IPWatchdog LIVE 2023 Herndon, VA

September 17-19, 2023

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Speakers

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All Speakers

Meredith Addy

Co-Founder & Intellectual Property Litigator

AddyHart P.C.

Brent R. Bellows, Ph.D.

Partner

Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies

Bruce Berman

Chief Executive Officer

Brody Berman Associates

Joshua Budwin

Principal

McKool Smith

Elina Litvak Cohen

General Counsel

Skeps

Carlo Cotrone

Chief IP Counsel

Techtronic Industries (TTI)

Arthur Daemmrich

Arthur Daemmrich

Director, Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes

Arizona State University

Noel Egnatios

Noel Egnatios

Chief Legal Officer

DivX

Steven Geiszler

US Chief IP Counsel

Huawei

Christopher Geyer

Deputy General Counsel

Appian Corporation

Henry Hadad

Henry Hadad

Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Andrei Iancu

Hon. Andrei Iancu

Former Under Secretary of Commerce for IP & Director of the USPTO; Partner

Irell & Manella

Sivon Kalminov

Director, Intellectual Property Division

Canon U.S.A. Inc

Patrick Kilbride

Senior Vice President

Global Innovation Policy Center

Sherry Knowles

Principal

Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies

Ed Koellner

Associate General Counsel

USAA

Suzanne Konrad

Partner/U.S. Patent Attorney

Global IP Counselors

Sharon Lai

Sharon Lai

Director, IP Legal, Americas

Volvo Cars

Jeff Langer

Jeffery Langer

General Counsel

Zoeller Company

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Managing Partner, Trial Lawyer

Lee Sheikh & Haan

Ken Lemke

Chief IP Counsel and Associate General Counsel

Brunswick Corporation

Mark Leonard

Mark Leonard

General Counsel

Sunsweet Growers Inc

Otto Licks

Founding Partner

Licks Attorneys

Eli Mazour

Eli Mazour

Partner, Patent Prosecution Lead

Harrity & Harrity

Eileen McDermott

Editor-inChief

IPWatchdog, Inc.

Kevin McLintock

Associate General Counsel - Head of WW IP Strategy, Patents and Trademarks

Logitech

Joss Nichols

Joss Nichols

Senior Director of Legal & Head of Compliance

Samsara Inc.

Carlos Olarte

Carlos Olarte

Partner

OlarteMoure

Brian O’Shaughnessy

Partner, head of IP Licensing & Acquisitions Group

Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

Changhae Park

Senior Vice President, Chief IP Officer

NXP Semiconductors

James Pooley

IP Litigator and Trade Secrets Expert

James Pooley, a Professional Law Corporation

Anthony Prosser, Ph.D.

Anthony R. Prosser, Ph.D.

Patent Attorney

Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies

Chen Qian

Chen Qian

Deputy General Counsel, Intellectual Property

DrFirst, Inc.

Gene Quinn, IPWatchdog

Gene Quinn

President & CEO

IPWatchdog, Inc.

Jessica Richard

Vice President, Federal Public Policy

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)

Jennifer Russell

Associate General Counsel

Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc.

Corey Salsberg

Corey Salsberg

Vice President and Global Head of IP Affairs

Novartis

Melissa SIlverstein

Melissa Silverstein

Assistant General Counsel, IP & Brand Protection

Helen of Troy

Julie Tolek

Julie Tolek

Trademark Attorney

Dilworth IP

Marlene Valderrama

Senior IP Assets Manager & Lead Technology Scout

Halliburton

Mark Vallone

Mark Vallone

Senior IP Counsel

IBM

Alaina van Horn

Chief of the IP Enforcement (IPE) Branch

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Brad-Watts

Brad Watts

Vice President, Innovation Policy

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Brian Weinhaus

Brian Weinhaus

Associate Director of Investigations and Intelligence

Moderna

John White

John White

Special Counsel; CEO & Managing Director; Chair

Harness IP; PCT+ Learning Center; Practising Law Institute, Patent Bar Review

Leo White

Leo White

Chief IP & Associate General Counsel

The Duracell Company

Koren Wong-Ervin

Koren Wong-Ervin

Partner

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Dr. Tobias Wuttke

IP Lawyer, Head of Litigation Department

Bardhele Pagenberg

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