenges. I am grateful for the friendship, leadership, and unwavering support of every member who joined us on this remarkable journey. Together, we are shaping the future of IP and innovation, making a lasting impact that resonates beyond our respective institutions. Onward and upward. #InnovationLeaders #IPInitiative #CollaborationMatters

Profiles in Leadership | Suzanne Harrison

Join me for an insightful conversation with Suzanne Harrison, the Founder of Percipience LLC, a renowned advisory firm in the world of intellectual property strategy. Suzanne's illustrious career spans the diverse landscape of intellectual property, encompassing areas like IP strategy, risk management, and the art of maximizing IP value capture. As the visionary behind "The Gathering," an assembly of senior intellectual capital professionals from various industries, she's dedicated to creating, defining, and benchmarking best practices in intellectual capital management. Suzanne is not just an industry expert but also an accomplished author, co-authoring three books on intellectual asset management and sharing winning strategies used by large companies to maximize their IP value. Suzanne's unwavering commitment to her field led her to a pivotal role as a member of the US Patent and Trademark Office Patent (USPTO) Public Advisory Committee (PPAC), where she served as its chair in 2023. Together, we explore crucial topics, including the intersection of IP and national security, the imperatives of inclusive innovation, and the ever-evolving relevance of IP in our modern world. Suzanne also opens up about her experiences in the patent industry, the unique challenges she encountered as a female entrepreneur seeking funding, and her perspectives on mentorship. Watch the full video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP_yUMZBmx4 #IntellectualProperty #Leadership #IPStrategy #Innovation #Mentorship #USPTO #Percipience #SuzanneHarrison #Inspiration Scott Frank David Kappos #EdisonintheBoardroom #EinsteinintheBoardroom Penn State Dickinson Law

Akron | 2023 Akron IP Scholars Forum

Thank you to Mark Schultz, Emily Michiko Morris, Katia Lagasse, Kelsey Jennings and the University of Akron School of Law Center for IP Law and Technology for bringing us together this week for its 2023 Akron IP Scholars Forum. Looking forward to discussions with colleagues from across the country on their cutting-edge work. Elizabeth Townsend Gard Tulane University Law School Mehtab Khan Harvard Law School Eric E. Johnson University of Oklahoma College of Law Tim Murphy University of Idaho College of Law Betsy Rosenblatt Case Western Reserve University School of Law Peter Yu Texas A&M University School of Law Michael Doane Ryan T. Holte Craig A. Nard Liam O'Melinn Ohio Northern University—Claude W. Pettit College of Law Camilla Hrdy

A Busy Week | Cumberland Country Bar Association, ICDS, & Persuasion

A busy week in Carlisle, PA. Thank you to the Cumberland County Bar Association for the invitation to speak to its members about AI regulation. Those who gathered had great questions, and we had a good exchange of ideas. I am delighted to learn that many in the audience are Penn State Dickinson Law alumni, including Hubert Gilroy (Martson Law Offices) and Lisa Grayson, Esq. (Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court for Cumberland County). Dean Danielle Conway, Professor Sara Gerke and I hosted Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences Director Jenni Evans and Director of Client Engagement Derek Leydig. Hope to share an exciting announcement before too long! Finally, but not least, I caught up with Gary Gilden, our immediate past dean. Gary developed a persuasion class that addresses how lawyers should adapt their persuasion to recent neuroscience findings as to how the brain receives and processes information. His course features a dazzling variety of innovations, including a field trip to Hershey Medical Center where Division Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery Dr. Elias Rizk explained the operation of the brain using actual specimens. Read more here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7031643575197016064/ Gary will appear on an episode of Profiles in Leadership's second season to discuss his course and more. Stay tuned!

Penn State Dickinson Law | Graduate Education

Penn State Dickinson Law has been a center for legal education since 1834. It is one of the oldest law schools in the country and the oldest in Pennsylvania. Here, students are guided by mentors, supported by peers, and championed by accomplished alumni worldwide. Respect runs deep, and affiliations last long. Dr. Anthony Ogden serves as our Director of International Programs and Graduate Education at Penn State Dickinson Law. We are partnering to expand opportunities for accomplished domestic and internationally trained legal professionals to develop specialized knowledge and mastery in a particular area of law in a highly challenging yet supportive environment. To find out more, visit https://lnkd.in/g9eGU4PP or contact DickinsonGradEd@psu.edu.

Cumberland County Bar Association | AI Regulation

Like everyone else, AI affects attorneys. It is important to be in the know. Join me and the Cumberland County legal community as we discuss how AI transforms practice, the broader legal and geopolitical issues at play, and what attorneys can do to ride this technological wave.

IPWatchdog | Thanksgiving Post

Delighted to be back in Wilmington and New York City. My colleagues and I welcomed Penn State Dickinson Law alums. Honored by Dean Danielle Conway's kind introduction and her spontaneous invitation to address our alumni. Participating in alumni receptions is one of my favorite parts of my job. It's inspiring to meet generations of alums who have graduated and done well for themselves, learn about their diverse paths, hear their fond memories of their time at the law school, and explore new ways to collaborate. Kudos to my colleagues Kelly Rimmer Robin Langhans, M.Ed. Laura H. Williams Tom Lee and Brett Conway for their important work at each of these events. Pleased that Michelle Nerozzi-Ankenbrand and Roberte Makowski, whom I had the pleasure of working with this earlier year both accepted my invitation to join us! After Wilmington, I headed to New York to thank Tom Pease Nick Groombridge, Jennifer Wu Hugh Hansen Joshua L. Simmons for their recent partnership with us, hear their suggestions and advice, and share my plans for the coming year to explore new ways to collaborate with these terrific folks. It was great meeting members of the creative community gathered to celebrate the book reading of Jen's friend, Abigail Hing Wen. Greenberg Traurig, LLP Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School Kirkland & Ellis

Wilmington & New York | Forging Bonds

Delighted to be back in Wilmington and New York City. My colleagues and I welcomed Penn State Dickinson Law alums. Honored by Dean Danielle Conway's kind introduction and her spontaneous invitation to address our alumni. Participating in alumni receptions is one of my favorite parts of my job. It's inspiring to meet generations of alums who have graduated and done well for themselves, learn about their diverse paths, hear their fond memories of their time at the law school, and explore new ways to collaborate. Kudos to my colleagues Kelly Rimmer Robin Langhans, M.Ed. Laura H. Williams Tom Lee and Brett Conway for their important work at each of these events. Pleased that Michelle Nerozzi-Ankenbrand and Roberte Makowski, whom I had the pleasure of working with this earlier year both accepted my invitation to join us! After Wilmington, I headed to New York to thank Tom Pease Nick Groombridge, Jennifer Wu Hugh Hansen Joshua L. Simmons for their recent partnership with us, hear their suggestions and advice, and share my plans for the coming year to explore new ways to collaborate with these terrific folks. It was great meeting members of the creative community gathered to celebrate the book reading of Jen's friend, Abigail Hing Wen. Greenberg Traurig, LLP Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School Kirkland & Ellis

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.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adw329r2zLI

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

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.

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. https://youtu.be/FAdmaV_njkM

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.)

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

C-IP2 Annual Fall Conference | First Sale: The Role of IP Rights in Markets

C-IP2 Annual Fall Conference | First Sale: The Role of IP Rights in Markets

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

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

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

IAM 300 | World’s Leading IP Strategists

Thank you, Managing Editor Trevor Little, Head of Research Sophie Storrs and their team IAM, for the high honor of joining the world-class IP strategists on the IAM 300 list. Those interested in IAM's rigorous methodology and other details can find them here: https://go.iam-media.com/IAM-Strategy-300-2023pdf Penn State Dickinson Law

Profiles in Leadership | UNC Law Dean Martin Brinkley

Delighted to sit down with Dean Martin H. Brinkley, the Dean of the University of North Carolina School of Law and William Rand Kenan, Jr., Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We delve deep into Dean Brinkley’s remarkable life story and leadership lessons. As the 14th Dean of Carolina Law, he has not only elevated the institution’s status to one of the top ten public university law schools in the U.S. but also led groundbreaking initiatives like the UNC Law Institute for Innovation. We discuss: . The importance of understanding oneself and deciding what one will be bad at. . His regular student lunches and how he nurtures ‘C’ students. . Rethinking the “good students” and how we reward faculty. . Finding harmony in life: Faith, family, music and much more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-iY8EtMOCc&t=4s Bonus videos: North Caroliniana Society 2023 Society Award and performance. Penn State Dickinson Law #Carolina #Leadership #Inspiration #oboe NORTH CAROLINIANA SOCIETY

Washington DC | City on a Hill

As the heart of government in the world's only superpower, Washington, DC, has to be at the center of our collective efforts to address the challenges we face nationally in making innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship more inclusive, designing smarter economic strategies that make us more competitive, understanding when national security risks matter and when they should not, finding new ways to bring coalitions and alliances together to confront the hard truths of access to health, meeting sustainability goals, and more. The city has a pivotal role to play in finding solutions to problems, both old and new. America's rules-based, multilateral framework laid the foundation for generations of peace and prosperity at home and abroad. It is not too late for leaders from across the innovation ecosystem to apply their minds and talents and boldly reimagine what they can do together. That city on a hill can be a shining example to the world once more. Thank you to those who met with me to share their ideas, to help me better understand the important work they do, or simply pause to say hello. Collage 1: Koren W. Wong-Ervin (Jones Day), Derrick Brent, Anne Kozak, and Anastasia Johnson (USPTO), Patrick J. Coyne (Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Brad Watts (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) James Edwards, Mark Holman (Ridge Policy Group), Angela Wooden and Sayem Osman (Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP). Collage 2: Professor Jay Thomas, Dean William Treanor, Professor Jim Fienerman (Georgetown University Law Center); Judge Paul Michel (ret.), Peter-Anthony Pappas, Kaylan Privette, Geoff MacLeigh, Cirilo Perez (Office of Sen. Thom Tillis), Register Shira Perlmutter, Associate Registers Miriam Lord and Maria Strong (U.S. Copyright Office), Michelle Yang and Alexis T. (Office of the U.S. Trade Representative), Judge Jackie Wright Bonilla (USPTO PTAB).

Research & Innovation Faculty & Staff Roundtable | ‘Connecting the Dots: From Ideas to Impact’ Student Dialogue

Delighted to be back with my fellow co-hires at the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) retreat. Penn State University formed ICDS to connect disciplines to generate timely, informed research with real-world impact. As you can see from the slide, ICDS exists at the intersection of #diversity, #AI and #datascience, #digitalinnovation, #computationalscience and #prediction, #datasecurity and #privacy law, #infrastructure, and #industrypartnerships. The mission of ICDS is an important one and can be challenging to fulfill. Scholars approach AI and big data questions differently, but partnerships like ours are essential to a building shared and sustainable future that is approaching us more quickly, with more exciting possibilities and with the prospect of more disruptive change than ever before. Looking forward to what we can accomplish together.

ICDS | Co-Hire Retreat

Delighted to be back with my fellow co-hires at the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) retreat. Penn State University formed ICDS to connect disciplines to generate timely, informed research with real-world impact. As you can see from the slide, ICDS exists at the intersection of #diversity, #AI and #datascience, #digitalinnovation, #computationalscience and #prediction, #datasecurity and #privacy law, #infrastructure, and #industrypartnerships. The mission of ICDS is an important one and can be challenging to fulfill. Scholars approach AI and big data questions differently, but partnerships like ours are essential to a building shared and sustainable future that is approaching us more quickly, with more exciting possibilities and with the prospect of more disruptive change than ever before. Looking forward to what we can accomplish together.

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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajp1RypR4W0

“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. Jessica Li Dylan Houle Natalie Crawford Locke (Loc) G. Ho Shalev Netanel Dakota Sneed Penn State Dickinson Law

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

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 Penn State University

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

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. Penn State Dickinson Law

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 State of Connecticut - Office of the Attorney General National Association of Attorneys General Penn State Dickinson Law Wayne State University Law School American Economic Liberties Project Wiggin and Dana LLP Tennessee Attorney General's Office Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Federal Trade Commission

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

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.

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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPo7QVN-O-A 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.

Singapore | AI Regulation

Delighted to be back in Singapore. A special thank you to Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Dr. Stanley Lai, SC and Mr. Amrin Amrin for taking the time to meet and catch up during my relatively short trip. Thank you also to Mark Lim for inviting me to speak on the regulation of AI. I explained to a diverse audience of key stakeholders why Singapore was well poised to ride the AI wave, shared my thoughts on recent developments in the US, and the key role it could play in establishing a principled and pragmatic global code of conduct. I enjoyed hearing from Jeth Lee Larissa Lim Paul McClelland, and Cheryl Seah. Their impressive command of local and international legal developments was rivaled only by their nuanced appreciation of norms, interests, and priorities underlying AI regulation in the key jurisdictions. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Temasek Foundation IPOS International Microsoft

Profiles in Leadership | James Grimmelmann

Pleased to sit down with James Grimmelmann, the Tessler Family Professor of Digital and Information Law at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School. He studies how laws regulating software affect freedom, wealth, and power. He helps lawyers and technologists understand each other, applying ideas from computer science to problems in law and vice versa. He is the author of the casebook Internet Law: Cases and Problems and of over fifty scholarly articles and essays on digital copyright, content moderation, search engine regulation, online governance, privacy on social networks,, and other topics in computer and Internet law. He has written for Slate, Salon, WIRED, Ars Technica, and Publishers Weekly; he is a regular source of expert commentary for major news media including the The New York Times, the The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and All Things Considered. He and his students created the Public Index website to inform the public about the Google Books settlement. He has been blogging since 2000 at the Laboratorium. His home page is at https://james.grimmelmann.net/. 1:49:– The Laboratorium: Independence in thought; Chatting with ChatGPT. 9:58:– Internet Law: Innovation in casebook publishing; obtaining feedback. 19:43:– #Blockchain and poop: Helping lawyers and technologists understand each other, applying ideas from computer science to problems in law and vice versa. 23:11:– How AI may change legal practice. 25:25:– How AI may transform academia. 29:11:– How higher ed should respond to AI. 30:28:– Cornell Law and Cornell Tech: Interdisciplinary teaching and research. 40:30:– Communicating through the mainstream media. 44:21:– Independence in research. 47:22:– What does meaningful feedback look like? 50:13:– Funded research. 52:24:– Mentors and mentees. 58:05:– 2023 and beyond.

Profiles in Leadership | Nick Groombridge

Pleased to sit down with Joe Allen, the Executive Director of the Bayh-Dole Coalition. Mr. Allen has been a leader in national efforts to foster public/private sector R&D partnerships. He was the key staffer securing the passage of the Bayh-Dole Act, opening up collaborations between research universities and the U.S. industry. The Economist Technology Quarterly called this law “possibly the most inspired piece of legislation to be enacted in America over the past half-century.” Mr. Allen was Executive Director of Intellectual Property Owners, Inc., Director of the Office of Technology Commercialization at the U.S. Dept of Commerce, and National Technology Transfer Center President. He was the lead witness in South Africa, helping secure passage of their Bayh-Dole law. he co-chaired the White House Lab to Market Summit and contributes a monthly column for I.P. Watchdog (http://www.ipwatchdog.com/authors/joseph-allen/) on public policy issues. 2:24:– Current state of public/private R&D partnerships. 6:27:– Is the “pandemic truce” unraveling? 7:35:– Passing the Bayh-Dol Act. 26:17:– Leadership lessons from Senators Bayh and Dol. 31:28:– Leadership at the ground. 41:54:– Is the Tillis-Coons pact today’s Bayh-Dol? 44:46:– Leading the Bayh-Dole Coalition. 47:54:– Have “march-in rights” failed? 52:41:– The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Conception, Execution, Reflection. 59:00:– US-Japan Science and Technology Transfer Agreement and South Africa’s “Bayh-Dol” moment. 1:07:50:– Can “Bayh-Dol” flourish on non-democratic soil? 1:10:23:– Mentors and mentees. 1:18:15:– 2023 and beyond.

Profiles in Leadership | Joe Allen

Pleased to sit down with Joe Allen, the Executive Director of the Bayh-Dole Coalition. Mr. Allen has been a leader in national efforts to foster public/private sector R&D partnerships. He was the key staffer securing the passage of the Bayh-Dole Act, opening up collaborations between research universities and the U.S. industry. The Economist Technology Quarterly called this law “possibly the most inspired piece of legislation to be enacted in America over the past half-century.” Mr. Allen was Executive Director of Intellectual Property Owners, Inc., Director of the Office of Technology Commercialization at the U.S. Dept of Commerce, and National Technology Transfer Center President. He was the lead witness in South Africa, helping secure passage of their Bayh-Dole law. he co-chaired the White House Lab to Market Summit and contributes a monthly column for I.P. Watchdog (http://www.ipwatchdog.com/authors/joseph-allen/) on public policy issues. 2:24:– Current state of public/private R&D partnerships. 6:27:– Is the “pandemic truce” unraveling? 7:35:– Passing the Bayh-Dol Act. 26:17:– Leadership lessons from Senators Bayh and Dol. 31:28:– Leadership at the ground. 41:54:– Is the Tillis-Coons pact today’s Bayh-Dol? 44:46:– Leading the Bayh-Dole Coalition. 47:54:– Have “march-in rights” failed? 52:41:– The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Conception, Execution, Reflection. 59:00:– US-Japan Science and Technology Transfer Agreement and South Africa’s “Bayh-Dol” moment. 1:07:50:– Can “Bayh-Dol” flourish on non-democratic soil? 1:10:23:– Mentors and mentees. 1:18:15:– 2023 and beyond.

Profiles in Leadership | Penn State Provost Justin Schwartz (feat. Dean Danielle Conway)

Penn State Dickinson Law's Profiles in Leadership series offers an unparalleled opportunity to glean insights from top leaders who serve in government, education, the private sector, and civil society. In each episode, we invite these leaders to reflect on their journey and share skills, core values, and qualities that make them the leaders they are today. This special episode features Penn State University Provost Justin Schwartz in one of his first "live" interviews as Provost. It also features Dean Danielle Conway, usually the one interviewed, taking on the rarely seen role of interviewer. I very much enjoyed their engaging, insightful, and inspiring conversation. Hope and trust that you will too. 2:36:– Formative years: #baseball, #racialintegration, and “warmth” on the pathway to #engineering . 10:22:– Multiple pathways and #philosophy to #innovation. 17:00:– Transitioning from “doing” to “leading.” 22:00:– Leadership lessons from the #PennState community. 24:32:– Entrepreneurship in higher education. 28:02:– Staying focused. 35:06:– Lessons from working with President Neeli Bendapudi. 39:46:– Mapping goal setting from unit to university. 47:05:– Prioritizing goals. 50:39:– Wellness and wellbeing. 52:22:– His “#moonshot.” For other episodes in the series and to be notified of new episodes, please subscribe to: https://www.youtube.com/@PennStatesDickinsonLawCarlisle/videos

NY | Meetings & Panel on AI & Copyright Law

Great to be back in New York. Visited Malla Pollack (Callmann on Unfair Competition, Trademarks, and Monopolies) to learn the intricacies of writing and updating a multivolume treatise. Caught up with Joshua L. Simmons (Kirkland & Ellis). Check out Josh's Practising Law Institute (PLI) series 'IP Discussions with Joshua Simmons' (link here: https://bit.ly/44e7vZj). Met with David Kappos (Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP) to get his thoughts on an upcoming initiative. Joined fellow PLI faculty Jessica R. Friedman Robert Clarida Lateef Mtima to discuss copyright and AI. Photos (L-R): Elizabeth Harris (PLI); Malla Pollack; Josh Simmons; Lateef Mtima and Kenneth Min; Dave Kappos; with my panel; post-panel chit-chat..

PLI | Copyright, AI & the Metaverse

Looking forward to returning to New York this week to join Robert Clarida Kyle Citrynell Jessica R. Friedman Thomas Kjellberg and Lateef Mtima for Practising Law Institute (PLI) 's seminar on copyright law. Details: https://www.pli.edu/programs/F/fundamentals-of-copyright-law-in-the-data-era Penn State Dickinson Law Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP Seiller Waterman LLC Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C. Howard University School of Law Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice Kenneth Min #intellectualproperty #law #data

Institute for IP and Social Justice | Interview with Howard Law 3L Liana Alston

Pleased to join Liana Alston, a third-year law student at Howard University School of Law, for a wide-ranging discussion on how social justice intersects with intellectual property law and antitrust law, the impact of AI on society and the law, and more. Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice #intellectualproperty #ai #law #data #society Allen & Gledhill LLP NUS Faculty of Law Stanford Law School Fordham University School of Law University of Illinois Chicago University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Gary Friedlander Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School IPLAC - Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago Illinois Intellectual Property Alliance - ILIPA Penn State Dickinson Law Penn State University Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences

Israel | Stakeholder Meetings & Lectures

Israel is a nation abuzz with innovation. Honored to meet some of the key stakeholders contributing to its remarkable achievements at the invitation of Professor Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid. Among her many roles, she serves on the advisory board of Penn State Dickinson Law's IP & Innovation Initiative. Over three days, I had the privilege of seeing current legal and policy issues through the eyes of academics, entrepreneurs, judges, lawyers, and students in Israel. I gave two lectures on technology and IP and technology and antitrust at Ono Academic College, a remarkably dynamic institution on the rise. As a bonus, I caught up with Professor Peter Yu (Texas A&M University School of Law) and Rob Sterne (Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox) also happened to visit Israel then. Like Dickinson Law, diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to Ono's mission. At Ono, "students learn about the diverse cultures that make up Israeli society." It also "provides scholarships to students of underserved populations to encourage diversity and access to education" (https://lnkd.in/eP-nfGDn). I witnessed this firsthand with students making up the mosaic of Israeli society studying alongside each other. Ono's curriculum is also very responsive to industry needs, ensuring high employment rates upon graduation. Photo collage 1 (Clockwise): at Pearl Cohen with Yoav Alkalay, Abishag Levy, Lee Ardon, Haim Ravia, Shlomit, and Ephraim Heiliczer; at Seligsohn Gabrieli & Co. with Ehud Gabrieli Ronnie Benshafrut רוני בן שפרוט Nahum Gabrieli; Rob Sterne; Professor Amir H. Khoury (Tel Aviv University). Photo collage 2 (Clockwise): at Ono with Sivan Sabban Hacohen; Barak Malkit,Advocate. Photo collage 3 (Clockwise): with judges at the Shalom court; Shlomo Cohen (Dr Shlomo Cohen & Co); Eyal Brook (Eyal Brook - Law office); Peter.

California | Meetings & PLI Seminar

Delighted to be back in California to meet with friends and partners of Penn State Dickinson Law's IP and Innovation Initiative and speak at Practising Law Institute (PLI)'s seminar for legal professionals interested in recent copyright and AI developments. Visiting SoCal and NorCal on a single trip offered me a better vantage point to appreciate the similarities and differences between the culture, interests, and aspirations of stakeholders in each region. Looking forward to strengthening our ties and collaborating together. Photo collage 1 (clockwise): Robin Feldman (University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)); Mary Choy (University of California, Davis); Ranjini Acharya (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP) and Eric Goldman (Santa Clara University School of Law). Photo collage 2 (clockwise): Chinwe Ohanele, Esq. (The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property/Ohanele Law Firm ); Kim Syun Hee (Irell & Manella LLP); Daniel Sokol (USC Gould School of Law USC Marshall School of Business); Justin Hughes (Loyola Law School, Los Angeles); Ruth Vitale, Brett Williams JC Taylor; Andrei Iancu (Irell & Manella LLP); Griffin Lee (Griffin Lee Law).

PLI | Copyright, DMCA, AI, Metaverse

Looking forward to joining folks from the West Coast in person and around the country tuning in for the Practising Law Institute (PLI)'s program on 'Copyright Law in the Data Era.' In addition to sharing my thoughts on intermediary liability and the Digital Millennium Copyright, I will be part of a panel discussion with Ranjini Acharya Marta Belcher Kyle Citrynell Eric Goldman Eleanor M. Lackman exploring how copyright law intersects with AI and the metaverse. Hope to see you there! https://www.pli.edu/programs/F/fundamentals-of-copyright-law-in-the-data-era Kenneth Min Penn State Dickinson Law Protocol Labs Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP Seiller Waterman LLC Santa Clara University School of Law #ai #law #data #university #digital #copyright

AAI | 24th AAI Annual Policy Conference: Taking Stock of Antitrust’s Pro-Enforcement Movement

Delighted to join the American Antitrust Institute for its 24th Annual Policy Conference in Washington, DC. I also met separately with AAI President Diane Wood to exchange views on current developments and discuss new avenues to collaborate in the coming year. Photos (L-R): with Chair Marat Omarov and Aday Nygmanov (Kazakh competition agency), with Erika Douglas (Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law) and Randy Stutz (Federal Trade Commission); with Diane Moss; with Ellen Meriwether (Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP) and Stephen Calkins (Wayne State University Law School).

ALI | Centennial Celebrations and Annual Meeting

This week, The American Law Institute celebrated its 100 anniversary in Washington, DC. It continues to play an important role in clarifying and modernizing American law. The meeting brought together judges, academics, practitioners, and representatives from civil society and industry to debate and vote on restatements of copyright, torts, property, children and the law, conflict of laws, and principles of government ethics. Thank you to ALI and the members who extended a warm welcome. The representation of stakeholders, dedication to a clear, robust, and relevant rule of law, and collegiality of everyone I met left a deep impression. Looking forward to supporting the work of this remarkable and revered American institution in its second centennial. For more information about the ALI and its centennial celebrations, see: https://www.ali.org/annual-meeting-2023/agenda/ Photos: Collage #1 (L-R): with ALI Director, Judge Diane Wood (see my interview if Judge Wood here: https://youtu.be/bv0jJbqcUw4); with my colleague Laurel Terry and our fellow ALI members; a tower of cupcakes to celebrate ALI's centennial; with ALI Treasurer Ivan F. (Medtronic); at lunch with Judge Michael Fitzpatrick (Wisconsin Court of Appeals) and Sarah Konsky (University of Chicago Law School); an exhibit tracing the ALI's ties with the US Supreme Court. Justices Benjamin Cardozo, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Owen Roberts, and Harlan Stone were, or are, ALI members. Collage #2 (L-R): Restatement of the Law, Copyright in session with Judge Diane Wood and Reporter Professor Christopher Sprigman, and Associate Reporters Daniel Gervais, Lydia Loren, Tony Reese, and Molly Van Houweling; with Pamela Samuelson and Elizabeth Rowe; with Margaret Chon and Jessica Silbey. #law #ethics #property #copyright

Congratulations | Class of 2023!

Congratulations Penn State Dickinson Law Class of 2023! Photos (Clockwise): Professor Michael Mogill addressing the audience and Class of 2023 awardees; my colleagues gamely posing for a group portrait shot (Professors Katherine Pearson, Sara Gerke, Medha Makhlouf, and Andrea Jane Martin); with Professor Titichia M. Jackson, Esq. (PC: Titichia); with TaWanda Hunter Stallworth, M. Div., Pamela Knowlton, and Medha at the award ceremony (PC: TaWanda)).

Profiles in Leadership | Hon. Diane Wood

Deeply honored to secure the first interview with Hon. Diane Wood as Director of The American Law Institute for Penn State Dickinson Law's 'Profiles in Leadership' series. Judge Wood is the first woman to hold this position at the Institute. Judge Wood has been on the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit since 1995, serving as Chief Judge from 2013 to 2020. Judge Wood is also a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School, where she teaches in the areas of federal civil procedure, antitrust law, and international trade and business. Before her appointment to the bench, she was the Harold J. and Marion F. Green Professor of International Legal Studies at the University of Chicago Law School, the first woman to hold a named chair at the school. She also served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, with responsibility for the Division's international, appellate, and legal policy matters.

Profiles in Leadership | Mike Madison: Future Law

Professor Michael Madison writes about institutions and governance. Those interests span a wide range of applications: copyright and other intellectual property law; high technology; research science and data: Enlightenment arts and culture; higher education and universities; innovation policy; 21st century urbanism; and global football (soccer). He is a co-founder of the emerging research discipline known as “knowledge commons.” Professor Madison is the author of more than 50 journal articles and book chapters, the co-author of The Law of Intellectual Property (Wolters Kluwer, 5th edition 2017) and the co-editor of Governing Knowledge Commons (Oxford University Press 2014) and Governing Medical Knowledge Commons (Cambridge University Press 2017). He is the co-founder of the global research network titled the Workshop on Governing Knowledge Commons and co-leader of a virtual think tank on the futures of the professions, globalization, and higher education, titled Future Law Works. He is the co-host and producer of the Future Law Podcast, which explores the rapid changes to law and the legal profession produced by their intersections with contemporary technology. Delighted to chat with Professor Madison as he shared his insights on life and leadership. Professor Madison’s website: https://michaelmadison.net/ Conductor Interview: https://omny.fm/shows/future-law-podc... 1:34:– The genesis of the leadership seminar. 6:53:– Leadership in a simple, useful, and usable package. 11:57:– On openness and vulnerability. 19:09: – What’s at stake. 22:05:– Teaching leadership. 31:04:– Taking criticism. 34:02:– Seeking counsel. 36:04:– Developing introspection. 40:20:– When effective leadership alienates people. 44:30:– Cross-cultural leadership. 48:14:– Power. 53:49:– First among equals? 57:29:– Collaboration and teamwork. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNVFs60YN9U

Profiles in Leadership | Peter Yu: The Art of Prodigious Scholarship

Peter K. Yu (余家明) is Regents Professor of Law and Communication and Director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University. He previously held the Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law at Drake University Law School and was Wenlan Scholar Chair Professor at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in Wuhan, China. He served as a visiting professor of law at ACT Bocconi - Bocconi University, Hanken School of Economics, Hokkaido University, the University of Haifa, the University of Helsinki, The University of Hong Kong, the University of Strasbourg and Washington and Lee University. He also founded the nationally renowned Intellectual Property & Communications Law Program at Michigan State University, at which he held faculty appointments in law, communication arts and sciences, and Asian studies. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Professor Yu is a leading expert in international intellectual property and communications law. He also writes and lectures extensively on international trade, international and comparative law, and the transition of the legal systems in China and Hong Kong. A prolific scholar and an award-winning teacher, he is the author or editor of seven books and more than 200 law review articles and book chapters. He is Vice-President and Co-Director of Studies of the American Branch of the International Law Association and has served as the general editor of The WIPO Journal published by the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO. He is an elected member of the The American Law Institute. Professor Yu has spoken at events organized by WIPO, the World Trade Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Chinese, EU and U.S. governments and at leading research institutions from around the world. His lectures and presentations have spanned over 30 countries on six continents. He is a frequent commentator in the national and international media. His publications have appeared in Chinese and English and have been translated into Arabic, French, Hausa, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish and Vietnamese. They are available on his website at www.peteryu.com. I'm delighted to share Professor Yu's insights on life and leadership. 2:33:– Lessons to be learned from Peter Yu. 5:11:– Inflection points toward success. 9:59:– Casting a wide net. 18:24:– Finding a niche. 21:55:– Collaboration and co-authorship 30:26:– Interdisciplinary work. 36:52:– Building programs and partnerships. 39:51:– Co-founding a world-famous conference. 54:12:– What leadership looks like in programing and scholarship. 59:31:– Mentors and mentees. 1:08:29:– What’s next for Peter Yu? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76iifwq1KpE Penn State Dickinson Law Texas A&M University School of Law

Philly Meetings | Penn State Dickinson Law Alum Reception

Delighted to meet recent and not-so-recent alums at Penn State Dickinson Law's Alumni Reception at the Pennsylvania Bar Association Annual Meeting. The law school has had the honor of graduating several presidents of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, including current president Michael McDonald. Looking forward to connecting again at our next reception. Please feel free to tag yourselves! Danielle Conway Kelly Rimmer Laura H. Williams Tom Lee Robin Langhans, M.Ed. Michael Bramnick Frank Chmielewski Stewart Cohen Katherine Douglas Salar Ghahramani Hubert Gilroy Yulier Gonzalez, Esq. Matt Haar Erin Hayes Joseph Maenner Kadeem Morris, Esq. Forest Myers Victoria A. Reider David Sambolin Isaac Schaphorst Andy Scott Curt Toll Paul Troy Tito Valdes, Esq. Melissa Vance Charles Vogt Karen Weiss Jones

Philly Meetings | Akin Gump and FMC Corp

Excellent meetings in Philadelphia this week. Akin Gump IP head Steve Maslowski and Rubén H. Muñoz hosted Dean Danielle Conway and me to lunch. Happy to learn Steve is an ardent supporter of Penn State and paid it forward in numerous ways, including endowing a scholarship to his undergraduate program. A thank you to Rubén for connecting us. Looking forward to deepening our collaboration in the fall and beyond. Enjoyed a breakfast meeting with Roberte Makowski, one of our IP program advisory board members. Roberte serves as Chief IP Counsel at FMC. I thanked Roberte for speaking to our students about her work at FMC and discussed our plans for the coming year. You might have seen FMC's towering building amidst Philadelphia's skyline. Perhaps less well-known is the picturesque neighborhood where the building resides.

Lemelson-MIT Program | Forging The Pathway To Invention Education

Jerome H. Lemelson, one of U.S. history’s most prolific inventors, and his wife Dorothy founded the Lemelson-MIT Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1994. Funded by The Lemelson Foundation and administered by MIT School of Engineering, the Program celebrates outstanding inventors and inspires young people to pursue creative lives and careers through invention. The Lemelson-MIT program is the national leader in preparing the next generation of inventors and entrepreneurs. It is devoted to bringing invention education opportunities to all students, prioritizing work with young women and Black, indigenous populations, Latinx and other people of color. It also recognizes emerging collegiate inventors whose inventions can impact important sectors of the global economy and encourage youth to invent and develop their hands-on skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Thank you to Executive Director Stephanie Couch and her talented team for their warm hospitality. Stephanie also gave me a tour of the MIT campus, featuring impressive initiatives blending science and art. She accepted my invitation to join me for a Penn State Dickinson Law Profiles in Leadership fireside chat, which we will post on YouTube over the summer. For more information about the program, see: https://lemelson.mit.edu/forging-pathway-invention-education.

IP Awareness Summit | 2023

Delighted to speak at the sixth annual Intellectual Property Awareness Summit (IPAS) in Boston. Congratulations to Bruce Berman (Center for IP Understanding) and Northeastern University’s Center for Research Innovation for a well-attended and very interesting program. This year's summit featured IP owners, creators, educators, lawyers, organizations and investors speaking on timely and important topics such as how IP empowers entrepreneurship and diversity, educating future leaders about IP, and living in an AI world. Photo collage #1 (Clockwise): Toasting the summit (with Bruce Berman (The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding, Dan Brown, PhD (Segal Design Institute at Northwestern University)), with Adam Mossoff (George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School); Robert Cobert (Homology Medicines, Inc.); Entrepreneurship and inclusion panel (Arlyne Simon, Ph.D. (Intel Corporation) Madeleine Key (Forbes) Muriel Medard (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Maysa Razavi (Moderna) James Howard (Black Inventors Hall of Fame Films) ; with Chinwe Ohanele, Esq. (The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property) and Keith Kupferschmid (Copyright Alliance). Photo collage #2 (Clockwise): The Innovation Race panel: Adam Mossoff, Andrei Iancu Council for Innovation Promotion Kendalle Burlin O'Connell, Esq. MassBio Patrick Kilbride U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center; with Patrick and Tiffany Norwood (Tribetan -the science of turning imagination into reality); student helpers who helped make the event possible; Tracy Jean-Chronberg (Lemelson-MIT Program); Elizabeth Dougherty (USPTO) and Manny Schecter (IBM). #intellectualproperty #law #ai #innovation #design #entrepreneurship #diversity #leaders #university #future #technology #inclusion #educators

Pittsburgh | Alum Reception & Professor Mike Madison Podcast Interview

Delighted to join my Penn State Dickinson Law colleagues at our #Pittsbugh alum reception. We also celebrated the birthday of our dean, Danielle Conway, who shared her special day with all of us. It was good to meet generations of alums and to see the older ones still connected to the school and the younger ones already doing well early on. While in Pittsburgh, I interviewed Professor Michael Madison for our Profiles in Leadership Podcast. You can find that podcast when we've posted it, and earlier podcasts in the series here: https://www.youtube.com/@PennStatesDickinsonLawCarlisle. Pittsburgh is beautiful, as you can see from some of my photos. Before leaving, I had dinner with Dickinson Law alum Noland Cheung (Dentons) and his family (not pictured). The warm hospitality of Pittsburghers is extraordinary and I look forward to returning before too long.

Patent Law Year in Review | Artificial Intelligence

It was great joining moderator Sahil Malhotra and fellow panelist Kevin E. Noonan on The Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section IP committee webinar. Kevin is a leader of the Chicago IP Bar and co-founder of the well-known blog Patent Docs (https://www.patentdocs.org/), and an alum of the John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law). Sahil was my student when I taught there and now has his own practice (Drishti Law). Happy to see him doing well and co-leading this effort with Natalie Guio (Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.) and Hillary Maynard (Polsinelli). In addition to the latest patent law jurisprudence, Sahil, Kevin and I, discussed: . Patent eligibility of AI and Web 3.0 technologies. . AI-generated inventions and the question of inventorship. . Using AI to improve patent search, analysis, drafting, and the potential impact on patent prosecution practice. . Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and in IP protection and licensing. . Using blockchain-based smart contracts for IP licensing and enforcement. . The intersection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and copyright, trademark, and right of publicity issues, as well as potential strategies for protecting and monetizing digital assets. . The implications of decentralized data storage and management on IP rights, data ownership, and privacy. . The role of open-source software in developing Web 3.0 technologies and the potential challenges and opportunities for IP protection and licensing. . The role of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) in promoting or hindering innovation in AI and Web 3.0 technologies and the potential legal and policy implications. . Ethical concerns and policy implications of AI and Web 3.0 technologies on the patent system, including transparency, fairness, and access to knowledge. #law #ai #legal #data #privacy #innovation #opportunities #digital #blockchain Penn State Dickinson Law McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

IP Awareness Summit | Educating future leaders about IP – What they need to know

Looking forward to joining speakers and participants at this year's #IP Awareness Summit (IPAS) in Boston, focused on the theme of ‘Bridges, Not Barricades.' Thanks to The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding and Northeastern University Center for Research Innovation (CRI) for co-hosting and to Bruce Berman for his leadership. IPAS is a gathering of IP owners, creators, educators, lawyers, organizations and investors, all with a common goal – to explore ways to make the benefits of IP rights and the issues surrounding them more apparent to people and society. I will be speaking on 'Educating future leaders about IP – What they need to Know,' along with Stephanie Couch (Lemelson-MIT Program), James Conley (National Academy of Inventors; Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management), Tiffany Norwood (Cornell University Entrepreneur of the Year), and Rafael Cardona (Glendale Community College). Panel themes include •The role of Business, Engineering and Law Schools •K-12: When is the right time to start teaching about IP? • What needs to be taught?

Profiles in Leadership | Esther Lim & John Yang

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC has worked to strengthen the voice of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community and we see the results of that work in all aspects of American life. At Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Penn State, the Finnegan IP University program introduces undergraduate and graduate STEM students to career opportunities in IP law over four weeks of online educational programming. Finnegan IP University launched in 2022 with over 80 student participants from across the country. John Yang and Esther Lim are at the heart of these respective efforts. They sat down with me to share their insights on life and leadership. 3:48: – Leaders as partners. 10:25:– Being immigrant Asian leaders: Quirks and perks. 14:17:– From Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center to Asian Americans Advancing Justice. 19:17:– Reflections on IP and social justice: “Even mountains and rivers change in ten years” (“십 년이면 강산도 변한다”). 29:20:– Is the growth of diversity officers in leadership positions a vindication of their work? 32:19:– Leveraging on the media: 88rising and beyond. 35:38:– Building coalitions and alliances: NAACP, USIPA, etc. 41:11:– US-China tensions and Asian hate. 43:13:– Lessons from Mrs. Herbert and what’s next for Esther. 47:26:– What’s next for John.

DC | Penn State Dickinson Law

Delighted to be back in DC for meetings. It's a city abuzz with activity and steeped in insights. Understanding the environment we live in, the issues that matter, and the personalities who make things happen can help better position Penn State Dickinson Law to play a useful role in a world where relevance and trust are vectors of opportunity. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to chat. Collage 1 (L-R): with Andrei Iancu (Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); Irell & Manella LLP), Barbara Lauriat, John Whealan, F. Scott Kieff (The George Washington University Law School); with David Korn (PhRMA); Michael Hogan (The George Washington University Law School); Tom Galvin (Digital Citizens Alliance) and our server - a proud new owner of Tom's book!; Lisa Jorgenson (World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO); the neighborhood in Potomac Avenue where I stayed during this trip. Collage 2 (L-R): with Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew, JD, PhD (The George Washington University Law School); Chaka Butler (The George Washington University Law School); Stephanie Leparmentier (Embassy of France in the United States-Unis); Judge Newman (Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit); Steve Baughman and Megan Raymond (Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP); Tom Galvin (Digital Citizens Alliance). Not pictured: Ittie Rehani (Anzu Partners) Andrea Matwyshyn (Penn State Law) Esther Lim (Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP), John Yang (Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC).

Advanced Degree Students | Penn State Dickinson Law

Happy to join our SJD candidates to discuss “How to Publish Legal Research” along with Professors William Butler, Sara Gerke, and Julie Tedjeske Crane. Our inspiring advanced degree students at Penn State Dickinson Law come from countries as diverse as Indonesia, Iran, Uzbekistan, and Lebanon. International and advanced degree programs play an understated role in fostering a robust exchange of ideas, the development of global norms, and people-to-people ties foundational to peace and stability. With Makhshar Rakhimov, Professor Gerke, Professor Crane, Delaram Rezaeikhonakdar, Harison Citrawan, Mireille Rebeiz, Ph.D., and Professor Butler.

Celebrating | Professor Michael Mogill’s Retirement

Delighted to catch up with my colleague, Michael Mogill, ahead of his retirement celebration. As was the experience of many on the faculty, Michael was among the first to extend a warm welcome. He went out of his way to help me settle in, and I learned much from him. After a career promoting access to legal services for those in need and a stint at Mercer University, Michael joined the faculty in 1989 and has served here since then. He taught a wide range of courses and poured his time and effort into teaching many generations of students while also serving the community in Carlisle. It was therefore fitting that the law school community gathered to honor Michael on the occasion of his retirement with thoughtful speeches, including those by Dean Danielle Conway, and a reciprocal speech by Michael. You can read the resolution written by former dean Gary Gilden, which the faculty passed to recognize the life and accomplishments of an extraordinary member of our Dickinson Law family. Congratulations, Michael!

SJD Candidacy Defense | Privacy Shield: Sharing of Personal Data

Congratulations to Delaram Rezaeikhonakdar for successfully defending her Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) candidacy! Delaram's research focuses on sharing personal data from the European Union to the United States. It touches on several important and timely issues, including health data, national security, and harmonizing of laws across borders against the backdrop of a broader global trend toward decoupling. Read more about Delaram and her work here: https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/delaram-rezaeikhonakdar Photo (L-R): With Committee Chair Professor Sara Gerke, Delaram Professor William Butler, and Dr. Anthony Ogden. Penn State Dickinson Law #data #nationalsecurity #europeanunion #unitedstatesofamerica #law #health #research #science

New York | Fordham

Back in New York for the Annual IP Conference at Fordham Law School. Its founder, Hugh Hansen, had a simple but powerful vision - learn, debate, and have fun. Known as the 'Davos of the IP World,' the event has done more than perhaps any IP conference in forging understanding, respect, and camaraderie among stakeholders the world over. Now in its 30th year, it has become a must-attend event where news in the IP world is discussed and made. Also glad to catch up with Haochen Sun in Central Park and celebrate 20 years of friendship. His new book, 'Technology and the Public Interest,' makes the case that the right to technology is a human, constitutional, and civil right. Details here: https://bit.ly/3ofIe0u Photos: Collage #1: with Haochen; Collage #2: with Hugh and Fordham Law Dean's Matthew Diller, with Susan Scafidi (Fordham), Marshal Leaffer (Indiana (Bloomington)), Ann Bartow (UNH), Peter Yu (Texas A&M); Fordham attendees; Broadway and Columbus, next to Lincoln Center; Tom Pease (Quinn Emanuel), Hugh, Jerry Xie, and He Jing (both Gen Law). Collage #3: FRAND session with Mark Cohen (UC Berkeley), Carlos Aboim (Lick Attorneys), Tom Cotter (Minnesota), Ari Laakkonen (Powell Gilbert), Tom Pease (Quinn Emanuel), Cordula Schumacher (Arnold Ruess), Wolrad Woldeck (Freshfields); the AI session; my panelists in the competition session Renata Hesse (Sullivan & Cromwell), He Jing, Peter Picht (U of Zurich), Eleanor Fox (NYU), Milan Kristof (CJEU). Collage #4: with Sven Schonhofen (Reed Smith) and Daan Erikson (Husch Blackwell), with Emma Mercer (Fordham Law); Hugh delivering remarks at the Speakers and Sponsors Dinner; Anderson Duff (Duff Law); Rilana Wenske, Soban Ahmed (both Hansen IP Institute), Terrica Carrington (Copyright Alliance); Hugh with Fordham staff. Collage #5: at Freshfields dinner with Christopher Stothers (Freshfields), Justin Hughes (Loyola (LA)), Wolrad (Freshfields), China panel featuring Alex Yang (Fangda), Robert DeBerardine (Johnson & Johnson), Elaine Wu (USPTO) Peter Yu (Texas A&M), and He Jing (Gen Law); with the Hansen IP Institute Team at lunch.

Profiles in Leadership | Andrei Iancu: Renewing American Innovation

The Renewing American Innovation (RAI) initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Studies explores the policies and partnerships that will secure the United States’ role as a leading innovator while ensuring that all Americans have a shared stake in the innovation economy. By producing insightful analysis and convening stakeholders from across the innovation ecosystem, RAI seeks to foster a public appreciation for the networks and institutions we owe much of our prosperity today. A senior lobbyist with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a quartet of former federal judges and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office leaders launched a new organization to influence U.S. intellectual property policy. The nonprofit group, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP), said in an announcement that it aims to fend off threats to innovation with an “ambitious campaign to educate policymakers and the public about the importance of I.P. rights.” Andrei Iancu is at the heart of both efforts. He sat down with me to share his insights on life and leadership. 1:38: – How Humira shows the patent system is working. 6:53:– What is driving anti-patent narratives? 8:12:– Does the U.S. government understand what’s at stake? 10:40:– What would you like to see the U.S. government do? 12:07:– Has the Biden administration veered off track? 14:02:– How does Israel fare on I.P.? Are patents for the weak? 18:58:– Thoughts on I.P. and A.I. 26:30:– The case for a cabinet-level position on A.I. 31:00:– On Congress and China. 33:05:– On non-competes and trade secrets. 36:40:– On Fintive and rulemaking. 41:10:– The press as a megaphone: Measuring impact. 43:16:– On the Council for Innovation Promotion. 45:28:– On leadership.

Connections | New York, New Jersey, New Haven

Blessed that my work allows me to connect with people and connect them with each other to explore new opportunities together. My recent trip to New York, New Jersey, New Haven, and New Orleans enabled me to do just that, sometimes in unexpected ways! Happy to join Penn State Dickinson Law alums and colleagues for our New York City reception. Hope to see you at one or more events we have lined up this year. For details on future receptions, see https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/alumni-events. Photos (L-R): - Collage #1: with Tom Pease (Quinn Emanuel), President Susan Poser (Hofstra University), Michael Bramnick (NRG Energy), Eric Stone and Nick Groombridge (Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP), Hugh Hansen (Fordham University School of Law), Dean Danielle Conway and Judge Denny Chin (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit). - Collage #2: with Chinmayi Arun (Yale Information Society Project), Haochen Sun (Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong), Saurabh Vishnubhakat (Cardozo School of Law), Orly Lobel (University of San Diego School of Law), James Grimmelmann (Cornell Law School). - Collage #3: with TaWanda Hunter Stallworth, M. Div., Laura H. Williams, Kelly Rimmer, Dean Danielle Conway; with Paul Jordonne ('18); Brett Conway, Chris Bennett ('17), Amanda Demeo ('04), Tom Lee; Paul Jordonne ('18), Lucea Cuenca ('20), and others (please tag yourselves!); Judge Alicea Elloras-Ally and Elisabeth Kovac; Robin Langhans, M.Ed. and her table guests (please tag yourselves!).

Penn State Dickinson Law | Admitted Students Day

Delighted to join faculty, staff, and students in hosting Admitted Students Day at Penn State Dickinson Law this week. The program featured lectures and presentations on everything from property law to experiential learning and being a resident in Carlisle. Special thanks to Bekah Saidman-Krauss Rebecca Schreiber Lori Rogers Ellen Hanna Trish Prosser and their team for their hard work in making the event a success! Photos (L-R): with Lori Rogers, with current students, admitted students, and Professor Katherine Pearson, with KC Read-Fisher (Class of 2025), Professor Alison Lintal, and Professor Samantha Prince.

ECTA | Interview

In an interview I gave late last year to ECTA, I discussed transitioning from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law to my new roles at Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, overcoming the challenges of geography through technology, the role of the humanities in developing a sustainable framework for AI and big data governance, distance education, Penn State University's partnership through me with the United States Intellectual Property Alliance - USIPA, the value proposition for foreign lawyers pursuing graduate legal education, and more. A sincere thank you and congratulations to R. Peter Spies and Juan Berton Moreno for this splendid piece. You can read the interview in the link below: http://born.hu/clients/ECTA-2023/bulletin-march-2023/ #singapore #profilesinleadership #intellectualproperty #law #technology #ai #education #data #bigdata

Southern Hospitality | North Carolina

Enjoyed warm southern hospitality in nippy North Carolina thanks to Arti Rai, Teresa Artis (Artis Neal), Keith Robinson, Simone Rose, and Shitong Qiao. Looking forward to catalyzing new collaborations and forging people-to-people ties between our schools, universities, and beyond. Penn State Dickinson Law Wake Forest University School of Law University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Duke University School of Law

Marcus Evans | 40th Annual IP Law Summit

Honored to chair the 40th edition of marcus evans Group's IP Summit. Delegates and service providers worldwide gathered for three days of meetings, presentations, panels, and roundtable discussions. Kudos to Amber Gill Cynthia Hing Anesa Tull and the rest of the marcus evans Summits team for all their hard work. Our smiles say it all! https://www.march23.iplawsummit.com/ Penn State Dickinson Law Lorie Goins Sharon Sandeen Vik Panchal, JD, MBA Christopher Darrow Kalai Lau Wineland Kerri Braun Shaila Lakhani Ohri Greg Kalbaugh Tara Hairston Joshua Landau Caldwell Camero Heather Molleur

Profiles in Leadership | Trailblazing Social Justice

The Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ) was established to address the social justice implications of intellectual property law and policy domestically and globally. IIPSJ’s broad work includes the scholarly examination of intellectual property law from the social justice perspective; advocacy for social justice-cognizant interpretation, application, and revision of the intellectual property law; efforts to increase the diversity of the intellectual property legal bar; and programs to empower historically and currently disadvantaged and marginalized communities through the development, protection, use, and exploitation of intellectual property. IIPSJ Founder and Director Professor Lateef Mtima and his team work to fulfill the social justice obligations of IP protection by embracing the principles of equitable access, inclusion, and empowerment. He sat down for a fireside chat with me to share his insights on life and leadership. 2:07: – Pioneering the social justice movement in IP. 11:33:– Inspiring collective success. 14:26:– Beyond the call of duty. 18:18:– Has the IP and social justice movement come of age? 21:26:– Institutionalizing progress and the Unleashing Innovation Act. 26:56:– The US IP Alliance 29:20:– What was most formative for you during your formative years? 31:55:– Amherst and Harvard 40:08:– Founding the Harvard Blackletter Journal and the ABA Landslide magazine 46:49:– Mentors and mentees 58:14:– The next chapter.

Marcus Evans | IP Law Summit

The Marcus Evans #intellectualpropertylaw Summit brings together an outstanding group of corporate counsel and solution providers to exchange views on today's key developments and collaborate on common challenges. Thank you to Amber Gill and her team for inviting me to chair the upcoming Summit in #neworleans. Looking forward to meeting our speakers and attendees in person soon. Hope to see you there! Details: https://www.march23.iplawsummit.com/sessions #nationalsecurity and #economicpolicy with Greg Kalbaugh Joshua Landau Tara Hairston #DEI: Shepherding initiatives; ingenuity, innovation, and perseverance with Misha De Larkin Edward Blakemore Catharine Wooten Fletcher Marcy Heronimus Stacy Lettie Donald R. Naylor, Jr. Shaila Lakhani Ohri Maeve Carpenter Heather Molleur #IPmanagement: Cost-saving initiatives; selecting corporate and outside counsel with Jason Skinder Arnold Ceballos David Dutcher Krista Russell Paul Spatafore #trademarks: Winning strategies; fighting counterfeits with Arnold Ceballos #patents: Prosecution; procurement; managing encounters with patent assertion entities; Europe's Unitary Patent System with Jason Schultz Paul Spatafore Jason LaBerteaux Joshua Miller Michael Licker #tradesecrets: Best practices and managing litigation with Kerri Braun Krista Carter Christopher Geyer Lindette Hassan Toufic Saati Sharon Sandeen Leveraging on hybrid work with Toni Y. Hickey Patricia Sunar The Future of the #supremecourt with Jeffrey Rosen Penn State Dickinson Law marcus evans Group marcus evans Summits Intel Corporation Computer & Communications Industry Association Alliance For Automotive Innovation Lear Corporation Scotiabank Cummins Inc. Verizon

DC | IP & Social Justice

Pleased to be back in Washington, DC. The Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ) celebrated its 20th anniversary of advancing a worthy cause long before it became today's mainstay. Warm congratulations to Professor Lateef Mtima, Esther Lim, and Tashia Bunch! Social justice is a core pillar of Penn State Dickinson Law's mission. We are proud to count IIPSJ as our institutional partner and cooperate closely with them on several initiatives. Over two days, we considered various issues, including how cutting-edge developments in ChatGPT, the metaverse, AI, data privacy and security impact society and legal practice. We also looked at "whole of society" innovative initiatives such as the Unleashing American Innovation Act and 'innovator diversity pilot.' programs. Andrew Cooper (Meta), Claire Desmond (Under Armour), Izu Emeagwali (J.P. Morgan), Yen Florczak (3M Company), and Ankur Shah (Freddie Mac) shared brilliant and memorable insights on how each exemplified leadership in adding value through intangible assets to their respective corporations and their work in advancing social justice. Theirs was a discussion that was a pleasure and honor for me to moderate. It was good to hear from Judge Len Stark (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit), Judge Scott Boalick (Patent Trial and Appeal Board), and Judge (ret.) Susan Braden (U.S. Court of Claims), Judge Bryan Moore (U.S. International Trade Commission), Chip Rettew, Professors Margo Bagley, Colleen Chien, and Sandra Aistars, and connect with a few of them on the sidelines of the event. Meetings were an important part of this trip. I enjoyed catching up with Judge Pauline Newman (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit), Dr. Anu Sawkar (Federal Trade Commission), Rob Sterne (Sterne Kessler Goldstein and Fox), John Connolly (Senator Hirono), as well as Daniel Lee, Michelle Yang, and Jake Ewerdt (U.S. Trade Representative). We exchanged views on IP law and policy in the context of their respective responsibilities. Much remains to be done, and much can be done together. Ended my trip by visiting the Lincoln Memorial. En route, I caught sight of a picture of Jim Thorpe, considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports. He was the first Native American to win Olympic gold for the U.S. He won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics, one in the pentathlon and the other in the decathlon. He also played football, baseball, and basketball professionally. Jim Thorpe and Penn State Dickinson Law share a connection. As a youth, he attended Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, also the home of Dickinson Law. What I saw at the Lincoln Memorial sums up the spirit of what must be done. The first was an inscription marking where Martin Luther King Jr. stood when he gave his "I have a dream" speech. The speech is famous for its aspirational overtures, but what is less known but clear from the engraving was its very practical goal - jobs and freedom through ending segregation, securing fair wages and economic justice, voting rights, education, and overdue civil rights protections. The second was President Lincoln's second inaugural. After an entire generation of one-term presidents, he won a second term. His words on that occasion guide us still: "With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."

Madam President | INTA

Delighted to catch up with Jomarie Fredericks. A key priority for her as President of International Trademark Association (INTA) is to focus on media outreach and the public's perception of intellectual property. Earlier this month, INTA and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) met virtually to identify areas for collaboration. She will also headline its Annual Meeting in Singapore this May. As an alumna of University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (then the John Marshall Law School), Jomarie has been unstinting her support for its IP program. Her contacts were and still are an invaluable source of good speakers. As director, I sought her advice on a range of matters. She guest-lectured in my classes and shared insights from her work managing Rotary International's IP portfolio with our students. When the USPTO named her to its prestigious Trademark Public Advisory Committee, Chicago gained a feather in its cap. INTA is a global association of brand owners and professionals dedicated to supporting trademarks and complementary IP to foster consumer trust, economic growth, and innovation, and committed to building a better society through brands. As it seeks new opportunities in the post-pandemic world while navigating geopolitical tensions and rapid technological changes, the difference it can make is tremendous. I wish Jomarie and her team every success.

5th Annual HBCU Tech Law Summit | 20th Annual IP and Social Justice CLE Seminar

Delighted to join friends and supporters of the Institute of Intellectual Property and Social Justice at its 20th Annual #IP and #socialjustice CLE Seminar and 5th Annual #HBCU #Tech #Law Summit in Washington, DC. The IP and Social Justice CLE program provides annual updates in IP law, a panel of sitting federal judges, and discussions of IP, diversity, and social justice concerns. I look forward to moderating the corporate counsel panel on 'Leading with IP and Adding Value to Corporations.' Joining me on the panel are Andrew Cooper (Meta), Claire Wheeler Desmond (Under Armour), Izu Emeagwali (J.P. Morgan), Yen Florczak (3M), and Ankur Shah (Freddie Mac). The HBCU Tech Law Summit aims to educate minority legal professionals on the issues and opportunities in the tech industry in an effort to help infuse the legal workforce with a diverse pipeline to ensure fair, transparent and accountable development of AI as a service and other new technologies that empower everyone. Event details: https://iipsj.org/programs/tech-law-summit-annual-cle-2023/ Lateef Mtima Tashia Bunch Esther Lim Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Tom Irving Doug (Chip) Rettew Ian Ballon Greenberg Traurig, LLP Scott Burwell Honorable Leonard Stark, Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Honorable Scott Boalick USPTO Honorable Bryan F. Moore United States International Trade Commission Honorable Judge Susan G. Braden (Ret.) United States Court of Federal Claims Margo Bagley Emory University School of Law Colleen Chien Santa Clara University School of Law Scott Wilson FIP, CIPP-E,CIPP-US,CIPP-C,CIPM Spotify Bradley Watts U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center Sandra Aistars George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School Mel Bostwick Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Sachi Schuricht, Michael Forzano Pall Corporation Ulysses Williams III Jonathan David Goins Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith Ron Katz Aisha Cassis William Thomashower #intellectualproperty #innovation #ai #opportunities #diversity

ALI at 100 | Hon. Diane Wood ALI Director Designate

Delighted to catch up with the Honorable Diane Wood, Senior Circuit Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and The American Law Institute's Director-Designate. Today is the ALI's 100th Anniversary. As one of its newest members, I'm proud of its mission to bring stakeholders together and to make the law clearer and, therefore, more useful for courts, legal advisors, and the public. You can view Judge Wood's remarks on this important occasion in the link below. Joining her are ALI President David Levi and members of the ALI Council: Roberta Cooper Ramo Modrall Sperling Ivan F., Medtronic Wallace B. Jefferson, Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP Hon. Paul Friedman, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia Hon. Raymond Lohier Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Hon. Nathan L. Hecht, Texas Supreme Court @Marsha Simms, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP @John Bellinger III, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Hon. Lee H. Rosenthal, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas https://www.ali.org/annual-meeting-2023/?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Email&_zs=bFpOl1&_zl=lOwp8

Profiles in Leadership | ‘Madam President’ with Dr. Susan Poser

As in the latest episode of the Penn State Dickinson Law #ProfilesinLeadership series, I was pleased to sit down with Dr. Susan Poser, Hofstra University's first female President, for a wide-ranging discussion on the finer points of leadership. Dr. Poser assumed the office of the president on August 1, 2021. She has focused on strategies for growing and strengthening academic programs, enhancing outreach and recruiting, and further diversifying the faculty. She has strengthened community and local outreach, creating ties between the University and the surrounding neighborhoods, the Village of Hempstead, the Town of Hempstead and the state. Under her direction, the university community undertook a campus-wide initiative to understand stakeholders’ perspectives about the University as it exists today and what should be its long-term ambitions. Dr. Poser has traveled the country meeting alumni, gathering input as she sets the course for the next era in Hofstra’s history. Topics we covered include: 1:20: – Key takeaways from Dr. Poser’s first year as president 3:20:– What was most formative for you during your formative years? 7:05:– Mentees and mentors: Daniel Dawes Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine and Perlman University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 14:40:– Peers and presidents: Barbara Wilson University of Iowa. 20:20:– Ladders to leadership: Bridge to the Faculty and the Faculty Administrators Leadership Program. 28:54:– Embodying the institution. 32:22:– Engaging political leaders. 34:33:– Visionary leadership: Closing the deal on the John Marshall Law School. University of Illinois Chicago University of Illinois Chicago School of Law 44:36:– On listening well, trusting and delegating, and being fearless. 52:19:– Dealing with skepticism on the value of higher education. 59:18:– The next chapter. #business #success #communications #law #leadership #community #university https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdAajzRuHU

Profiles in Leadership | ‘Investing in Awareness’ with Bruce Berman

Pleased to sit down with Bruce Berman to distill the essence of communicating well. Bruce is the CEO of Brody Berman Associates, a management consulting and strategic communications firm he founded in 1988. Brody Berman is best known for helping clients increase profit, enhance value, and manage risk. The firm draws upon an extensive network of business and media contacts in the U.S. and Europe. His clients include public and private companies, service providers, private investment funds, and law firms. Topics we covered during this Penn State Dickinson Law' Profiles in Leadership' series include: 9:05:– The Art of Consulting 11:28:– Leveraging on the Media 17:15:– Signaling Success 19:01:– Recruiting and Retaining Clients 21:43:– Writing a Classic 26:05:– Strategic Communications 28:23:– On Versatility 32:13:– Building an Institutional Reputation 38:00:– How to Out-Fundraise Your Competition 41:41:– Using Podcasts Strategically 45:29:– Mentors and Mentees https://youtu.be/035MaelX3r4 #business #success #art #recruiting #investment #writing #managementconsulting #communications #media

Trademark Confusion Simplified | A New Framework for Multifactor Tests

Thank you, Sarah Davidson, Justine McCarthy Potter, Breanna Qin, and Sophia Wallach at the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, for your meticulous and helpful editorial assistance with my article, "Trademark Confusion Simplified: A New Framework for Multifactor Tests." Professors Jon Lee, Joshua Sarnoff, and Peter Yu provided valuable suggestions, which I was happy to take on board. I also appreciate participants at the following events that provided helpful feedback: The 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, World IP Forum (WIPF), Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Bloomington) IP Colloquium, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Emerging Technology Committee and Electronic and Computer Law Committee Roadshow. Penn State Dickinson Law #intellectualproperty #technology #innovation #law #thankyou https://btlj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/0005-37-2Lim.pdf

U.S. Copyright Office @ Dickinson Law | Collaborating in IP Education

Pleased to welcome members of the @U.S. Copyright Office to Penn State Dickinson Law. The Copyright Office is a part of the Library of Congress. Among its many responsibilities, the Copyright Office consults with interested copyright owners, industry and library representatives, bar associations, and other interested parties on issues related to copyright law, advises the government on copyright policy, and administers copyright law in the U.S. Miriam Lord, Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education at the U.S. Copyright Office, and Jessica Chinnadurai, who serves as Attorney-Advisor, spoke to our students about I.P. fundamentals relevant to entrepreneurs. In addition, they took questions from students about contemporary issues, including the impact of A.I. on I.P. Thank you to Professor Samantha Prince and her Entrepreneurship Law class for hosting their visit. #ipmatters #collaborationingineducation

Careers in the Law | Welcoming Ros Lister

Pleased to welcome Rosalind Lister to Penn State Dickinson Law. Ros joins us as Assistant Director of Career Services. She spent the last 16 years advising on career service at West Virginia University College of Law. We connected recently about the Loyola Patent Law Interview Program, a two-day interview program held in Chicago at Loyola University Chicago School of Law each year that brings together patent law employers and law students from across the country to interview for summer associate positions and post-graduate employment. Over lunch, we spoke about family, careers, and institutions. As things turned out, we shared several connections in West Virginia and Chicago. Looking forward to working with Ros and her colleagues to help launch our many talented students off to good jobs when they graduate. #law #career #students

Profiles in Leadership | #BuildingAlliances with Scott Frank

Scott Frank is the President & CEO of AT&T Intellectual Property LLC. He identifies, develops, protects, manages, marketing, licenses, and sells all company-wide intellectual property for AT&T, the world’s largest communications company and the owner of one of the world’s most valuable intellectual property portfolios. Mr. Frank is also the Chair and President of the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO); Chair of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University Intellectual Property Advisory Boards; a member and former Chair of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Tech Research Institute; a former The White House Advisor on International Trade Related to Intellectual Property; and former Chair of the State Bar of Georgia’s Intellectual Property Law Section. He is currently the Board Chair of the Swift School for Dyslexic children and a former Vice-Chair of the Mary Hall Freedom House Board of Directors. This organization rehabilitates women with addiction problems. Frank is also a member of the Atlanta Metro Rotary Club, which brings businesses and people together for the greater public good. He joined me for a wide-ranging fireside to share his professional journey and lessons on leadership. #Buildingalliances #engineering #business #law #leadership #childisthefatheroftheman #wordsmatter #TopTierTrustTeam #CovidPledge #familyshapesleaders #intellectualproperty #leadership #technology #people #tech https://youtu.be/8ELO-jN3m6I

Pittsburg | #threerivers alum meetings

I recently joined my academic colleagues from the region for the Sixth Annual Three Rivers Intellectual Property (#IP) and #Technology Law Colloquium, hosted by University of Pittsburgh School of Law Professor Michael Madison. Professor Madison teaches a Technology, Law, and Leadership seminar and gave University of Houston Law Center Professor Aman Gebru and me a copy of #jimcollins' #goodtogreat . Meeting alums is a highlight of any work trip. I was delighted to meet Dusty Kirk, Noland Cheung, and their loved ones. Dusty is a trusted adviser to clients in all aspects of real estate development and serves as Partner at Reed Smith LLP. As Chair of the Dentons Cohen & Grigsby IP National Practice Group, Noland concentrates his practice on IP protection and enforcement. Also glad to meet Chip Dougherty, Associate Director for IP at Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation. Looking forward to seeing them again during my next trip back in a few months for our Penn State Dickinson Law alum reception in Pittsburg! #intellectualproperty #realestate #law #work #development #leadership

Spring 2023 | #newsletter

Here’s a link to our Spring 2023 newsletter: https://bit.ly/dickinsonlaw_ipinnovation_spring2023. The newsletter includes student and faculty news, engagement and outreach efforts, partnerships, past and upcoming events, and more!

DC Visit | #movingforwardtogether

DC Visit | #movingforwardtogether

Faculty Scholarship Exchange Initiative | Hofstra Professor Alex Sinha

Delighted to help launch Penn State Dickinson Law's inaugural Faculty Scholarship Exchange Initiative. The Initiative creates a platform to engage with scholars from a network of law schools across a significant segment of the United States. Together with my faculty and staff colleagues and our students, we welcomed Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Professor Alex Sinha, who delivered an eloquent and engaging presentation on "The End of Government Speech," forthcoming in the Cardozo Law Review. My colleague Andrea Jane Martin will present "The Child Welfare System and Brackeen: State Legislatures and the Search for Better Outcomes" at the Hofstra Law Spring 2023 Faculty Workshop Series on April 12. We will be cheering her on from Carlisle! Professor Sinha's article: https://lnkd.in/gXPiHxjR Alison Lintal Jeffrey A. Dodge Andrea Jane Martin Laura H. Williams Sabrina Sondhi Katherine Pearson Gary Gilden Sarah J. Williams Dermot Groome Robin Langhans, M.Ed.

Profiles in Leadership | WIPO’s Lisa Jorgenson

After a long career in the private sector, Lisa Jorgenson took up leadership of World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO's #Patents and Technology Sector in 2020, overseeing an area that includes the administration of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) - the International Patent System. Her appointment as the first female Deputy Director General of the Patents and Technology Sector has sent a powerful message about WIPO's focus on #inclusivity. She has been a passionate advocate for women and for closing the gender gap in IP and technology for over 30 years. As a leader, Deputy Director General Jorgenson is deeply committed to advancing #women in innovative and creative sectors. Working towards a more balanced and #equitable IP landscape has been one of her top priorities. She joined me for a wide-ranging fireside to share her professional journey and lessons on leadership. https://youtu.be/eK6A-OoSCso #intellectualproperty #gender #leadership #technology #share Penn State Dickinson Law

Three Rivers | Intellectual Property and Technology Law Colloquium

Law schools in Pennsylvania and its neighbors are natural partners underpinned by our deep historical and people-to-people ties. The Three Rivers Intellectual Property and Technology Law Colloquium exemplifies this close and collegial partnership. Named after the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers that meet to form the Ohio River in Pittsburg, scholars meet to share papers and projects at a working papers colloquium. Looking forward to reconnecting with my colleagues, learning about their latest work, and exploring new ways to collaborate. #intellectualproperty #law #technology #people #share https://michaelmadison.net/2023-three-rivers-intellectual-property-colloquium/ Mark Bartholomew, University at Buffalo School of Law Daniel Brean Philips Aman Gebru University of Houston Law Center Camilla Hrdy University of Akron School of Law Christa Laser Cleveland State University College of Law Penn State Dickinson Law Jacqui Lipton University of Pittsburgh School of Law Michael Madison Michael Mattioli Indiana University Maurer School of Law Emily Michiko Morris University of Akron School of Law Aaron Perzanowski University of Michigan Law School Amelia Smith Rinehart West Virginia University College of Law Guy Rub The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Amy Semet University at Buffalo School of Law Martin Skladany Christian Sundquist Sean Tu

Profiles in Leadership | Engaged for Impact

Emory University’s strategic framework, #OneEmory: #EngagedforImpact, calls on its members to “foster a culture of eminence that attracts and inspires scholars of the highest order.” As the vice provost for faculty affairs from 2018 until 2022, Timothy Holbrook sat right in the middle of that work and prize, having charge of creating development opportunities for faculty in #leadership, #scholarship, and #teaching. Professor Holbrook is an internationally recognized #patent law scholar. He frequently comments on #intellectualproperty law issues, appearing in various media, including CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Scientific American, and Science. He has also advocated for the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (#LGBTQ) community. His commentary and op-eds on LGBTQ issues have appeared in various outlets, including CNN, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, and Huffington Post. Professor Holbrook joined me for a wide-ranging fireside chat on his professional journey and lessons on leadership. #university #law #community #culture #federalcircuit #mentorship #institutionalizingprogess #institutionalizinginclusiveless #whentostepdown Penn State Dickinson Law Emory University School of Law https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avdde4hdG1E

PLI Studio Briefings | Intellectual Property: The State of Play in 2022 and Beyond

Thank you, Kenneth Min and Practising Law Institute (PLI) for hosting my conversation with Etienne Sanz de Acedo, Chief Executive Office at International Trademark Association (INTA) and David Kappos, Co-Chair of the IP Practice at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. If you want to check out our wide-ranging conversation on the state of intellectual property law and regulation in 2022 recorded at PLI's own studio, check out the link below. We discussed: - How global #IP law, IP non-profit organizations and social and #industrial policies shape the current landscape. - The intersection of #trademark and #patent law and emerging issues arising from that nexus, along with US legal and regulatory developments - Global #economic, #political, and #social factors impacting IP law. https://www.pli.edu/programs/intellectual-property-the-state-of-play-in-2022-and-beyond?t=ondemand #intellectualproperty #law Penn State Dickinson Law

Profiles in Leadership | FMC Chief IP Counsel Roberte Makowski

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC’s innovative crop protection solutions – including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture – enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges economically without compromising safety or the environment. FMC Chief IP Counsel Roberte Makowski joined Professor Daryl Lim for a wide-ranging fireside chat on her professional journey and lessons on leadership.

Profiles in Leadership | UNLV Law Dean Leah Chan Grinvald

Launching in the Spring 2023 semester, the “Profiles in Leadership” podcast series offers an unprecedented front-row seat to glean insights from top leaders in the law who serve in education, industry, government, and nonprofit sectors. Each guest will highlight the attributes and qualities necessary to lead strategic change and help transform organizations and society. Viewers can expect to learn proactive, forward-thinking leadership skills, core values and principles of a strategic leader, and qualities influential leaders exhibit. At The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the “Rebels” nickname reflects the tenacious attitude and relentless spirit of a university and a community that dares to be different. It dates to the university’s origin in the mid-1950s, inspired by the idea of the iconic nonconformist. UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law is the first and only law school in Nevada. During the search process, UNLV Law’s new Dean, Leah Chan Grinvald, articulated a clear vision for the future of Boyd Law that’s innovative, community-focused, and aspirational. Appointed in 2022, she joined me for a wide-ranging fireside chat to share reflections on her professional journey and lessons on leadership.

Profiles in Leadership | Temple University Provost Gregory Mandell

Launching in Spring 2023, the “Profiles in Leadership” podcast series offers an unprecedented front-row seat to glean insights from top leaders in the law who serve in education, industry, government, and nonprofit sectors. Each guest will shed light on the attributes and qualities necessary to lead strategic change and help transform organizations and society. Viewers can expect to learn proactive, forward-thinking leadership skills, core values and principles of a strategic leader, and qualities influential leaders exhibit. Founded as a night school in 1884, Temple University has evolved into an international powerhouse in higher education and a top-tier research institution with roughly 40,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. As the largest university in one of the nation’s most iconic cities, Temple educates diverse future leaders from across Philadelphia, the country and the world. The university’s motto is “Perseverance Conquers.” Temple’s Board of Trustees unanimously confirmed Temple’s Provost Gregory Mandel on December 21, 2021. With the confirmation, Provost Mandel became the university’s chief academic officer and will oversee its broad portfolio, which includes 17 schools and colleges and various administrative offices. Mandel was a member of the Beasley School of Law faculty, including as dean. He joined me for a wide-ranging fireside chat to share reflections on his professional journey and lessons on leadership.

IPWatchdog | All I Want for IP in 2023

The United States needs a coherent, focused, and long-term national IP strategy. That strategy should cover four key areas – 1) enhancing national security and competitiveness, 2) ensuring how we encourage entrepreneurship and settle disputes remains fit for purpose, 3) fostering inclusive innovation, and 4) building a wellspring of strategic trust and effective means of coordination through coalitions and alliances. To succeed, a national IP strategy will require bipartisan support undergirded by informed decision-making and a détente between groups focused on short-term sectarian interests. IP advocates must engage players whose incentives favor weak IP rights and convince them that undermining those rights cedes a key geostrategic advantage to its foreign rivals. Strong foreign policies begin at home. Like the benefits of free trade and globalization, IP has lost favor with many in the very nation that boldly championed them decades ago. Women, racial, and other traditionally neglected groups need to become IP’s champions, engage in its evolution, and in so doing, help ensure its longevity. The time for a national conversation on how IP can help America remain the leading voice in a multipolar world is now. You can read my fellow contributors' wishes for 2023 using the link below. IPWatchdog, Inc Eileen McDermott Alesha Dominique Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Marla Grossman American Continental Group Kyle W. Graves Snell & Wilmer Chris Johns Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Efrat Kasznik Foresight Valuation Group Stephen Kunin Maier & Maier, PLLC Elias Larson Polsinelli Penn State Dickinson Law Nicholas M. McKool Smith Scott McKeown Ropes & Gray LLP Karthika Perumal Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP Gregory Porter Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Manita Rawat Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Howard Shire Troutman Pepper Jonathan Stroud Unified Patents Wendy Verlander Verlander LLP #FirstAmendment #trademark #infringement #jackdaniels USPTO #intellectualproperty #colordrawings #PatentCooperationTreaty #patenteligibility #Tillis #CanadianFederalCourt #AristocratTechnologies Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) #IntellectualCapital American National Standards Institute #harmonization #Patentmegaverdicts #venue #FeeShifting #PatentProsecutionHighway #artificialintelligence #NFT Nike StockX #genderparity #racialparity #innovation #law #entrepreneurship #strategy

IPWatchdog | What’s in Store in 2023?

What’s in store for IP in 2023? AI will continue to feature prominently. Tribunals have settled questions of inventorship and authorship. IP will remain a human-centric regime for now. The next phase of litigation will focus on questions of infringement, fair use, and damages. Matthew Butterick’s class action lawsuit against Microsoft, GitHub, OpenAI, and other companies involved in designing Copilot opens the next salvo. Software developers, artists, writers, and privacy activists have complained tech companies training AI systems use data that does not belong to them and do not provide compensation. The Supreme Court’s decision on Artist Andy Warhol’s use of Lynn Goldsmith’s Prince photograph may well influence the contours of when training and output of an AI model are infringing in Butternick’s case. Moreover, its views on the extraterritorial reach of trademark rights may also affect how courts construe damages in AI cases. Watch this space. Check out what the IPWatchdog, Inc community is paying attention to as we enter the new year! https://ipwatchdog.com/2022/12/29/whats-in-store-for-ip-in-2023-heres-what-ipwatchdog-readers-are-keeping-on-their-radar/id=154236/ Alden Abbott Mercatus Center at George Mason University Tim Carroll Manny Caixeiro Venable LLP Trevor Cook Bird & Bird Larry DeMeo Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Andrew Gray Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Blair Jacobs McKool Smith Efrat Kasznik Foresight Valuation Group Stephen Kunin Maier & Maier, PLLC Mark L. Knobbe Martens Penn State Dickinson Law Penn State University Michelle Mancino Marsh ArentFox Schiff Scott McKeown Ropes & Gray LLP Eugene Perez Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP (BSKB) Karthika Perumal Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP Mark Remus Crowell & Moring LLP Marcela Robledo Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Josh Schiller Boies Schiller Flexner LLP Karen Sebaski Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP Howard Shire #ai #training #tech #litigation #github #microsoft #data #warhol #prince #fairuse #firstamendment #jackdaniels #patents #europe #china #venue #congress #upc #blockchain #nfts #seps #patenteligibility #itc #chatgpt #openai #tillis #coons #uspto #vidal #amgen #sanofi

IPWatchdog | Alliances to Watch

Stakeholders have desired greater coordination and greater grassroots engagement. The United States Intellectual Property Alliance - USIPA and its national and international chapters emerged in response. They rest on three pillars – 1) #IP awareness and education, 2) ecosystem #collaboration and 3) #diversity and #inclusion. The Alliances’ goals are as ambitious as they are noble – nothing less than improving the lives of every person on earth using IP through: . Empowering community colleges, university tech transfer offices, inventors, entrepreneurs, and creators. . Building a knowledgeable IP workforce by integrating IP training and skills development into #K12, #university, and other curricula across the country. . Establishing effective support structures so all people, especially underrepresented groups, can benefit from a bold reimagining of what IP can offer. The Alliances seek a more efficient, effective, and collaborative IP ecosystem to help people get what they need faster and at a fair price. They also shun lobbying for legislative change, given its divisiveness. Managing IP recognized Scott Frank, who heads the Alliances, as one of the 50 most #influential people in IP for his vision and efforts. If the Alliances can rebuild trust in the IP system, strengthen cooperation between skeptical stakeholders, and benefit neglected constituents, it will be a #gamechanger. Read what IP news mattered most to other IP stakeholders in 2022 here: https://ipwatchdog.com/2022/12/19/the-ip-news-that-mattered-most-in-2022-according-to-you/id=154063/ Eileen McDermott IPWatchdog, Inc Alden Abbott Mercatus Center at George Mason University Bruce Berman Brody Berman Associates Rachelle Dubow Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Joshua Goldberg Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Marla Grossman American Continental Group Stephen Kunin Maier & Maier, PLLC Tennell Lockett Townsend & Lockett, LLC Scott McKeown Ropes & Gray LLP Hon. Paul R. Michel Chief Judge (Ret.) U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Brian Nolan Mayer Brown Karthika Perumal Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP William Stroever Cole Schotz P.C. Jonathan Stroud Unified Patents Wendy Verlander Verlander LLP #community #intellectualproperty #education #tech #development #change #people #engagement

American Law Institute | #grateful

Deeply honored to learn that the American Law Institute (ALI) has elected me to its membership. Formed a century ago, the ALI is the leading independent organization in the United States responsible for clarifying, modernizing, and improving the law. I am very grateful to those who took a leap of faith in nominating me. I also thank the ALI's Membership Committee and the Council for their vote of confidence. In the coming year, I will serve with the Members Consultative Group for The Restatement of the Law, Copyright. Many are respected friends and colleagues. I may also collaborate with members on other efforts within the ALI. My election brings representation by Penn State Dickinson Law faculty at ALI to four members. The other ALI members are Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle Conway, John Edward Fowler Distinguished Professor of Law Professor William Butler, and Professor of Law, Emerita and H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law Emerita Laurel Terry. Warm congratulations to my fellow new members! Asli Bali Jeff Bowen Arthur Derse Hon. Michael Fitzpatrick Emmet Flood Thomas Griffith Ben Gruenstein Amy H. Hon. Rebeca Aizpuru Huddle Heidi Hurd Ajay Kundaria Maura Monaghan Timothy Mulvaney Kevin Murray Cameron T. Norris Samir Parikh Hon. Michael Park Hon. W. @Brent Powell Natalie Ram Rantanen, Jason Kenneth Rosen Kathryn Ruemmler Hon. Loretta Rush Sopen Shah Kathy Stanchi Peter Stris Juliet Stumpf Caroline Van Zile Louis Virelli Hon. Heather Welch Details below: https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/professor-daryl-lim-elected-membership-american-law-institute https://www.ali.org/news/articles/ali-elects-new-members/

Podcast | AI & Frontier Technologies

Pleased to share the #IP Law and #Innovation podcast episode featuring Dr. Dr. Ulrike Till, Director of the IP and Frontier Technologies Division at the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO. We delve into how Ulrike's experiences guide her efforts to shape global policies governing #AI and other innovative technologies. I also invited Ulrike to reflect on the recently concluded "WIPO Conversation on IP and Frontier Technologies." Over 770 people attended the session from over 100 countries, reflecting the strong interest and importance of the topic. The fireside chat concludes with a peek into what's next on her agenda. #intellectualproperty #law #podcast Penn State Dickinson Law https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6QxiaPySK0

Washington, DC | Roundtables & Meetings

Delighted to be back in Washington, DC. Visited the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to meet Hon. Pauline Newman and Hon. Tiffany Cunningham before attending the IPO Education Foundation Awards Celebration. The IP community celebrated Terrica Carrington (Inspiration Award), Gary Michelson (IP Champion Award), Sanjay Mehrotra (Executive of the Year Award), and Luke Haverhals and Aaron Amstutz (Inventors of the Year Award). Joined roundtable participants on Thursday to discuss "The Battle Over Patents: History And The Politics Of Innovation," edited by Stephen Haber and Naomi Lamoreaux. On Friday, I participated in the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School-Sunwater Institute's roundtable on "The Future of Property: Autonomy, Prosperity, and Conflict Mitigation." We discussed issues of contemporary importance, such as: • Can the concept of property resolve conflicts over commercial drones' use of airspace over private land? • Can the concept of property resolve conflicts over the use of objects in space? What conflicts does the concept resolve effectively? Is it ineffective at resolving any other issues? • Should there be differences in protections for medical procedures using conventional surgical equipment compared with procedures performed by (and or with) a surgical robot? • When lobbyists and public-relations specialists argue about injunctions and IP policy, what arguments do they make? Do they make the same arguments as academics, and if not, how do their arguments differ? • How do stakeholders affect meaningful change through Congress and the courts?

IPWatchdog | #inclusiveinnovation

I’m glad that #inclusiveinnovation has become a watchword in the IP community. Any knowledge-based economy seeking to develop supply chain resilience, social cohesion, and geostrategic leadership must succeed in tapping the talents of its entire population, not just that of a small segment of inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs. I am encouraged and inspired to see local and national initiatives blossoming to engage youths, women, and other underrepresented groups. In a climate where divides are less about substance than about political motives and identities and where a clash of cultures and anger have replaced truth and reason as the way to settle disputes, we risk forgetting that the American IP system is great, not from victories over each other but by a reconciliation of interests and a unity of purpose. Even as we celebrate this year’s academic scholarship, government programs, and private sector achievements in the inclusive innovation space, we must seize the moment, build on that momentum, and strive for actionable, measurable, and lasting progress. https://ipwatchdog.com/2022/11/23/ip-stakeholders-giving-thanks-2022/id=153503/ Check out contributions from Alden Abbott Judge Susan G. Braden (Ret.) Efrat Kasznik Stephen Kunin Scott McKeown Karthika Perumal Dan Shores Mark Simpson Jonathan Stroud US Inventor Wendy Verlander Wen Xie! Thanks to IPWatchdog, Inc's Editor-in-Chief Eileen McDermott, for the invitation to contribute. #innovation #leadership #community #supplychain #entrepreneurs #economy Penn State Dickinson Law

New York, NY | Wilmington, DE

Wrapped up my final trip to New York this year with an evening in Wilmington, Delaware, to join my colleagues at Penn State Dickinson Law's reception for alumni and friends at the historic "The Quoin." I joined International Trademark Association (INTA) CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP IP Co-Chair and former United States Patent and Trademark Office Director Dave Kappos for a studio recording of the Practising Law Institute's "Intellectual Property: The State of Play in 2022 and Beyond." Delighted to catch up with Hofstra University President Susan Poser. President Poser was Provost at UIC when The John Marshall Law School became UIC's 16th college and spearheaded the merger. She established the Faculty Administrator's Development Program, which I found very helpful in navigating many of my exchanges with Penn State's central administration. Looking forward to having her as my guest in Dickinson Law's "Profile in Leadership" podcast series next spring. I was also glad to meet Professor Eleanor Fox (NYU School of Law) and Professor Hugh Hansen to discuss the latest antitrust developments. Professor Hansen and I also spoke separately with Mr. Sanz de Acedo and Mr. Kappos about IP developments. My last two meetings were with Mr. Tom Pease and Ms. Rebecca Fogler (Quinn Emanuel) and Mr. Nick Groombridge (Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP), whose firm launched this week! Photo #1 (Clockwise): In PLI's studio with Etienne Sanz de Acedo and Dave Kappos; Quinn Emanuel's NY offices are in the palatial New York Life Building, whose Christmas decorations had just come out; tea with President Poser in NYC; with PLI's Ken Min, who ably put the studio recording together; with Hugh Hansen, Etienne Sanz de Acedo, and Dave Kappos at lunch; with Tom Pease and Rebecca Fogler; with Hugh Hansen and Eleanor Fox. Photo #2 (Clockwise): With David Wilks ('89), IP advisory board member and FMC Chief IP Counsel Roberte Makowski, and Director of Development and Alumni Affairs Director Kelly Rimmer; Dean Danielle Conway addressing a rapt crowd; Dean Conway and Roberte Makowski; with Director of Career Services Tom Lee and Assistant Director of Development Brett Conway.

2023 | Lutie Pennsylvania Collaboration Initiative

Penn State Dickinson Law is spearheading a first-of-its-kind initiative. The initiative builds on the law school’s role as host of the 17th Annual Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Workshop and Writing Retreat next year. The workshop is named after one of the world’s first Black woman law professors, a daughter of formerly enslaved parents. The workshop has supported current and aspiring Black women law faculty by helping them develop scholarly works, guiding them in attaining academic careers, as well as providing mentorship after. It has become a tradition for the hosting law school to reserve space for the Lutie law faculty scholarship in a symposium issue. This year under Dean Conway’s leadership, we are excited to work with Pennsylvania law schools to publish Lutie law faculty scholarship in flagship and specialty law reviews across our schools. Dubbed the “Lutie Pennsylvania Collaboration Initiative,” this joint enterprise powerfully underscores the remarkable commitment to inclusive scholarship and the bond of collegiality among the faculty, students, and administrators of these law schools. Photos (Clockwise): Participants attending the 16th Lutie Workshop Boston University School of Law hosted in 2022 (photo credit: Luguzy Atkins); participants brainstorming; Penn State Dickinson Law Dean Danielle Conway, Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Writing Workshop Founder and Boston University School of Law Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig, and Dickinson Law Review Symposium Editor Minh Eric Le; Pennsylvania-wide law review student editors, faculty, and administrators. #law #leadership #collaboration #university #Lutie #inclusion

Josh Sarnoff | Visit

Dean Danielle Conway and I were delighted to welcome Professor Joshua Sarnoff during a brief visit to Penn State Dickinson Law. He serves on the faculty of DePaul University College of Law. Among his many accolades, Professor Sarnoff is an internationally recognized expert on the intersections of intellectual property law, environmental law, health law, and constitutional, administrative, and international law. In addition, he is proficient with online, doctrinal, clinical, and legal writing instruction. We look forward to our law school community benefitting from his insights on these and other important subjects on a future visit.

Oxford University Press | IP Infringement #bookdeal

Delighted to announce my new book contract with Oxford University Press. Titled “Infringement in Intellectual Property Law,” the book will draw on extensive empirical data, theoretical foundations, and doctrinal insights from US case law to present the latest thinking on IP infringement, principally covering patents, copyright, trademarks, and design rights. The book will present facets of each type of IP right easily overlooked when viewed alone, such as how judges craft standards for judging the infringement of those rights, whether a unified theory of IP infringement is possible, and how #ai will enhance, disrupt, or distort the laws on IP infringement. The book’s doctrinal and policy discussion will be relevant to other common law systems in the UK, Australia, Canada, and beyond, given the similarities in infringement law in these countries and the influence of cross-border licensing and other IP-related activity in the US. #intellectualproperty #law #legal #ai #research #university #data #practice #industry #infringement #empirical #policy #doctrinal

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy| What Every Lawyer Should Know

Pleased to share a video recording of my fireside chat with #cybersecurity and #dataprivacy experts from #academia #practice #cia #industry, time-stamped for easy browsing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkQQwagIQ4M Why shouldn’t people focus on the breach? What should people focus on instead? President Biden’s recent executive order The social security number problem Biometrics Threat actors and tabletop exercises Training: Theory and practice Two-way authentication Cybersecurity insurance   When to disclose and how much to disclose? Counsel expectations. Certifying medical devices for cybersecurity The efficiency trap State actors Government back doors Daniel Solove Charisse Castagnoli Kristi Scott Trent Jaeger Michael Bramnick Jacqueline Stryker NRG Energy Central Intelligence Agency Mullen Coughlin LLC The George Washington University Law School Penn State University Penn State College of Engineering Penn State Dickinson Law Voco Vilya

Building Bridges | 38th US Bar- European Patent Office Liaison Council Meeting

Honored to join my fellow council members in the 38th US Bar- European Patent Office Liaison Council Meeting led via hybrid format in Washington, DC, on Monday, November 7, 2022. The US Bar-EPO Liaison Council is a forum to facilitate exchange between the EPO and US applicants, who account for a quarter of EPO's users, the largest number from any single country. The Council represents IP law associations and IP sections of state bar associations across the country. It increases mutual understanding of European and US patent practice and updates members on recent developments on both sides of the Atlantic. The agenda covered a wide range of issues. European Patent Office President António Campinos and Council President Iris Mok opened the session. Principal Director (Legal Affairs) Mihaly Ficsor chaired the proceedings. Thank you to the EPO officials who ably briefed the Council on the following topics: • The Unitary Patent (Michael Fröhlich) • Timeliness and Quality (Emma Ó Donnabháin) • European qualifying examination and quality (Xavier Seuba) • AI patents/ Oral proceedings in opposition by videoconference (Doris Thums) • Legal changes to support digital transformation (Laurence Brüning-Petit) • Substantive patent law harmonization (Sylvie Strobel) Photos (clockwise): Doris Thums (Head of department, Opposition and Substantive Patent Law); breakfast with President Campinos (photo credit: Iris Mok); group photo with President Campinos (photo credit: Iris Mok) Xavier Seuba (Director Patent Academy and EQE); Laurence Brüning-Petit (Head of Department, Directorate Patent Law); Sylvie Strobel (International Legal Affairs Directorate); Emma Ó Donnabháin (Principal Director, Quality and Practice Harmonisation).

Rethinking IP Education | Texas A&M Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable

A pleasure to join fellow IP scholars for the annual Texas A&M Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable. One feature of the roundtable is its focus on discussion rather than presentations. Another is the collegial exchanges and warm hospitality of our hosts. Many thanks to Professors Peter Yu, Srividhya Ragavan, Jeff Slattery, Prof. H. Brian Holland Glynn Lunney Hannah Bloch-Wehba. I spoke about adapting IP law and education to remain relevant, particularly regarding disruptive technologies, geostrategic shifts, and inclusive innovation. AI patents recorded their highest annual average growth rate ever. With advances in AI, what is certain is that our role in creating and inventing will continue to diminish. Unfortunately, the law on infringement remains untested. A carefully calibrated safe harbor is better than fair use. We also need to consider inclusive innovation in thinking about a long-range national IP strategy. The USPTO, Santa Clara University School of Law, the Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice, University of California system, and the United States Intellectual Property Alliance - USIPA lead this important crusade. Each is working to broaden the participation of underrepresented groups in innovation and entrepreneurship, including by collecting and analyzing data to establish metrics and help inform policy changes. We need to broaden our definition of IP education in more dimensions. For example, The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property helped 85 community colleges to supply regions with talent pipelines and hopes to scale distribution throughout K-16. Its strength is its focus on local communities and reaching groups outside the ecosystem of typical IP stakeholders. Those of us in universities also must step up to provide thought leadership to help decision-makers in government, make interdisciplinary research mainstream, and continue to build on international collaboration. In a more uncertain and volatile world, building a national and international network of bridges will be even more important. Photos (clockwise): roundtable participants posing for a group photo; with Timothy (Tim) McFarlin, Sean Tu, and Amanda Reid; a roundtable session in progress. #intellectualproperty #law #community #data #growth #entrepreneurship #strategy #university #collaboration #hospitality #building #talent

AI & IP | Tarrant County Bar Association

Delighted to speak with members of Texas' Tarrant County Bar Association and Texas A&M University School of Law's faculty and students on “#IP Trends in #AI Law - Domestic and International Treatment.” We had a wide-ranging discussion on legal developments, geostrategic developments between the US and China, and the importance of a national AI-IP strategy. Photos (clockwise): speaking about how Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI identified a powerful new drug that can kill many species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Researchers called it "halicin," after the AI system from “2001: A Space Odyssey"; with Texas IP Alliance representative Sophia Sakupwanya, Tarrant County Bar Association IP Section Chair Jeff Slattery, and Professor Peter Yu; receiving a token of appreciation from Mr. Slattery, a group photo with attendees. United States Intellectual Property Alliance - USIPA Penn State Dickinson Law #intellectualproperty #law #legal #school #university #china #students #strategy #technology

AI & IP | Texas

Looking forward to joining members and guests of the Tarrant County Bar Association and Texas A&M University School of Law Center for Law and IP on Thursday to discuss #IP trends in #AI Law. My presentation will highlight key developments in the US and abroad. In addition, we will discuss important legal and #geostrategic issues that lawyers, judges, policymakers, and an informed citizenry need to know about. My thanks to Jeff Slattery and Peter Yu for their invitation. Hope to see you there! https://bit.ly/tarrant_ip_ai #law #legal #ai #lawyers Penn State Dickinson Law

Dickinson Law | Dean’s Fellows 2022

Delighted to meet Penn State Dickinson Law's Dean's Fellows. They are working with each member of our multi-talented faculty and our marketing and communications colleagues to help highlight the law school's impact, including research, service to the community, and partnerships. Just one of many examples of how the community here comes together to support each other and one of the many reasons that make this place special. #practicegreatness #law #community #partnerships #communications #research Tianna Anderson Bethany Carter Gianna Corpora Tasneem Elbackush Alexis Faulkner, M.A. Luke Gorman Rachel James T. Sydney Bergeron Mikus Amber Paulino Romario R. Ricketts Nathan White Danielle Conway Laura H. Williams

Texas A&M University School of Law | IP Scholars Roundtable

Looking forward to joining friends and colleagues across the country and abroad at Texas A&M University School of Law's Annual IP Scholars Roundtable. Over the years, the event has continued to provide a collegial opportunity for exchanging ideas, presenting research and sharing experiences. My remarks will cover the theme of adaptation in IP law and policy; specifically, the impact of disruptive technologies like AI and recent dramatic geostrategic shifts, the rise of social justice and inclusive innovation; and recommendations for IP law and education to adapt to these changes to remain relevant and legitimate. Details here: http://bit.ly/3Wzwy5p Derek Bambauer University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law Daniel Benoliel, University of Haifa, Faculty of Law Oren Bracha The University of Texas School of Law John Cross Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville Nikola Datzov The University of North Dakota School of Law Stefania Fusco Notre Dame Law School Aman Gebru, University of Houston Law Center Llewellyn Gibbons The University of Toledo College of Law Timothy T. Hsieh, Oklahoma City University School of Law Eric Johnson University of Oklahoma College of Law Marshall Leaffer Indiana University Maurer School of Law Doris Long University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Timothy (Tim) McFarlin Samford University Cumberland School of Law, Andrew Michaels Alina Boyte Mississippi College School of Law Amanda Reid UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media Sandra Rierson Thomas Jefferson School of Law Lars Smith Ned Snow University of South Carolina School of Law Sean Tu West Virginia University College of Law Saurabh Vishnubhakat Cardozo School of Law Joy Y. Xiang Peking University School of Transnational Law Hannah Bloch-Wehba Irene Calboli Prof. H. Brian Holland Glynn Lunney Srividhya Ragavan Jeff Slattery Peter K. Yu #law #innovation #opportunity #ai #research #education

IP Law Society | Student Dialogue

Students are at the heart of what we do at Penn State Dickinson Law. I was very pleased to join the #intellectualpropertylaw society members for a lunchtime dialogue that my colleague Professor Martin Skladany ably moderated. Students asked excellent questions and were keen to make a difference. In a wide-ranging conversation, we discussed the challenges IP practitioners face, AI's impact on IP law, initiatives companies and law firms have in place for diversifying their legal counsel, getting involved with the local community by being an ad hoc IP resource, and how they position themselves to get good jobs in a competitive market. Thanks to IP Law Society President Abraham L. Lamptey, Ph.D., for inviting me. I look forward to our next dialogue session together and finding new ways for students to be involved with our #iplaw and #innovation Initiative. #community #legal #law #students #ai #jobs

Fireside Chat | The Class Action as Licensing and Reform Device

Pleased to share a video recording of my fireside chat with Xiyin Tang on "The Class Action as Licensing and Reform Device," time-stamped for easy browsing. https://youtu.be/tc1X2dAL8Ho Penn State Dickinson Law University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law #civilprocedure #copyrightlaw #classactions #google #spotify #ai

Atlanta | IP Alliances & Emory

Atlanta | @USIPalliance & @EmoryLaw https://bit.ly/3DnhXCG @DickinsonLaw

USIPA Board Meeting | Global IP Celebration

Honored to be elected to the boards of the Global IP Alliance and the US IP Alliance and to represent Penn State Dickinson Law at next week's gathering of IP leaders from across the industry, academia, practice, civil society, and government at USIPA's Annual Meeting in Atlanta. I will join Joyce Ward Stephanie Couch and Lateef Mtima to discuss "Curriculum, Careers, and Commercialization in Schools & Universities." Hope to see you there! Details here: https://lnkd.in/gb3n9x89

October 6 | Research & Innovation Roundtable

Delighted to welcome a trio of distinguished professors to Penn State Dickinson Law this week for our inaugural Faculty Research and Innovation Roundtable. . Professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Pendleton Miller Chair in Law; Director, Asian Law Center, University of Washington School of Law . Elizabeth Rowe, Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Professor of Law; Horace W. Goldsmith Research Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law . Peter Yu, Regents Professor of Law and Communication and Director, Center for Law and Intellectual Property, Texas A&M University School of Law #law #innovation #scholarship #research

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy | What Every Lawyer Should Know

Looking forward to hosting a fireside chat with #cybersecurity and #dataprivacy experts from #academia #practice #cia #industry. Daniel Solove Danielle Citron (Invited) Kristi Scott Trent Jaeger Michael Bramnick Jacqueline Stryker NRG Energy Central Intelligence Agency Mullen Coughlin LLC University of Virginia School of Law The George Washington University Law School Penn State University Penn State College of Engineering https://bit.ly/ipinnovationvodcast_02 Topics to be discussed may include: .Why data security law fails and how to improve it .Protecting dignity, identity, and love in the digital age .State and non-state actors: the law and its limits .Civil rights, transparency, and data privacy .The surprising state of consumer privacy law in the US .Employee training, interdisciplinary committees, and stakeholder communication build a corporate immune system .Mobile security, systems security, and software security

Philly Meetings | IP & Innovation Vodcast and More

A busy two days of meetings in Philadelphia inviting speakers for the Penn State Dickinson Law IP and Innovation vodcast series that will launch in a few weeks and other initiatives to be announced. For now, stay tuned for news of my fireside chat with Roberte Makowski, Chief IP Counsel at FMC and Greg Mandel, Provost at Temple University! Photos (clockwise): with Herb Hovenkamp (Penn Law), with Erika Douglas (Temple Law), with Roberte Makowski (FMC), with Greg Mandel (Temple University), a beautiful archway at Penn Law with an inscription that reads "Truth, simplicity, and candor: these are the cardinal virtues of a lawyer - Sharswood"; with Sarah Chou (Medifill).

A Sense of History | Philadelphia Dickinson Law Alum Reception

The Penn State Dickinson Law family gathered this week for the Philadelphia alum reception. A sense of history is palpable both in the city and at the reception. Founded in 1834, Dickinson Law alums trace their professional lineage to the oldest law school in Pennsylvania and the fifth oldest in the nation. Over six generations, or over 180 years, alums entrusted us with training the next. One of the favorite parts of my job is the opportunity to meet alums. Over hugs, laughter, and warm conversation, they sometimes share how their time at Dickinson Law made a difference in their lives and how they, in turn, made a difference in the lives of others. That the ripples of regular and routine interactions with law students endure beyond the physical space of the law school, and the relatively short time we share there at once humbles and inspires. Tiny drops of knowledge, equity, and intentionality make a mighty ocean.

Vegas | Marcus Evans IP Law Summit

Pleased to be back in Vegas, this time to participate in the marcus evans Group IP Law Summit. Corporate counsel, government officials, outside counsel, and academics gathered to discuss a wide range of practical topics, including developing a "five-star" IP portfolio, strategic budgeting, fine-tuning cybersecurity and data privacy measures and navigating the European unitary patent and developments in China. Congratulations to Ashli Thomas, Antonio Vann and the Marcus Evans team for putting together an outstanding event. Halozyme General Counsel Mark Snyder and I sat down for a fireside chat on IP leadership - within the corporation, in dealing with the government, and when thinking internationally. We also discussed the importance of working within coalitions such as the US IP Alliance and working with academia to advance data-driven analytics in areas like IP and antitrust law. On the sidelines of the Summit, I was delighted to meet with UNLV Law Dean Leah Chan Grinvald. Dean Grinvald continues to be engaged with IP issues, having returned that same day from speaking at the IP Owners (IPO) Annual Meeting on the right to repair. We will reunite for my vodcast series on IP and innovation leadership profiles. Stay tuned! Photos (clockwise): With Naomi Haynes and Ashli Thomas (Marcus Evans Group); with Anna-lisa Gallo (LIXIL) Elizabeth Pietrowski (Phibro Animal Health) Phil Makrogiannis (Cardinal Health) Ashli Thomas John Calkins (Pear Therapeutics) Janna Lewis (BAE Systems) Mark Snyder Gregory Bollis (Milwaukee Tool) Paul Liu (TuSimple); Antonio Vann (Wells Fargo) Caeden Curtis Drayton (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.); with Mark Snyder (Halozyme, Inc.); with Heather McCann (EIP); a painting University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law library with the "official" pronunciation of Nevada; a view of Vegas from my room; with Dean Leah Chan Grinvald.

Celebrate | Your Gift, Your Impact

Delighted to join the Penn State Dickinson Law community in celebrating its record-breaking $16.9 million campaign success. It was great to witness what a community can achieve with strong, multi-generational institutional leadership, staff, students, and faculty coming together to support their vision, and alums inspired by how they benefitted from their time at Dickinson Law and generously paying it forward. https://bit.ly/3eFoDlI Photos (Clockwise): Dean Danielle Conway, Kelly Rimmer, Former Dean Gary Gildin; with Robin Langhans and Laura Weakland; with Robin Platte Kaci McNeave, MSHCM, Professor Sara Gerke, and Delaram Rezaeikhonakdar; with Former Dean Gary Gildin and Steven Coren; with Professor Samantha Prince, Taylor Haberle and Jeremy A. Garcia.

IP Law Summit | IP Leadership in a Time of Turbulence

Looking forward to joining my fellow panelists, speakers, and moderators for the #IPLawSummit by marcus evans Group. On Sunday, Mark Snyder, General Counsel of @Halozyme and former Deputy General Counsel, Litigation at Qualcomm, and I will sit down for a fireside chat to discuss IP leadership in a time of turbulence. Topics we will discuss include: . #Leadership in #tech v. #biopharma. . The case for a national IP strategy. . A behind-the-scenes look at how Mark and his team secured Qualcomm's victories against competition regulators in the United States and Europe. . Thinking #internationally about IP strategy. . Strategies in life-cycle management and M&A. https://bit.ly/3BatIeM Ashli Thomas Antonio Vann Gregory Bollis Caeden Curtis Drayton Dalpreet Saluja Anna-lisa Gallo Wayne Brown Lauren Koblitz Shapiro Paul Liu Elizabeth Pietrowski Bridget Smith Matthew Scoll JoAnne Gilliam Janna Lewis Friedrich Wetschnig David Orensten Ginger Appleberry Danielle Coleman Khristi Driver Bob Ghosh James Sidou Michael Mangelson Edward G Lance IV Wayne Stacy Deanna Kwong Phil M. Mark Vallone Tanya Garrett Shannon Bream Michael Fröhlich Kerri Braun Christa Cole Benjamin Setnick Krista Carter Toufic Saati Ann Toni Kereiakes

GFIP 2022 | It’s a wrap!

Back from a whirlwind trip to Singapore. Thank you to the IP Office of Singapore for hosting my visit, and congratulations on another outstanding edition of the Global Forum on IP. The event shows how small states can make a large impact on the global dialogue on the most pressing issues of our time. Our discussions underscored the importance of making the IP system work for everyone, particularly those who have yet to enjoy its fruits, ensuring innovation policy remains relevant to disparate challenges like climate change and the metaverse, and the need to build trust and resilience in a fragmented and wary world. Photos: (1) with Toon Meng Peh, Mark Lim, and Eric Khoo; the Singapore Flyer set against the cityscape; with Bernard Ong, Rena Lee and Kian Teik Beh; with Sandy Widjaja; with DS Calvin Phua, Stanley Lai, SC and PS Loh Khum Yean; (2) with Alban Kang; with Jia Yi Toh (杜佳怡); Gardens by the Bay; with Catherine Chammartin, Irene Calboli, and Ryan Abbott; with Sheena R Jacob, Yew Kuin Cheah, and Usha Chandradas; with Fanny Koh, Benjamin Tan, Nicolette Wong, Shu Ling Foong, Jeeva Sandran. IPOS International Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Ministry of Law, Singapore Allen & Gledhill LLP Texas A&M University School of Law School of Law, University of Surrey CMS Holborn Asia The Walt Disney Company Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Penn State Dickinson Law C Square Creative Communications #intellectualproperty #dei #rulesbased #multilateral #strongertogetherBack from a whirlwind trip to Singapore. Thank you to the IP Office of Singapore for hosting my visit, and congratulations on another outstanding edition of the Global Forum on IP. The event shows how small states can make a large impact on the global dialogue on the most pressing issues of our time. Our discussions underscored the importance of making the IP system work for everyone, particularly those who have yet to enjoy its fruits, ensuring innovation policy remains relevant to disparate challenges like climate change and the metaverse, and the need to build trust and resilience in a fragmented and wary world. Photos: (1) with Toon Meng Peh, Mark Lim, and Eric Khoo; the Singapore Flyer set against the cityscape; with Bernard Ong, Rena Lee and Kian Teik Beh; with Sandy Widjaja; with DS Calvin Phua, Stanley Lai, SC and PS Loh Khum Yean; (2) with Alban Kang; with Jia Yi Toh (杜佳怡); Gardens by the Bay; with Catherine Chammartin, Irene Calboli, and Ryan Abbott; with Sheena R Jacob, Yew Kuin Cheah, and Usha Chandradas; with Fanny Koh, Benjamin Tan, Nicolette Wong, Shu Ling Foong, Jeeva Sandran. IPOS International Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Ministry of Law, Singapore Allen & Gledhill LLP Texas A&M University School of Law School of Law, University of Surrey CMS Holborn Asia The Walt Disney Company Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Penn State Dickinson Law C Square Creative Communications #intellectualproperty #dei #rulesbased #multilateral #strongertogetherBack from a whirlwind trip to Singapore. Thank you to the IP Office of Singapore for hosting my visit, and congratulations on another outstanding edition of the Global Forum on IP. The event shows how small states can make a large impact on the global dialogue on the most pressing issues of our time. Our discussions underscored the importance of making the IP system work for everyone, particularly those who have yet to enjoy its fruits, ensuring innovation policy remains relevant to disparate challenges like climate change and the metaverse, and the need to build trust and resilience in a fragmented and wary world. Photos: (1) with Toon Meng Peh, Mark Lim, and Eric Khoo; the Singapore Flyer set against the cityscape; with Bernard Ong, Rena Lee and Kian Teik Beh; with Sandy Widjaja; with DS Calvin Phua, Stanley Lai, SC and PS Loh Khum Yean; (2) with Alban Kang; with Jia Yi Toh (杜佳怡); Gardens by the Bay; with Catherine Chammartin, Irene Calboli, and Ryan Abbott; with Sheena R Jacob, Yew Kuin Cheah, and Usha Chandradas; with Fanny Koh, Benjamin Tan, Nicolette Wong, Shu Ling Foong, Jeeva Sandran. IPOS International Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Ministry of Law, Singapore Allen & Gledhill LLP Texas A&M University School of Law School of Law, University of Surrey CMS Holborn Asia The Walt Disney Company Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Penn State Dickinson Law C Square Creative Communications #intellectualproperty #dei #rulesbased #multilateral #strongertogetherBack from a whirlwind trip to Singapore. Thank you to the IP Office of Singapore for hosting my visit, and congratulations on another outstanding edition of the Global Forum on IP. The event shows how small states can make a large impact on the global dialogue on the most pressing issues of our time. Our discussions underscored the importance of making the IP system work for everyone, particularly those who have yet to enjoy its fruits, ensuring innovation policy remains relevant to disparate challenges like climate change and the metaverse, and the need to build trust and resilience in a fragmented and wary world. Photos: (1) with Toon Meng Peh, Mark Lim, and Eric Khoo; the Singapore Flyer set against the cityscape; with Bernard Ong, Rena Lee and Kian Teik Beh; with Sandy Widjaja; with DS Calvin Phua, Stanley Lai, SC and PS Loh Khum Yean; (2) with Alban Kang; with Jia Yi Toh (杜佳怡); Gardens by the Bay; with Catherine Chammartin, Irene Calboli, and Ryan Abbott; with Sheena R Jacob, Yew Kuin Cheah, and Usha Chandradas; with Fanny Koh, Benjamin Tan, Nicolette Wong, Shu Ling Foong, Jeeva Sandran. IPOS International Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Ministry of Law, Singapore Allen & Gledhill LLP Texas A&M University School of Law School of Law, University of Surrey CMS Holborn Asia The Walt Disney Company Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Penn State Dickinson Law C Square Creative Communications #intellectualproperty #dei #rulesbased #multilateral #strongertogetherBack from a whirlwind trip to Singapore. Thank you to the IP Office of Singapore for hosting my visit, and congratulations on another outstanding edition of the Global Forum on IP. The event shows how small states can make a large impact on the global dialogue on the most pressing issues of our time. Our discussions underscored the importance of making the IP system work for everyone, particularly those who have yet to enjoy its fruits, ensuring innovation policy remains relevant to disparate challenges like climate change and the metaverse, and the need to build trust and resilience in a fragmented and wary world. Photos: (1) with Toon Meng Peh, Mark Lim, and Eric Khoo; the Singapore Flyer set against the cityscape; with Bernard Ong, Rena Lee and Kian Teik Beh; with Sandy Widjaja; with DS Calvin Phua, Stanley Lai, SC and PS Loh Khum Yean; (2) with Alban Kang; with Jia Yi Toh (杜佳怡); Gardens by the Bay; with Catherine Chammartin, Irene Calboli, and Ryan Abbott; with Sheena R Jacob, Yew Kuin Cheah, and Usha Chandradas; with Fanny Koh, Benjamin Tan, Nicolette Wong, Shu Ling Foong, Jeeva Sandran. IPOS International Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Ministry of Law, Singapore Allen & Gledhill LLP Texas A&M University School of Law School of Law, University of Surrey CMS Holborn Asia The Walt Disney Company Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Penn State Dickinson Law C Square Creative Communications #intellectualproperty #dei #rulesbased #multilateral #strongertogetherBack from a whirlwind trip to Singapore. Thank you to the IP Office of Singapore for hosting my visit, and congratulations on another outstanding edition of the Global Forum on IP. The event shows how small states can make a large impact on the global dialogue on the most pressing issues of our time. Our discussions underscored the importance of making the IP system work for everyone, particularly those who have yet to enjoy its fruits, ensuring innovation policy remains relevant to disparate challenges like climate change and the metaverse, and the need to build trust and resilience in a fragmented and wary world. Photos: (1) with Toon Meng Peh, Mark Lim, and Eric Khoo; the Singapore Flyer set against the cityscape; with Bernard Ong, Rena Lee and Kian Teik Beh; with Sandy Widjaja; with DS Calvin Phua, Stanley Lai, SC and PS Loh Khum Yean; (2) with Alban Kang; with Jia Yi Toh (杜佳怡); Gardens by the Bay; with Catherine Chammartin, Irene Calboli, and Ryan Abbott; with Sheena R Jacob, Yew Kuin Cheah, and Usha Chandradas; with Fanny Koh, Benjamin Tan, Nicolette Wong, Shu Ling Foong, Jeeva Sandran. IPOS International Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Ministry of Law, Singapore Allen & Gledhill LLP Texas A&M University School of Law School of Law, University of Surrey CMS Holborn Asia The Walt Disney Company Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Penn State Dickinson Law C Square Creative Communications #intellectualproperty #dei #rulesbased #multilateral #strongertogetherBack from a whirlwind trip to Singapore. Thank you to the IP Office of Singapore for hosting my visit, and congratulations on another outstanding edition of the Global Forum on IP. The event shows how small states can make a large impact on the global dialogue on the most pressing issues of our time. Our discussions underscored the importance of making the IP system work for everyone, particularly those who have yet to enjoy its fruits, ensuring innovation policy remains relevant to disparate challenges like climate change and the metaverse, and the need to build trust and resilience in a fragmented and wary world. Photos: (1) with Toon Meng Peh, Mark Lim, and Eric Khoo; the Singapore Flyer set against the cityscape; with Bernard Ong, Rena Lee and Kian Teik Beh; with Sandy Widjaja; with DS Calvin Phua, Stanley Lai, SC and PS Loh Khum Yean; (2) with Alban Kang; with Jia Yi Toh (杜佳怡); Gardens by the Bay; with Catherine Chammartin, Irene Calboli, and Ryan Abbott; with Sheena R Jacob, Yew Kuin Cheah, and Usha Chandradas; with Fanny Koh, Benjamin Tan, Nicolette Wong, Shu Ling Foong, Jeeva Sandran. IPOS International Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Ministry of Law, Singapore Allen & Gledhill LLP Texas A&M University School of Law School of Law, University of Surrey CMS Holborn Asia The Walt Disney Company Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Penn State Dickinson Law C Square Creative Communications #intellectualproperty #dei #rulesbased #multilateral #strongertogetherBack from a whirlwind trip to Singapore. Thank you to the IP Office of Singapore for hosting my visit, and congratulations on another outstanding edition of the Global Forum on IP. The event shows how small states can make a large impact on the global dialogue on the most pressing issues of our time. Our discussions underscored the importance of making the IP system work for everyone, particularly those who have yet to enjoy its fruits, ensuring innovation policy remains relevant to disparate challenges like climate change and the metaverse, and the need to build trust and resilience in a fragmented and wary world. Photos: (1) with Toon Meng Peh, Mark Lim, and Eric Khoo; the Singapore Flyer set against the cityscape; with Bernard Ong, Rena Lee and Kian Teik Beh; with Sandy Widjaja; with DS Calvin Phua, Stanley Lai, SC and PS Loh Khum Yean; (2) with Alban Kang; with Jia Yi Toh (杜佳怡); Gardens by the Bay; with Catherine Chammartin, Irene Calboli, and Ryan Abbott; with Sheena R Jacob, Yew Kuin Cheah, and Usha Chandradas; with Fanny Koh, Benjamin Tan, Nicolette Wong, Shu Ling Foong, Jeeva Sandran. IPOS International Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Ministry of Law, Singapore Allen & Gledhill LLP Texas A&M University School of Law School of Law, University of Surrey CMS Holborn Asia The Walt Disney Company Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Penn State Dickinson Law C Square Creative Communications #intellectualproperty #dei #rulesbased #multilateral #strongertogetherBack from a whirlwind trip to Singapore. Thank you to the IP Office of Singapore for hosting my visit, and congratulations on another outstanding edition of the Global Forum on IP. The event shows how small states can make a large impact on the global dialogue on the most pressing issues of our time. Our discussions underscored the importance of making the IP system work for everyone, particularly those who have yet to enjoy its fruits, ensuring innovation policy remains relevant to disparate challenges like climate change and the metaverse, and the need to build trust and resilience in a fragmented and wary world. Photos: (1) with Toon Meng Peh, Mark Lim, and Eric Khoo; the Singapore Flyer set against the cityscape; with Bernard Ong, Rena Lee and Kian Teik Beh; with Sandy Widjaja; with DS Calvin Phua, Stanley Lai, SC and PS Loh Khum Yean; (2) with Alban Kang; with Jia Yi Toh (杜佳怡); Gardens by the Bay; with Catherine Chammartin, Irene Calboli, and Ryan Abbott; with Sheena R Jacob, Yew Kuin Cheah, and Usha Chandradas; with Fanny Koh, Benjamin Tan, Nicolette Wong, Shu Ling Foong, Jeeva Sandran. IPOS International Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Ministry of Law, Singapore Allen & Gledhill LLP Texas A&M University School of Law School of Law, University of Surrey CMS Holborn Asia The Walt Disney Company Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Penn State Dickinson Law C Square Creative Communications #intellectualproperty #dei #rulesbased #multilateral #strongertogetherBack from a whirlwind trip to Singapore. Thank you to the IP Office of Singapore for hosting my visit, and congratulations on another outstanding edition of the Global Forum on IP. The event shows how small states can make a large impact on the global dialogue on the most pressing issues of our time. Our discussions underscored the importance of making the IP system work for everyone, particularly those who have yet to enjoy its fruits, ensuring innovation policy remains relevant to disparate challenges like climate change and the metaverse, and the need to build trust and resilience in a fragmented and wary world. Photos: (1) with Toon Meng Peh, Mark Lim, and Eric Khoo; the Singapore Flyer set against the cityscape; with Bernard Ong, Rena Lee and Kian Teik Beh; with Sandy Widjaja; with DS Calvin Phua, Stanley Lai, SC and PS Loh Khum Yean; (2) with Alban Kang; with Jia Yi Toh (杜佳怡); Gardens by the Bay; with Catherine Chammartin, Irene Calboli, and Ryan Abbott; with Sheena R Jacob, Yew Kuin Cheah, and Usha Chandradas; with Fanny Koh, Benjamin Tan, Nicolette Wong, Shu Ling Foong, Jeeva Sandran. IPOS International Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Ministry of Law, Singapore Allen & Gledhill LLP Texas A&M University School of Law School of Law, University of Surrey CMS Holborn Asia The Walt Disney Company Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Penn State Dickinson Law C Square Creative Communications #intellectualproperty #dei #rulesbased #multilateral #strongertogetherBack from a whirlwind trip to Singapore. Thank you to the IP Office of Singapore for hosting my visit, and congratulations on another outstanding edition of the Global Forum on IP. The event shows how small states can make a large impact on the global dialogue on the most pressing issues of our time. Our discussions underscored the importance of making the IP system work for everyone, particularly those who have yet to enjoy its fruits, ensuring innovation policy remains relevant to disparate challenges like climate change and the metaverse, and the need to build trust and resilience in a fragmented and wary world. Photos: (1) with Toon Meng Peh, Mark Lim, and Eric Khoo; the Singapore Flyer set against the cityscape; with Bernard Ong, Rena Lee and Kian Teik Beh; with Sandy Widjaja; with DS Calvin Phua, Stanley Lai, SC and PS Loh Khum Yean; (2) with Alban Kang; with Jia Yi Toh (杜佳怡); Gardens by the Bay; with Catherine Chammartin, Irene Calboli, and Ryan Abbott; with Sheena R Jacob, Yew Kuin Cheah, and Usha Chandradas; with Fanny Koh, Benjamin Tan, Nicolette Wong, Shu Ling Foong, Jeeva Sandran. IPOS International Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Ministry of Law, Singapore Allen & Gledhill LLP Texas A&M University School of Law School of Law, University of Surrey CMS Holborn Asia The Walt Disney Company Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Penn State Dickinson Law C Square Creative Communications #intellectualproperty #dei #rulesbased #multilateral #strongertogetherBack from a whirlwind trip to Singapore. Thank you to the IP Office of Singapore for hosting my visit, and congratulations on another outstanding edition of the Global Forum on IP. The event shows how small states can make a large impact on the global dialogue on the most pressing issues of our time. Our discussions underscored the importance of making the IP system work for everyone, particularly those who have yet to enjoy its fruits, ensuring innovation policy remains relevant to disparate challenges like climate change and the metaverse, and the need to build trust and resilience in a fragmented and wary world. Photos: (1) with Toon Meng Peh, Mark Lim, and Eric Khoo; the Singapore Flyer set against the cityscape; with Bernard Ong, Rena Lee and Kian Teik Beh; with Sandy Widjaja; with DS Calvin Phua, Stanley Lai, SC and PS Loh Khum Yean; (2) with Alban Kang; with Jia Yi Toh (杜佳怡); Gardens by the Bay; with Catherine Chammartin, Irene Calboli, and Ryan Abbott; with Sheena R Jacob, Yew Kuin Cheah, and Usha Chandradas; with Fanny Koh, Benjamin Tan, Nicolette Wong, Shu Ling Foong, Jeeva Sandran. IPOS International Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Ministry of Law, Singapore Allen & Gledhill LLP Texas A&M University School of Law School of Law, University of Surrey CMS Holborn Asia The Walt Disney Company Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Penn State Dickinson Law C Square Creative Communications #intellectualproperty #dei #rulesbased #multilateral #strongertogetherBack from a whirlwind trip to Singapore. Thank you to the IP Office of Singapore for hosting my visit, and congratulations on another outstanding edition of the Global Forum on IP. The event shows how small states can make a large impact on the global dialogue on the most pressing issues of our time. Our discussions underscored the importance of making the IP system work for everyone, particularly those who have yet to enjoy its fruits, ensuring innovation policy remains relevant to disparate challenges like climate change and the metaverse, and the need to build trust and resilience in a fragmented and wary world. Photos: (1) with Toon Meng Peh, Mark Lim, and Eric Khoo; the Singapore Flyer set against the cityscape; with Bernard Ong, Rena Lee and Kian Teik Beh; with Sandy Widjaja; with DS Calvin Phua, Stanley Lai, SC and PS Loh Khum Yean; (2) with Alban Kang; with Jia Yi Toh (杜佳怡); Gardens by the Bay; with Catherine Chammartin, Irene Calboli, and Ryan Abbott; with Sheena R Jacob, Yew Kuin Cheah, and Usha Chandradas; with Fanny Koh, Benjamin Tan, Nicolette Wong, Shu Ling Foong, Jeeva Sandran. IPOS International Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Ministry of Law, Singapore Allen & Gledhill LLP Texas A&M University School of Law School of Law, University of Surrey CMS Holborn Asia The Walt Disney Company Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Penn State Dickinson Law C Square Creative Communications #intellectualproperty #dei #rulesbased #multilateral #strongertogetherBack from a whirlwind trip to Singapore. Thank you to the IP Office of Singapore for hosting my visit, and congratulations on another outstanding edition of the Global Forum on IP. The event shows how small states can make a large impact on the global dialogue on the most pressing issues of our time. Our discussions underscored the importance of making the IP system work for everyone, particularly those who have yet to enjoy its fruits, ensuring innovation policy remains relevant to disparate challenges like climate change and the metaverse, and the need to build trust and resilience in a fragmented and wary world. Photos: (1) with Toon Meng Peh, Mark Lim, and Eric Khoo; the Singapore Flyer set against the cityscape; with Bernard Ong, Rena Lee and Kian Teik Beh; with Sandy Widjaja; with DS Calvin Phua, Stanley Lai, SC and PS Loh Khum Yean; (2) with Alban Kang; with Jia Yi Toh (杜佳怡); Gardens by the Bay; with Catherine Chammartin, Irene Calboli, and Ryan Abbott; with Sheena R Jacob, Yew Kuin Cheah, and Usha Chandradas; with Fanny Koh, Benjamin Tan, Nicolette Wong, Shu Ling Foong, Jeeva Sandran. IPOS International Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Ministry of Law, Singapore Allen & Gledhill LLP Texas A&M University School of Law School of Law, University of Surrey CMS Holborn Asia The Walt Disney Company Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Penn State Dickinson Law C Square Creative Communications #intellectualproperty #dei #rulesbased #multilateral #strongertogether

GFIP 2022 | #presencematters

Delighted to catch up with fellow travelers from the US at the Global Forum on IP in Singapore. As the world opens up for business again, it will be increasingly those who are present who will shape conversations on policy and operations and forge people-to-people ties for their organizations and countries. Happy to see David Kappos (Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP), Hon. Kathi Vidal (USPTO), and Etienne Sanz de Acedo (International Trademark Association (INTA)) made the trip to connect in person with the nearly 2,000 attendees, mostly from Asia, the world's most dynamic region today, and their presence made a palpable difference. Penn State Dickinson Law Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) IPOS International #gfip #intellectualproperty #business #law #singapore #people https://lnkd.in/gBkiJe4e

IP Week @ SG | Global Forum on IP

Honored to be in Singapore to participate in Asia's flagship intellectual property (IP) conference. The event brings together leading policymakers, heads of IP offices, IP experts, and businesses to debate IP's role amid global challenges and the rise of game-changing technologies. I look forward to joining Usha Chandradas ((Plu)ral Art LLP), Cheah Yew Kuin (The Walt Disney Company), and Sheena Jacob (CMS Holborn Asia) to discuss non-registrable IP and their critical role in business growth. Hope to see you there! https://www.ipweek2022.sg/gfip.html

Dickinson Law Alumni | Harrisburg Gathering

Delighted to join the Penn State Dickinson Law community along with my colleagues Dean Danielle Conway, Laura H. Williams, Katherine Pearson, and TaWanda Hunter Stallworth, M. Div. in Harrisburg for my first alum gathering. It was encouraging to see every decade represented since 1965! Kudos to Robin Langhans Kelly Rimmer Laura Weakland, and Brett Conway for putting together a great event. Looking forward to upcoming gatherings in Camp Hill on Friday, September 16 and Philly on Thursday, September 22. #community #law

Podcast | The Class Action as Licensing and Reform Device

Please join us for Dickinson Law’s inaugural live IP and Innovation Podcast on Thursday, October 13, at 12:30 pm Eastern. In this first podcast, UCLA Professor Xiyin Tang will speak about her latest article on class action lawsuits and copyright law, to be published in the Columbia Law Review. You can find the details below. We are offering 1 hour of Pennsylvania CLE credit. Attorneys who need CLE credit from other states are welcome to apply to their jurisdictions independently. Please RSVP using the registration link in the flier. I hope to see you there. https://bit.ly/3CqdBdQ

Convocation | A Welcome to Dickinson Law

We welcomed the Class of 2025 to Penn State Dickinson Law this week with a series of events culminating in a convocation ceremony in the law school's beautiful Apfelbaum Family Courtroom & Auditorium. Dean Danielle Conway set the tone for their next three years, and hopefully longer, by emphasizing their solemn responsibility to defend the Constitution, promote the rule of law and protect the vulnerable among us. Associate Dean of Experiential Learning, Mae Quinn and I co-hosted students over lunch. We enjoyed hearing about their aspirations at law school and beyond, shared our thoughts on navigating their 1L year, and encouraged them to look beyond grades in finding their areas of passion in the law. Looking forward to seeing their budding careers blossom in the years ahead. Photos (Clockwise): convocation speakers; with Dean Quinn and students; with Library Assistant Connie Day and John Edward Fowler Distinguished Professor of Law William Butler.

Penn State | Meetings

Penn State | Meetings Delighted to meet with interim provost Justin Schwartz on his third day in office. We had a good discussion, including how my work with the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences and Penn State Dickinson Law's Intellectual Property Law & Innovation Initiative might contribute to university goals and better engage faculty across its disciplines in the coming year and beyond. Also met with IP clinic director Jonathan D'Silva and Happy Valley LaunchBox Entrepreneurial Cog Connector Jason Huber. LaunchBox is a one-stop shop for the community to get no-cost legal advice, co-working facilities, programs to help startups, and more (see: https://happyvalley.launchbox.psu.edu/). Grateful to them for giving me a personal tour of LaunchBox. Caught up with Professor John Lopatka for lunch. John is one of the nation's leading antitrust scholars and serves as A. Robert Noll Distinguished Professor of Law at Penn State Law. Finally, my day's meetings ended with Professor Trent Jaeger, a cybersecurity expert. We are collaborating on a podcast on current cybersecurity issues scheduled for later this year. Stay tuned! Photos (Clockwise): with Jon D'Silva and Jason Huber; views of Penn State, including Old Main and the bell that hung in Old Main's bell tower, cast in 1871 and regulator of campus life until the new building was constructed in 1929; with interim provost Justin Schwartz; with Karolina Healy (administrative support coordinator to the provost); with Trent Jaeger; with John Lopatka.

Penn State | Institute for Computational and Data Sciences

Penn State | ICDS Met in person for the first time with colleagues from across Penn State this week under the auspices of the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS). ICDS promotes innovative, high-performance computation methods across colleges and disciplines. It enables advanced simulation and statistical modeling, data analysis, data mining, machine learning, and more. We discussed ways to apply these tools and methods to identify and address gaps in diversity, equity, and inclusion, such as by looking at the innovation process through the lens of big data - from information disclosure to patenting to licensing to see how women or racial minorities fare, where there might be bottlenecks, and how we can improve the innovation ecosystem. ICDS plays a critical role in keeping research across the university open and inclusive and in fostering dialogue and collaboration. As scholars increasingly harness new computing-enabled tools, computational and data sciences will become a mainstay, even in legal scholarship. Its cyberscience initiatives support researchers probing both the far corners of the universe to atoms and to they intersect with law and society. Congratulations to the ICDS team, and thank you for all your hard work this week in bridging our research! For more information about ICDS, see https://dev.ics.psu.edu/about/ Photos (Clockwise): with Tonya Evans (Dickinson Law) and Roderick Lee (Business); with ICDS Director Jenni Evans; with Guido Cervone (Geography), Wayne Figurelle (ICDS), Xiao Liu (Biomedical Engineering), Ashley Villa (Astronomy & Astrophysics), Joel Leja (Astronomy & Astrophysics), Helen Greatrex (Geography); with Helen Greatrex (Geography); Esther Obonyo (Engineering); Dave Hunter (Statistics); Zhen Lei (Energy and Mineral Engineering, no ICDS affiliation); Jen Wagner (Engineering), Terri Breindel (ICDS), and Scott Walther (ICDS); photo collage of ICDS co-hires.

Conference | IP & International Dispute Resolution

Delighted to join experts from around the world to discuss the latest in dispute resolution and IP developments. Topics we covered included: . Deploying technology, including AI, for dispute resolution. . The challenge of protecting confidentiality in online mediations. . The risk of arbitration eroding the ability to calculate a FRAND royalty. . How national offices can play a strategic role in dispute resolution, including the USPTO-WIPO cooperation on resolving standard essential patent disputes and Singapore's Revised Enhanced Mediation Promotion Scheme and IP litigation track. . The role of courts in promoting alternative dispute resolution, including the Northern District of Illinois' voluntary mediation program for trademark cases. . Global litigation to recognize machines as inventors. Thanks for your insights Qiyao Dong World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO Stanley Lai, SC Allen & Gledhill LLP Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Joyce A. Tan PBM Joyce A Tan & Partners LLC Bill McGrath Davis McGrath Ryan Abbott JAMS School of Law, University of Surrey David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Barbara Lauriat King's College London The George Washington University Law School Zhiyong (Alan) Fan Huawei. Congratulations to World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO Ignacio de Castro Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Rena Lee University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law Gary Friedlander Adam Ernette, J.D., LL.M. for an outstanding event. Penn State Dickinson Law

Semiconductors | Law, Innovation and the Digital Economy

Delighted to join colleagues from the U.S., Israel, and Europe for the Law, Innovation and the Digital Economy seminar, hosted by the University of Oxford. Businesses are global, or global trends affect them, so it is important that the laws that govern them remain relevant and responsive. My remarks will address key trends in the #semiconductor industry, including the long-awaited bill aimed at increasing American competitiveness. This bipartisan achievement will send over 50 billion dollars to American manufacturing and scientific research. Seminar speakers will also address other topics, including algorithmic price personalization, the rise of moral robots, innovation in digital markets, international competition law enforcement, and the digitalization of justice. Kudos to Professors Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid and Ariel Ezrachi for their leadership and for gathering us together to discuss the implications of these important issues. Looking forward to joining Mateusz Grochowski Beril Boz Ronit Shimoni Uriel Mizlish Judge Daphna Blatman-Kedrai Yehuda Sommer Cohen Nigel Cook Eva Lein, Nikolas Guggenberger samuel ESTREICHER Alberto Aronovitz Carole Basri Dr. Milly Perry Elad Finkelstein Sivan Sabban Hacohen Michal Shapira and Peter Thompson.

Thinking Internationally about IP and Dispute Resolution | What Every Lawyer & Corporate Counsel Should Know

Looking forward to joining a conversation on the important issue of IP and dispute resolution on August 11, now just under two weeks away. Together with a panel of experts, topics we may discuss include: • The role of international IP organizations and government IP offices as drivers of dispute resolution innovators. • An IP track for IP litigation and the role of IP valuation. • A metaverse platform for arbitration hearings and mediation sessions. • Expert evidence and specialist mediators in trademark, patent law, and cross-border litigation. • Standard essential patents: The WIPO-USPTO agreement; dispute resolution models and unintended consequences; Chinese perspectives on global FRAND dispute resolution models; negotiation as an overlooked model. • Views from the trenches and command posts: Dos and don’ts (All). • AI inventorship as a case study in global dispute resolution strategy. o Using technology for dispute resolution. o Dispute resolution in the world of NFTs.

Listening Tours | DC

Delighted to catch up with old friends and meet new ones on my recent trip to DC. They span the spectrum of stakeholders, academia, government, legal practice, and think tanks. I am grateful to each of them for their warm hospitality. Our conversations helped me better understand the finer points of the DC intelligentsia and the important role they play in shaping conversations, laws, and policies across the nation. They also helped me understand how Penn State Dickinson Law might contribute meaningfully to those conversations in the years to come. I look forward to working closely with them. This is the first in my series of listening tours. I expect to be back again soon and particularly look forward to catching up with those I missed seeing this time. I am also planning visits to visit other cities this year. Top (Clockwise): Brian Pandya (Duan Morris), Hon. (ret.) Paul Michel (Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit), Esther Lim (Finnegan), Rob Brauneis (GWU), Josh Sarnoff (DePaul). Bottom (Clockwise): Peter Anthony Pappas, Brad Watts, Jane Bryan (US Senate), Lateef Mtima (Howard), Randy Stutz (AAI), Phil Warrick, Andrei Iancu (Irell & Manella), Hon Pauline Newman (Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit).

Kidon IP War Stories | Podcast Interview

Glad to reconnect with David Cohen as a guest on his podcast series, "Kidon IP War Stories." Our talk focused on legal academia, IP, and the perennial challenge of remaining relevant. I shared how my "outsider perspective" informed my approach to the law, why the international dimension is critical to domestic innovation policy, and the importance of bringing together nontraditional stakeholders into the fold to help address today's most pressing issues. https://youtu.be/k1fB1SpUhjA?t=1      

Passing the Torch | A Legacy of Access and Opportunity

Stopped by UIC Law to catch up with Gary Friedlander and tie up a few loose ends. Even though Gary has just been on the job for two weeks, he has hit the ground running. Besides getting up to speed on institutional processes and priorities, he secured financial support from one of the largest law firms in the world and, with it, a new and impressive partner for the IP program. UIC Law’s IP program dates to 1940, over eighty years ago. Since its earliest days, the program has earned a national reputation for the quality of its courses and graduates. Two of the best known are Howard Markey and Don Banner. They would leave their marks as the inaugural chief judge of the highest patent appeals court in the United States and Commissioner for Patents and Trademarks. Both would return to serve the IP community through the law school. Chief Judge Markey as its dean and Commissioner Banner as director of its IP program, a position he would hold for over twenty years. One leader receives the torch from another and builds on the long and unbroken legacy of commitment to the program’s success and its relevance to practice, policymaking, and thought leadership. Over the years, its leaders built strong institutional and personal ties with Asia and Europe, expanded the center’s focus to include privacy and technology law, and created new degree programs to offer non-lawyers an opportunity to earn a graduate legal education. Stakeholders at the highest levels of government, industry, practice, and nonprofit work mingle with law students and local bar members at the IP program’s annual conference. The mission of access and opportunity continues to this day. Attendees at the IP Center's programs know they can depend on those programs to bring together those who can help them make sense of technically complex issues like AI as well as very human ones, like how improving diversity, equity, and inclusion through the IP system can improve a nation’s GDP and lift the lives and livelihoods of millions, among the many other topics of contemporary significance. The times we live in, and those leading the IP program may change, but its commitment to excellence and relevance has endured. Long may it be so. Photos (Clockwise): A card I left for Gary, inspired by a White House tradition (https://cnn.it/3RBig1T), with Gary, the view from Gary’s office, where I often reminded myself to keep successes and failures, obstacles and accolades - everything in perspective.

JW Semiconductor Summit | Mega-mergers, the ITC, and China

Honored to speak at JW Insights' 2022 Semiconductor Summit. I spoke about three mega-mergers - AMD-Xilinx (done), Intel Corporation-Tower Semiconductor (pending), and NVIDIA-Arm (failed), explaining the key reasons for success and failure. I also touched on the strategic role of the International Trade Commission #itc in global patent litigation. In closing, I took stock of China's rapid developments and shared my hope that it will lead by example in strengthening the existing rules-based, multilateral framework through principled, pragmatic, results-oriented leadership. China is an indispensable partner in rebuilding supply chains and extending support for the world's post-pandemic recovery.

UIC Law | External Colleagues & Partners

Wrapping up my goodbyes with colleagues at Northwestern Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Chicago-Kent College of Law. I hope to meet with other colleagues I missed at these schools and DePaul University College of Law! The IP community in Chicago is well-known for being very collegial and supportive - embodying the best of Midwestern charm. Over the years, they gamely spoke at our public lectures, seminars, and conferences, guest lectured our students, and invited me to do the same. In addition, these colleagues were my sounding board for article advice, colleague advice, and even career advice. I will miss having conversations with them in person. Besides local partners, I also worked with partners from further afield. Detlef von Ahsen, whom I've collaborated with for several years, invited me for tea during his recent visit to Chicago. The then-John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law) offered an annual European patent practice seminar with his law firm, Kuhnen & Wacker, for over thirty years. Unfortunately, with declining numbers, we had to abandon what was comfortable and familiar to offer something relevant and attractive to attendees. So I reached out to another long-time partner of ours, Matthias Reischle from the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO, who was also facing declining enrollment in the Patent Cooperation Treaty seminar it offered with John Marshall for decades. It was not an easy negotiation. I had to build trust and confidence with all sides that this would be a viable product worth flying to Chicago for and investing considerable resources to co-organize and promote the event. Fortunately, the tripartite effort paid off. The redesigned event allowed us to combine both seminars into the International IP Practice Seminar, covering the major areas of IP and regions of the world. In four years, we increased enrollment to over 400 registrants worldwide. Today, the seminar continues to thrive. You can attend it virtually this fall on Friday, October 21. John Lewis reminded us to "[g]et in good trouble, necessary trouble." Progress and innovation may mean causing good trouble. So let's not shrink from being good troublemakers when we need to! Photos (clockwise): With Matthew Sag (Loyola Chicago, now Emory) and Stacey Dogan (Boston U, but honorary Chicagoan!), Dave Schwartz (Northwestern), Detlef von Ahsen (Kuhnen & Wacker), and Graeme Dinwoodie (Chicago-Kent) 

Marcus Evans | Chicago

Joined representatives from government, industry, and practice for Marcus Evans' recent IP Law Summit in Chicago. I spoke about AI IP enforcement issues, Big Tech and antitrust, and China-US tech rivalry - the ABCs in IP and Tech. I also had the pleasure of joining John Calkins (Pear Therapeutics), Dena VanDeVoort Ehrich (3M), and Laura Sheridan (Google) for a conversation on "Future Policy at the USPTO – Transformation or Status Quo." Topics include: ● Recent and potential changes at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ● What may be on the horizon for how patents are examined ● The role of technology in the PTO’s operation ● Improving equitable and affordable access to the patent system Said hello to Gwendolyn Blackwell (USPTO) who gave a very engaging and well-received presentation on "Interacting with a USPTO Examiner and Addressing Patent Prosecution," and informally exchanged views during the summit with several attendees, including Roberte Makowski (FMC Corporation), who graciously came up to chat after my talk. Event details here: https://www.iplawsummit.com/ Photos (clockwise): Giving my talk on the ABC of IP and Tech, with Roberte, with John, Gwen, and Marcus Evans' Naomi Haynes, panel discussion with Laura, Dena, and John (not in picture).  

UIC Law | Thank you, staff colleagues!

Recently enjoyed a rare in-person lunch with staff at UIC Law, who worked closely with me to make our program what it is today. They come from marketing, communications, event planning, IT, and alumni relations and development. Unfortunately, not all could make it; some have left over the years. Often working quietly behind the scenes, they rolled up their sleeves to help me with the nuts and bolts of the program. Together, we more than doubled the program's conference and seminar offerings, amplified its national and international footprint, provided more opportunities for underrepresented groups to join us, added new and sustainable sources of sponsorships for our program, and much more. Thank you again to Gary Friedlander and Erik Fagrelius for organizing a most memorable get-together.

UIC Law | IP, Tech & Privacy Adjuncts

I recently chaired my last meeting at UIC Law with adjuncts who teach intellectual property, privacy, and technology law courses. I thanked them for taking time out of their busy day jobs to share their insights and experience with students. Adjuncts are the backbone of these courses and, from the feedback I received over the years, equip UIC Law students with important practice-ready skills that make them sought-after. Many do well after graduation and hold important positions in industry, nonprofits, practice, and government. I introduced Gary Friedlander, who took over the IP, tech, and privacy program at UIC Law last Friday. Gary will also teach a course in global privacy law. The adjuncts introduced themselves and gave him a warm welcome. Several adjuncts have decades-long experience. Others just joined UIC Law as part of the program's recruitment campaign to broaden and deepen its adjunct pool and continue to offer students the best in class education for many more years. I fondly remember my first adjunct meeting about six years ago, shortly after I took over from Emeritus Professor Doris Long, who now also serves as an adjunct. You can see her in the more recent group picture we took together, dressed in red. We all looked a little younger then! It is fitting as I pass the baton to Gary that we remember these important relationships with our adjuncts that helped the law school establish its reputation year by year, course by course, and student by student.

Jomarie Fredericks | Molly Pitcher

Caught up with Jomarie Fredericks over lunch in Chicago before traveling to Carlisle to continue with my transition to Penn State Dickinson Law. Congratulated Jomarie on becoming president-elect of the International Trademark Association, a global association of brand owners and professionals from 165 countries representing over 30,000 trademark professionals, including brand owners from major corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises, law firms, and nonprofits. She also as serves on the US Patent and Trademark Office's trademark advisory council, advising the agency's director on the policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees of trademark operations there. Jomarie has paid it forward in many meaningful ways. Besides serving on the advisory board for UIC Law's IP program, she has given our students IP career talks, guest lectures, moderated panel discussions, and generously supported to the IP program's work over the years. Jomarie completed her Master of Law at the John Marshall Law School (now UIC Law) before going on to a successful career. She is the chief intellectual property (IP) counsel and Deputy General Counsel at Rotary International, a global not-for-profit corporation comprising 35,000 member clubs and its charitable foundation. When in Carlisle, I noticed a monument honoring Molly Pitcher, who fought in the American War of Independence and distinguished herself for her bravery in June 1778. As her husband was carried off the battlefield, Molly took his place at his cannon. After the battle, General George Washington honored Molly's courage by issuing her a warrant as a non-commissioned officer. In front of Molly's statue is a canon that the Carlisle club of Rotary International restored. As the nation celebrates Independence Day, let's honor the inspiring women who helped it win nationhood and continue to keep it great today. As the saying goes, women hold up half the sky. Happy 4th!

IP Summit | IP, Tech, and the USPTO

Looking forward to Marcus Evans Group's #IPLaw Summit this weekend. My remarks will address AI IP enforcement issues, Big Tech and antitrust, and China-US tech rivalry - the ABCs in IP and tech. I will also join John Calkins (Pear Therapeutics), Dena VanDeVoort Ehrich (3M), and Laura Sheridan (Google) for a conversation on "Future Policy at the USPTO – Transformation or Status Quo." Topics include: ● Recent and potential changes at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ● What may be on the horizon for how patents are examined ● The role of technology in the PTO’s operation ● Improving equitable and affordable access to the patent system Details here: www.iplawsummit.com The Summit will feature insights from Hon. Wayne Andersen Dan Abrams Stephen Lee Ken Seddon Christopher M. Turoski Jamie Kemler, CLP, RTTP Patrick Kim Madhu Goel Southworth Katie Lichty Caeden Curtis Drayton Sal Karottki Dr. Mark Gavin Kokes Joel Van Winkle Caeden Curtis Drayton Jason Friday Braxton K. Davis, JD, CPP Gwendolyn Blackwell #thanks Naomi Haynes Stacey N. Russell

Zurich | Post-Event Hospitality

A special thank you to Peter Picht for his post-event hospitality! He gave me a tour of downtown Zurich. The weather was lovely. We stopped by H Schwarzenbach, a Swiss institution that offers an impressive array of chocolates, specialty coffee beans, teas, dried fruits and spices. I got to savor a chocolate beverage sweetened with cacao fruit juice. The baristas kindly offered me a sample of the juice, which tasted floral, mildly sweet, and pleasant. We also visited Fraumünster Church to view Chagall's stained glass windows. The Art Institute of Chicago, too, has its version of Chagall's windows, and it was nice to see the different variations on a theme. Finally, a part shot of the conference hotel featured an interesting ramp connecting the bedrooms in the hotel annex where I stayed. It reminded me of Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum design in New York - another Chicago connection.

Change | Continuity

UIC Law’s IP Center concluded its “13th Annual Ethics in the Practice of IP Law Seminar” last Friday. Bill McGrath, doyen of the Chicago copyright bar and long-time associate director of the IP Center, created the event to focus on an important but overlooked area of IP practice.   Over thirteen years, the seminar has come of age and has evolved to stay responsive to the needs of our community of stakeholders. Bill passed the torch to our inaugural IP Law Fellow, Kyle Serilla, who in turn passed it on to his successor Adam Ernette.   The ethics seminar is special because it allows our IP Law Fellow to be the principal organizer for the event, from speaker selection, from topic conception to speaker selection. This Friday’s event was even more special because it was the first time our IP Law Fellows, past and present, each moderated a session – one on mental health and wellness and one on diversity, equity and inclusion. It was a proud moment for me to see them handling themselves well in navigating the panel discussion through difficult conversations on each of these issues.   During my closing remarks, I told the audience that the ethics seminar marks my final event as IP Center director. Gary Friedlander, retiring as a senior vice-president at TransUnion this summer, will join the IP Center and bring over twenty years of experience to lead the IP program in its next chapter. Gary delivered the opening remarks as an advisory board member (a role he will relinquish when he becomes interim director), providing a bookend to my remarks. Gary is well-placed to succeed. Please join in me cheering him on.   The ethics seminar is, therefore, significant in at least two ways. First, it represents the kind of event that should increasingly become a mainstay. Attorneys, judges, academics, and students need to keep up to date and be equipped to deal with issues that go beyond legal doctrine. They need to know how to lead a sustainable and rewarding professional life and be good citizens in the IP ecosystem. Second, it demonstrates how continuity in change at the personnel level can be well-coordinated, harmonious, and forward-looking.

Zurich | AI & IP

Just returned from Zurich where I spoke at a multilateral meeting on AI and IP, co-organized by the University of Zurich’s Center for IP & Competition Law (CIPCO) and the Swiss Federal Institute of IP (IPI), Switzerland’s national IP agency. Like many of you venturing abroad this summer, it was my first trip abroad in over two and a half years! In my keynote address on enforcement issues, I observed that each country must balance internal stakeholder interests with its national aspirations. For example, China and the US have different histories and legal traditions from each other and from smaller nations, like Singapore and Switzerland. I observed governments are actively seeking to promote innovation through AI-friendly initiatives. One example is the USPTO’s AI /ET Partnership, focusing on quantum computing, synthetic biology, blockchain, and virtual reality. Another is Singapore’s AI toolkit companies can use to show AI systems are accountable, transparent, safe and do not discriminate based on attributes such as race or gender, which was recently launched in Davos at the World Economic Forum in May. As blocks become available, governments put them into play and then continue to build a regulatory system on that. These approaches show a general preference for incremental and informed evolution rather than overturning established precedent and settled business expectations. Trust-building between stakeholders and across borders will be key in the next lap. Data is the new oil. Without trust, businesses and governments will not have the data they need to train their algorithms properly and provide next-generation services to all of us as consumers and citizens. In this context, my remarks addressed three key questions: How does AI change IP infringement? How does AI change IP exemptions? How does AI change collective rights management? Kudos to Prof. Dr. Peter Picht, Chairman, Center for Intellectual Property and Competition, and Prof. Dr. Felix Addor, Deputy Director General and General Counsel of the IPI, as well as Head of Legal & International Affairs Division, for assembling a slate of international representatives from IP offices, academia, and industry willing and able to engage in the rigorous conversations that this important topic deserves. Photos (Clockwise): Delivering my keynote, view from the conference hotel, with Alessandro Curioni, VP Europe and Africa and Director IBM Research and Felix Addor, with participants on an impromptu tour of the university by Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin, the university's beautiful foyer (above), and the law library (below), and a selfie with Beat Weibel, Chief IP Counsel & Group Senior Vice President, Siemens, Wissenschaftliche Assistentin Caroline Kopp and Lehrassistent Valerie Brunner.

June 10 | Ethics in the Practice of IP: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

"Diversity, Equity & Inclusion" #ethics #intellectualproperty #dei #mentalwellness https://bit.ly/3QcMoQ8 Topics include: . In-house and law firm DEI initiatives: One-size-fits-all? . Measuring success in DEI initiatives . The role of bar associations in DEI initiatives . The Mansfield Rule: What attorneys need to know Moderator/Panelist: Kyle Serilla, CIPP/US, Attorney, Chiacchio IP, LLC . Laith Abu-Taleb. Abu-Taleb, Chief Strategy Officer & General Counsel, Mori . Esther Lim, Partner & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP . Idris McKelvey, Vice President - Patent Group, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. . Daniel R. Saeedi, CIPP/US, Partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP . Maureen R. Smith, Partner, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

June 10 | Ethics in the Practice of IP: Mental Health & Wellness

We have liftoff! #ethics #intellectualproperty #dei #mentalwellness https://bit.ly/3QcMoQ8 "Mental Health and Wellness" Topics include: . Balancing billable and non-billable hours as a junior associate. . Becoming a community or thought leader in your practice area. . Managing success and failure. . Transitions to partnership, in-house, and leaving the legal profession. . Working remotely and abroad. Moderator/Panelist: Adam Ernette, IP Law Fellow, Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law, University of Illinois School of Law . Rachel Carnaggio, Partner, Holland & Hart LLP . Rachel Hunnicutt, Attorney-Advisor, FDA Regulatory Law Division, JAG, U.S. Army Medical Research & Development Command . Kenneth Matuszewski, CIPP/US, Associate, Goldberg Segalla . Dr. Rita Sanzgiri, Patent Attorney (Life Sciences), Eli Lilly and Company . Dardoh Skinner, Associate, Pirkey Barber PLLC

June 10 | Ethics in the Practice of IP

Last chance to register! #ethics #intellectualproperty #dei #mentalwellness https://bit.ly/3QcMoQ8

Goodbyes | Lunch with Nancy Freitag and Jamie Chriqui

Few professors have lived through an institutional change as significant as those of my colleagues and me at an institution known for 120 years as the John Marshall Law School. In 2019, we became UIC John Marshall Law School, Chicago’s first and only public law school and the 16th college of an R1 university with 34,000 students. The merger opened up new avenues to collaborate across departments. It also gave faculty from the law school unprecedented access to university level-leadership mentorship opportunities and decision-making. I had the honor and privilege of experiencing both - with the faculty administrator leadership program for two years and, concurrently, with the university promotion and tenure committee for three years. Grateful for the opportunity to catch up over lunch with Nancy Freitag, who served as Vice-Provost for Faculty Affairs and Jamie Friedman Chriqui, who served as Committee Co-Chair. No one did more than the two of them to make deliberations of the hundreds of candidate applications we received over those three years fair, efficient, and even enjoyable. We have all moved on since. Nancy now serves as Head of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the College of Pharmacy, and Jamie serves as Senior Associate Dean at the School of Public Health. As for me, I look forward to working with my new colleagues both within the law school and across the Penn State community in the next chapter of my career.

Goodbyes | Lunch with Adam Kelly

The John Marshall Law School, now known as UIC School of Law, has its share of inspiring alumni. Adam Kelly is one I had the privilege of working closely with for over a decade. Over the years, he became a wise and trusted counsel for initiatives for the law school's IP program. The legal community affirmed Adam's extraordinary dedication to professionalism, ethics, civility and excellence with the prestigious 2022 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Federal Circuit. The American Inns of Court Celebration of Excellence will honor Adam and his fellow recipients at the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC on October 29, 2022. Details here: https://bit.ly/3t9UdfD. Of the five recipients from the Federal Circuit since 2012, Adam is the youngest. Of the other four, three are senior judges from the Federal Circuit, and one is the late Don Dunner, doyen of the patent bar and former chair of our advisory board. I mentioned to Adam that we could both be very proud to count three of the five recipients as our board members. UIC Law and its extraordinary 80-plus years of a rich legacy of achievement in intellectual property law is something to be cherished and handed down from one generation to the next.

Thinking Internationally About IP and Dispute Resolution | What Every Lawyer & Corporate Counsel Should Know

Join us on Thursday, August 11, to learn the overlooked role of specialist mediators, strategies for cross-border SEP disputes, how to design national IP master plans and more! The discussion features well-known and well-respected panelists from across the nation and around the world. The seminar will also be Gary's and my first event with our new affiliations. It promises to be a memorable, engaging, and insightful time. Hope to see you there! Event details here: https://bit.ly/3N8LthJ.

World Trademark Review | Report on “Trademark Confusion Revealed: An Empirical Analysis”

Uncertain trademark infringement rules cause negotiations to break down, harming both brand owners and potential licensees. They also act as a drag on dispute resolution, compliance, and social equity. The rational response must be a call for clarity in the law. Whether the courts’ analysis of confusion will evolve in the future depends on how quickly they can absorb and apply new research. Judges and lawyers are very busy people. They usually focus on the task at hand using the tools at hand, which is completely understandable. This is where publications like World Trademark Review (WTR) are crucially important because they distill new knowledge and make them accessible to judges and lawyers - both digestible and within their radar. Kudos to WTR Senior Reporter Victoria Arnold-Rees for her article "Three tips for US litigants: court rulings on likelihood of confusion unpicked," for doing precisely that. She does an exemplary job navigating through complex legal doctrine and empirical data to offer stakeholders the most relevant and immediately applicable insights. You can read Victoria's piece here: https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/article/three-tips-us-litigants-court-rulings-likelihood-of-confusion-unpicked (Subscription required) and my article here: https://bit.ly/3PO0zLr

Goodbyes | McAndrews, Held & Malloy

Our partnerships with IP, tech, and privacy attorneys in the Chicago community enrich every aspect of our work. They teach our students, share insights at our conferences throughout the year (and invite us to speak at theirs!), financially support our initiatives, and take the time to help us strategize the next iteration of legal education. A personal thank you to McAndrews Held and Malloy, and especially Christopher Carani, Alex Menchaca, Sharon Hwang Jaster, and Dunstan Barnes for your support and encouragement over the years! You help us exemplify the best aspects of what law schools and firms can achieve together.

Goodbyes | Matt Sag and Tonja Jacobi

Delighted to catch up with Matt and Tonja, and to meet Hari before their move to Atlanta. They commissioned the beautiful and quirky mural on the fence you see behind us. Matt even drafted the copyright agreement for the commissioned work! I am grateful our paths crossed in Chicago and look forward to them crossing again in the future. Folks at Emory will now benefit from Matt and Tonja’s warm hospitality and friendship. They are fortunate to have them both (See https://bit.ly/3aopqFx and https://bit.ly/3lM5FtX for details). Photo credit: Matthew Sag Tonja Jacobi.

Goodbyes | Lunch with Professor James Conley

One of the great pleasures in my work is to connect with inspiring people to find new ways to collaborate. Professor James G. Conley and I have done so several times over the years, most recently through our work with the Illinois IP Alliance (https://www.ilipalliance.org/). He hosted me for a farewell lunch at Northwestern University's beautiful campus in Evanston. Professor Conley is an inventor who serves as a faculty member in the Kellogg Center for Research in Technology & Innovation. He also serves as a Faculty Fellow at the Northwestern University Segal Design Institute and is a Charter Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. You can read more about him here: https://www.jamesconley.org/

Global Food Value Chains and Competition Law | Agribiotech Patents in the Food Supply Chain: A US Perspective

The food industry is a notoriously complex economic sector. Thank you to Ioannis Lianos, Alexey Ivanov, and Dennis Davis for the opportunity to share my thoughts on it in my chapter "Agribiotech Patents in the Food Supply Chain: A US Perspective." Details here and below: https://bit.ly/3LsmKUa. Chapter 19 explores U.S. agribiotech patent issues as they relate to the food supply chain. Agribiotech patents challenge how we think about fundamental issues of seed ownership, innovation, and when downstream uses are or should be permissible. The chapter first sketches the arc of agribiotech developments in the U.S. from its colonial past to the current day and observes the evolution of protection over seed traits transition from an open socialist-style franchise to a tightly controlled oligarchy subsisting on patent rights. It then assesses patent exhaustion through the lens of Bowman and the Court’s more recent decision in Impression Prod., Inc. v. Lexmark Int'l, Inc. Finally, the author offers observations on three issues: (1) patentees and generic seed companies will remain invested in maintaining compliance for transgenic seed exports; (2) the recent spate of mega-mergers continue the transformation set in motion by the privatization of agriculture more than a century ago, with these mergers benefiting agribiotech companies and farmers abroad, unfortunately, at the expense of U.S. farmers at home; and (3) developments such as retaliatory tariffs on transgenic seed exports will affect agribiotech innovation as surely as developments in patent law, and should be part of any comprehensive analysis of dynamic trends in the food value chain.

Trademark Confusion Revealed: An Empirical Analysis | 71 Am. U. L. Rev. 1285 (2022)

The likelihood of confusion standard defines the scope of trademark infringement. Likelihood of confusion examines whether there is a substantial risk that consumers will be confused as to the source, identity, sponsorship, or origin of the defendants’ goods or services. This Article presents a contemporary empirical analysis of the various factors and how they interact. Conventional wisdom teaches us that courts should comprehensively traverse each factor and that likelihood of confusion cases generally require jury determination. However, the data reveals that neither is true. Instead, courts provide early off-ramps to litigants by “economizing,” and analyzing only a handful of factors or by “folding” factors within each other. The findings also reveal (1) which forums are pro-defendant and which are pro-plaintiff; (2) the impact of rivalry and fair use on outcomes; and (3) an apparent Ninth Circuit dominance. What constitutes “confusion” remains highly subjective and difficult to evaluate. Proxies like intent, survey evidence, mark strength, and consumer sophistication fail to incorporate real-world purchasing conditions or are better considered within omnibus factors. In contrast, actual confusion, mark similarity, and competitive proximity provide judges with a potent trio of factors to guide the infringement inquiry. Together with safe harbors for descriptive and expressive uses, these rules of thumb enable courts to resolve trademark disputes more coherently, consistently, and expeditiously. This Article concludes with a blueprint of how these rules of thumb complement artificial intelligence systems and how those systems can use empirical studies as training data to inform future likelihood of confusion analyses.

June 10 | Learn about IP industry-related mental health and DEI insights!

Join us on June 10 to learn the latest IP industry-related developments in mental health and DEI!   Details below: Noon | Welcome . Adam Ernette, IP Law Fellow, Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law, University Illinois Chicago School of Law . Gary Friedlander, Senior Vice President; Deputy General Counsel (International), TransUnion; Advisory Board Member, Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law, University Illinois Chicago School of Law 12:15 – 1:45 p.m. | Panel Discussion 1 "Mental Health and Wellness"   Topics include: . Balancing billable and non-billable hours as a junior associate. . Becoming a community or thought leader in your practice area. . Managing success and failure. . Transitions to partnership, in-house, and leaving the legal profession. . Working remotely and abroad.   Moderator/Panelist: Adam Ernette, IP Law Fellow, Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law, University of Illinois School of Law   . Rachel Carnaggio, Partner, Holland & Hart LLP . Rachel Hunnicutt, Attorney-Advisor, FDA Regulatory Law Division, JAG, U.S. Army Medical Research & Development Command . Kenneth Matuszewski, Associate, Goldberg Segalla . Dr. Rita Sanzgiri, Patent Attorney (Life Sciences), Eli Lilly Company . Dardoh Skinner, Associate, Pirkey Barber PLLC   2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Panel Discussion 2 "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion"   Topics include: . In-house and law firm DEI initiatives: One-size-fits-all? . Measuring success in DEI initiatives . The role of bar associations in DEI initiatives . The Mansfield Rule: What attorneys need to know   Moderator/Panelist: Kyle Serilla, Attorney, Chiacchio IP, LLC   . Laith M. Abu-Taleb, Chief Strategy Officer & General Counsel, Mori . Esther Lim, Partner & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP . Idris McKelvey, Vice President - Patent Group, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. . Daniel R. Saeedi, Partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP . Maureen R. Smith, Partner, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP Registration: https://bit.ly/uic_ip_ethics2022

News | Gary Friedlander (’87), TransUnion Senior VP, to Lead IP Program

Delighted to share the good news that effective July 1, Gary Friedlander (JD 1987), currently TransUnion's Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel – International will lead UIC Law’s Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Technology Law. For over two decades, TransUnion has relied on Gary’s counsel on national and international matters, including those involving IP, technology and privacy law. Our IP community and partners will benefit from the goodwill and rich experience he accrued advising a multibillion-dollar global corporation. Equally important, Gary is an alumnus with deep affection for the law school and its traditions, even as he remains attuned to its current priorities. I look forward to supporting Gary and cheering him on as he transitions into a role in which he is well-placed to succeed. Press release: https://bit.ly/3lhkGDU Photo: My first meeting with Gary in 2017, arranged by Erik Fagrelius, to discuss deepening the IP program's ties with Gary and TransUnion (https://bit.ly/3sD3hJA).

August 11 | Thinking Internationally about IP and Dispute Resolution: What Every Lawyer & Corporate Counsel Should Know

Delighted to partner again with the World IP Organization and the IP Office of Singapore to provide a forum for practitioners, policymakers, civil society representatives, academics, students, and the broader stakeholder community to learn and debate the latest trends in IP and dispute resolution globally. In complementing other events that narrate current doctrinal developments, this seminar focuses instead on often overlooked strategies in domestic and cross-border IP dispute resolution, as well as innovative legal solutions and the challenges that remain. Join us on Thursday, August 11, for a two-hour CLE program featuring experienced speakers from government, international organizations, academia, and industry. I will moderate a conversation covering a wide range of topics, including: . The role of expert evidence and IP specialist mediators. . International IP organizations and government IP offices as drivers of dispute resolution innovators. . Cryptocurrencies, NFTs, data security, AI and other emerging issues. . Standard essential patents: Dispute resolution models and unintended consequences. . Views from the trenches and command posts: Dos and don'ts. Details here: https://bit.ly/uic_ip_dr

Antitrust | 22nd Annual Loyola Antitrust Colloquium

Congratulations to Christine Chabot, Max Huffman, Matthew Sag, Spencer Waller, and their team for another splendid #antitrust colloquium, now in its 22nd year. The annual event brings together government enforcers, practitioners, corporate counsel, and academics. It is unique in connecting in-depth antitrust research with practice and policymaking. The legal profession would benefit from more events fostering synergies like this one, which does it so well. After a long hiatus, I enjoyed catching up with friends and colleagues. It was also a treat to hear warm applause from a live audience and the chatter of the crowd during breaks, familiar sounds muted for too long but which are now emerging both here and elsewhere once more. Program details: https://bit.ly/39dK7U2 Allen P. Grunes Greg Day Sarah Oxenham Allen Hetal Doshi Maciej Bernatt James Thuo Gathii Andre Fiebig Stacey Dogan Jennifer Dixton Steve Calkins

Antitrust | 29th Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference

Honored to moderate an important conversation on antitrust developments at the Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School 's annual #intellectualproperty law and policy conference this week. My thanks to panelists Angela Huyue Zhang Thibault Schrepel #tomnachbar #billkovacic #eleanorfox Damien Geradin. The screenshot captures an intense moment during our session! In a wide-ranging discussion, the panel debated whether European Commission #digitalmarketsact was a #papertiger, comparisons with #gdpr, the challenge of regulating with inadequate resources, the chances the #US has the appetite for a similar endeavor, the impact on #innovation, and how qualitative market definition can help #antitrust analysis. We also heard about the latest on #computationalantitrust and #blockchain, how rank-and-file staff can tamper with wild ideological adventures by political appointees, and how #china is recalibrating its approach to regulating #bigtech. We are in unchartered and turbulent waters. We also face common challenges and need to work together to find common solutions. The conference is famous as a safe space for hard conversations. In a fraught environment where geopolitical norms and supply chains are fraying, we need events like this conference and what it represents more than ever before.

Key Current IP Issues | 29th Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference

Second plenary session at Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School annual conference: Lord Justice Arnold's proposition for global arbitration to resolve #FRAND #patent #jurisdiction disputes; Renata Hesse shares challenges of getting #SDO onboard; Jing He talks about technological decoupling and focus shift by Chinese businesses and, by implication Chinese law firms, toward #EU and away from #US as fallout of trade war, entities list, and other measures. All in all, a seismic shift is on the cards for the global patent order that mirrors the turbulent times we live in. A lighthearted moment when Judge Denny Chin referenced #jeremylin when underscoring the importance of promoting diversity on the bench and bar to make the more serious point that a judiciary that better represents the population it serves is more likely to do justice. bit.ly/fordhamip_2022

Director Vidal | 29th Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference

The Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School annual conference kicked off with government leaders' perspectives on IP. In some of her first public comments, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal noted, "we've laid a lot of groundwork in the last few years, but we need to connect the dots now." She spoke of the importance of collaborating across agencies and borders and shared her vision and goals for the agency. I sensed a deep willingness to listen, engage, and lead in tackling common challenges. I saw this willingness as well in Director Videl's response to an audience question about The New York Times op-ed on patents (https://nyti.ms/3L5Q8Ac), where she said, "I thought some of the ideas in the editorial had merit, and I will say just overall whether you're in the New York Times, whether you've just got a great idea, and you want to express it more privately, I want to hear all the good ideas, and I thought a lot of those were really good. So I think it's just part of a long continuing dialogue." bit.ly/fordhamip_2022

Antitrust | 29th Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference

Looking forward to joining the "antitrust delegation" at the Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School Annual IP Law & Policy Conference this week. The #antitrust-#ip relationship has been long and fraught with tension. Today's practitioners and policy-makers must navigate new overlays, including #datasecurity #privacy #china #digitalmarketsact #frand #antisuitinjunctions #blockchain #artificialintelligence global #arbitration. In debating these and other critical global issues, we have Hugh Hansen to thank for his 29 years of tireless leadership in establishing the #davos of the IP world and those of his team and sponsors over the years for supporting his work. The IP Center at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law is proud to be one of only two Institutional Partners associated with this annual flagship event. For more information about the conference, see https://bit.ly/fordhamip_2022. Renata B. Hesse Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Cordula Tellmann-Schumacher ARNOLD RUESS Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy Jorge Contreras University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Steven Geiszler Huawei David Por Allen & Overy Jyh-An Lee CUHK Faculty of Law Steve Akerley InterDigital, Inc. Wolrad Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Damien Geradin GERADIN PARTNERS William Kovacic The George Washington University Law School Thomas Nachbar University of Virginia School of Law Angela Huyue Zhang HKU Law Eleanor Fox New York University School of Law

April 13 | Data access and interoperability

Delighted to join Professor Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid and the participants of "Competition Law in the Digital Era" in Israel virtually from Chicago. Data access and interoperability are hot button competition issues around the world. Politics, industrial policy, and history powerfully inform the approaches taken by European Union, China, and the US. I spoke about balanced rules for access to big data in the context of healthcare data and three lessons that Israel and the US can learn from pharmaceutical antitrust. We had a lively and wide-ranging Q&A session, and I enjoyed listening as the topics provoked discussion among the participants, including on the state of healthcare data portability in Israel. One participant asked me if I was optimistic about cross-border data portability. I replied that geopolitical trust is key, and the current climate will pressure governments to look inwards. However, even within each national system of laws, there are lessons to learn, even between seemingly different areas, such as access to healthcare data and biologics samples. Countries that succeed can offer models for like-minded partners to study and form a nucleus for dialogue and cooperation.

April 8 – 14 | Competition Law in the Digital Era

Looking forward to joining Ariel Ezrachi, Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid, and my fellow seminar faculty for this year's edition of "Competition Law in the Digital Era." The seminar will cover competition law issues in #artificialintelligence #privacy #blockchain #nft #onlinetracking #discrimination #digitalplatforms #intellectualproperty #healthlaw #compliance and more. Michal Shapira Ono Academic College Fordham University School of Law Yale Law School Sam Estriecher New York University School of Law Yehuda Cohen Dr. Milly Perry The Israeli Chamber of Information Technology Mateusz Grochowski Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law Professor Amir H. Khoury Tel Aviv University - The Buchmann Faculty of Law Judy Arad Carole Basri Peking University School of Transnational Law Pericles Law Center University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Friday, June 10 | 13th Annual Ethics in the Practice of IP Virtual Seminar

Pleased to announce the details of our annual IP ethics seminar, now in its 13th year! The program covers topics on ethics and professionalism of relevance to IP and tech lawyers. Attendees will learn about the ethical issues that arise as well as fundamental principles, rules, and insights to help them handle these issues. This year’s topics focus on mental health and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Details here: https://bit.ly/uic_ip_ethics_flyer1 Adam Ernette, J.D., LL.M. University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Gary Friedlander TransUnion Rachel Carnaggio Holland & Hart LLP Rachel Hunnicutt Medical Technology Transfer (MTT), U.S. Army Medical Research & Development Command (USAMRDC) Kenneth Matuszewski, CIPP/US Goldberg Segalla Rita Sanzgiri Eli Lilly and Company Dardoh Skinner Pirkey Barber PLLC Kyle Serilla, CIPP/US Chiacchio IP, LLC Laith M. Abu-Taleb Mori Esther Lim Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Idris McKelvey The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Daniel R. Saeedi, CIPP/US Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Maureen Smith Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Spring 2022 | Newsletter

Here’s a link to our Spring 2022 newsletter: https://bit.ly/uic_ip_spring2022. The newsletter includes news of student and faculty achievements, engagement and outreach efforts, partnerships, past and upcoming events, and more! In addition, you are welcome to join us for our upcoming events. • 13th Annual Ethics in the Practice of IP Law Seminar (Friday, June 10, 2022) (Online) Registration required. Register for this in-depth program covering various topics on ethics and professionalism of relevance to IP lawyers. Attendees will learn about the types of ethical issues that arise in daily practice and fundamental principles, rules, and insights to help them handle these issues. This year’s conference focuses on mental health and wellness and diversity, equity & inclusion. • Thinking Internationally about IP and Dispute Resolution: What Every Lawyer Should Know (Thursday, August 11, co-organized with WIPO and IPOS) (Online) Registration required. The importance of considering different dispute resolution options in resolving high-stakes intellectual property disputes is often overlooked. This two-hour CLE program, featuring experienced speakers from government, international organizations, academia, and industry, will offer an honest and practical discussion of related topics, including: • Expert evidence and IP specialist mediators • International IP organizations and government IP offices as drivers of dispute resolution innovators. • Standard essential patents: Dispute resolution models and unintended consequences. • Views from the trenches and command posts: Do’s and don’ts. • International IP Practice Seminar (Friday, October 21, co-organized with WIPO and Kuhnen & Wacker) • 66th Annual IP Law Conference (Friday, November 11) Academics and students attend all events for free. Don’t hesitate to contact Adam Ernette for assistance (aernette@uic.edu). Stay safe and well.

IP Law Summit | Beyond Geopolitics – Contending with USA-China IP Relations for Fair Gains

Looking forward to moderating a roundtable discussion on "Beyond Geopolitics - Contending with #USA-#China #IntellectualProperty Relations for Fair Game" at Marcus Evans Group's #IPLaw Summit this week. Details here: https://lnkd.in/gZ2B8nqk The Summit will feature insights from Hon. Allyson K. Duncan (Ret.) U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Jonathan Turley The George Washington University Law School Vishal Amin Intel Corporation Laura Martin Sweeney USPTO Tiffany Johnson Boston Scientific Nicole A. Spence CIPP/US, CIPP/E IBM Danielle Coleman VMware Braxton K. Davis, JD, CPP (He/Him/His) Meta The National Council on Patent Practicum, Inc. (NCPP) Jason Friday Lenovo John Calkins Pear Therapeutics Ben Frey Intelsat John LoForese Google Melissa Jobe T-Mobile Adraea Brown Harley-Davidson Motor Company Douglas Peterson CalAmp Lucky Vidmar Microsoft Brian Falbo Dell Technologies Jay Kennedy, Ph.D. Amazon William Mansfield, JD, MBA Abro Industries Inc. #thanks Naomi Haynes Stacey N. Russell

March 18 | Music Copyright Infringement: Global Perspectives (US)

Session 3 Music Copyright Infringement in the United States Topics include the art and science of judging music copyright infringement; reflections on Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin and Seltzer v. Green Day; is there a patent “inventiveness” standard in music copyright law?; Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” Trial: Does it make copyright look absurd?; emerging issues in US music copyright law. Moderator: Daryl Lim, Professor of Law & Director, Center for IP, Information & Privacy Law, UIC School of Law, Illinois Peter Anderson, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, California Hon. Denny Chin, Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, New York Robert Clarida, Partner, Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP, New York Kristelia García, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Law School Joseph Fishman, Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School, Tennessee Rob Kasunic, Associate Register of Copyrights; Director, Registration Policy and Practice, U.S. Copyright Office, Washington DC

March 18 | Music Copyright Infringement: Global Perspectives (Europe)

Music Copyright Infringement: Global Perspectives Conference (w/GW Law)! https://bit.ly/3tVBpjV Session 2 Music Copyright Infringement in Europe Topics include the ECJ's Metall auf Metall decision; droit moral; German treatment of copyright cases; judge v. jury trials; use of experts; use of software: comparisons and cognitive weighting; editorial rights for classical music; using songs in political campaigns; music databases. Moderator: Robert Brauneis Michael J. McKeon Professor of IP Law; Co-Director of the IP Law Program; Co-Director of the Dean Dinwoodey Center for Intellectual Property Studies, George Washington University Law School, Washington DC Eleanor Selfridge-Field, Consulting Professor, Music and Symbolic Systems, Stanford University, California Jonathan Huber, Content Manager, GEMA Direktion Kommunikation, Germany Gauthier Lunardi,  Stagiaire, Cabinet Découvertes et Droit , France Daniel Mullenseifen, Professor in Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK; Research Fellow, Hannover University of Music, Drama, and Media, Germany Martin Schaefer, Partner, Boehmert & Boehmert, Germany Leonie Schwannecke, Studentische Hilfskraft, Bucerius Law School, Germany      

March 18 | Music Copyright Infringement: Global Perspectives (Asia)

Session 1 Music Copyright Infringement in Asia Topics include trials without juries; trial by algorithm; tests for infringement; Indian music markets beyond Bollywood; criminal liability and damage awards in China; the impact of changing societal and political norms on copyright protection of music and sound recordings; is copyright law out of touch with Asian music genres and attributes? Moderator: Charles Cronin, Visiting Scholar, George Washington University Law School, Washington DC, Adjunct Professor, Claremont Graduate University of the Claremont Colleges, California Subhash Bhutoria, Partner-designate, L&L Partners , India Troy Chen, Senior Lecturer, London College of Communication, UK Chien-Chih (Jesse) Lu, Assistant Professor of Media, Entertainment and IP Law, National Chengchi University, Chinese Taipei Patrick Savage, Associate Professor, Keio University, Japan Dong (Lily) Xue , Senior Associate, GEN Law Firm, People's Republic of China

March 18 | Music Copyright Infringement: Global Perspectives (Opening)

And we have liftoff! Music Copyright Infringement: Global Perspectives Conference (w/GW Law)! https://bit.ly/3tVBpjV

March 18 | Music Copyright Infringement: Global Perspectives

Our Music Copyright Infringement: Global Perspectives is happening this week! Hope to see you there. https://bit.ly/3tVBpjV Session 1: Music Copyright Infringement in Asia Topics include trials without juries; trial by algorithm; tests for infringement; Indian music markets beyond Bollywood; criminal liability and damage awards in China; the impact of changing societal and political norms on copyright protection of music and sound recordings; is copyright law out of touch with Asian music genres and attributes? Session 2: Music Copyright Infringement in Europe Topics include the ECJ's Metall auf Metall decision; droit moral; German treatment of copyright cases; judge v. jury trials; use of experts; use of software: comparisons and cognitive weighting; editorial rights for classical music; using songs in political campaigns; music databases. Session 3: Music Copyright Infringement in the United States Topics include the art and science of judging music copyright infringement; reflections on Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin and Seltzer v. Green Day; is there a novelty/“inventiveness” standard in music copyright law?; Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” Trial: Does it make copyright look absurd?; emerging issues in US music copyright law.

March 10 | Antitrust and Access to Care: Lessons from Market Consolidation and a Public Health Crisis

Looking forward to DePaul University College of Law Jaharis HLI DePaul College of Law's Symposium on #Antitrust and Access to Care: Lessons from #MarketConsolidation and a #PublicHealthCrisis this week! I'll be speaking on what #bigdata #privacy #curesact #hitechact #healthlaw #hipaa #hhs #ehr #infoblocking can learn from #pharma #antitrust #patents #hatchwaxman #rems #reversepayments #actavis #createsact #fda Learn more about the speakers, the sessions, and register at: https://lnkd.in/dgh5jJ3u. Alice Setrini DePaul University Wendy Epstein Dean Jennifer Rosato Rebecca Allensworth Vanderbilt University Law School Cory Capps Bates White Economic Consulting Katharine O’Connor McDermott Will & Emery Henry Quillen WhatleyKallas, LLP Gabriela Illa Sidley Austin LLP Christina DePasquale The Johns Hopkins University Tim Greaney University of California, Hastings College of the Law Melinda Hatton American Hospital Association Ann Marie Marciarille University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law Max Miller Office of the Attorney General of Iowa Michael Carrier Rutgers University University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Arjun Modi Sun Pharmaceuticals Mitsu Parikh World of Legal Research Abigail Wood Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General Joshua Sarnoff Sarah Allen Virginia Office of Attorney General Greg Day University of Georgia - Terry College of Business Mason Marks, MD, JD UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law Theodosia Stavroulaki

March 18 | Music Copyright Conference

Delighted to welcome a world-class ensemble of talented #copyright experts next week. Three highly interactive online panel discussions will delve into fascinating comparative issues in #musiccopyright infringement in Asia, Europe, and the US. We also warmly welcome Samantha Handler (Bloomberg Law) and Ben Sisario (The New York Times). Hope to see you there! https://bit.ly/3IOlzhn University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Robert Brauneis Charles Cronin Subhash Bhutoria L&L Partners Zhen Troy Chen, PhD FHEA London College of Communication, University of the Arts London Chien-Chih (Jesse) Lu National Chengchi University Patrick Savage Keio University Dong (Lily) Xue GEN Law Firm Eleanor Selfridge-Field Stanford University Jonathan Huber GEMA Gauthier Lunardi Cabinet Découvertes et Droit Daniel Muellensiefen Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media Martin Schaefer BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Leonie Schwannecke Bucerius Law School Peter Anderson Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Hon. Denny Chin U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Robert Clarida Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP Claremont Graduate University Vanderbilt University Law School joseph fishman Rob Kasunic U.S. Copyright Office Kristelia García University of Colorado Law School

US Bar-EPO Liaison Council | Elections

The US Bar-European Patent Office (EPO) Liaison Council is a forum to facilitate exchange between the EPO and US applicants, who account for a quarter of EPO's users, the largest number from any single country. The Council represents IP law associations and IP sections of state bar associations from across the country. It increases mutual understanding of European and US patent practice and updates members on recent developments on both sides of the Atlantic. Delighted to meet with members of the Council and elect our new Chair (Iris Mok, Intel), Vice-Chair (Laura Brutman, Banner Witcoff), and Enrica Bruno (Secretary, Steinfl + Bruno, LLP) this week.

UIC | Promotion & Tenure Committee 2022

It's a wrap! University of Illinois Chicago's Promotion and Tenure Committee completed meetings this week. The end of that meeting also marks the end of my three-year term. It's been a pleasure and honor serving with my colleagues to recognize and reward the outstanding accomplishments of our colleagues across the university. Nancy Freitag Malia Heath Faizan Husain Abid Lewis Amanda UIC College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Heather Prendergast University of Illinois College of Medicine @Barbara McFarlin UIC College of Nursing Jamie Chriqui University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) School of Public Health Allyson Holbrook Anna C. Roosevelt Xiaoping Du Dzung Hong Dinh Christine Wu University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry Marie Hughes UIC College of Education Barbara Di Eugenio University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering Nicholas Brown Janet Lin, MD, MPH, MBA Lisa Sharp UIC College of Pharmacy Walter Benn Michaels Jane J. Lin Jun Sun Jason Kilborn University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Joy Hammel UIC College of Applied Health Sciences Blake Stimson Lan Zhang UIC Business Liautaud Graduate School Alice K. (Johnson) Butterfield Miquel Gonzalez-Meler Sandy De Groote Timothy Murphy Alison Castro Superfine Cecilia E. Gerber, Ph.D.

ABA Podcast | Design Patents and Copyright’s Substantial Similarity

I had the privilege of sitting down with McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd. Partner Dunstan Barnes and The American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law's #Design Rights Committee for a fireside chat on my recent Florida Law Review article "Saving Substantial Similarity." In a wide-ranging conversation, we discussed three lessons from design law's Egyptian Goddess case for #copyright law, Senator Tillis' recent proposal to establish a single IP agency and the importance of fostering intra-disciplinary conversations like this one. There is much that design law can teach the rest of IP and we have only just cracked the surface. Section members can access the podcast here: https://lnkd.in/e2dUUjtW

March 18 | Panel Topics Now Available!

Panel topics now available! https://bit.ly/3GYvYW3 Session 1: Music Copyright Infringement in #Asia Topics include trials without juries; trial by #algorithm; tests for infringement; #Indianmusic markets beyond #Bollywood; criminal liability and damage awards in #China; the impact of changing societal and political norms on copyright protection of music and sound recordings; is copyright law out of touch with Asian music genres and attributes? Session 2: Music Copyright Infringement in #Europe Topics include the ECJ's Metall auf Metall decision; droit moral; #German treatment of copyright cases; judge v. jury trials; use of experts; use of software: comparisons and cognitive weighting; editorial rights for classical music; using songs in political campaigns; music databases. Session 3: Music Copyright Infringement in the #UnitedStates Topics include the art and science of judging music copyright infringement; reflections on Skidmore v. #LedZeppelin and Seltzer v. #GreenDay; is there a patent “inventiveness” standard in music copyright law?; what can the Copyright Claims Board do for music copyright?; #TaylorSwift’s “Shake It Off” Trial: Does it make copyright look absurd?; emerging issues in US music copyright law. University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Penn State Dickinson Law | July 2022

Grateful to Dean Danielle Conway & the Dickinson Law family for their warm welcome. Our conversations underscore many opportunities to build new bridges and strengthen existing ones with partners both at home and abroad. I look forward to the trails we will blaze together. https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/new-resident-faculty-appointment-announced

March 18 | Music Copyright Infringement: Global Perspectives

Please join us for our Music Copyright Conference on Friday, March 18, 2022! In partnership with The George Washington University Law School, this conference builds on work done by its Music Copyright Infringement Resource and brings together academics, practitioners, musicologists, and theorists. This cross-pollination of ideas relating to national copyright regimes and musical expertise promises to spark new insights into adjudicating music infringement disputes, as well as those involving other genres of expression, in the U.S. and overseas. You can find the agenda, list of speakers, and registration link here: https://bit.ly/3rnKvWJ. Looking forward to welcoming everyone! The conference is free to attend but please register to receive a Remo link to the event. If you need assistance with registration, don’t hesitate to contact my colleague Adam Ernette (aernette@uic.edu). University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Robert Brauneis Charles Cronin Claremont Graduate University Subhash Bhutoria L&L Partners Zhen Troy Chen, PhD FHEA London College of Communication, University of the Arts London Chien-Chih (Jesse) Lu National Chengchi University Patrick Savage Keio University Dong (Lily) Xue GEN Law Firm Eleanor Selfridge-Field Stanford University Jonathan Huber GEMA Gauthier Lunardi Cabinet Découvertes et Droit Daniel Muellensiefen Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media Martin Schaefer BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Leonie Schwannecke Bucerius Law School Peter Anderson Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Hon. Denny Chin U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Robert Clarida Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP @Joe Fishman Vanderbilt University Law School Rob Kasunic U.S. Copyright Office

65th Annual IP Conference | Concurrent Sessions – Track 1

1E: Trademarks Topics include the SHOP SAFE Act; the protection of well-known marks post Bayer v. Belmora; Kaisha v. Lotte and trade dress functionality; new trends in bad-faith trademarks in China; Iancu v. Brunetti; and trademark trolling. William K. Ford University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Graeme Dinwoodie Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology Marshall Leaffer Indiana University Maurer School of Law Yongjian Lei WANHUIDA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Yvette Liebesman Saint Louis University School of Law Amy Ziegler Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd. https://lnkd.in/dkYDC87i

65th Annual IP Conference | Dunner Award & Plenary Sessions

Each year, our series of conferences, seminars, talks, and courses culminate in our flagship annual #intellectualproperty law conference. Throughout its 65 years, the conference has chronicled key intellectual property, privacy, and technology law developments in the #unitedstates, and more recently, from around the world. Many who made the news also graced our event as speakers, giving attorneys and students alike a ringside seat to those developments, while also giving our faculty, alumni, and supporters an opportunity to shape the discussion. This year, we are pleased to share with you our plenary sessions. They showcase some of the conference's best moments and powerfully illustrate the quality of candid, spontaneous debate. We hope you will enjoy viewing it as much as we have enjoyed bringing the intellectual property world together all these years. Save the date for our 66th conference - 11.11.22. We hope to see you then!

IPKat Conference Report| Patents, Truth, PCT and more at the UIC School of Law International IP Practice Seminar

Back in October, the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property (“IP”), Information, and Privacy Law organized and virtually hosted its International IP Practice Seminar. The Seminar, co-organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Kuhnen & Wacker, brought together international policymakers and practitioners to discuss the worldwide landscape of the most cutting-edge IP issues from a comparative perspective. Each speaker brought unique national and international perspectives across industries, technologies, and IP subject matter to the discussion.  Adam Ernette (UIC) reports on the seminar.  https://bit.ly/3FpYizT

IPWatchdog | “The Road Ahead: Predicting IP Developments to Watch in 2022”

What are the key #intellectualproperty trends to watch out for in 2022? Here are my top three: 1) Courts and governments in key jurisdictions will reveal their positions on AI, with most opting to keep the status quo or adapting AI to existing IP doctrines. 2) Legislative and executive branches of government will weigh in on the weaponizing of antisuit injunctions. This may be an important first step to developing a code of conduct, perhaps within the context of plurilateral trade agreements. 3) The emergence of more truly international IP meetings. With virtual and hybrid events becoming the norm, the ease of both attending and speaking at such events allows more voices that have thus far been largely absent to participate and be heard. We have much to learn from each other. The humility, willingness, and now the ability to do so seamlessly can only bode well for the inextricably interconnected IP issues we face. Check out the full post and read what Alden Abbott Mercatus Center at George Mason University George Mason University Nick Aries Bird & Bird Megan Bannigan Debevoise & Plimpton James De Vellis Foley & Lardner LLP Efrat Kasznik Foresight Valuation Group Stephen Kunin Maier & Maier, PLLC Eli Mazour Harrity & Harrity, LLP Scott McKeown Ropes & Gray LLP Gene Quinn IPWatchdog, Inc Robert Reading Clarivate have to say! https://bit.ly/3mTb435

IPWatchdog | “Patent Stakeholders Share Their IP Wishes for the New Year”

When IPWatchdog, Inc invited me to share my wishes for the new year, I selected these: 1) A détente between the US and China, and that what we can do through “big-tent” IP conferences, institutional partnerships between IP stakeholders, and a resilient and proactive network of people-to-people ties can make a difference, 2) A Singapore-style copyright exception for text and data mining to promote the growth of AI industries in the US while protecting the rights of content owners here, and, 3) That multilateral and regional organizations will regain their relevance in helping establish relevant, responsive, and balanced worldwide IP norms. Key issues like access to vaccines and treatments, cross-border forum shopping in standard-essential patent litigation, the protection and enforcement of AI-related technologies, and emerging issues like non-fungible tokens and virtual spaces like Facebook’s metaverse demand coherent and balanced answers on a global scale. You can read my full contribution and others from Alden Abbott Mercatus Center at George Mason University, George Mason University Nick Aries Bird & Bird Megan Bannigan Debevoise & Plimpton Aziz Burgy Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP Julie Burke #IPQualityPro James De Vellis Foley & Lardner LLP Marla Grossman American Continental Group Thomas Isaacson Polsinelli Blair Jacobs McKool Smith Efrat Kasznik Foresight Valuation Group Stephen Kunin Maier & Maier, PLLC Scott McKeown Ropes & Gray LLP John Rogitz ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES University of Illinois Chicago School of Law here: https://bit.ly/3FPH9QO

IPWatchdog | “The IP Developments that Mattered”

I explain the significance of USPTO National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division's new SEP initiative in IPWatchdog's annual roundup of "IP Developments that Mattered." University of Illinois Chicago School of Law https://bit.ly/319Q80b #patents #antitrust #standards

December 17 | Workshop on Anti-suit Injunctions and FRAND Litigation in China (Online)

Jointly organized by the Centre for Financial Regulation and Economic Development (CFRED) at CUHK LAW and the Center for Law and Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University School of Law, this workshop brings together intellectual property and other legal experts to examine the emergence of anti-suit injunctions in patent litigation in China. Conducted in a roundtable format, the event aims to foster a dialogue among participants from China, the United States and other parts of the world. https://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/events/workshop-on-anti-suit-injunctions-and-frand-litigation-in-china-online/

Licensing Executives Society International | 4th edition of the Paris conference on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and FRAND

Hosted by Allen & Overy France, Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) France, 4th edition of the #Paris conference on #StandardEssentialPatents and #FRAND brings together two international stakeholder panels to debate #IP and #competition issues relating to mobile communications,#IOT, and more. I look forward to moderating the first panel on December 14. Hope to see you there! To learn more about the speakers and the agenda, check out the conference website here: https://bit.ly/3Ed86NH Ruud Peters Mathieu Klos JUVE Verlag für juristische Information GmbH Andrei Iancu Irell & Manella LLP Rudi Bekkers Eindhoven University of Technology Pio Suh IPCOM Clemens Heusch Nokia Marianne Frydenlund Nordic Semiconductor Michael Schlögl Continental Anne-Charlotte Le Bihan Bird & Bird David Por Judge Dr. Klaus Grabinski Judge Richard Meade Judge Nathalie Sabotier Judge Edger Brinkman Prof. Guangliang Zhang

IPWatchdog | 65th Annual IP Law Conference Post

IPWatchdog, Inc has published a special report on our recently concluded 65th Annual IP Law Conference. The report features views from former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Michel, former USPTO Director and Irell & Manella LLP Partner Andrei Iancu, and Brad Watts, Minority Chief Counsel for the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on IP on recent IP nominees, effecting change in patent eligibility, and what it takes to get IP policy right. In addition, you can also read reflections from our esteemed conference faculty. Do check it out! https://bit.ly/3I70XAM

Stanford | Computational Antitrust: Exploring Antitrust 3.0

Hosted by the Stanford University CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, the goal of the #ComputationalAntitrust project is to discover how legal informatics can automate #antitrustprocedures and improve #antitrustanalysis. A thank you to Thibault Schrepel and his team for their vision in boldly reimagining antitrust's future. On December 13 - 15, 2021, they bring together antitrust agencies, academics, and practitioners for what promises to be an engaging and wide-ranging conversation. Together with Margaret Levenstein, I'll be kicking off the conference with a provocative question - Can Computational Antitrust Succeed? To learn more about the speakers and the agenda, check out the conference website here: https://stanford.io/3rhcvvh Pınar Akman Anthony Casey Felix Chang Cary Coglianese David Colarusso Daniel Crane Fabiana Di Porto Gijs van Dijck Michal Gal Catalina Goanta Daniel Greenwood Tatjana Grote Ashwin Ittoo, PhD William Kovacic Sarah Lawsky Sandro Claudio Lera Daniel W. Linna Jr. Robert Zev Mahari Giovanna Massarotto Marcela Mattiuzzo Doug Melamed Anthony Niblett Alex Pentland Felipe Leitão V. Roquete Marietje Schaake Ron Schnell Gerasimos Spanakis Valerie Suslow

IPWatchdog | Thanksgiving Feature

Every #thanksgivingweek IPWatchdog, Inc Editor-in-Chief Eileen McDermott curates a special post featuring reflections on what the IP community is thankful for. Here's mine. You can read Eileen's full post here: https://bit.ly/3rhn0Pa ______ I am thankful for a rare consensus between pharma and tech – that patents rules governing artificial intelligence are sound. George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy’s Virtual 2021 Annual Fall Conference focused on the interface between #artificialintelligence and #intellectualproperty. Panelists from biopharma companies like Novartis and Genentech on one panel, and from Google on another, shared the view that current patent rules supported AI innovation. These two industries have vastly different business models and deeply divided views on patent law and policy. Those views had stumped #patenteligibility reform. Had either side been dissatisfied with the status quo on AI, they could have lauded developments elsewhere, including recent ones in South Africa and Australia, as pointing the way forward here in the United States. Notably, they did not. Industry consensus gives the government guidance and the time and space to consult widely, as the USPTO has done on AI, and to make balanced and carefully considered adjustments where needed. That is as it should be.

Congratulations | Peter Yu!

Delighted to see Professor Peter Yu honored for his scholarship. He serves on our advisory board and has been unstintingly generous with his time, wisdom, and support. Kudos to Professor John Cross for a thoughtful tribute to someone worthy of our admiration, respect, and affection. Here's an excerpt of John's essay, with a link to his full work below. "I congratulate The University of Chicago Law Review for selecting Peter Yu as one of the scholars to honor in this edition. The honor is undoubtedly well-deserved. Peter has had an indelible impact on the intellectual property law debate for many years, and his work will continue to have an impact far into the future. Other scholars would do well to try to follow his example by producing a high-quality body of diverse scholarship presented in a careful and compelling fashion. While doing so will not be easy—indeed, it is almost impossible to produce a body of work as large as Peter’s—it is a goal worth pursuing" Essay: https://bit.ly/3ceSywz Table: https://bit.ly/3Hs5RIf Texas A&M University School of Law University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

37th Annual Meeting | US Bar-EPO Liaison Council

I had the privilege of participating as a delegate of the 37th Annual Meeting of the US Bar-European Patent Office Liaison Council. Raymond Moser Jr. led the delegation as Council President. We had a frank and wide-ranging discussion covering initiatives on the EPO's initiatives and developments, including the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court.

Nov. 4 & 5 | Competition Law

In the lead-up to our 65th #iplaw conference which starts tomorrow, I will be highlighting our panels. Below are details of our competition law panel. Hope to see you there! https://lnkd.in/d6aFSgtC Topics include: • Antitrust/IP in the Biden administration: What can we expect? • Trademark enforcement in online marketplaces: Lessons learned from 1-800 Contacts • Pharmaceutical antitrust issues: What’s next for pay-for-delay and beyond? • Antitrust fines in copyright license negotiations: Is this a trend? • Content and Competition: Global platform liability laws and their impact on the future of online speech Moderator/Panelist: Suzanne Munck (Davis Polk) Panelists: Carlos Eduardo de Aboim (Licks) Tobias Hahn (Hoyng Rokh Monegier) Milan Kristof (CJEU) Michele Lee (Pinterest) Anu Sawkar (Federal Trade Commission)

Nov. 4 & 5 | Trademarks

In the lead-up to our 65th #iplaw conference which starts tomorrow, I will be highlighting our panels. Below are details of our trademark panel. Hope to see you there! https://lnkd.in/d6aFSgtC Topics include: · What is the Shop Safe Act and what’s its status? Has it changed since last year? Who supports it and who opposes it? Prospects for passage? · What are the implications of Belmora LLC v. Bayer Consumer Care AG for the protection of well-known marks? · What does Comfort Corp. v. Baxter International Inc. contribute to the initial interest confusion doctrine? · Rogers v. Grimaldi cases that change or revise the original test are a regular occurrence in trademark law. Where are we now? Just how many Rogers tests are there? · It’s been two years. How to we evaluate Iancu v. Brunetti now? · What are the issues in Kaisha v. Lotte Int’l Am. Corp., 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 7026, No. 19-3010 (3d Cir. March 10, 2021). Should the Supreme Court grant cert? If so, should the Court affirm or reverse? What should the Court say? · New trends in #badfaith trademarks in #China. Moderator/Panelist: William K. Ford (University of Illinois Chicago School of Law) Panelists: Marshall Leaffer (Indiana University Maurer School of Law) Yongjian Lei (WANHUIDA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY) Yvette Liebesman (Saint Louis University School of Law) Amy Ziegler (Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.)

Nov. 4 & 5 | AI

In the lead-up to our conference this week, I will be highlighting our panels. Here's our panel on #AI. Looking forward to it! https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/ Topics include: · How IP offices view AI⁠—as inventions, for inventions, and in examining inventions. · #dataprivacylaw and AI · WIPO’s AI initiatives. · Computational antitrust. · Implications of EU #digitalregulation on AI activity. · Potential practical examples of when it matters when a human vs. AI was Involved in an innovation/Use. Moderator/Panelist: Simon Chesterman (NUS Law) Panelists: Yi Fang (Nreal) Kate Gaudry (Kilpatrick Townsend) Jerry Ma (United States Patent and Trademark Office) Prof. Dr. Peter Georg Picht (University of Zurich) Thibault Schrepel (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)) Dr. Ulrike Till (World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO)

Nov. 4 & 5 | Global IP Issues

In the lead-up to our conference this week, I will be highlighting our panels. Here's our panel on "Global IP Issues." Looking forward to it! https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/ Topics include: · IP & popular culture: #US fair use and lessons from #Singapore’s legislative amendments. · The process and result of EU copyright harmonization and the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union. · Toward a global FRAND solution. · The World Trade Organization waiver and COVID19. · Recent innovation and IP policies in #China, their impact on companies and scientists. Moderator/Panelist: Mark Cohen (University of California, Berkeley - School of Law) Panelists: Dr. Ashish Bharadwaj (O.P. Jindal Global University) David Tan (NUS Faculty of Law) Eleonora Rosati (Stockholms universitet) Runhua Wang (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

Nov. 4 & 5 | Standard Essential #Patents

In the lead-up to our conference this week, I will be highlighting one or two panels a day. Here's our panel on "Standard Essential #Patents." https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/ Topics include: • Anti-suit injunctions: Time for a global #FRAND tribunal? • FRAND/licensing in the value chain. • SEP and FRAND: European developments. • SEPs and connected vehicle supply chains. • Wilder and Kanter and where the Biden DOJ Antitrust Division may be going. Moderator/Panelist: Cordula Tellmann-Schumacher (ARNOLD RUESS) Panelists: Ken Adamo (Law Office of Kenneth R. Adamo) Detlef von Ahsen (KUHNEN & WACKER IP Law Firm) Jorge Contreras (University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law) Dave Djavaherian (PacTech Law) Steven Geiszler (Huawei)

Nov. 4 & 5 | Thank you, sponsors and institutional partners!

In the lead-up to our 65th Annual IP Law Conference, I want to take a moment to say a special "thank you" to our sponsors and institutional partners. We appreciate your support and encouragement. Your partnership with our conference makes it even better. https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/

Nov. 4 & 5 | The Federal Circuit in Review

In the lead-up to our conference this week, I will be highlighting one or two panels a day. Here's our panel on "The Federal Circuit in Review." https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/ Topics include: o Procedure and Structure in #Patent Institutions o The impact of Arthrex o Discretionary denials under NHK-Fintiv o Avoiding the Patent Trial and Appeal Board via forum selection o Bio-Rad Laboratories v. U.S. International Trade Commission and ownership disputes in patent challenges o Patents and Health o Hatch-Waxman developments and the PTAB’s impact on drug patents and generic entry o GSK v. Teva Pharmaceuticals and skinny labeling Moderator/Panelist: Saurabh Vishnubhakat (Texas A&M University School of Law) Panelists: Jim Adduci (Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP) Tiffany Gehrke (Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP) Laura Lydigsen (Crowell & Moring LLP) Adam Mossoff (George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School) Stefani Smith (TENSEGRITY LAW GROUP LLP)

Nov. 4 & 5 | Vaccines, Intellectual Property, and Global Equity

In the lead-up to our conference this week, I will be highlighting one or two panels a day. Here's our panel on "#Vaccines, #intellectualproperty, and #GlobalEquity." https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/ Topics include: · The current state of play in #vaccinewaiver negotiations. · Why aren’t the existing legal provisions on #compulsorylicenses enough? · The role of #IP in vaccine rollout to developing countries. · TRIPs and its contribution to global equity. · Shifting from polarisation of views to nuance and shaping the IP system to meet societal needs in a pandemic best. Moderator/Panelist: Gwilym Roberts (Kilburn & Strode) Panelists: Sapna Kumar (University of Houston Law Center) Bhanu Sadasivan (McDermott Will & Emery) Corey Salsberg (Novartis) Antony Taubman FRSA (World Trade Organization) Peter Yu (Texas A&M University School of Law)

Nov. 4 & 5 | Forces of Change

In the lead-up to our conference this week, I will be highlighting one or two panels a day. Here's our panel on "#Forces of #Change." https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/ Topics include: • #Inclusive job growth, opportunity, and access to #innovation through policy. • #Diversity/#womeninIP: Weighing the significance of Judge Cunningham’s appointment. • How big law can do more to tackle the lack of minority representation in the IP industry. • Trade-secret/know-how gap that is currently reflected in #vaccinenationalism. • #Patent working and disclosure requirements. • U.S Government federal R&D programs: Bringing new innovative players into the Government technology marketplace. Moderator/Panelist: Kira Alvarez (ViacomCBS) Panelists: Colleen Chien (Santa Clara University School of Law) Ann Liebschutz (USISTF) Joshua Sarnoff (DePaul University College of Law) Emer Simic (Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP) Ellisen Shelton Turner (Kirkland & Ellis)

65th Annual IP Law Conference | Thank you, Patent Docs!

Thank you, Patent Docs (https://lnkd.in/ddCrkT9C) for being a Silver Sponsor! Join us this Thursday and Friday for our 65th Annual #IP Law Conference and meet Patent Docs' Kevin Noonan. He will be participating in our "Global Patent Issues" plenary session. https://lnkd.in/d6aFSgtC Topics include: • Anti-suit injunctions and international comity. • UPC and UP: Now what? • Do American patents matter anymore? • The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)’s Renewing American Innovation Project • Developments and strategies in deploying IP-centric strategies for asset-based lending, debt and equity financing, and revenue factoring. • The state of the Federal Circuit: Change and continuity? • China’s great Federal Circuit experiment: Has it worked? University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Nov. 4 & 5 | Technology & Privacy

In the lead-up to our conference this week, I will be highlighting one or two panels a day. Here's our panel on "#Technology & #Privacy." https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/ Topics include: · #ransomwareattacks, the #pandemic, the President, and #zerotrust networks. · #iplaw, #blockchaintechnology, and #smartcontracts. · Regulating #bitcoin and #blockchain derivatives · Counting the cost of cyber insurance · Data breach legislation · Changes in #dataresidency and its impact on global companies. · How is the shift in direction at the Federal Trade Commission going to affect #dataprivacy & #cybersecurity enforcement? Moderator/Panelist: Marta Belcher (Protocol Labs) Panelists: Charisse Castagnoli (InstaPay) Stuart Loh (Twingate) Ryan N. Phelan (Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP) Houman Shadab (New York Law School) Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid (Ono Academic College)

Nov. 4 & 5 | Copyright: The New Normal

In the lead-up to our conference this week, I will be highlighting one or two panels a day. Here's our panel on "Copyright: The New Normal." https://lnkd.in/d6aFSgtC Topics include: · #NFTs in #art and #esports · Exterritorial damages in copyright law. · Memes on Instagram: Fair use or no use? · Substantial similarity post-Skidmore: No “Stairway to Heaven? · Sidestepping synch rights and music covers on TikTok Moderator/Panelist: Sean O'Connor (George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School) Panelists: Tom Cotter (University of Minnesota Law School) James Gatto (Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP) Jonathan Jennings (Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP) Bill McGrath (Davis McGrath) Kevin Parks (Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.)

65th Annual IP Law Conference | Media Coverage

We are pleased that our annual #ipconference has become an event media outlets cover so their readers can learn about candid and sometimes unexpected insights from newsmakers springing from our moderated discussion format, with plenty of Q&A with the audience. This year, we are delighted to welcome back @Bloomberg Law IPWatchdog, Inc, The IPKat. For the first time, we will also have coverage from #China through JW Insights. Join us next week! https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/ University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

65th Annual IP Law Conference | Thank you, Leydig!

An enjoyable afternoon with Marshall Leaffer, his students, and his colleagues at Indiana University Maurer School of Law discussing how #ArtificialIntelligence can help #simplify #trademark #confusion. Thank you for your excellent questions and comments! Rahaf Alrehaili Trevor Coval Seth Niemi Ryan Waite Mariah Davis Chris McMillan Alexander Mischke Michelle Abramczyk Lily Wang Marcus Hoekstra Mark D. Janis

Maurer Law | #AI #trademarks

An enjoyable afternoon with Marshall Leaffer, his students, and his colleagues at Indiana University Maurer School of Law discussing how #ArtificialIntelligence can help #simplify #trademark #confusion. Thank you for your excellent questions and comments! Rahaf Alrehaili Trevor Coval Seth Niemi Ryan Waite Mariah Davis Chris McMillan Alexander Mischke Michelle Abramczyk Lily Wang Marcus Hoekstra Mark D. Janis

Nov. 4 & 5 | Thank you, Kirkland & Ellis!

Thank you, Kirkland & Ellis for being a Bronze sponsor! Join us in November for our 65th Annual #IP Law Conference and meet Kirkland & Ellis 's Partner Ellisen Turner. He will be speaking on the "Forces of Change" panel. Topics include: Inclusive job growth, opportunity, and access to innovation through policy. Diversity/women in IP: Weighing the significance of Judge Cunningham’s appointment. How big law can do more to tackle the lack of minority representation in the IP industry. Trade-secret/know-how gap that is currently reflected in vaccine nationalism. Patent working and disclosure requirements. https://lnkd.in/d6aFSgtC #vaccine nationalism #trade secrets  #federal circuit #diversity University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Nov. 4 & 5 | Featured and Plenary Sessions

Looking forward to our featured session and plenaries! (more on breakout session in my next post) https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/ Rethinking Innovation w/ Michel, Iancu & Watts The State of IP Law & Policy w/Sanz de Acedo, Arnold, Campinos, Faile, Michel, Perlmutter, and Lim Global #patentlaw Issues w/Quinn, Grabinski, Iancu, He, Malackowski, Noonan, and O’Malley #Corporate Counsel Session w/Peter, Hart, Friedlander, Myers, Emeagwali, Quatela, and Temple Regulating #IP and #Technology w/Fox, Kovacic, Delrahim, Hesse, Layne-Farrar, Melamed, and Wong Ervin Looking Beyond the Bend w/ Merelle Ward, Abbott, Gervais, Hansen, and Kappos

Oct. 21 | Maurer Law “Confusion Simplified”

Looking forward to speaking at @IUMaurerLaw @ciprmaurer International IP Colloquium this week. Thank you, Marshall Leaffer, for inviting me back. @uiclaw @ciprmaureripth #trademarklaw #artificialintelligence #noise #biases #confusion

Nov. 4 & 5 | Thank you, PacTech Law!

Thank you, #Pactechlaw for being a Bronze sponsor! Join us in November for our 65th Annual #IP Law Conference and meet #Pactechlaw Senior Partner & Founder #davedjavaherian. He will be speaking on the "#standard #essential #patent" panel. https://lnkd.in/d6aFSgtC @uiclaw

Nov. 4 & 5 | Thank you, Marshall Gerstein!

Thank you, @Marshallip for being a Bronze sponsor! Join us in November for our 65th Annual #IP Law Conference and meet @Marshallip's Ryan Phelan. He will be speaking on the "Technology & Privacy" panel. https://lnkd.in/d6aFSgtC @uiclaw #privacylaw #smartcontracts #technlogy

Nov. 4 & 5 | Thank you, Marshall Gerstein!

Thank you, @Marshallip for being a Bronze sponsor! Join us in November for our 65th Annual #IP Law Conference and meet @Marshallip's Partner Tiffany Gehrke. She will be speaking on "The Federal Circuit in Review." https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/ #patent #law @uiclaw

Marshall Law | Honoring Prof. Marshall Leaffer

Looking forward to joining friends and colleagues at Indiana University Maurer School of Law to honor Professor Marshall Leaffer. Event details below. __ Join us on Friday, October 22 as a group of distinguished scholars focusing primarily on copyright law and international intellectual property will present their latest work. We will also reflect on Prof. Marshall Leaffer's influence in those fields. The workshop will feature two panel discussions in the morning, and two in the afternoon. RSVP to cipr@indiana.edu to receive the final schedule and Zoom connection information.

Oct. 8 | International IP Practice Seminar | Session 4: Intersections in International IP Law, Policy, and Practice

Session 4: Intersections in International IP Law, Policy, and Practice Topics include: • Building and managing an international patent portfolio: Key points of focus and critical considerations. • Recruiting and building a truly international (in-house and outside counsel) team to implement your international IP strategy. • International enforcement of trade secrets: Evidence and extraterritoriality. • Copyright developments near and far: convergence or divergence? Moderator / Panelist Kenneth L. Ng Client Liaison Principal Davies Collison Cave Panelists Duck Soon Chang Attorney Kim & Chang Raymond Millien CEO Harness Dickey Pierce James Pooley Independent Attorney James Pooley, PLC Maria Strong Associate Register of Copyrights & Director, Policy and International Affairs U.S. Copyright Office Alice Wang Senior Partner & Director, International Affairs Beijing Guantao Law Firm

Oct. 8 | International IP Practice Seminar | Session 3: Strategies for Patent Cooperation Treaty (#PCT) Filings

Session 3: Strategies for Patent Cooperation Treaty (#PCT) Filings Topics include: Latest developments in the PCT system. Priority claiming in a PCT application: Things to watch out for. Best practices for national phase entry in #China, #Europe, #Japan, and #unitedstatesofamerica . Moderator / Panelist Matthias Reischle-Park Deputy Director & Head, PCT Legal Division, Patents & Technology Sector World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO Panelists Katsuhide Akazawa Vice-President & Managing Partner Tani & Abe John Richards--U.S.,U.K.,E.U. Patent Attorney Of Counsel Ladas & Parry LLP Xiaowen(Nancy) Song Partner Linda Liu & Partners Detlef von Ahsen Partner KUHNEN & WACKER IP Law Firm Yunpeng Xiao Deputy Director of PCT Division III, Preliminary Examination and Flow Management Dept. CNIPA

Oct. 8 | International IP Practice Seminar | Session 2: Key Developments in International Patent & Trade Secret Law and Policy

Session 2: Key Developments in International Patent & Trade Secret Law and Policy https://bit.ly/3B6Lmxr Topics include: The EPO and #pandemics: supporting innovation and capitalizing on new opportunities. The #UnitaryPatent and #UnifiedPatentCourt: A new dawn? International patent prosecution and licensing: Traps for the unwary. Tokenization of patent rights. #Tradesecrets and #confidentiality in #China: recent legislation, landmark cases, practical tips. Impending #German legislative reforms: limitations on injunctive relief, coordination of nullity and infringement proceedings, application of trade secret legislation in patent proceedings. Trade secrets and confidentiality in #Singapore; unpacking Coco v. Clark. Moderator / Panelist Stanley Lai, SC Chairman, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP Panelists Jill Ge Counsel Allen & Overy Roberta Romano-Götsch Chief Operating Officer European Patent Office Marcus Thymian Founder GrowIP Law Group LLC Michael Zeitler Partner KUHNEN & WACKER IP Law Firm

Oct. 8 | International IP Practice Seminar

And we have lift off! https://bit.ly/3B6Lmxr #intellectualpropertylaw #IP #international #trademark #design #patent #tradesecrets   Matthias Reischle Christian Thomas Gordon Humphreys R. Peter Spies Guanyang Yao James Forstner Jill Ge Stanley Lai, SC Roberta Romano Marcus Thymian Michael Zeitler John Richards--U.S.,U.K.,E.U. Patent Attorney Xiaowen(Nancy) Song Lisa Jorgenson Kenneth Ng Raymond Millien James Pooley Maria Strong   Kim & Chang McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd. GEN Law Firm TransUnion Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd. World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO European Patent Office University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Linda Liu & Partners Liu, Shen & Associates GrowIP Law Group LLC KUHNEN & WACKER IP Law Firm Ladas & Parry LLP Davies Collison Cave U.S. Copyright Office Allen & Overy Allen & Gledhill LLP Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.

Nov. 4 & 5 | 65th Annual IP Law Conference

Registration is now open for University of Illinois Chicago School of Law’s 65th Annual #IntellectualPropertyLaw Conference, to be held virtually on Thursday and Friday, November 4–5, 2021. https://lnkd.in/d6aFSgtC Modeled after the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in #Davos and Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School Annual Fordham #IP Conference in New York, the conference features highly interactive sessions with newsmakers in the IP, privacy and technology communities. In addition, the conference features 16 sessions with more than 90 expert faculty from government, civil society organizations, companies, law firms and academia. This year’s conference expands on the success of last year’s virtual setting to offer two full days of interactive discussions involving the audience and virtual networking opportunities with speakers. In addition, the conference’s virtual platform provides attendees the same seamless transition between sessions for which the conference has long been known. Our program is unique in combining forward-thinking IP legal and innovation issues from across the spectrum with an immersive format where newsmakers in intellectual property, technology and privacy engage in a moderated discussion with each other and with the audience. At a time when conferences may consist of little more than timed speeches and where attendees sit behind a screen as passive viewers, ours stands apart.

C-IP2 | Virtual 2021 Annual Fall Conference

Looking forward to participating in C-IP2's 2021 Fall Conference next week. Details below and here: https://cip2.gmu.edu/2021-fall-conference/ __ After decades of promises, AI is making headlines again, DeepMind can beat the best human players at nearly any board game, Autonomous vehicles are coming soon, AI can be an inventor (at least in some countries), the singularity is near. How much of that is true, what is AI currently capable of, and what is possible in the near term? Join us this October 13-14 at C-IP2‘s 2021 Annual Fall Conference as experts from industry and academia discuss the current state of AI, what is coming soon, the current laws regarding the protection of AI and IP, and what is necessary to keep pace with technology! This year’s Annual Conference is structured around Professor Ryan Abbott’s forthcoming edited volume Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence, which is being funded in part by a C-IP2 Da Vinci Grant. Professor Abbott has assembled a top-notch group of scholars working in the field, a number of whom will present versions of their chapters at the Conference. Coupled with the dynamic pairing of Jaron Lanier and Grimes for the Keynote Conversation—moderated by C-IP2 Faculty Director, Professor Sean O’Connor—and industry leaders, the Conference dialogues will be informative and thought-provoking. Join us for an exciting and informative event featuring panels covering the current state of the art in AI and how the various types of IP rights interact with AI in diverse and sometimes controversial contexts––such as authorship of AI-generated works, changing inventive step analysis, data and text mining exceptions, deep fakes, and more. The conference will be streamed online via Zoom from George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School in Arlington, Virginia. We hope to see you there!

C-IP2 | Senior Scholar

Honored to be recognized alongside colleagues from across the Nation as a senior scholar at George Mason University's Center for #intellectualproperty and #innovation Policy. As a former Edison Fellow, I have seen up close and been impressed by the Center's achievements, its leadership, and those, past and present, who work there. Looking forward to this new opportunity to partner together.

JAMS | IP Cross Border Disputes Virtual Roundtable

Pleased to participate in @JAMSADR IP Cross Border Disputes Virtual Roundtable last week. The roundtable explored recent developments and trends in global IP disputes. @Orrick @BerkeleyLawBCLT @uiclaw @PierceAtwoodLLP @MoFoLLP @BondLawFirm @MaynardCooper @Kirkland_Ellis

IAPP | UIC Law’s Privacy and tech program among 36 recognized worldwide

Thank you, IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals for recognizing our privacy and technology program, just one of thirty-six institutions worldwide to receive this honor in its 2021 guide to "Privacy And Data Protection In Academia." As the guide notes, our programs include #JurisDoctor, #Privacy and #Technology Law, #IP, #International #Business and #Trade, #Computer #Science, #Communication, #HealthInformationManagement, and #Information and #DecisionSciences, and cover offerings across #law, #computerscience, and #business. University of Illinois Chicago School of Law UIC Business Liautaud Graduate School University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering University of Illinois Chicago,

Last chance to register! | International IP Practice Seminar (Friday, October 8)

Last chance to register! https://bit.ly/3B6Lmxr Looking forward to welcoming our distinguished seminar faculty this Friday for what promises to be an engaging and much-needed candid discussion of international IP issues. Attendees can interact with each other and speakers throughout each session. We will also have time between sessions for networking.

Minnesota Law Review Headnotes | Article Cited in Federal Case

Pleased to know Chief Judge Connelly found "The Influence of Alice" noteworthy in deciding CareDx, Inc. v. Natera (D. Del. Sept. 28, 2021). Honored to be mentioned in the same breath as Federal Circuit Judge Alan Lourie as well as former USPTO Directors Andrei Iancu and David Kappos. All of us make the basic same point - an important patent law doctrine is broken and urgently needs fixing. https://bit.ly/2YmWrvV Minnesota Law Review University of Illinois Chicago School of Law #patentlaw #federalcircuit #delaware

65th Annual IP Law Conference | Introducing our Faculty!

UIC Law's Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Technology Law is proud to virtually present its 65th Annual IP Law Conference. The Conference provides an exceptional opportunity to meet with newsmakers and influencers, to learn and discuss the most exciting and important developments in the field, and to be empowered to help create better laws and policies that promote innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. A mainstay in IP CLE programming, the conference is known for its highly interactive format. Its plenary sessions and breakout sessions cover patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, antitrust, and in-house counsel, as well as IT and privacy developments. We look forward to you joining us. https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/

65th Annual IP Law Conference | Sponsorships

The generosity of donors and sponsors help make our 65th Annual IP Law Conference possible. If your organization or firm is interested in supporting us, do have a look at our conference webpage for more details: https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/sponsors/ #intellectualproperty #ip #artificialintelligence #ai # #authorship #textmining #datamining #conference #CLE #virtualconference #law #trademarks #patentsearch #copyrights #dataprotectionlaw #uschina #uspto #federalcircuit #stateofip #ethicsandcompliance #diversityandinclusion #covid19insights #nfts #ransomwareattacks #smartcontracts #frand #singaporelaw #eulaw #wto #bidenadministration

IP Kat Post | Thinking Internationally about IP and ADR

Check out the The IPKat #adr #ip seminar report by Adam Ernette. We are proud co-organizers together with the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center and Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS). https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/09/conference-report-uic-law-thinking.html University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.

October 8 | Just two weeks to go!

Just two weeks to go! https://bit.ly/3tqofe9 Matthias Reischle Christian Thomas Gordon Humphreys R. Peter Spies Guanyang Yao James Forstner Jill Ge Stanley Lai, SC Roberta Romano Marcus Thymian Michael Zeitler John Richards--U.S.,U.K.,E.U. Patent Attorney Xiaowen(Nancy) Song Lisa Jorgenson Kenneth Ng Raymond Millien James Pooley Maria Strong McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd. GEN Law Firm TransUnion Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd. World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO European Patent Office University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Linda Liu & Partners Liu, Shen & Associates GrowIP Law Group LLC KUHNEN & WACKER IP Law Firm Ladas & Parry LLP Davies Collison Cave BASF U.S. Copyright Office Allen & Overy Allen & Gledhill LLP Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.

Keynote Plenary | Artificial Intelligence: A Game Changer for IP Regimes?

Congratulations to #IPOS for a remarkable #IP Week @ SG, hosting over 10,000 participants from 50 countries. The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law's Center for IP, Information and Privacy Law co-hosted a seminar with #WIPO focused on alternative dispute resolution in IP. I enjoyed moderating the keynote plenary on "Artificial Intelligence: A Game Changer for IP Regimes?" with David Holdsworth, DCE, IPO UK Jérémie Fénichel, Head of Patents, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI France) John Mulgrew, VP and Chief IP Officer, Lenovo Ueno Takeshi, Senior Counsel, IP Law, IBM You can catch the sizzle reel here: https://lnkd.in/eDWBVVGe

November 4 & 5 | Rethinking Innovation w/ Michel, Iancu & Watts

Keeping a nation at the forefront of innovation requires a "whole of nation" effort. Despite its existential importance, few nations manage it well. Innovation has helped the U.S. remain the only global superpower. How long it can remain so will depend partly on how well it can develop a cohesive, comprehensive, and compelling plan to stay ahead of its competition. Our annual conference's keynote panel in November brings together three panelists whose careers in the judiciary, the executive, and the legislature offer unparalleled insights into this issue. Join us and be part of the conversation. Details here: https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/

October 29 | Alumni & Friends Virtual Reception

The Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law is pleased to host a virtual reception for alumni, students, and friends. Hear the latest news and updates, join us for a Q&A with our center director, meet friends and alumni, and more! With our online platform, attendees will be able to enjoy conversations in a virtual setting similar to our live events. Attendees can move from table to table at any time by double-clicking on other available seats on the "floor plan." See our registration page for more information. https://bit.ly/uic_ip_alumfriends

UIC’s Top 50! | US News & World Report Rankings

Pleased to see the University of Illinois Chicago recognized as a top 50 public university by US News. Students are voting with their enrollment. Nearly 35,000 students joined us this year, continuing seven straight years of growth. https://today.uic.edu/uic-in-u-s-news-world-reports-top-50-public-universities

September 17 | Last chance to register!

Our IP and Tech Corporate Counsel Conference is happening this week. Hope to see you there! https://bit.ly/3BZdSRk Corporate counsel play a critical but often underappreciated role in a company's success. They must interface well with a wide range of stakeholders and balance competing considerations to help their business stay ahead of the competition. In the post-pandemic world, outside counsel will need to recognize new challenges and opportunities to remain relevant and effective. This one-of-a-kind, one-day CLE program, featuring experienced corporate and outside counsel, will explore relevant intellectual property and technology, issues through honest and practical discussions of topics, including: Thinking globally, acting locally Best practices and strategies for IP, tech, and privacy counsel Tips for patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation Brand versus budget Diversity in the profession https://bit.ly/3BZdSRk

#weareillinoisip | Illinois IP Alliance

Proud to be part of Illinois Intellectual Property Alliance - ILIPA's Ecosystem Board. The Alliance connects local and regional organizations to facilitate creating, protecting and enabling IP. We hope this hub encourages innovation for the economic and social well-being of all who live, work, and play in Illinois. For more information about the Alliance, check out its website: https://www.ilipalliance.org/

November 4 and 5 | Thank you, Wanhuida IP!

Thank you, Wanhuida IP for being a Bronze sponsor! Join us in November for our 65th Annual #IP Law Conference and meet Wanhuida's Partner Yongjian Lei. He will be speaking on #trademark #law. https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/ University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

November 4 and 5 | Thank you Licks Attorneys!

Thank you, @LicksAttorneys for returning as a Silver sponsor! Join us in November for our 65th Annual #IP Law Conference and meet Licks' Founding Partner Carlos Aboim. He will be speaking on #competitionlaw. https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/ @uiclaw

October 8 | Patents and Technology: Perspective, Truth, and Change

Our International IP Practice Seminar is happening next month. Hope to see you there! https://bit.ly/3tqofe9 Our International IP Practice Seminar is a one-day, comprehensive CLE program that brings together seasoned experts to provide instruction on the issues of contemporary significance covering patents, trademarks, and design rights. Speakers include senior representatives from WIPO, regional and national IP offices, multinational corporations, and law firms from key jurisdictions worldwide. The event is presented on an innovative virtual platform offering an immersive CLE and networking experience.

September 17 | Happening Next Week!

Our IP and Tech Corporate Counsel Conference is happening next week. Hope to see you there! https://bit.ly/3BZdSRk Corporate counsel play a critical but often underappreciated role in a company's success. They must interface well with a wide range of stakeholders and balance competing considerations to help their business stay ahead of the competition. In the post-pandemic world, outside counsel will need to recognize new challenges and opportunities to remain relevant and effective. This one-of-a-kind, one-day CLE program, featuring experienced corporate and outside counsel, will explore relevant intellectual property and technology, issues through honest and practical discussions of topics, including: Thinking globally, acting locally Best practices and strategies for IP, tech, and privacy counsel Tips for patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation Brand versus budget Diversity in the profession https://bit.ly/3BZdSRk

September 30 | AIPLA 2021 Virtual Data Road Show

Looking forward to participating in American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)'s 2021 Data Roadshow this month. https://bit.ly/aipla_data_roadshow I'll be joining Allison Gaul White Zelano & Branigan Robert Harrison Sonnenberg Harrison Partnerschaft mbB University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Stephen Wu - Shareholder, Silicon Valley Law Group Silicon Valley Law Group Matt Hervey Gowling WLG Steve Mortinger IBM Thomas A. Beach U.S. Department of Commerce Izu Emeagwali JPMorgan Chase & Co. Brian Adams Qualcomm Cynthia Cole, Baker Botts David Blaszkowsky Helios Data Inc. Sessions include: • #Datarights and #IP protection nationally and internationally. • #Privacy rights and other interests in datasets. • The National Security Commission on #AI. • #Datasharing and #aggregation. • #Datamonetization and #licensing.

November 4 & 5 | Annual Conference Session Descriptions Now Available!

I'm pleased to announce that the session descriptions for our 65th Annual IP Conference are now available: https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/schedule-2/ Modeled after the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos and the Annual Fordham IP Conference in New York, the conference features highly interactive sessions with newsmakers in the IP, privacy, and technology communities. In addition, the conference features sixteen sessions with more than ninety expert faculty from government, civil society organizations, companies, law firms, and academia. This year’s conference expands on the success of last year’s virtual setting to offer two full days of interactive discussions involving the audience and virtual networking opportunities with speakers. In addition, the conference’s virtual platform provides attendees the same seamless transition between sessions for which the conference has become known. Our program is unique in combining forward-thinking IP legal and innovation issues from across the spectrum with an immersive format where newsmakers in intellectual property, technology, and privacy engage in a moderated discussion with each other and with the audience. At a time when conferences may consist of little more than timed speeches and where attendees sit behind a screen as passive viewers, ours stands apart. Hope to see you there!

Fall 2021 Newsletter | It’s Here!

Pleased to share our Fall 2021 Newsletter reporting on highlights, events, and more! Here's a direct link: https://bit.ly/uic_ip_fall2021, and here's one to the flier: https://bit.ly/uic_ip_flier. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed putting it together! @uiclaw

September 17 | IP and Tech Corporate Counsel Conference

Looking forward to welcoming our distinguished conference faculty in just three weeks! https://lnkd.in/dfjDPna2

September 23 | Intellectual Property Law in China

Looking forward to joining Douglas Clark, Mark Cohen, Danny Friedmann, Peter Ganea, Jyh-an Lee, Yahong Li, and Peter Yu to discuss the rapid evolution of China's IP system over 40 years and its dramatic consequences for world trade, innovation and the global IP system. This event is free and open to the public. https://www.law.berkeley.edu/research/bclt/bcltevents/book-talk-intellectual-property-law-in-china-2nd-ed/ University of California, Berkeley - School of Law University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Texas A&M University School of Law School of Law, City University of Hong Kong HKU Law Rouse Peking University School of Transnational Law Tongji University

Theodosia Stavroulaki | Mergers that Harm our Health

Joined Loyola University Chicago Spencer Waller and the DePaul University College of Law faculty via Zoom to discuss Theodosia Stavroulaki's paper "Mergers that Harm our Health." One of the best parts of being in Chicago is the collegial culture between the law schools. If you're interested in reading Theodosia's paper, you can find it here: https://bit.ly/3sTWvyn. Photo credit: @DePaulHealthLaw Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Ken Ng | Davies Collison Cave

Delighted to catch up with Kenneth Ng on his trip up to Chicago from Memphis this week. We share a passion for bringing people together. I find myself inspired by his energy and entrepreneurial spirit whenever we speak and look forward to exploring new ways to collaborate in 2022. Davies Collison Cave is fortunate to have him as their Client Liasion Principal.

August 19 | Last chance to register!

Last chance to register! https://bit.ly/uic_ip_adr #ADR #IP #WIPO #IPOS #UIC #WIPOADR #JAMSADR #uiclaw #standardessentialpatents #mediation #arbitration #trademarks #patent #singapore #gfip2021 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center University of Illinois Chicago School of Law JAMS Hon. James F. Holderman (Ret.) Chiara Accornero ZTE Corporation Xin Tong

August 24 & 25 | Global Forum on IP Conference​

Looking forward to joining Tim Moss CBE John Mulgrew Ueno Takeshi Jérémie Fénichel and our virtual audience for a conversation on the impact of #AI on #IP regimes. Singapore's signature IP event, IP Week @ SG 2021, will be held on Aug 24 and 25 at #MarinaBaySands and virtually. Happy to see Daren Tang David Llewelyn Dawn Karen Tan Rowel Barba Etienne Sanz de Acedo Catherine Lee Sharon Chiang Yu Sarn Chiew Cairan He George Hwang Faith Sing (沈信乐) Lionel Tan Lally Rementilla, CPA, CMA Nick Nash Wendi Backler Erich Spangenberg Jeffrey T. Karen Taylor on the program as well. Looking forward to hearing their views and insights. Details: https://lnkd.in/d4z2cPr4 INPI University of Illinois Chicago School of Law IBM Lenovo IPO UK Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) #jpo Mediacorp Pte Ltd World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO #ipophl #cnipa International Trademark Association (INTA) Dentons Rodyk Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) Yusarn Audrey NUS Enterprise fsLAW - boutique business law firm Rajah & Tann Asia BDC Asia Partners Boston Consulting Group (BCG) #ipwe #anaqua

September 17 | Diversity Initiatives: Selling the Buy-In

September 17 | Diversity Initiatives: Selling the Buy-In https://lnkd.in/dfjDPna2 Peter Moody Mattel, Inc. Michael Moore Center for Reproductive Rights Aracely Muñoz Davies Collison Cave Kenneth Ng GLS Capital Lauren Rabinovic Dell Technologies Sanjiv Sarwate WeWork Ainslee Schreiber Xperi Michael (Mike) Schwartz FisherBroyles, LLP Chris Turk Sony John Blake Medtronic Mark Campagna Lazada Christopher Y. Chan Google Sylvia Chen Dunner Law PLLC Lisa Dunner University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Adam Ernette Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP Lee Eulgen 3M Yen Florczak ITW Erin J. Fox Goodwill Industries International Meghann Garrett, Esq., CCEP Danaher Corporation Mony G. Yum! Brands HYLTON-RODIC LAW PLLC Keisha Hylton-Rodic, Ph.D., Esq. NBCUniversal Media, LLC Monique Cheng Joe Chamberlain Group (CGI) James Johnson Loeb & Loeb LLP Adam Kelly Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Esther Lim Ecolab Sarah Lockner Uber Erin Lothson, CIPP/US AbbVie Joy Monahan

August 16 | Last Call for Nominations: Don Dunner Award!

Last call for nominations! https://lnkd.in/dc8sjaD #patent #leadership #award #dondunner #ip #privacy #technology Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Nov 4 – 5 | 65th Annual IP Law Conference – Registration Open!

Registration open! https://ipconference.law.uic.edu/

Law360 Interview | #AI #DABUS #IP #Patent #South Africa #Australia

I spoke with Law360's Andrew Karpan about the significance of #AI #DABUS #patent #StephenThaler developments in #SouthAfrica and #Australia. While we didn't speak about it specifically, Andrew kindly referenced my work on the issue (for those interested, available here: https://bit.ly/ai_ip_lim). Article here: https://www.law360.com/articles/1410414. (There's a paywall but apparently available through Lexis and to students and adjuncts using a law school network).   Good to learn Chris Mammen, John Osha, and Celine Jimenez Crowson's views on this important matter. Also mentioned: USPTO and AIPPI University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Hogan Lovells Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP

August 19 | 10 Tips to Make the Most of Your #IP #Mediation

10 Tips to Make the Most of Your #IP #Mediation https://bit.ly/uic_ip_adr World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) JAMS ZTE Corporation Rena Lee Heike Wollgast Hon. James F. Holderman (Ret.) Chiara Accornero David Perkins Marco Tong Sandy Widjaja

October 8 | Navigating Trademark and Design Law: What’s there to learn from China, America, and Europe?

October 8 | Navigating Trademark and Design Law: What's there to learn from China, America, and Europe? https://bit.ly/uic_ip_intl_2

Florida Law Review | Saving Substantial Similarity

Pleased to share my article, “Saving Substantial Similarity,” just published by the Florida Law Review. I found that today’s copyright plaintiffs have the worst win rate in a century and discuss the causes of this trend. I set out three ways to rehabilitate this important doctrine and more broadly address the debates on rules versus standards, the centrality of jury trials, and structural biases within the American justice system. Read it here: https://bit.ly/floridalr_sss

August 16 | Call for Nominations!

Call for Nominations! https://bit.ly/uic_ip_dunneraward #intellectualproperty #leadership #award #patents #trademarks #copyrights #privacylaw #technologylaw

October 8 | What do pandemics and the EPO, patent tokenization in Singapore, Europe’s UPC, and new trade secret laws in China have in common?

What do pandemics and the EPO, patent tokenization in Singapore, Europe's UPC, and new trade secret laws in China have in common? https://bit.ly/uic_ip_intl_1

August 16 | Please help us find this year’s honoree!

The Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law is now accepting nominations for this year's Donald R. Dunner Leadership Award. To be eligible for consideration, award nominations must be submitted online by Monday, August 16, 2021. The award will be presented to this year's honoree at the IP Center's 65th Annual IP Law Conference on Thursday, November 4, 2021. https://bit.ly/uic_ip_dunneraward

August 19 | Why should businesses use IP Offices to resolve their disputes?

August 19 | Why should businesses use IP Offices to resolve their disputes? https://bit.ly/uic_ip_adr World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) JAMS ZTE Corporation

Liber Amicorum | Honoring Herb Hovenkamp

Delighted to see this volume edited by Nicolas Charbit and Sébastien Gachot honoring the remarkable work of Herbert Hovenkamp will be out next week. The Hon. Bill Baer's Forward put it well: "This Concurrences tribute to the exceptional scholarship of “The Dean of Antitrust Law” is well deserved. ... We need guidance on how to make a free-market economy work for us all. We need more of my friend and mentor, Herb Hovenkamp." The volume includes my chapter distilling Herb's insights on the interface between antitrust and intellectual property and his thoughts on improving that relationship. Honored to join my fellow contributors to show our appreciation of our friend and colleague Herb Hovenkamp. Details: https://www.concurrences.com/en/all-books/herbert-hovenkamp-liber-amicorum Barak Orbach Tom Cotter Maria Ioannidou Thom Lambert Marina Lao John Newman Richard Markovits Mariateresa Maggiolino John Lopatka Christopher Yoo Daniel Sokol Christine Durrance William Page Roger Blair Daniel Crane David Gerber Thomas Horton Christopher Leslie Jane O'Connell Gabriella Muscolo

September 17 | Why Should Corporate Counsel “Think Globally and Act Locally”?

Our International IP Practice Seminar is a one-day, comprehensive CLE program that brings together seasoned experts to provide instruction on the issues of contemporary significance covering patents, trademarks, and design rights. Speakers include senior representatives from WIPO, regional and national IP offices, multinational corporations, and law firms from key jurisdictions worldwide. The event is presented on an innovative virtual platform offering an immersive CLE and networking experience. https://lnkd.in/d3AJZHC

October 8 | International IP Practice Seminar

Our International IP Practice Seminar is a one-day, comprehensive CLE program that brings together seasoned experts to provide instruction on the issues of contemporary significance covering patents, trademarks, and design rights. Speakers include senior representatives from WIPO, regional and national IP offices, multinational corporations, and law firms from key jurisdictions worldwide. The event is presented on an innovative virtual platform offering an immersive CLE and networking experience. https://lnkd.in/d3AJZHC

August 19 | Can #ADR help resolve a global #patent war? https://bit.ly/uic_ip_adr

Can #ADR help resolve a global #patent war? https://bit.ly/uic_ip_adr Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) UIC John Marshall Law School JAMS WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Hon. James F. Holderman (Ret.) Chiara Accornero Xin Tong GEN Law Firm McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd. TransUnion Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.

Video | Strategies for the Federal Circuit, District Courts, ITC & PTAB

Pleased to present the recording of our virtual master class on "Strategies for the Federal Circuit, District Courts, ITC & PTAB." Our videos now feature timestamps of sessions as well as timestamps of key issues covered within each of those sessions for easy navigation. The sessions featured in the video are as follows: . Patent Trial and Appeal Board Practice . District Court Practice . Featured speaker: Hon. Kent Jordan . International Trade Commission Practice https://bit.ly/uic_ip_patentmc_video

September 17 | IP, Tech, And Privacy Corporate Counsel Conference

Corporate counsel play a critical but often underappreciated role in a company's success. They must interface well with a wide range of stakeholders and balance competing considerations to help their business stay ahead of the competition. In the post-pandemic world, outside counsel will need to recognize new challenges and opportunities to remain relevant and effective. This one-of-a-kind, one-day CLE program, featuring experienced corporate and outside counsel, will explore the relevant intellectual property, technology, and privacy issues through honest and practical discussions of topics, including: .Thinking globally, acting locally .Best practices and strategies for IP, tech, and privacy counsel .Tips for patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation .Brand versus budget .Diversity in the profession Event and registration details: http://bit.ly/uic_ip_ccc

Advisory Board | Welcome Gary Friedlander!

I am delighted to welcome Mr. Gary Friedlander to our advisory board. A graduate of Northwestern University and UIC John Marshall Law School (then The John Marshall Law School), Gary serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (International) at TransUnion. In addition to overseeing the company's global intellectual property program, Gary advises it on privacy and a range of other issues, including regulatory, global mobility, human resources, and complex transactions. You can read Modern Counsel's interview with Gary here: https://modern-counsel.com/2017/transunion/. In it, he shares what his kids think of his job, why he's TransUnion's legal diplomat, and how he and his team provide legal services for a company that collects and aggregates information on over one billion individual consumers in over thirty countries. Gary joins our terrific group of experts and leaders. We look forward to working with Gary, who adds valuable expertise and perspective to our advisory board. As always, we appreciate the work and support of our board, especially during these challenging and changing times. Photo credit: Caleb Fox (Modern Counsel)

August 19 | IP & ADR (w/ WIPO & IPOS)

The importance of mediation and arbitration in resolving high-stakes intellectual property disputes is often overlooked. This two-hour CLE program, featuring experienced speakers from government, international organizations, and industry, will offer an honest and practical discussion of related topics, including: . ADR as a viable alternative in IP disputes. . Understanding how IP-ADR works in Asia, Europe, and the United States. . Standard Essential Patents: ADR as an alternative to national forum grabs. . The role of international IP organizations and national IP offices in ADR. . Trademarks and ADR: What brand owners need to know. Registration and details: http://bit.ly/uic_ip_adr Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) JAMS UIC John Marshall Law School

Zurich Online Workshop | AI, Law & Business

Join us this Friday for a discussion on artificial intelligence's impact on law and business. Speaking that day with me are: • Ryan Abbott (School of Law, University of Surrey) • Kate Gaudry (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP) • Peter Thomsen (Novartis) • Beat Weibel (Siemens) • Felix Addor (Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property) • Prof.Dr. Peter Georg Picht (Center for Intellectual Property and Competition Law (CIPCO) University of Zurich) • Hansueli Stamm (Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property) • Florent Thouvenin (Center for Intellectual Property and Competition Law (CIPCO) University of Zurich) For event details, please contact Martin Werner (martin.werner@rwi.uzh.ch). UIC John Marshall Law School

Advisory Board | Welcoming Andrei Iancu

I am delighted to welcome Mr. Andrei Iancu to our advisory board. Andrei co-founded the Renewing American Innovation Project at the bipartisan Center for Strategic and International Studies and a Partner at Irell and Manella’s Los Angeles office. Previously, he was Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a position to which he was confirmed unanimously by the Senate. Among Andrei’s initiatives as USPTO Director was creating the National Council for Expanding American Innovation, a group of industry, academic, and government leaders tasked with helping the USPTO develop a comprehensive national strategy to broaden participation in the innovation ecosystem demographically, geographically, and economically. When he helped launched the Council last September, he noted that “America’s economic prosperity and technological leadership depend on a strong and inclusive innovation ecosystem. That is why it is so important for us to encourage participation in the patent system so that all Americans are inspired to invent, to protect their inventions, to build thriving businesses, and to succeed.” Andrei joins our terrific group of experts and leaders. We look forward to working with Andrei, who adds valuable expertise and perspective to our advisory board. As always, we appreciate the work and support of our board, especially during these challenging and changing times.

ijiwei Talk | Endless Frontier Act Interview

The United States is weighing whether to invest over $100 billion to jump-start innovation in cutting-edge technologies. The Endless Frontier Act is the centerpiece of a cluster of legislative efforts to counter China. It is a bipartisan effort to boost emerging sciences and manufacturing on a scale unseen since the Cold War. I gave an interview to ijiwei Talk's Yingshan(Serena) Deng to discuss the significance and the implications of the Endless Frontier Act, including on intellectual property and technology policy. ijiwei Talk EP59: Understanding the bipartisan tech bills targeting China: http://bit.ly/ijiwei59 ijiwei Talk EP60: Endless Frontier Act, new era of US-China tech war: http://bit.ly/ijiwei60 ijiwei Talk EP61: Unavoidable challenges the Endless Frontier Act faces: http://bit.ly/ijiwei61 ijiwei Talk EP62: Building strategic trust between China and U.S.: http://bit.ly/ijiwei62

June 4 | IP Ethics Seminar – Last Chance to Register!

Looking forward to welcoming speakers and attendees to our annual IP ethics seminar this week! https://bit.ly/3i8bVeN

Understanding the bipartisan tech bills targeting China

The United States is weighing whether to invest over $100 billion to jump-start innovation in cutting-edge technologies. The Endless Frontier Act is the centerpiece of a cluster of legislative efforts to counter China. It is a bipartisan effort to boost emerging sciences and manufacturing on a scale unseen since the Cold War. I gave an interview to ijiwei Talk's Serena Dong last week to discuss the significance and the implications of the Endless Frontier Act, including on intellectual property and technology policy. ijiwei Talk EP59: Understanding the bipartisan tech bills targeting China: http://bit.ly/ijiwei59 ijiwei Talk EP60: Endless Frontier Act, new era of US-China tech war: http://bit.ly/ijiwei60

June 4 | IP Ethics Seminar – Happening Next Week!

Looking forward to welcoming speakers and attendees to our annual ethics in IP seminar next week! This in-depth program covering a variety of topics on ethics and professionalism of relevance to IP lawyers. Attendees will learn about the types of ethical issues that arise in daily practice, as well as fundamental principles, rules, and insights to help them handle these issues. https://bit.ly/2SBXQvG

IPLAC Board of Managers: Passing the Baton

This week, I joined outgoing IPLAC - Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago officers and board members in handing the baton over to our successors after completing our two-year terms. I wish the new team every success as they help write the next chapter in the story of America's oldest IP law association.

June 4 | IP Ethics Seminar – Announcing Session Descriptions!

Join us to learn about current trends and best practices at the interface of IP and ethics: . Advertising woes for patent and trademark attorneys. . Prospective client interview do's and don'ts. . Representing competitors. . GS Cleantech and lessons on avoiding inequitable conduct. . Ethical issues when working remotely, including working in a non-licensed jurisdiction. . Patent bar diversity. . Tips on disengaging from clients, using billing to build client relations, and working with foreign agents. Details and registration: https://bit.ly/3u65NGq

Patent Master Class Report

Happy to share an IPKat report on our recently concluded patent master class, filed by our IP Law Fellow, Adam Ernette. https://bit.ly/3tSAWNv

UIC climbs to 11th among public universities in QS World University Rankings

Since joining UIC in 2019, I've had the opportunity to learn more about the remarkable work done across all 16 colleges. Glad to see UIC doing well in the latest QS World University Rankings - 11th among public universities, and 36th overall. https://bit.ly/3w3SAPT

12th Annual Ethics in the Practice of Intellectual Property Law

UIC John Marshall Law School’s IP Center is proud to provide a forum to discuss issues at the intersection of IP & ethics and how IP can be a force for social change. This one-day CLE program on Friday, June 4, offers attendees the opportunity to hear from through-leaders on the topic of inclusivity, implicit bias, and pitfalls of client representation in IP practice. Program & registration link: https://bit.ly/3vRq3wC Each session incorporates a portion dedicated to audience Q&A. The platform supports a seamless transition between virtual networking and lively panel discussions and can showcase event sponsors. Gene Quinn (IPWatchdog, Inc) and John M. White (Berenato & White, LLC) will speak in a featured session on “Conflicts & Representation for Patent Practitioners.” Seminar faculty includes both firm leadership and in-house counsel: Emil Ali McCabe & Ali LLP Terrica Carrington Copyright Alliance Valencia Wallace USPTO Daniel R. Saeedi Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Esther Lim Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Michelle Martinez eBay Alejandro Menchaca McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd. Richard Beem Beem Patent Law Firm Eldora Ellison Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox Adam Ernette

The Influence of Alice

Thank you, Juvan Bonni, for mentioning "The Influence of Alice" on Patently-O! Article link: https://bit.ly/3tqJ33H Blog post: https://bit.ly/3vLYchz (also featuring articles by Wissam Aoun, Jorge Contreras and Richard Beem). Minnesota Law Review UIC John Marshall Law School

12th Annual Ethics in the Practice of IP Law Seminar

Delighted to present our speakers for this year's 12th Annual Ethics in the Practice of IP Law Seminar (Friday, June 4). A popular annual event for those seeking to earn valuable professional responsibility/diversity credits, it is one of the most established IP-focused ethics events in the country. Topics include: 1. Conflicts & Representation for Patent Practitioners 2. IP & Ethics: Current Trends & Best Practices 3. A Conversation on Implicit Bias and IP as Social Change Details & registration: https://bit.ly/3eJFQGT

Google v. Oracle

Check out what lawyers for Google and Oracle, as well as other panelists at our March event had to say about one of the most significant intellectual property cases in recent years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYZTGJ8LrIk&t=17350s

Intellectual Property Program Rated Among Nation’s Best

This year is the sixth straight year that @prelawmagazine has awarded @UICJohnMarshall its highest "A+" rating based on the Law School’s curricular offerings compared to the offerings of the other 200+ law schools across the nation. https://bit.ly/2S2Jns8

Honoring Professor Maureen Collins

Delighted to share the good news that @UICJohnMarshall @JMLS_RIPL recently honored Maureen Collins with its inaugural Excellence Award. On behalf of our IP program, I thank Maureen for her service and wish her a long and happy retirement. https://bit.ly/330aMgs

Patent Master Class: Thank you Fish & Richardson!

Pleased to recognize Fish & Richardson as a Bronze sponsor for tomorrow's Patent Master Class. @frankporcelli will speak at the Federal Circuit panel. Registration and details: https://bit.ly/3uX47zB @UICJohnMarshall

Patent Master Class: Happening This Week!

Looking forward to welcoming Master Class speakers & attendees on Friday! Topics 3rd Cir. Judge Kent Jordan and I will discuss include post-Covid court proceedings, managing discovery, s.101 motions, Dist. Ct. stay motions, setting up & arguing on appeal. https://bit.ly/3dXMtVD

“Judging Equivalents” judged one of the best law review articles

Grateful and honored. Thank you as well to Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal for publishing the article, and to those at UIC John Marshall Law School for their support and encouragement.

Intersections Conference Video now Available!

Here's our Intersections conference video and link with more information! https://bit.ly/3s2ZCBJ https://youtube.com/watch?v=lYZTGJ8LrIk @UICJohnMarshall

AI, Digital Platforms & Antitrust @ Fordham IP Conference

Pleased to discuss AI, antitrust, and digital platforms with Damien Geradin, Charlotte Slaiman, Thibault Schrepel, Angela Zhang, Bill Kovacic and Tom Nachbar @ Hansen IP Institute's 28th Annual IP Law & Policy Conference @ Fordham University School of Law. Topics included: 1. What should lawyers know about the ongoing antitrust investigations against tech platforms? 2. Prospects for legislative reforms, including the Klobuchar bill. 3. Why did China suddenly apply its antitrust law to crack down on its tech giants? 4. Ex ante regulation in Europe. 5. Where can computational antitrust make the biggest difference? What are the dangers? Stay tuned for conference transcripts and videos! UIC John Marshall Law School Geradin Partners The George Washington University Law School University of Virginia School of Law CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics Public Knowledge HKU Law

Can Computational Antitrust Succeed?

Delighted to join Thibault Schrepel for a podcast on the topic "Can Computational Antitrust Succeed?" as we probed one of CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics's hottest flagship projects together.

USPTO IP Attaché Outreach Program

UIC John Marshall Law School's IP Center is pleased to cosponsor the USPTO's virtual outreach program with five U.S. IP Attachés on Tuesday, April 13. IP attachés are U.S. diplomats who improve IP systems abroad using their extensive IP knowledge and experience. Students can better understand the day-to-day activities of the Attachés, and explore potential career paths as IP Attachés.

Happening next week: Patent Master Class

@UICJohnMarshall’s @ip_uic is proud to offer its Master Class next Friday! bit.ly/2Q1dGOW @addyhart @WBD_US @goodwinlaw @HoganLovells @kslaw @JonesDay @McAndrewsIP @MorrisNichols @FinneganIPLaw @SterneKessler @MeiMark @haynesboone @FishRichardson @AMSLawLLP @KTS_Law

A+ ranking for IP program!

Our A+ ranking for the fifth consecutive year reflects the strength of our IP curriculum. This includes our courses, our patent and trademark clinics, our Review of IP Law, our IP Law Society, and other opportunities to equip our students to compete for nationally competitive jobs in IP and related areas. Behind the scenes, it is the continued dedication and expertise of our full-time and adjunct faculty, the caliber and passion of our students, and the unwavering support of the law school's administration, staff, and alumni that make this achievement possible year after year.

Patent Master Class in April Offers Unique Mix of Interactivity and a Deep Dive with Nationally Recognized Experts

UIC John Marshall Law School’s Center for Intellectual Property (IP), Information & Privacy Law is proud to offer its “IP Master Class” on Friday, April 16. This one-day, intensive CLE program caps enrollment to facilitate participant interaction with the faculty. Up to a third of each session will be dedicated to responding to audience Q&A. Audience members can virtually join the discussion in real-time as they would during a live seminar.

Check out our Spring 2021 Newsletter!

Check out our Spring 2021 Newsletter! https://lnkd.in/g7rvM-N

Competition Law in the Digital Era

Delighted to be speaking on "Antitrust's AI Revolution" tomorrow at the "Competition Law in the Digital Era" Seminar co-organized by Shalom Comparative Research Institute, Eliyahu Law & Tech Center, Oxford University's Centre for Competition Law & Policy, and Fordham Law School's Center on Law and Information Policy. The challenges and opportunities that artificial intelligence brings to competition law transcend national borders, just as it does in many other areas. By working together, learning from each other, and having the courage to experiment with new ways of doing old things, we can keep this important area of the law working well for the benefit of us all.

28th Annual Fordham IP Conference

Looking forward to moderating "Antitrust: AI and Digital Platforms," panel that will discuss a variety of issues, including U.S. antitrust and tech platforms (including privacy, equity, and data access concerns), Senator Amy Klobuchar’s antitrust bill, AI and antitrust, as well as Chinese/European developments. The panel will feature insights from: Damien Geradin (Geradin Partners) William Kovacic (The George Washington University Law School) Thomas Nachbar (University of Virginia) Thibault Schrepel (Stanford CodeX Center) Charlotte Slaiman (Public Knowledge) Angela Huyue Zhang (University of Hong Kong) https://lnkd.in/d_tFn-F

Faculty-Administrator Leadership Program (College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs)

UIC's Faculty-Administrator Leadership Program (FALP) offers front row access and mentorship in higher education administration to a small group of faculty members. This year's program kicked off with my FALP colleagues and I meeting with Dean Michael Pagano (College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs). In a wide-ranging discussion, some issues Dean Pagano shared with us included the role of a Dean, strategies in scenario planning, how he pivoted his faculty and students to online learning, addressing social justice issues at a college level, and melding college-level achievements with the broader strategic goals of the university.

Stanford Law School Podcast on Computational Antitrust

Delighted to join Professor Thibault Schrepel, Creator and Director of Stanford Law School's Computational Antitrust Project for a podcast to discuss the promise and perils of using AI to adjudicate antitrust cases. Computational antitrust has attracted scores of admirers. The U.S. Justice Department announced its participation in the Stanford project shortly after its launch in January, and its website boasts no less than fifty other agencies. The New York Times, Le Monde, and others have reported on this exciting new legal frontier. https://law.stanford.edu/codex.../computational-antitrust/

Careers in IP

Pleased to welcome Adam Kelly (@Loeb_LoebLLP), James Muraff (@McDonaldHopkins), and Jessica Bahr (@cbrands) to an informational seminar for students @UICJohnMarshall on how specializing in IP, privacy, and technology law can jump-start their careers.

Patent Master Class @ UIC Law!

Our IP Master Class series is unique in two respects - first, extensive opportunities for attendees, capped at smaller numbers, to interact with experts from the federal judiciary and leaders in practice, and second, an opportunity to do deep dive into four distinct but related areas of patent practice - the district courts, ITC, PTAB, and Federal Circuit. Hope to see you on Friday, April 16! See the full schedule here: https://mailchi.mp/uic.edu/ipmasterclass2021?e=[UNIQID]

AI @ WV

he hybrid event was streamed live and offered in-person viewing.

Abuzz!

What's got our friends at @FinneganIPLaw, @SterneKessler & @Unite4Copyright abuzz? Check it out here: http://bit.ly/2OzYGXC Conference program: http://bit.ly/3bAjac1 @UICJohnMarshall

Thank you, Greer, Burns & Crain!

Throughout the year, the IP Center hosts seminars, conferences, and other programs. This year we are pleased to introduce Annual Sponsorships as a way for sponsors to enjoy a high and continuing level of visibility at all our events. We thank Patrick Burns and his colleagues at Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd., and are proud to recognize the firm as an Annual Supporter Sponsor. Annual Sponsors can send their attorneys and invite their clients to join us and learn about the latest IP and privacy strategies, developments, and insights from newsmakers of the day. Of course, these events also open doors to recruitment opportunities, client networking, earning valuable CLE and ethics credits, and much more.

Coming up next week! Intersections in IP Conference

Coming up next week - "Intersections in IP" conference, a one-day, comprehensive CLE program that brings together seasoned experts to share their insights on key intersections—data privacy and antitrust, health and social justice, functionality and infringement in copyright, trademark, and design law, as well as legal issues arising from the Supreme Court case of Google v. Oracle. http://bit.ly/3dWsc4y

West Virginia Law Review’s Symposium: Artificial Intelligence and the Law

Looking forward to joining Amelia Rinehart, Dean Alderucci, and, Sean Tu for a discussion on AI and IP this Thursday afternoon at West Virginia Law Review's Symposium on "AI and the Law". We plan to talk about the growth of AI, how we might apply AI to current problems in IP to get more consistent and less subjective legal analysis, the future of AI in IP, and how IP lawyers can better use AI. Hope to see you there! https://wvlawreview.wvu.edu/symposium-2021

Join us for Intersections in IP!

Intersections in IP is a one-day, comprehensive CLE program that brings together seasoned experts to share their insights on key intersections—data privacy and antitrust, health and social justice, functionality and infringement in copyright, trademark, and design law, as well as legal issues arising from the Supreme Court case of Google v. Oracle. Speakers include representatives from the U.S. government, industry, practice, academic, and civil society organizations. Hope to see you there! https://mailchi.mp/uic.edu/intersections2021-2683576

New Annual Sponsorship – Introducing McAndrews, Held & Malloy as Patron Sponsor

We're delighted to recognize McAndrews Held & Malloy as an inaugural Patron sponsor. We introduced Annual Sponsorships this year as a novel way for a select group of sponsors to enjoy a high and continuing level of visibility at all our events. Among other benefits, Annual Sponsors can send their attorneys and invite their clients to join us and learn about the latest IP and privacy strategies, developments, and insights from newsmakers of the day. Of course, these events also open doors to recruitment opportunities, client networking, earning valuable CLE and ethics credits, and much more. Join us on Friday, March 12 for our Intersections in IP Conference to hear what McAndrews Shareholder Chris Carani has to say! Conference details: https://mailchi.mp/uic.edu/intersections2021 Sponsorship information: daryllim@uic.edu or efagrel@uic.edu

New Annual Sponsorship – Introducing GEN Law Firm as Patron Sponsor

We're delighted to recognize GEN Law Firm as an inaugural Patron sponsor. We introduced Annual Sponsorships this year as a novel way for a select group of sponsors to enjoy a high and continuing level of visibility at all our events. Among other benefits, Annual Sponsors can send their attorneys and invite their clients to join us and learn about the latest IP and privacy strategies, developments, and insights from newsmakers of the day throughout the year. Of course, these events also open doors to recruitment opportunities, client networking, earning valuable CLE and ethics credits, and much more. Join us on Friday, March 12 for our Intersections in IP Conference to hear what GEN Law Firm Senior Counsel & Partner Dr. (Annie) Ying Xue has to say! Conference details: https://mailchi.mp/uic.edu/intersections2021 Sponsorship information: daryllim@uic.edu or efagrel@uic.edu

Thank you, Analysis Group!

We're delighted to recognize Analysis Group as a Gold sponsor of our Intersections in IP Conference. We particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, March 12 to hear what Analysis Group Vice President Divya Mathur has to say! Conference details: https://mailchi.mp/uic.edu/intersections2021 Sponsorships: daryllim@uic.edu/efagrel@uic.edu

Registration Open! Intersections in Intellectual Property: Trends, Policies, and Strategies

Join us for Intersections in IP! This is a one-day, comprehensive CLE program that brings together seasoned experts to share their insights on key intersections—data privacy and antitrust, health and social justice, functionality and infringement in copyright, trademark, and design law, as well as legal issues arising from the Supreme Court case of Google v. Oracle. Speakers include representatives from the U.S. government, industry, practice, academic, and civil society organizations. https://mailchi.mp/uic.edu/intersections2021

Intersections in Intellectual Property: Trends, Policies, and Strategies

“Intersections in IP” present interesting crossroads where statutes, laws, and policies converge and diverge. Too often, the conversations occur in isolation, even though another area of law sits right next door. The conference will cover: • Antitrust, IP, and Privacy • Health and Social Justice • Functionality: Designs, Trade Dress, & Copyright • Infringement: Designs, Trade Dress, & Copyright • Intersections at the Supreme Court: Google v. Oracle The conference is scheduled for Friday, March 12, 2021. Details here: http://bit.ly/3jpxW7G

Patenting Artificial Intelligence (AI) inventions in Japan and the US – February 17, 2021

Looking forward to joining the International Relations Committee of the IP Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) in a collaboration CLE and networking meeting with the Japan Patent Attorneys’ Association (JPAA) on Wednesday, February 17, at 6:00 p.m CST. The agenda will include a presentation about AI patents in Japan, a presentation about AI patents in the US, and a panel discussion for questions and comments. A networking session will follow the seminar. You can find more details at IPLAC's website: https://www.iplac.org/.

Valedictory Letter for IP Law Fellow Kyle Serilla

Today I sent a valedictory letter to Kyle Serilla, our inaugural IP Law Fellow. Kyle is completing his tenure with us this month and will be moving on to the next chapter of his career shortly.

IPWatchdog’s “Wish Upon a Star: Experts Share Their Wildest IP Dreams for 2021”

IPWatchdog, Inc's longest-running industry insider feature is its annual “wishes” article. My two wishes for 2021 are: 1) That the United States can re-engage the world on IP issues. 2) That courts and agencies embrace AI in adjudication http://bit.ly/2Xe5Guo For my reflections on 2020, see http://bit.ly/2L2KNQl. For my predictions on 2021 see http://bit.ly/2L6NDDZ.

IPWatchdog’s “What to Watch in 2021: IP Stakeholders Offer Predictions and Thoughts for the New Year”

We may see continued seepage of geopolitics woven into IP disputes, particularly over critical technologies, making complex legal disputes even more challenging to resolve. The US also needs a new framework to meaningfully reengage the world on IP issues in a post-Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)and Comprehensive and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) world. I share my thoughts with IPWatchdog in "What to Watch in 2021: IP Stakeholders Offer Predictions and Thoughts for the New Year" http://bit.ly/3pIqxCh

IPWatchdog’s “What Mattered in 2020? Industry Experts Have Their Say on This Year’s Biggest Moments in IP”

IPWatchdog asked for my views on what mattered when it came to IP in 2020. First, the willingness of national courts to declare global FRAND terms will exacerbate the rash of anti-suit injunctions and anti-anti-suit injunctions seen in FRAND litigation this year. A détente is possible, but the solution needs to be comprehensive, collective, and commercially sensible. WIPO can play a central role in this effort. Second, the tide turned in 2020 in favor of antitrust defendants in cases involving standard essential patents. Qualcomm effectively excludes antitrust law from FRAND disputes, for now, leaving implementers to find succor in patent and contract law. Patent misuse and exhaustion may have new avenues for doctrinal expansion. Implementers and owners should study them carefully. Third, the world made significant progress articulating where AI fits into IP doctrine and where it does not, but the devil remains in the details. https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2020/12/27/mattered-2020-industry-experts-say-years-biggest-moments-ip/id=128418/

Jonathan Barnett’s “Innovators, Firms, and Markets”

Looking forward to joining colleagues from industry, practice, and academia from across the country to discuss Jonathan Barnett (USC)’s new book, "Innovators, Firms, and Markets: The Organizational Logic of Intellectual Property," which will be released in 2021. Glad to see it is already the #1 new release in patent law on Amazon!

The Future of IP Licensing

As we round out 2020, I shared my thoughts on how AI might help revolutionize antitrust law, as well as the challenges involved in doing so with Competition Policy International Antitrust Chronicle. Glad to join a list of respected colleagues and friends in reflecting together on the future of IP licensing. You can read my article here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3753624

IP Compass on “IP & Legal Realism”

Here's Runhua Wang's fourth installment reporting on the proceedings of our 64th Annual IP Law Conference at UIC John Marshall Law School. This one features our "Legal Realism & IP" plenary: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/OUa7sPrl5IGRJK6oG2_c7w Moderator: Nicholas Groombridge (Paul Weiss) Panelists: Hugh Hansen (Fordham University School of Law) Bill Kovacic (The George Washington University Law School) Adam Mossoff (George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School) Antony Taubman (World Trade Organization) Annsley Merelle Ward (WilmerHale) Non-Chinese readers can use the autotranslate feature on their browsers.

A review of “Judging Equivalents”

Thank you, Yumi for your meticulous, insightful, and balanced review of my recent study on the doctrine of equivalents.

IPCompass Post on IP Conference

Runhua Wang recently posted the third installment of her series reporting on the proceedings of our 64th Annual IP Law Conference @UICJohnMarshall.   This one reports on the plenary session titled "IP Law and Policy in 2020 – 2021" featuring the following panelists:   António Campinos (European Patent Office) Dave Djavaherian (PacTech Law) Hon. Andrei Iancu (US Patent & Trademark Office) Hon. Kathleen O’Malley (US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) Hon. Shira Perlmutter (US Copyright Office) Daren Tang (World IP Organization)   Non-Chinese readers can use the auto-translate feature on their browsers. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ZA0bP5Ei55jCklrIBNfDFw

Video: Plenary on “Legal Realism & IP”

Pleased to share the "Legal Realism & IP" plenary session from our 64th Annual IP Law Conference. Moderator: Nicholas Groombridge (Paul Weiss) Panelists: Hugh Hansen (Fordham) Bill Kovacic (George Washington) Adam Mossoff (George Mason) Antony Taubman (WTO) Annsley Merelle Ward (Wilmer Hale) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmB6qyL-reU&t=9s

Video: Keynote & Plenary on “The State of Patent Law & Policy: Views from the Top”

Pleased to share the keynote and plenary on "The State of Patent Law & Policy: Views from the Top" from our 64th Annual IP Conference. Moderator: Gene Quinn (IPWatchdog) Panelists: Sir Christopher Floyd (Court of Appeal of England and Wales) Hon. Klaus Grabinski (Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof)) Hon. Paul Michel (ret.) (US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) Hon. Pauline Newman (US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) Kevin Noonan (MBHB) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TtKffOYrLI&t=2427s

New Conference Website!

Here's a sneak preview of our new IP conference website! Spearheaded by the law school's marketing and communications team in collaboration with the IP Center and UIC's Office of Public and Government Affairs, we refreshed every element of the website to make it more engaging, navigable, and informative. Some highlights include ➼ Session transcripts ➼ Media reports ➼ Photo essays from past conferences In the coming weeks, we will include post-conference content from this year's event as well, including videos, transcripts, media reports, and more! Website link here: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

Board member and alumnus Jomarie Fredericks named to USPTO advisory council

Delighted to learn that our IP Center board member and alumnus Jomarie Fredericks has been named by the US Patent and Trademark Office to its trademark advisory council. US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross approved her nomination. The American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 created the Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO on matters relating to the policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees of the trademark operation. Jomarie is the Deputy General Counsel and Chief Intellectual Property and Brand Counsel at Rotary International and the Rotary Foundation. She is also the 2020 Vice President of the International Trademark Association (INTA) Board of Directors. Congratulations, Jomarie! Details here: https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/uspto-announces-new-public-advisory-committee-members-0

Chinese Blog Reports on 64th Annual IP Law Conference

Runhua Wang recently posted the second installment of her series reporting on the proceedings of our 64th Annual IP Law Conference @UICJohnMarshall. Non-Chinese readers can use the autotranslate feature on their browsers. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/egYnw3alWddZyY_HgtHXEQ

IP Adjunct honored as a 2020 Advocate for Diversity Award recipient

Delighted to learn that IP Center adjunct Alex Menchaca will be honored as an “Advocate for Diversity” at the virtual Diversity Scholarship Foundation 2020 Unity Award Gala on December 8.

Advisory board member Peter Yu named Regents Professor

Delighted to learn that Texas A&M University recently named Peter Yu as a Regents Professor. On my invitation, Peter joined our advisory board this year. Together with Hugh Hansen, Peter and I jointly organized a roundtable on legal realism in February. This Regents Professor designation is the most prestigious award from the Texas A&M System to highlight exemplary faculty. Peter is the first professor from the School of Law to receive this systemwide honor. As Dean Robert Ahdieh noted "Hard to imagine a better statement of Professor Yu's contributions and character than the introduction to a letter supporting his nomination to a distinguished society: Describing his productivity, the author wrote that 'if academics were a race, Professor Yu would be lapping us all without breaking a sweat.' Equally, though, the letter praises him as a 'paragon of kindness and colleagueship. He is never too busy or too important to ignore a colleague across the country.'" https://bit.ly/33GGlwN

Lisa Jorgenson (JD ’88) named WIPO Deputy Director-General

Delighted to learn the World IP Organization (WIPO) has just named Lisa Jorgenson (JD '88) as its Deputy Director-General overseeing patents and technology. Lisa was Executive Director of the American IP Law Association from 2014. Introducing Lisa and other senior leaders, WIPO Director-General Daren Tang noted that "[c]ollectively, and together with me, we set the tone at the top. As a team, we are responsible not just for strategy and leadership but also translating strategy into concrete plans, initiatives and actions.” https://bit.ly/36DE8UI

IPWatchdog Features Reflections from 64th Annual IP Conference

Today IPWatchdog featured reflections by speakers and attendees at our recently concluded 64th Annual IP Conference. Titled "Intellectual Property Policy: Four Observations, Five Questions, and a Warning," the post also features a summary of former Chief Judge Michel's keynote address. We appreciate IPWatchdog for memorializing and sharing key takeaways from our conference. Read it here: https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2020/12/03/intellectual-property-policy-four-observations-five-questions-and-a-warning/id=127789/

Discussion on Antitrust on IP with Qualcomm’s Mark Snyder

Looking forward to my discussion with Mark Snyder, Qualcomm's Deputy General Counsel and SVP, Litigation, on the interface of antitrust and IP in December.

Happy Thanksgiving & IPWatchdog Post on AI

Shared with IPWatchdog my thoughts on the progress on what we know about the law’s take on AI and what we don’t. Happy Thanksgiving!

US Bar – JPO Liaison Meeting

Glad to join officials from the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and members of the US patent bar for the US Bar JPO's annual Liaison Council Meeting. Representatives in the US came from state bars in the Carolinas, New York, Virginia, Wyoming, and the American Bar Association. Susumu Iwasaki, Deputy Commissioner of the JPO, and Kevin Kunzendorf, Chair of the US Bar/JPO Liaison Council co-chaired the meeting. US-Japan ties among the patent community continue to be strong. Our discussion was wide-ranging, covering topics including AI and 3D printing technology, patent subject matter eligibility, and the impact of Covid-19.

36th US Bar – EPO Liaison Meeting

Joined European Patent Office (EPO) officials and U.S. patent attorneys for the 36th US Bar EPO Liasion Council Meeting. Both sides discussed a wide range of topics, including Covid-19's impact and measures at the EPO, the Unitary Patent/Unified Patent Court, plant and animal patentability at the EPO, as well as artificial intelligence (AI) at the EPO and USPTO. I was honored to address the Council on AI and spoke about areas of convergence, divergence, and the importance of plurilateral and multilateral efforts to harmonize safe harbors, redlines, and regulatory sandboxes. Covid-19 has bolstered both the need for countries to work together as well as the means to do so early and often. Let's make the most of it. EPO's press release here: https://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20201120.html

Thank you, sponsors and institutional partners!

UIC John Marshall Law School's 64th Annual IP Law Conference is a one-day, virtual event providing an exceptional opportunity to meet online with newsmakers and influencers, to learn and discuss the most exciting and important developments in the field, and to be empowered to help create better laws and policies that promote innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. Featuring 14 sessions with more than 80 world-class faculty, this year’s conference embraces advances in video-conferencing technology to provide virtual networking receptions throughout the day. Given the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects across the globe, we gave this consideration particular attention and selected a virtual platform that provides presenters and attendees the same seamless transition between panel discussions and networking for which the conference has become known. We are pleased to welcome the keynote speaker for the 64th Annual IP Conference, Hon. Paul Michel (ret.), former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Chair of our Center’s advisory board. The title of his keynote is "The Arc of American Patent Law" Bloomberg, IPKat, and IPWatchdog will be onsite this year to report on the Conference. Hope to see you there! https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/

Perhaps the longest conference in a single day – 14 sessions, over 80 world-class speakers!

UIC John Marshall Law School's 64th Annual IP Law Conference is a one-day, virtual event providing an exceptional opportunity to meet online with newsmakers and influencers, to learn and discuss the most exciting and important developments in the field, and to be empowered to help create better laws and policies that promote innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. Featuring 14 sessions with more than 80 world-class faculty, this year’s conference embraces advances in video-conferencing technology to provide virtual networking receptions throughout the day. Given the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects across the globe, we gave this consideration particular attention and selected a virtual platform that provides presenters and attendees the same seamless transition between panel discussions and networking for which the conference has become known. We are pleased to welcome the keynote speaker for the 64th Annual IP Conference, Hon. Paul Michel (ret.), former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Chair of our Center’s advisory board. The title of his keynote is "The Arc of American Patent Law" Bloomberg, IPKat, and IPWatchdog will be onsite this year to report on the Conference. Hope to see you there! https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/

64th Annual IP Law Conference – Keynote Announced

UIC John Marshall Law School's 64th Annual IP Law Conference is a one-day, virtual event providing an exceptional opportunity to meet online with newsmakers and influencers, to learn and discuss the most exciting and important developments in the field, and to be empowered to help create better laws and policies that promote innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. Featuring 14 sessions with more than 80 world-class faculty, this year’s conference embraces advances in video-conferencing technology to provide virtual networking receptions throughout the day. Given the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects across the globe, we gave this consideration particular attention and selected a virtual platform that provides presenters and attendees the same seamless transition between panel discussions and networking for which the conference has become known. We are pleased to welcome the keynote speaker for the 64th Annual IP Conference, Hon. Paul Michel (ret.), former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Chair of our Center’s advisory board. The title of his keynote is "The Arc of American Patent Law" Bloomberg, IPKat, and IPWatchdog will be onsite this year to report on the Conference. Hope to see you there! https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/

64th Annual IP Law Conference Faculty

Looking forward to welcoming our distinguished faculty next week! https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/

The Torah’s View on Creativity and an Author’s Moral Rights

Looking forward to welcoming Professor Kwall for her virtual lecture on "The Torah's View on Creativity and an Author's Moral Rights." Join us next Thursday at noon (CT)!

Media coverage at 64th Annual IP Conference!

Pleased to welcome Bloomberg, IPWatchdog, and IPKat to our 64th Annual IP Conference which takes place in just two weeks. Check out their websites for news and updates! Here's our conference press release: https://bit.ly/31Qg5PA! #uicip2020

64th Annual IP Conference Details!

Registration is now open for UIC John Marshall Law School’s 64th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, which will be held virtually on Friday, November 13. Featuring 14 sessions with more than 80 expert presenters, this year’s conference is embracing advances in video-conferencing technology to provide virtual networking receptions throughout the day. The conference’s virtual platform was selected specifically to provide presenters and attendees the same seamless transition between panel discussions and networking for which the conference has become known.

Newman Inn & Rich Inn on AI & IP

Delighted to join the Pauline Newman Inn of Court and the Giles Rich Inn of Court for their joint event on AI and IP. Terry Rea (Crowell & Morning) ably moderated a lively session featuring remarks by USPTO Director Andrei Iancu, Dan Spulber (Northwestern Management), Yeen Tham (IBM), Cam Gatta (Microsoft), and me. I spoke about global trends in AI, the most important factors to obtaining IP protection globally, and the specifics of obtaining and enforcing IP. IP practitioners need to be away of how training data raise privacy and antitrust concerns. National IP offices have an important role to play in leading harmonization efforts. AI adoption will move at the speed of trust: geopolitical trust, trust between national governments and the governed, and between shareholders and their companies. IP issues in text and data mining, authorship and ownership, inventorship, disclosure liability for all forms of infringement, and algocracy will be issues to watch in the coming years. Paraphrasing Churchill, I concluded by noting that "This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. It is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Thanks to Debbie Yellin (Crowell & Morning), Alex Sofocleous (USPTO), Christine Behncke (USPTO), and IU Law (Bloomington) student Richa Patel for a great session.

64th Annual IP Conference

Just over three weeks to go! https://mailchi.mp/uic.edu/64thipconference-2683484

EUIPO IP Case Law Conference

Looking forward to sharing U.S., Singapore, and China's experiences in AI & IP at EUIPO - European Union Intellectual Property Office's IP Case Law Conference 2020 tomorrow! http://bit.ly/32KDuBb.

International IP Practice Seminar

Last chance to register! https://lnkd.in/dAKUESE] https://lnkd.in/drqCxx7

FORDHAM IP CONFERENCE

Great memories and reflections on a great conference. Looking forward to catching up virtually or otherwise before too long.https://youtu.be/9z4qYoL_-_w

64TH ANNUAL IP CONFERENCE – JUST OVER A MONTH TO GO!

Just over a month to go! Join us to hear from our world-class conference faculty & engage in their discussions. Network in a virtual ballroom that accommodates up to 500 participants. https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/

64TH ANNUAL IP CONFERENCE – THANK YOU, LEYDIG!

We're delighted to recognize Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. as a Gold level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. We particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what Leydig Shareholder Kevin Parks has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

Join us for our IP Center Alumni and Friends Virtual Reception! (Fri., Nov. 6)

Join us on Friday, Nov. 6 for what promises to be a great opportunity to meet our advisory board, friends of the IP Center, alumni, and students. With our online platform, attendees will be able to enjoy conversations in a virtual setting similar to a live event by double-clicking on any virtual table from the "floor plan." You will be able to move from your table at any time. See our registration page for more information. Hope to see you there! https://bit.ly/2FHz2Mn

64TH ANNUAL IP CONFERENCE – THANK YOU, GEN LAW FIRM!

We're delighted to recognize GEN Law Firm as a Silver level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. We particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what GEN Law Firm's He Jing has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

64th Annual IP Conference – Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys

Delighted to recognize @TheCIPA as an Institutional Partner of our 64th Annual IP Conference @UICJohnMarshall. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what @TheCIPA Honorary Secretary @gwilip has to say! Details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

64TH ANNUAL IP CONFERENCE – THANK YOU, KILBURN & STRODE!

We're delighted to recognize Kilburn & Strode as a Supporter level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. We particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what Kilburn & Strode Chairman Gwilym Roberts has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

64TH ANNUAL IP CONFERENCE – THANK YOU, BELVIS LAW!

We're delighted to recognize Belvis Law as a Silver level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. We particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what Glen Belvis has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

Join us for our International IP Practice Seminar – Oct. 16

On October 16, we will welcome intellectual property experts from around the world to UIC John Marshall Law School. Join us to hear the latest insights and strategies on navigating patent, trademark, design, and trade secret issues relating to law, practice, and policy. The event is free this year and will include networking opportunities to speak with our seminar faculty and over two hundred others who have already registered with still three weeks to go. Details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/91217334503/

64th Annual IP Conference – Importance of Sponsorships

UIC John Marshall Law School’s Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law is pleased to present its 64th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference. This one-day conference will bring together nationally-known in-house counsel, government officials, attorneys, and academics to debate the most important IP, IT, and privacy law issues of the day. Sponsorships and event revenues are the principal source of funding for our work throughout the year. Many aspects of the value of participation and sponsorship remain unchanged in our transition online. We have sought to balance these goals as best as we can. We thank the many organizations that stepped up to support us and encourage others to join us. This is an opportunity to signal your presence and participation to a distinguished group of speakers and attendees. Sponsors also enjoy a host of tangible benefits at the event itself. Your support will also help us offer complimentary access to premier education and networking opportunities for students and government employees and scholarships to needs-based attendees and keep registration fees affordable. We look forward to hearing from you (see https://bit.ly/3mJm4yw for details).

Speaking at IP Colloquium at Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Bloomington)

Honored to speak at Indiana University Maurer School of Law on Thursday. I'll be sharing my latest paper, "Saving Substantial Similarity," which reveals a silent and startling decline in copyright owners' ability to vindicate their rights in court, explains how lessons from design law can help reverse that decline, as well as the broader implications of systemic bias on the civil justice system as seen through the lens of copyright infringement.

IP Center Alumni and Friends Virtual Reception

Join us on Friday, Nov. 6 for what promises to be a great opportunity to meet our advisory board, friends of the IP Center, alumni, and students. With our online platform, attendees will be able to enjoy conversations in a virtual setting similar to a live event by double-clicking on any virtual table from the "floor plan." You will be able to move from your table at any time. See our registration page for more information. Hope to see you there! https://bit.ly/2FHz2Mn

IP Center Fall 2020 Newsletter

Check out our Fall 2020 Newsletter here! https://uofi.app.box.com/s/1zhv19roetbfeq6m8lewipyn5mics09b

64TH ANNUAL IP CONFERENCE – THANK YOU, JENNER & BLOCK!

We're delighted to recognize Jenner & Block as a Silver level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. We particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what Reginald Hill co-chair of the firm’s Patent Litigation and Counseling Practice has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

COVID-19 & IP

Thanks to Professor Alan Tan and NUS Law School's COV-AID initiative for inviting me to share my thoughts on COVID-19 and IP.   https://nus-covaid.com/academics-on-pandemics/covid-19-and-intellectual-property

Last chance to register!

Delighted to learn we have over 250 registrants from across the nation and around the world joining us this Friday. Last chance to register! https://mailchi.mp/uic.edu/iptechsocialjustice2020?e=[UNIQID]

IP Center Advisory Board – Welcome, Esther Lim!

We are delighted to announce that Esther Lim has joined the IP Center's Advisory Board at UIC John Marshall Law School. Esther serves as Partner at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP. You can read more about her here: https://www.finnegan.com/en/professionals/esther-h-lim.html   Esther joins our terrific group of experts and leaders. We look forward to working with Esther, who adds valuable expertise and perspective to the Advisory Board. As always, we appreciate the work and support of our Board, especially during these challenging and changing times.

IP Center Advisory Board – Welcome, Professor Peter Yu!

We are delighted to announce that Peter Yu has joined the IP Center's Advisory Board at UIC John Marshall Law School. Peter serves as Professor of Law and Director, Center for Law and Intellectual Property as well as Professor of Communication at Texas A&M University. You can read more about him here: https://law.tamu.edu/faculty-staff/find-people/faculty-profiles/peter-k-yu Peter joins our terrific group of experts and leaders. We look forward to working with Peter, who adds valuable expertise and perspective to the Advisory Board. As always, we appreciate the work and support of our Board, especially during these challenging and changing times.

64th Annual IP Conference – Welcome back, Provost Poser!

UIC John Marshall Law School celebrates the 80th year of its IP program in 2020. Our time-honored program continues to be well-respected and was a key draw for UIC's decision to merge with the law school. From the start, we have enjoyed the personal support of Provost Susan Poser, for which we are very grateful.   Provost Poser delivered the opening remarks at our annual IP conference last year and has graciously agreed to join us again this year. She will deliver the closing address and share her thoughts on how the IP program fits into UIC's strategic priorities. We look forward to welcoming her back, and to continuing to do our small part in UIC's success story.   (Pictured below: Provost Poser, me, and Hon. Diane Wood, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, who delivered the keynote address at our 63rd Annual IP Conference in 2019)

64TH ANNUAL IP CONFERENCE – THANK YOU, MBHB!

We're delighted to recognize MBHB as a Gold level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. We particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what Kevin Noonan and James Lovsin have to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

IP, Technology & Social Justice in the Time of Coronavirus

Just 2 weeks to go! http://bit.ly/ipsj2020 Session 4: IP as Social Change: Reconceptualizing the Rightsholder/IP Consumer Symbiosis after Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org Moderator: Brett Frischmann, The Charles Widger Endowed University Professor in Law, Business and Economics, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law* • Kevin Amer, Deputy General Counsel, US Copyright Office • Robert Brauneis, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the IP Program, George Washington University Law School • Terrica Carrington VP, Legal Policy and Copyright Counsel, Copyright Alliance • Colleen Chien, Professor of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law • Karyn Temple, SEVP and Global General Counsel at Motion Picture Association

IP, Technology & Social Justice in the Time of Coronavirus

Session 3: Including Older Americans, Native Americans, and Americans with Disabilities Moderator: Ronald Katz, Counsel, GCA Law Partners, LLP * • Irene Calboli, Professor of Law, Texas A&M University School of Law • Christine Farley, Professor of Law & Faculty Director of the Program on Information Justice and IP, American University Washington College of Law • Sandra Howard, (Diné -Navajo), American Indian Studies Graduate Student, UCLA • Qudus Olaniran, Senior Attorney, Microsoft • Blake Reid, Associate Clinical Professor, University of Colorado Law School

IP, Technology & Social Justice in the Time of Coronavirus

Just 2 weeks to go! http://bit.ly/ipsj2020 Session 2: The Pandemic and Civil Society: Civic Engagement in the IP System Moderator: Deidré Keller, Dean, Florida A&M University College of Law* • Ann Bartow, Professor of Law, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law • Chanelle Hardy, Strategic Outreach & Policy Partnerships, Google • Brian Howard, Research and Policy Analyst, ASU American Indian Policy Institute • Jaylen Johnson, Attorney Advisor, United States Copyright Office • Joshua Lamel, CEO, InSight Public Affairs

IP, Technology & Social Justice in the Time of Coronavirus

Just 2 more weeks to go! http://bit.ly/ipsj2020 Session 1: The Pandemic: Revealing Disparities in Access to Health Moderator: Esther Lim, Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP • Margaret Chon, Donald And Lynda Horowitz Professor for The Pursuit of Justice, Seattle University School of Law • Paul Coletti, Associate Patent Counsel, Johnson & Johnson • Idris McKelvey, Vice President, Patent Group, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. • Hon. Paul Michel (ret.), former Chief Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Advisory Board Chair, Center for IP, Information and Privacy Law, UIC John Marshall Law School • Damian Porcari, Director, Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office

64th Annual IP Conference – Thank you, Gorodissky & Partners!

Delighted to recognize @GORODISSKY as a Silver level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference @UICJohnMarshall. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what Sergey Medvedev, Partner at Gorodissky, has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

64th Annual IP Conference – American Antitrust Institute

We're delighted to recognize the American Antitrust Institute as an Institutional Partner of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. Since its inception, AAI has created and shaped the modern “progressive antitrust” movement, with a focus on preserving a competitive economy through vigorous public and private enforcement of the antitrust laws. AAI continues to be part of the bipartisan tradition that has supported the antitrust enterprise for over 125 years. It works across a network of the legal, economic, business, policy, and academic communities to develop positions that reflect clear-headed, informed, multidisciplinary, and progressive thinking about antitrust and competition policy. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what AAI President Diana Moss has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020

64th Annual IP Conference – Bill McGrath

Lawyers for the Creative Arts called Bill McGrath “protector of the rights of creators of public art.” Check out his article "Can VARA Help the Black Lives Matter Cause?" to find out why: https://law-arts.org/VARA_BLM Bill will a member of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference's faculty. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what he has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

2020 AIPLA Past Presidents Award

Dorien Clark (JD ’21) beat contenders nation-wide to clinch the 2020 AIPLA Past Presidents Award. The merit-based scholarship award recognizes a law student who has excelled in the study of intellectual property law. Started in 2014, this is the first time a student from UIC John Marshall Law School has received the Award. Past Award winners include law students from Stanford Law School, the George Washington University School of Law, and Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology. The AIPLA Past Presidents Award is given to the runner-up in the Jan Jancin Award competition and is open to rising second and third-year law students from diverse backgrounds who are underrepresented racial or ethnic minorities, who have expressed an interest in pursuing a career as an intellectual property lawyer, and who have engaged in activities reflecting that interest. UIC Law attracts the most diverse student population in the Midwest and we have one the most established intellectual property programs in the country. Our IP Law Fellow Kyle Serilla identified Dorien as an outstanding member of our intellectual property student community. We worked closely with him to showcase those strengths to AIPLA. We are pleased that they agreed with us.

64th Annual IP Conference – Sneak Preview!

We're delighted to recognize JAMS as a Silver level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. We particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

64th Annual IP Conference – Thank you, JAMS!

We're delighted to recognize JAMS as a Silver level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. We particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

64th Annual IP Conference – Thank you, Arnold Ruess!

We're delighted to recognize Arnold Ruess as a Supporter level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. We particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what Cordula Schumacher, Partner at Arnold Ruess, has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

64th Annual IP Conference – Thank you, GBC!

We're delighted to recognize Greer Burns & Crain as a Gold level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. We particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what Amy Ziegler, Shareholder at Greer Burns & Crain has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

64th Annual IP Conference – Thank you, Huawei!

We're delighted to recognize Huawei as a Silver level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. We particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what Steven Geiszler, U.S. Chief IP Litigation Counsel at Huawei has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

64th Annual IP Conference – Thank you, Marshall Gerstein!

We're delighted to recognize Marshall Gerstein as a Supporter level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. Marshall Gerstein has been a steadfast partner over the years, and we particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what Ryan Phelan, Partner at Marshall Gerstein has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

64th Annual IP Conference – Thank you, Licks Attorneys!

We're delighted to recognize Licks Attorneys as a Supporter level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. Licks Attorneys has been a steadfast partner over the years, and we particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what Carlos Aboim, founding partner at Licks Attorneys has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

64th Annual IP Conference – Thank you, Kirkland & Ellis!

We're delighted to recognize Kirkland & Ellis as a Silver level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. Kirkland & Ellis has been a steadfast partner over the years, and we particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what Ellisen Turner, Partner at Kirkland & Ellis has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

64th Annual IP Conference – ILIPA

We're delighted to recognize the Illinois IP Alliance as an Institutional Partner of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. The ILIPA serves as a hub to encourage innovation for the economic and social well-being of Illinois citizens. It consists of creators, protectors, and enablers. These professionals represent a wide range of interests and will engage officials in Congress, local and state government, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and the International Trade Commission. I was delighted to join like-minded colleagues from law firms, industry, academia, and civil society organizations for the ILIPA's inaugural meeting. UIC John Marshall Law School looks forward to deepening its partnership with this important initiative and to supporting its work. Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020

64th Annual IP Conference – IPWatchdog

We're delighted to recognize IPWatchdog as an Institutional Partner of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. If you have not read IPWatchdog's post about last year's conference, check it out here: http://bit.ly/2OLYscc We welcome Gene Quinn, IPWatchdog's Founder, President, and CEO, as a member of our distinguished conference faculty. Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020

64TH ANNUAL IP CONFERENCE – THANK YOU, MCANDREWS!

We're delighted to recognize McAndrews as a Silver level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. McAndrews has been a steadfast partner over the years, and we particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what Chris Carani, Shareholder at McAndrews has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/ Sponsorship details: https://bit.ly/jmlsipc2020sponsorship

IP, Technology, & Social Justice in the Age of Coronavirus

When Professor Lateef Mtima and I first discussed collaborating on a social justice-themed IP conference in 2019, neither of us could have anticipated any of the events that have overtaken us this year. The Conference will touch on many of the key themes that have gripped newspaper headlines, including disparities in access to health, civic engagement in the IP system, issues related to older Americans, Native Americans, and Americans with disabilities, and reconceptualizing the rightsholder/IP consumer symbiosis. Our Conference will be entirely online. We hope that this will make it easier for many across the nation and around the world to join us in discussing these important issues. More info here: https://bit.ly/3gB9ZYE

64th Annual IP Conference – Rotary International

We're delighted to recognize Rotary International as an Institutional Partner of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. With over a million members worldwide, Rotarians provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders. We welcome Jomarie Fredericks, Deputy General Counsel and Chief IP Counsel, Rotary International as a member of our distinguished conference faculty. Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/ Sponsorship details: https://bit.ly/jmlsipc2020sponsorship

64th Annual IP Conference – IPLAC

We're delighted to recognize The IP Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) as an Institutional Partner of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. Founded in 1884, IPLAC is the oldest IP law association in the United States. Its membership represents the full spectrum of IP professionals including attorneys in private and corporate practice, professors, paralegals, and law students. We welcome IPLAC President Marc Richards as a member of our distinguished conference faculty. Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/ Sponsorship details: https://bit.ly/jmlsipc2020sponsorship

International IP Practice Seminar – Registration Open!

Registration is now open for our International IP Practice Virtual Seminar on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020! The Seminar is a one-day, comprehensive CLE program that brings together seasoned experts to provide instruction on the issues of contemporary significance covering patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and design rights. We are proud to co-organize this seminar with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Kuhnen & Wacker. Speakers at the seminar include government officials from WIPO and the EU IP Office, as well as Dr. Stanley Lai, Chairman of the IP Office of Singapore, and other well-known IP practitioners. Program and faculty here: https://bit.ly/2PoA2X4 Register here: https://bit.ly/3icyzzz

64th Annual IP Conference – Thank you, Pattishall!

We're delighted to recognize Pattishall as a Silver level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. Stout has been a steadfast partner over the years, and we particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what Jonathan S. Jennings, Partner at Pattishall has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/ Sponsorship details: https://bit.ly/jmlsipc2020sponsorship

64th Annual IP Conference – Copyright Alliance

We're delighted to recognize The Copyright Alliance as an Institutional Partner of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. The nonprofit, nonpartisan organization represents artistic creators across a broad range of copyright disciplines. We welcome Kevin Madigan VP, Legal Policy and Copyright Counsel as a member of our distinguished conference faculty. Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/ Sponsorship details: https://bit.ly/jmlsipc2020sponsorship

64th Annual IP Conference – Thank you, Stout!

We're delighted to recognize Stout as a Silver level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. Stout has been a steadfast partner over the years, and we particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what David Haas, Managing Director at Stout has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/ Sponsorship details: https://bit.ly/jmlsipc2020sponsorship

64th Annual IP Conference – LCA

We're delighted to recognize Lawyers for the Creative Arts (LCA) as an Institutional Partner of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. LCA provides pro bono legal services in all areas of the arts, including visual, music, dance, literary, digital media, and arts education. LCA's services include business issues, contracts, copyrights, trademarks. Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/ Sponsorship details: https://bit.ly/jmlsipc2020sponsorship

64th Annual IP Conference – Linn Inn

We're delighted to recognize The Richard Linn American Inn of Court as an Institutional Partner of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. We also welcome back Linn Inn President Adam Kelly (JD '02) as a distinguished alumnus, advisory board member, and member of our conference faculty. Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/ Sponsorship details: https://bit.ly/jmlsipc2020sponsorship

64th Annual IP Conference – IPKat

We're delighted to recognize IPKat as an Institutional Partner of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. For IPKat's reports last year, see https://bit.ly/2Dssn7h and http://bit.ly/2rq2PBG. We also welcome back AmeriKat Annsley Merelle Ward as a member of distinguished our conference faculty. Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/ Sponsorship details: https://bit.ly/jmlsipc2020sponsorship

64th Annual IP Conference – Thank you, TransUnion!

We're delighted to announce TransUnion as a Gold level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. TransUnion has been a steadfast partner over the years, and we particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what Gary Friedlander, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (International) at TransUnion has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/ Sponsorship details: https://bit.ly/jmlsipc2020sponsorship

64th Annual IP Conference – Registration now Open!

Registration is now open for our 64th Annual IP Conference on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. For the first time, it will be completely online and we look forward to welcoming you, wherever in the world you might be! With over 80 conference faculty, 14 sessions, virtual receptions, and an expected 500 registrants, it will be our largest and liveliest one ever.

Seeking IP Law Fellow – Nov. 2020

The IP Center at UIC John Marshall Law School is seeking to hire an IP Law Fellow, with a target start date of November 2020. I’ve included a link to the job description here: https://bit.ly/jmlsiplf2020 Please pass news of this opportunity on to those who might be interested. They should feel free to contact me if they have questions at daryllim@uic.edu. Thanks.

IP, Technology, and Social Justice in the Age of Coronavirus – Fri., 9/11

Please join us on Friday, September 11 for what promises to be an engaging and informative discussion on “IP, Technology, and Social Justice in the Age of Coronavirus.” We are pleased to co-organize this online conference with Professor Lateef Mtima and his team at the Institute for IP and Social Justice. Flier and registration details here: https://bit.ly/3hm79Xm.

AI @ NAPP 2020

Pleased to join the National Association for Patent Practitioners (NAPP) for their annual meeting today. Emily Tait (Jones Day), Jessie Suen (Vaughan, Fleming & Dowler LLP), and I spoke about challenges and opportunities that artificial intelligence bring to patent practitioners. Highlights of my remarks included: 1. How Covid-19 supercharged the acceleration toward widespread AI adoption, and why this is a bipartisan, existential issue for the United States, 2. Why 70% of patent specialists put AI ahead of all other issues in terms of its likely impact on IP work in the next five years. 3. Determining who is an inventor and who owns AI-related inventions. 4. Patent eligibility: do's and don'ts, 5. Novelty and nonobviousness: dealing with prior art and inventiveness challenges, 6. Disclosure: dealing with the AI black box, 7. Patent professionals thinking outside of patent law: privacy, copyright, and antitrust issues. For my article on AI and IP, see: http://bit.ly/2vI1LIy NAPP's website here: https://www.napp.org/

IP Program Plans Several Programs and Initiatives for Fall 2020

For 80 years, our IP program has been at the forefront of bringing together stakeholders to make a real-world difference. Join us this fall for social justice, international IP, & our flagship annual IP conference. https://bit.ly/jmlsipfall2020

International IP Practice Seminar (Virtual) – Friday, October 16, 2020

International IP Practice Seminar (Virtual) - Friday, October 16, 2020

64th Annual IP Conference: Partial Faculty List and “Schedule at a Glance” Now Available!

Looking forward to welcoming newsmakers and leaders of the IP, privacy, and tech community virtually to UIC John Marshall's 64th Annual IP Conference on Friday, November 13, 2020. Partial faculty list: https://bit.ly/jmlsipconference2020faculty Schedule at a glance: https://bit.ly/jmlsipconference2020schg

AI@NAPP 2020!

Looking forward to joining our friends at the National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP) to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on patent law and practice. On the panel with me are Jessie Suen (Park, Vaughan, Fleming & Dowler LLP) and Emily Tait (Jones Day).

Save the Date: IP, Technology and Social Justice in the Time of Coronavirus

With events of this past week still fresh in our minds, the opportunity to come together to find common ground and understand different stakeholders' perspectives could not have come at a better time. Nor could we have chosen a better partner in IIPSJ, who has built for itself a reputation as a trusted voice of inclusiveness in social, cultural, and economic life.   We are honored that Hon. Richard Linn will be delivering the keynote address and Hon. Paul Michel will deliver the opening remarks. They will join experts from academia, practice, civil society, industry, and government online on Friday, September 11, 2020, for what promises to be a riveting and one of the most-needed conversations of our times.   Please save the date. I hope to see you there.   Details here: https://bit.ly/iipsj2020

IP Ethics Seminar – See you next week!

This year, I'm pleased we can offer our popular annual IP-focused ethics event online, making it more affordable, accessible, and attractive for the community in Chicago and beyond to join us. With a week to go, we have more than double the number of registrants compared to last year's seminar! We are also excited to host a virtual reception after the event where attendees can meet and mingle with our speakers in small group and one-on-one settings. In addition to keynote speakers Gene Quinn (IPWatchdog) and John White (PCT Learning Center), we have Alex Menchaca (McAndrews), Emil Ali (Carr Butterfield), Melissa Anyetei (Mayer Brown), Richard Beem (Beem Patent), Kenny Matuszewski (Neal Gerber), and Erin Clifford (Clifford Law), Bill McGrath (Davis McGrath), and Kyle Serilla (UIC John Marshall). Looking forward to seeing you next Friday! Register here: https://bit.ly/ipethics2020_f

IP Ethics Seminar – Program Details Now Available!

IP Ethics Seminar - Program Details Now Available!

Kilburn & Strode Invention Capture Roundtable

Thanks to Albert Keyack for inviting me to join Kilburn & Strode's online roundtable on invention capture in the Covid-19 era! Albert cohosted the event with his colleagues Freddy Thiel and Matt Kilner.

11th Annual Ethics in the Practice of Intellectual Property Law Seminar

Register for this in-depth program covering a variety of topics on ethics and professionalism that are relevant to IP lawyers. Attendees will learn about the types of ethical issues that arise in daily practice, as well as fundamental principles, rules, and insights to help them handle these issues. https://bit.ly/3d5xnv4

Save the Date! 64th Annual IP Conference – Friday, November 13, 2020

Save the date for our 64th Annual IP Conference - Friday, November 13, 2020! Chair of our advisory board and former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul Michel will deliver the keynote address.

UIC John Marshall’s Intellectual Property and Practical Training Programs Rated Among Nation’s Best

This year’s recognition continues an eighty-year tradition of offering our students the best quality IP education available. Law students aspiring to an IP-focused career, as well as law and non-law students aspiring to specialize in other areas, know the UIC John Marshall experience offers them an important competitive advantage. With the steadfast support of the university and Law School, we strive not only to observe the IP world around us but also to continue to be a constructive player in it.

Save the Date: 11th Annual Ethics in the Practice of IP Law Seminar

Now in its 11th year, we'll be offering an ethics seminar focused on intellectual property law. We'll be taking that seminar online this year! We hope that as with our recent conference on digital platforms, this new format will allow many more people to benefit from the insights that our conference faculty will share on Friday, June 5, 2020.

A Tribute to Michele Bridges (Part II)

Earlier this week, I posted the first part of our tribute to Michele Bridges, our former Executive Director, featuring former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Michel and former Center Director Richard Gruner: https://bit.ly/3aug7PB. During her time with us, Michele touched many other lives, including those of students, adjuncts, and partners both in the U.S. and abroad. A few wrote to us. With their permission, I am pleased to share their tributes.

An “A+” in IP from preLaw Magazine

Pleased to see UIC John Marshall Law School’s Intellectual Property (IP) Law program recognized as one of the best in the nation for the fourth year in a row by preLaw Magazine. It received an A+ grade.

A Tribute to Michele Bridges

A tribute to Michele Bridges, our Center's former Executive Director, featuring quotes from former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Michel and former Center Director Richard Gruner: https://bit.ly/3aug7PB

First ever online conference – done!

On Friday, we hosted our first-ever completely online conference. It seemed appropriate that our conference focused on legal and policy issues arising from digital platforms. Given the strong interest by attendees who signed up earlier, we decided on Wednesday to migrate the event online. Surprisingly, we soon received inquiries from China, Europe, India, and elsewhere, and were glad that many more folks were able to join us.

Join us for our Digital Platforms Conference (Completely Online)!

Join us for our Digital Platforms Conference (Completely Online)!

Spring 2020 Newsletter

I’ve included a link to our Center’s spring newsletter, which highlights our recent activities, as well as announcements of what lies ahead http://bit.ly/2TzvlwA.

Digital Platforms Conference: Press Release

Just over a week to go! Full press release here: http://bit.ly/2TAUWUA Register here: http://bit.ly/2vESzYM

Chris Carani & Design Law Conference 2021

On March 13, 2020, senior counsel from familiar names such as Facebook, Twitter, and Uber will join FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson, Professor Danny Sokol (Florida), Jim Foote (President & CEO, CSX), as well as other leading practitioners, inhouse counsel, economic consultants, and academics at UIC John Marshall Law School to debate key intellectual property, privacy, and antitrust issues surrounding digital platforms.

IPLAC Board of Managers celebrates Magistrate Judge Sidney Schenkier

On March 13, 2020, senior counsel from familiar names such as Facebook, Twitter, and Uber will join FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson, Professor Danny Sokol (Florida), Jim Foote (President & CEO, CSX), as well as other leading practitioners, inhouse counsel, economic consultants, and academics at UIC John Marshall Law School to debate key intellectual property, privacy, and antitrust issues surrounding digital platforms.

Digital Platforms Conference (Mar. 13) – Thank you sponsors!

On March 13, 2020, senior counsel from familiar names such as Facebook, Twitter, and Uber will join FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson, Professor Danny Sokol (Florida), Jim Foote (President & CEO, CSX), as well as other leading practitioners, inhouse counsel, economic consultants, and academics at UIC John Marshall Law School to debate key intellectual property, privacy, and antitrust issues surrounding digital platforms.

UIC Engineering

IP law and engineering have many points of synergy. With John Marshall Law School now one of UIC's 16 colleges, the time is ripe to explore how we can offer course, certificate, and degree tie-ups at the undergraduate, graduate, and executive education levels that maximize those points of synergy.

AlixPartners

Enjoyed meeting up with Anne Gron and Pablo Florian over lunch. Anne heads AlixPartners' Chicago Office and Pablo serves as Alix's Director. We had a frank and wide-ranging discussion, including on digital platforms and antitrust. Delighted that Anne accepted my invitation to speak at our upcoming conference on March 13. Looking forward to welcoming them both to UIC John Marshall Law School. Details here: http://bit.ly/2vESzYM

Campus Promotion & Tenure Committee

Honored to be the Law School's inaugural Provost-nominated member to serve on the Campus Promotion & Tenure Committee. Over three days of intense meetings, the Committee carefully mulled over numerous applications that could be career-changing in every case. We were ably assisted in this task by Vice-Provost Nancy Freitag and her team consisting of Malia Heath, Faizan Abid, and Delores Shields-Lewis.

Antitrust & IP: Does It Need to Be Retooled? [Video]

Pleased to share the keynote address by Hon. Diane Wood, Chief Judge of the Seventh Circuit. The keynote address, titled "Antitrust & IP: Does It Need to Be Retooled?" was delivered at the 63rd Annual IP Conference on Nov. 1, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGniEr1JkXg&t=15s

The ITC: An Insider’s View [Video]

We were delighted to host Judge Essex, who delivered a public lecture titled "The ITC: An Insider's View." Judge Essex joined Hogan Lovells as Senior Counsel after a decade of service as a U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) judge. Judge Essex also met IP law students at a roundtable after his lecture, where he answered wide-ranging questions from them.

Digital Platforms: Innovation, Antitrust, Privacy & the Internet of Things

Online platforms have become a focal point for many in the United States, as well as in key jurisdictions around the world. Governments and legal advisers are struggling to understand the issues and implications these platforms raise, particularly in the areas of intellectual property, privacy, and antitrust law and practice. This conference brings together top experts in government, industry, practice, and academia to share their cutting-edge insights on these issues, as well as what the future holds. The conference will feature highly interactive sessions and opportunities to speak directly with these experts. It is the only event of its kind in the Midwest, and one that is not to be missed! Flier: http://bit.ly/2SlUWah Draft program: http://bit.ly/2Owl1SW

PLI’s Patent Office Exam Course at UIC John Marshall Law School

Looking forward to welcoming back Gene Quinn (President & CEO, IP Watchdog), John White (Partner, Berenato & White), and Raymond Millien (Chief IP Officer & CEO of Volvo Cars Tech Fund) for PLI's Patent Office Exam course at UIC John Marshall Law School in March! Details here: http://bit.ly/2OrXfaY

Campaign Collaboration

Great lunchtime discussion with FALP mentor @TEMintle to learn about the important work she and her team do. Looking forward to developing a strategic campaign for the IP Center scalable to other key programs at @UICJohnMarshall & @thisisUIC's 15 other colleges.

“Potential Pitfalls in Copyright: Fair Use and Data Compilations”

We were delighted to welcome members and guests of the Copyright Society of the USA (CSUSA) to UIC John Marshall Law School last week. In a public lecture co-hosted with CSCUSA, Jennifer M. Mikulina (McDermott, Will & Emery) and Ariana Voigt (Catalina Marketing Corp.) presented on “Potential Pitfalls in Copyright: Fair Use and Data Compilations.”

IPKat’s Review of “The Innovation Society and Intellectual Property”

IPKat recently reviewed “The Innovation Society and Intellectual Property,” a collection of essays published under the auspices of The European Intellectual Property Institutes Network (EIPIN).

Edison Fellowship

The Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship brings together a group of patent scholars to both learn from and work with distinguished leaders in the field over the course of a year. Organized by George Mason University's Center for the Protection of IP (CPIP), Fellows will eventually publish one or more papers based on their research during the Fellowship.

Don Dunner Leadership Award

Glad we are able to honor this great man who gave selflessly to others and recognize the ideals that he stood for with this award.

Faculty Administrator Leadership Program

UIC Provost Susan Poser designed the Faculty-Administrator Leadership Program (FALP) to develop the leadership capabilities of faculty interested in learning more about senior administrative roles in higher education. The cohort selected this year consists of twelve faculty members representing the disciplines of medicine, mechanical and industrial engineering, chemical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, public health, design, pharmacy, linguistics, and law.

Public Lecture @PKUShenzhen

Here is a write-up on the public lectures Hugh Hansen and I gave at Peking University School of Transnational Law, as well as remarks by He Jing afterward. I spoke about AI, 5G, and the Internet of Things in the context of U.S.-China relations. The reporter's attention to detail was remarkable, even picking up on my analogies to "Story of Yanxi Palace," the most Googled show on Earth in 2018.

Introducing Advisory Board Chair Judge Paul Michel

I am delighted to announce that former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul Michel has accepted my invitation to serve as Chair of the Center’s advisory board.

Study Visit to Shanghai and Shenzhen

Visited Shanghai and Shenzhen this week as part of a study tour co-organized by the Fordham IP Institute and AnJie Law Firm. The face-to-face meetings we had with judges, academics, lawyers, and in-house counsel were helpful in better understanding the reality of legal developments there as well as how they perceive developments in the United States. I was encouraged that despite the ongoing trade war between the two countries, people to people ties remain warm.

Potential Pitfalls in Copyright: Fair Use and Data Compilations

We're delighted to partner with The Copyright Society of the USA to welcome @McDermottLaw's Jennifer Mikulina & @catalina's Ariana Voigt for our first event of 2020! Details here: http://bit.ly/2T6LOZs

Public Lecture @ Peking University School of Transnational Law

Looking forward to my @PKUShenzhen visit with @HughCHansen , where I'll be speaking on AI, 5G, & IoT. Thanks @SPCmonitor for moderating! Event details here: http://bit.ly/2N2LLtJ

CQ/Roll Call Interview on New SEP Policy Statement

The DOJ, USPTO, and NIST recently issued a joint policy statement on standards-essential patents. In an interview with CQ/Roll Call's M&A/antitrust reporter Alexei Alexis, I shared my thoughts on this development.

Patent Wishes

IPWatchdog ran a trilogy of articles: roundups, predictions, and wishes. If you missed my earlier posts on the former two, you'll find them here (http://bit.ly/2Qjy6QV) and here (http://bit.ly/2MShNsh).For the final post in the series, my top three were: 1. That past accomplishments will inspire today’s IP leaders to do even better; 2. That IP Offices will continue to evolve; and 3. That stakeholders will learn to think, both fast and slow. Full article here: http://bit.ly/2toYWOC

Predictions for 2020

IPWatchdog ran a "crystal ball" edition on January 1 featuring industry predictions on the big trends to watch in 2020. Full post here: http://bit.ly/2ZGe5ap

IPWatchdog: What Mattered in 2019

IPWatchdog's Dec. 31 post carried reflections by industry insiders on the biggest IP moments in 2019. I identified three moments. Full post here: http://bit.ly/2QBNBTf

Shanghai

Looking forward to joining Hugh Hansen and He Jing at Shanghai Jiao Tong University's KoGuan Law School next week. The Law School, one of China's oldest and largest, counts law schools at Emory, Cornell, Iowa, and the National University of Singapore among its institutional partners.

# new year, new look

The world can truly be a small place today. I wanted to refresh the look of my website and puttered around online for someone who could help. A third-party digital platform that works like Amazon.com connected me to a freelancer in Nepal. The platform rates service providers, provides a secure messaging system, and holds payment in escrow so each side can trust that payment will be made at the appropriate time. Technology allowed two complete strangers to overcome the challenges posed by time, space, and trust. While face time remains important, this project reminded me that there is more that we can do together, both professionally and personally, regardless of who we are or where we might be. For those interested in checking out the refreshed site, welcome in! lawdaryl.com #newyearnewlook

Non Obvious with Hugh Hansen: Renata Hesse

Enjoyed Hugh Hansen's interview with Renata Hesse. The interview traces Renata's life and professional journey. It also provides interesting insights, some rarely heard, on the institutions and issues that lie at the heart of competition and innovation policy. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6g8TeIbR60

Digital Platforms Conference – March 13, 2020

We're excited to announce our inaugural digital platforms conference. We expect a good group of representatives from tech companies, practice, academia, and government. The conference will cover 4 broad areas: intellectual property, digital transformation in the supply chain/IoT, antitrust, and privacy issues. The event is scheduled for Friday, March 13. More details to come. Hope to see you then!

FALP 2020

The Faculty-Administrator Leadership (FALP) program at the University of Illinois at Chicago offers tenured faculty on-campus mentorship, off-campus exposure, and shadowing opportunities to understand administrative and leadership issues at a university-wide level.

Photo highlights from 63rd Annual IP Conference

Thank you again to the speakers and attendees who traveled from near and far to join us for our 63rd Annual IP Conference! I'm delighted to share photo highlights from the day. http://bit.ly/358t3aY

NAPP writes on Takeaways from AI Roundtable

Delighted to share the first in a series of posts by Jessie Suen, who represented the National Association of Patent Practitioners at our recent roundtable on AI. In these posts, she discusses her takeaways (subject to the Chatham House rules in place during the roundtable). http://bit.ly/2sKcFzh

Happy Thanksgiving!; Remembering Don Dunner

Happy Thanksgiving! Some in the IP community shared with IPWatchdog what or who they were thankful for. Some extolled IP education, others identified strong leadership at the USTPO and IP associations, the patent bar, inventors, as well as developments in Europe and China. These were all well-chosen. For me, 2019 will always be connected with Don Dunner's life and legacy.

IPWatchdog covers 63rd Annual IP Conference, Participants share their key takeaways

We were honored to have IPWatchdog cover our 63rd Annual IP Conference. A special thanks to participants who shared their takeaways from the event. It is encouraging to hear that the Conference continues to serve its core mission in bringing together leaders from government, the judiciary, academia, practice, nonprofits, interest groups, and students, to build bridges and make meaningful progress together toward overcoming the challenges we face. http://bit.ly/2OLYscc

The Doctrine of Equivalents @ McAndrew, Held & Malloy

Delighted to join attorneys at McAndrews, Held & Malloy for a lively lunchtime discussion of my recent empirical study on the patent law doctrine of equivalents.

USPTO Tweet

Another pleasant surprise. A colleague shared with me this tweet by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) featuring Director Andrei Iancu and Chief Policy Officer (CPO) and Director for International Affairs Shira Perlmutter at our 63rd Annual IP Conference

Legal Realism & IP

JMLS, in conjunction with Fordham Law School and Texas A&M School of Law, is considering hosting an event centered on legal realism and IP.

Thank you!

Behind every event is a team that has worked tirelessly behind scenes to make things happen. Our 63rd Annual IP Conference is no exception.

Marshall Gerstein

Serving on @IPLAChicago's Board allows us to visit Board Members at their workplace. @Marshallip, one of the top IP firms in the nation, is perched on the 63rd floor of Willis Tower, commanding a magnificent view of Chicago.

Provost Poser at 63rd Annual IP Conference

Serving on @IPLAChicago's Board allows us to visit Board Members at their workplace.

Chinese Blog Post on 63rd Annual IP Conference

Delighted to share the first blog post from last Friday's 63rd Annual IP Conference on IP Compass by Runhua Wang.

International IP Practice Seminar: Patents, Trademarks, Designs

The seminar traces its roots back to over 20 years, offering a "one-stop shop" for practitioners, inhouse counsel, academics and paralegals...

APALSA

Joined students from the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association ("APALSA") for Novemberfest, an annual event bringing together judges, attorneys, and academics to meet with UIC John Marshall Law School students.

1 Week to Conference!

Just one week to go before our 63rd Annual IP Conference. Thanks to our speakers, sponsors, and attendees, we're excited that this may be the best year yet for what is probably the oldest IP conference in the world.

Stanford Law School Dean Jenny Martinez Visits Chicago

Stanford Law School Dean Jenny Martinez visited Chicago to meet with alums and share news from the Farm this evening. In a wide-ranging Q&A session, she responded to questions about key challenges facing the Law School, its clinical programs, and other new developments there.

The ITC: An Insider’s View

We were delighted to host Judge Essex, who delivered a public lecture titled "The ITC: An Insider's View.

Don Dunner

When I became Director in 2015, we reconstituted our advisory board. Those of us who knew Don agreed from the start that he was the obvious choice to be Chair.

Panel topic descriptions now available. Last chance to register!

Panel topic descriptions now available. Last chance to register!

UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law’s 8th Annual IP Scholars’ Roundtable

Delighted to speak at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law’s 8th Annual IP Scholars’ Roundtable. Over two days, scholars from across the U.S. and Canada debated the legal implications of their research on commerce, social justice, creativity, innovation, culture, and more. See details here: http://bit.ly/2LVScyu.

Franklin Pierce IP Library

Visiting UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law’s IP Library was one of the highlights of my trip there.

Working Visit to Bloomington

Wrapped up a fruitful trip to Indiana University (Bloomington). Over lunch, Prof. Mark Janis who heads the Center for IP Research and I discussed how we can co-host a couple of events, alternating between Chicago and Indianapolis/Bloomington.

IU Bloomington

Loved IU (Bloomington) Maurer School of Law's framed pictures of students and faculty, emphasizing the fact that individuals count. Notice also how the faculty portrait encapsulates the uniqueness of each law professor who taught there.

EPO Meeting

Delighted to have been able to show UIC John Marshall's flag at this important event.

Site Visit

Site visit ahead of our 63rd Annual IP Conference on Nov. 1. We expect great discussions on panels featuring newsmakers in the IP, technology, and privacy worlds.

TAMU IP Roundtable

The recent antitrust case involving Qualcomm highlights deepening divisions on innovation and how it can be best encouraged.

Southern Methodist University (SMU) Deadman School of Law Tsai Center for Law, Science & Innovation

In Texas for the annual IP roundtable at Texas A&M. En route, I stopped by Southern Methodist University (SMU) Deadman School of Law to meet with Professor David Taylor, who co-directs SMU's IP program through the Tsai Center for Law, Science & Innovation.

US Bar delegation meeting with EPO President & senior staff

Honored to be part of the US-Bar delegation to meet with European Patent Office President Campinos and his senior staff.

Conference Collage

Key representatives from businesses, nonprofits, government, academia, and practice across the U.S. and around the world will gather on Friday, November 1 for Davos-style panels to debate issues of contemporary importance in the world of IP, technology, privacy, and more.

Ocean Tomo, Professor Tamai & Deep Dish Pizza

Enjoyed catching up with Professor Katsuya Tamai over a quintessentially Chicagoan lunch of deep dish pizza! Professor Tamai serves as Professor of IP law at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology of the University of Tokyo.

“Retooling Antitrust” now in Chinese!

Honored to have my article "Retooling the Patent-Antitrust Intersection: Insights from Behavioral Economics" republished in Chinese, and with excellent company too!

Ocean Tomo’s @jmalackowski

Delighted to get together with @OceanTomo Chairman & CEO @jmalackowski and his colleagues, Layna and Satoka, for dinner. https://www.oceantomo.com/team/james-malackowski/

Kwall Lecture

Thank you again, Bobbi, for what was by all accounts a fantastic public lecture on moral rights last week! For those who missed it, the YouTube video will be available soon.

Visiting Mossoff

Great to catch up with Adam Mossoff at his office. Adam had testified the day before at the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Intellectual Property hearing on patent legislation.

Judge Newman and Professor Hansen

I was delighted to join Judge Newman (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) and Professor Hansen (Hansen IP Institute, Fordham University School of Law) for lunch in DC. We had a wide-ranging discussion.

Edison Fellowship

Back from a very fruitful meeting with Edison Fellows and Senior Commentators at George Mason this week.

2 down, 1 to go!

Long haul flights provide rare opportunities for undistracted writing. Over my travels this past month, I capitalized on those flights to complete two pieces.

Law & Technology

If there was a theme for the summer past, it might well be "law and technology." Second Circuit Judge Denny Chin and I were in Singapore for the Global Forum In IP

Professor Sun Haochen (Hong Kong University)

Happy to catch up with Professor Sun Haochen at his Hong Kong University campus.

Visit to the IP Office of Singapore

International surveys consistently rank Singapore’s IP regime as one of the best in the world, including the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness (3rd globally, top in Asia), the U.S. Chamber International IP Index (10th globally),

IP Conference Speakers

Where leaders in IP, IT, privacy, and antitrust converge. #uicjohnmarshall.IP2019 https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2019/speakers/

Announcing 1 Gold Sponsor & 2 Institutional Partners

We're excited to announce Leydig as a Gold-level sponsor for our 63rd Annual IP Conference.

Thank You Silver Sponsor McAndrews and Vendor Sponsors NAPP & 4Discovery!

Thank you McAndrews, Held & Malloy for renewing your support for our 63rd Annual IP Conference as a Silver Level Sponsor, and NAPP & 4Discovery for being Vendor Level Sponsors! ipconference.jmls.edu

An Insider’s View of the ITC

Join us on Oct. 15 for a public lecture by Judge Essex, who will be speaking on "The ITC: An Insider's View"! Details here: http://bit.ly/2MmCmxu

IP and Social Justice

On the sidelines of CPIP's Summer Institute, I had the opportunity to meet with Lateef Mtima, Founder and Director of the Institute of Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ) and Professor of Law at Howard University.

CPIP 5th Summer Institute

George Mason's Center for the Protection of IP (CPIP) hosted its 5th Summer Institute this week. Held at Beaver Creek, Colorado, the event brings together government officials, corporate counsel, non-profits, attorneys, and academics for three days of in-depth discussion about the challenges facing innovators and creators.

“Thou Shalt Not Steal” Includes Moral Rights!!”

We're honored to host Professor Roberta Rosenthal Kwall, who will deliver the first IP event of the fall!

International IP Practice Seminar

Excited to announce our International IP Practice Seminar! Together with the World IP Organization and Kuhnen & Wacker, we offer one of the longest-running international IP conferences in the U.S.

IPKat’s Tribute to Sir Henry

Honored to contribute a memory to the IPKat's special post on Sir Henry. Thanks to Annsley Merelle Ward for her leadership in this meaningful initiative. http://bit.ly/Carr2019

Simply Irreplaceable

A true loss for the IP world. Sir Henry was a great barrister and judge. As Managing IP noted in its article

Consider the Courage of Judge Newman at the Federal Circuit

Nice to see this piece honoring Judge Newman, written by @ipwatchdog