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