Agenda
Panels, times and speakers subject to change. Initial descriptions written by IPWatchdog. Descriptions will be updated by the panel to more specifically reflect the conversation that will be had by panelists.
Sunday, Mar 2, 2025
2:00 PM ET
Knowles IP StrategiesWelcome to IPWatchdog LIVE 2025
Gene Quinn
Renée C. Quinn
2:30 PM ET
Knowles IP StrategiesThe Global IP Landscape
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s annual International IP Index creates a roadmap for economies seeking to strengthen the ecosystem for innovation and creativity through more effective IP standards. The Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) prepares this comprehensive ranking of more than 50 of the world’s economies based on intellectual property climate. This session will: (1) Analyze the patent and innovation…
Nuno Carvalho
Volkmar Henke
Hon. Bowon Kwon
Alaina van Horn
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s annual International IP Index creates a roadmap for economies seeking to strengthen the ecosystem for innovation and creativity through more effective IP standards. The Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) prepares this comprehensive ranking of more than 50 of the world’s economies based on intellectual property climate. This session will: (1) Analyze the patent and innovation…
,3:30 PM ET
Knowles IP StrategiesThe Future of Patent Dealmaking, Monetization and Licensing *
As the result of patent skepticism among policy makers and jurists in the United States the value of U.S. patents has continued to decrease, as have monetization opportunities associated with U.S. patents and portfolios. Meanwhile, many countries and Europe have joined together to create a unitary patent and an associated Unified Patent Court, which so far has been viewed as…
Louis Carbonneau
Carlos Olarte
Daniel Papst
Matthew Veale
As the result of patent skepticism among policy makers and jurists in the United States the value of U.S. patents has continued to decrease, as have monetization opportunities associated with U.S. patents and portfolios. Meanwhile, many countries and Europe have joined together to create a unitary patent and an associated Unified Patent Court, which so far has been viewed as…
,5:00 PM ET
Knowles IP StrategiesHow Generic Drugs, Patents and Price Controls Impact Healthcare and Innovation *
It is no secret that the cost of prescription drugs is more than anyone wants to pay. But higher than desirable drug prices is a multivariable function of a broken healthcare system. Case in point is the existence of middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), who receive approximately 50% of the value of the drug. So, when a particular…
Sherry Knowles
Christine McDaniel
Corey Salsberg
It is no secret that the cost of prescription drugs is more than anyone wants to pay. But higher than desirable drug prices is a multivariable function of a broken healthcare system. Case in point is the existence of middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), who receive approximately 50% of the value of the drug. So, when a particular…
,6:00 PM ET
Knowles IP StrategiesThe Evolving Landscape of AI Technology, Regulation and Law *
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is moving at a breakneck pace. Europe has taken steps to enact regulations, and the rest of the world is struggling to keep up. There are numerous legal and regulatory issues facing companies innovating in the AI space, and numerous legal and regulatory issues facing companies that use AI technologies. From copyright to privacy to invention…
Ratib Ali
Brian McElligott
Nikos Minas, Ph.D.
Anthony R. Prosser, Ph.D.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is moving at a breakneck pace. Europe has taken steps to enact regulations, and the rest of the world is struggling to keep up. There are numerous legal and regulatory issues facing companies innovating in the AI space, and numerous legal and regulatory issues facing companies that use AI technologies. From copyright to privacy to invention…
,7:00 PM ET
Opening Reception
Join us from 7:00pm to 10:00pm to network over beer, wine, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
Join us from 7:00pm to 10:00pm to network over beer, wine, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
,Monday, Mar 3, 2025
8:00 AM ET
9:00 AM ET
Harness IPInvention Harvesting: Practical Tips for Identifying and Capturing Innovation *
Invention harvesting—sometimes also referred to as invention mining, invention capture, brainstorming, and ideation, among other terms—should be a proactive process driven by in-house counsel and/or IP managers who work with internal constituencies to encourage innovators. The goal is often to identify new inventions that will help the company move into productive and hopefully lucrative landscapes, often with disruptive technologies. And…
Sivon Kalminov
Anne McAleer
Jennifer O’Connell
LeKeisha Suggs
Invention harvesting—sometimes also referred to as invention mining, invention capture, brainstorming, and ideation, among other terms—should be a proactive process driven by in-house counsel and/or IP managers who work with internal constituencies to encourage innovators. The goal is often to identify new inventions that will help the company move into productive and hopefully lucrative landscapes, often with disruptive technologies. And…
,9:00 AM ET
Knowles IP StrategiesPatent Owner Enforcement Strategies
Enforcing patents has become much more difficult, and the patent system in the U.S. over that timeframe has come to incentivize efficient infringement and make it harder, if not impossible, to resolve patent infringement disputes through arms-length negotiations. As a result, patent owners have come up with a variety of strategies to equalize the playing field, including the reliance on…
Eric Carlson
Kimberly Philipp
Brian Pomper
Stephen T. Schreiner
Enforcing patents has become much more difficult, and the patent system in the U.S. over that timeframe has come to incentivize efficient infringement and make it harder, if not impossible, to resolve patent infringement disputes through arms-length negotiations. As a result, patent owners have come up with a variety of strategies to equalize the playing field, including the reliance on…
,10:00 AM ET
10:30 AM ET
Harness IPPatent Liabilities: Evaluating What Damages are Really at Stake? *
In patent litigation, damages issues are sometimes treated as an afterthought when compared to the issues of infringement and invalidity. But for in-house and outside counsel to appropriately advise decision-makers a full, fair and honest assessment of the potential liabilities facing the company must be considered. Quite simply, the potential liability a client is facing must be understood and evaluated in…
Glenn Forbis
Pinar Gencer
Marie MacNichol
Katie O’Sullivan
In patent litigation, damages issues are sometimes treated as an afterthought when compared to the issues of infringement and invalidity. But for in-house and outside counsel to appropriately advise decision-makers a full, fair and honest assessment of the potential liabilities facing the company must be considered. Quite simply, the potential liability a client is facing must be understood and evaluated in…
,10:30 AM ET
Knowles IP StrategiesThe Inevitable Consequences of Misguided Innovation Policy *
In his recently published book, The Big Steal, Jonathan Barnett documents how the Supreme Court, Congress, and antitrust regulators significantly weakened legal protections against the unauthorized use of technological inventions and creative works. Under the popular slogan that “information wants to be free,” significant portions of the scholarly and tech communities advocated and welcomed the erosion of property rights in…
Jonathan Barnett
Steven Caltrider
Hon. Randall R. Rader
Robert Taylor
In his recently published book, The Big Steal, Jonathan Barnett documents how the Supreme Court, Congress, and antitrust regulators significantly weakened legal protections against the unauthorized use of technological inventions and creative works. Under the popular slogan that “information wants to be free,” significant portions of the scholarly and tech communities advocated and welcomed the erosion of property rights in…
,11:30 AM ET
Knowles IP StrategiesPatent Portfolio Development: About More than Just Utility Patents *
There are numerous misconceptions that swirl around the concept of building a patent portfolio. Chief among them perhaps is the truth that adequate intellectual property protection for almost any innovation must go well beyond utility patents in order to provide the protection that is really necessary for the client company. Indeed, building a patent portfolio is much more than just…
Randy Canis
Tim Clise
David Soucy
Thara Russell
There are numerous misconceptions that swirl around the concept of building a patent portfolio. Chief among them perhaps is the truth that adequate intellectual property protection for almost any innovation must go well beyond utility patents in order to provide the protection that is really necessary for the client company. Indeed, building a patent portfolio is much more than just…
,11:30 AM ET
Harness IPDesigning and Implementing a Brand Protection Strategy
The role of a trademark professional is evolving from a primarily legal role to a broader brand protection management position, which requires new responsibilities and brings new challenges. Of course, the name of the game remains the same, which is to cultivate, harness and protect reputation, and quickly identify and stomp out reputational damages. In the digital age, where social…
Matthew Cutler
Melissa Silverstein
Joe Walsh
The role of a trademark professional is evolving from a primarily legal role to a broader brand protection management position, which requires new responsibilities and brings new challenges. Of course, the name of the game remains the same, which is to cultivate, harness and protect reputation, and quickly identify and stomp out reputational damages. In the digital age, where social…
,12:30 PM ET
Lunch & Keynote
As our keynote for Monday, March 3, 2025, we were pleased to have a keynote speech from Lisa Jorgenson, Deputy Director General of Patents & Technology at the World Intellectual Property Organization. You can listen to Jorgenson’s remarks by downloading the podcast above.
Lisa Jorgenson
As our keynote for Monday, March 3, 2025, we were pleased to have a keynote speech from Lisa Jorgenson, Deputy Director General of Patents & Technology at the World Intellectual Property Organization. You can listen to Jorgenson’s remarks by downloading the podcast above.
,2:30 PM ET
Knowles IP StrategiesNavigating Parallel PTAB & District Court Proceedings
The creation of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) forever changed patent enforcement proceedings in the United States. While the PTAB was advertised by supporters as an alternative to expensive patent litigation, the truth has been very different. Over 80% of patent challenges filed at the PTAB relate to disputes that are ongoing in federal district court, making the…
Tim Fink
Scott McKeown
Kevin McNish
Todd Walters
The creation of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) forever changed patent enforcement proceedings in the United States. While the PTAB was advertised by supporters as an alternative to expensive patent litigation, the truth has been very different. Over 80% of patent challenges filed at the PTAB relate to disputes that are ongoing in federal district court, making the…
,2:30 PM ET
Harness IPUsing Trademarks, Trade Dress and Design Patents to Fight Knockoffs and Counterfeits
Counterfeit products and knockoffs are an enormous problems for businesses all over the world, from consumer goods, to software, to pharmaceuticals, counterfeits have become nearly ubiquitous. Counterfeits and knockoffs easily (and conservatively) cost brand owners many hundreds of billions of dollars each year. Given the low risk of getting caught, high profit margins and often lackluster and uncoordinated enforcement regimes,…
Megan Carpenter
Jayne Durden
Matthew Rizzolo
Leo White
Counterfeit products and knockoffs are an enormous problems for businesses all over the world, from consumer goods, to software, to pharmaceuticals, counterfeits have become nearly ubiquitous. Counterfeits and knockoffs easily (and conservatively) cost brand owners many hundreds of billions of dollars each year. Given the low risk of getting caught, high profit margins and often lackluster and uncoordinated enforcement regimes,…
,3:30 PM ET
Knowles IP StrategiesInside the Beltway: The Future of IP and Innovation Policy *
With President Donald J. Trump in the White House a lot of things are expected to be different in Washington, DC. But will IP and innovation policy be among those things that take a turn? Some believe that at least the way the Executive Branch treats IP and innovation will change significantly because Howard Lutnick, who is Trump’s pick to…
Patrick Kilbride
J. John Lee
Hon. Paul R. Michel
Peter-Anthony Pappas
With President Donald J. Trump in the White House a lot of things are expected to be different in Washington, DC. But will IP and innovation policy be among those things that take a turn? Some believe that at least the way the Executive Branch treats IP and innovation will change significantly because Howard Lutnick, who is Trump’s pick to…
,3:30 PM ET
Harness IPIndustry 5.0 and the Evolving Role of Intellectual Property
Industry and innovation are changing. Today business is fast transitioning from merely using digital technologies to enhance manufacturing and industrial processes to enhancing production by integrating human capabilities with cutting-edge technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics. This transition from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 is redefining innovation, intellectual property and business. How can and should companies be positioning…
John Cheek
Carlo Cotrone
Dean Geibel
Wen Xie
Industry and innovation are changing. Today business is fast transitioning from merely using digital technologies to enhance manufacturing and industrial processes to enhancing production by integrating human capabilities with cutting-edge technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics. This transition from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 is redefining innovation, intellectual property and business. How can and should companies be positioning…
,5:00 PM ET
Salon 4Awards Ceremony
We once again presented two awards at IPWatchdog LIVE; the Paul Michel Award and the Pauline Newman Award. You can listen to the remarks made during the Award Ceremony by downloading the podcast above. Paul Michel Award IPWatchdog is pleased to announce that Robert Taylor has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Paul Michel Award. It is hard to…
Hon. Paul R. Michel
Hon. Pauline Newman
Steven Caltrider
Robert Taylor
Gene Quinn
Renée C. Quinn
We once again presented two awards at IPWatchdog LIVE; the Paul Michel Award and the Pauline Newman Award. You can listen to the remarks made during the Award Ceremony by downloading the podcast above. Paul Michel Award IPWatchdog is pleased to announce that Robert Taylor has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Paul Michel Award. It is hard to…
,6:00 PM ET
Reception
Join us from 6:00pm to 8:00pm to network over beer, wine, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
Join us from 6:00pm to 8:00pm to network over beer, wine, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
,Tuesday, Mar 4, 2025
8:00 AM ET
9:00 AM ET
Harness IPFinancing IP Litigation and Unlocking the Value of Your Innovations *
As the cost of bringing litigation to assert all types of intellectual property constantly increases, savvy IP-owners are finding new and creative financing solutions to support their enforcement efforts. Indeed, law firms, litigation funders, and other capital providers are all valuable partners and can be consulted for different types of backing depending on the needs of a particular enforcement strategy…
Robin Davis
Anup Misra
Lissi Mojica
Mark Nelson
As the cost of bringing litigation to assert all types of intellectual property constantly increases, savvy IP-owners are finding new and creative financing solutions to support their enforcement efforts. Indeed, law firms, litigation funders, and other capital providers are all valuable partners and can be consulted for different types of backing depending on the needs of a particular enforcement strategy…
,9:00 AM ET
Knowles IP StrategiesTechnology Transactions and IP Licensing: Pitfalls, Perils and Getting Deals Done
Effective deal-making for technology and IP requires more than a working knowledge of standard agreement terms. It often requires navigating complex business objectives on both sides of the deal. The panel will offer perspectives on how to effectively manage the negotiation process, from the perspective of both in-house and outside counsel. Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Technology-Transactions-and-IP-Licensing
Evelyn Body
Tamra Tyree Moore
Torie Reinhart
David Suter
Effective deal-making for technology and IP requires more than a working knowledge of standard agreement terms. It often requires navigating complex business objectives on both sides of the deal. The panel will offer perspectives on how to effectively manage the negotiation process, from the perspective of both in-house and outside counsel. Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Technology-Transactions-and-IP-Licensing
,10:00 AM ET
10:30 AM ET
Harness IPViews of Operating Companies on Patents and the Patent Market
This panel will explore the views of big tech operating companies. How do big tech companies view the patent market, patent monetization, and patent valuations? Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Views-of-Operating-Companies-on-Patents-and-the-Patent-Market-2025
Ola Adekunle
Russell Binns
Chris Storm
This panel will explore the views of big tech operating companies. How do big tech companies view the patent market, patent monetization, and patent valuations? Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Views-of-Operating-Companies-on-Patents-and-the-Patent-Market-2025
,11:30 AM ET
Harness IPAn In-House Perspective on Patent Litigation
This panel will be an off-the-record conversation about issues in-house counsel face with respect to patent litigation. Panelists will discuss planning litigation including the different dynamics that play out vis-a-vis settlement and negotiations when a defendant is sued without warning. Panelists will also discuss: (1) How they manage patent litigation; (2) How they select the trial attorneys; (3) How they…
Matthew Bathon
Shana Cyr
Alex Long
Adi Sidapara
Shawnna Yashar
This panel will be an off-the-record conversation about issues in-house counsel face with respect to patent litigation. Panelists will discuss planning litigation including the different dynamics that play out vis-a-vis settlement and negotiations when a defendant is sued without warning. Panelists will also discuss: (1) How they manage patent litigation; (2) How they select the trial attorneys; (3) How they…
,11:30 AM ET
Knowles IP StrategiesPatent Prosecution Strategies for Navigating the Patent Office Backlog*
The amount of time that patent applications sit idle at the USPTO awaiting a first Office Action has increased dramatically in the past few years and has reached a startling average of 20.2 months. There is no sign of the pendency rate improving. Meanwhile, courts in at least some cases seem quite eager to find prosecution laches, and the Federal…
Brent R. Bellows, Ph.D.
Kady Bruce, Ph.D.
Gautam Prakash
John Rogitz
The amount of time that patent applications sit idle at the USPTO awaiting a first Office Action has increased dramatically in the past few years and has reached a startling average of 20.2 months. There is no sign of the pendency rate improving. Meanwhile, courts in at least some cases seem quite eager to find prosecution laches, and the Federal…
,12:30 PM ET
Lunch & Keynote
As our keynote for Tuesday, March 4, 2025, we were pleased to have a fireside chat with the Honorable John W. Holcomb, United States District Judge for the Central District of California. You can listen to the conversation by downloading the podcast above.
Hon. John W. Holcomb
Gene Quinn
As our keynote for Tuesday, March 4, 2025, we were pleased to have a fireside chat with the Honorable John W. Holcomb, United States District Judge for the Central District of California. You can listen to the conversation by downloading the podcast above.
,2:30 PM ET
Knowles IP StrategiesPatenting AI: How to Protect AI Innovations and AI Assisted Inventors *
Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands at the forefront of innovation, transforming industries and shaping the future of global economies. Although AI innovators understand the value of intellectual property (IP) protection for their innovations, they often don’t know how to secure the right kind of IP protection for their innovations. This panel will discuss practical tips and suggestions for protecting AI innovations,…
Jason Harrier
Mark Liang
Robert Plotkin
Mark Vallone
Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands at the forefront of innovation, transforming industries and shaping the future of global economies. Although AI innovators understand the value of intellectual property (IP) protection for their innovations, they often don’t know how to secure the right kind of IP protection for their innovations. This panel will discuss practical tips and suggestions for protecting AI innovations,…
,2:30 PM ET
Harness IPWinning at the ITC: Strategies for Success in Section 337 Investigations *
Section 337 investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) are fast, to say the least. Indeed, the ITC must conclude section 337 investigations “at the earliest practicable time . . .” 19 U.S.C. § 1337(b)(1). Investigations institute within 30 days after the Commission receives a complaint, evidentiary hearings regularly occur within 8–9 months, and the ITC’s targets completion of…
Thomas Burns
Cyrus Frelinghuysen
Evan Langdon
Joshua Hartman
Section 337 investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) are fast, to say the least. Indeed, the ITC must conclude section 337 investigations “at the earliest practicable time . . .” 19 U.S.C. § 1337(b)(1). Investigations institute within 30 days after the Commission receives a complaint, evidentiary hearings regularly occur within 8–9 months, and the ITC’s targets completion of…
,3:30 PM ET
Knowles IP StrategiesAI, Fair Use and the Fight for the Future of Content Creation *
Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms are consuming copyrighted works at an astonishing rate. Photos, artwork, music, and written text are being taken to train AI platforms. The data being consumed by AI to train platforms comes variously from licensed databases, web scrapping that often exceeds terms, conditions and permissions, and sometimes even from knowingly pirated source material. Those who taking these…
Terry Hart
Gene Quinn
Jessica Richard
Van Lindberg
Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms are consuming copyrighted works at an astonishing rate. Photos, artwork, music, and written text are being taken to train AI platforms. The data being consumed by AI to train platforms comes variously from licensed databases, web scrapping that often exceeds terms, conditions and permissions, and sometimes even from knowingly pirated source material. Those who taking these…
,4:40 PM ET
Harness IPThe Future of the USPTO: Towards a Better Patent System *
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) plays a critical role in supporting the American innovation ecosystem, and issuing high quality patents that will drive U.S. innovation. And for much of the history of the United States the U.S. patent system stoked the fire of creative genius by enticing creative persons to innovate by giving them incentive to do…
Henry Hadad
Hon. Andrei Iancu
Hon. F. Scott Kieff
Robert Stoll
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) plays a critical role in supporting the American innovation ecosystem, and issuing high quality patents that will drive U.S. innovation. And for much of the history of the United States the U.S. patent system stoked the fire of creative genius by enticing creative persons to innovate by giving them incentive to do…
,5:40 PM ET
Harness IPClosing Remarks: Coke Morgan Stewart, Acting Director of the USPTO
Join as we close out IPWatchdog LIVE 2025 with remarks from Coke Morgan Stewart, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Acting Director Stewart’s remarks will immediately follow the final panel discussion, The Future of the USPTO: Towards a Better Patent System. After Acting Director Stewart has…
Coke Morgan Stewart
Join as we close out IPWatchdog LIVE 2025 with remarks from Coke Morgan Stewart, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Acting Director Stewart’s remarks will immediately follow the final panel discussion, The Future of the USPTO: Towards a Better Patent System. After Acting Director Stewart has…
,6:00 PM ET
Closing Reception
Join us from 6:00pm to 8:00pm to network over beer, wine, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
Join us from 6:00pm to 8:00pm to network over beer, wine, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
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