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.
Monday, Jun 2, 2025
8:00 AM ET
9:00 AM ET
Patent Law Update: The Latest Developments and Judicial Decisions *
This panel will prime the well for the conversations we will have throughout Patent Masters™ 2025. The panel will discuss the latest news, events, industry developments and the latest judicial decisions of consequence. Including: (1) Prosecution, PTAB and other USPTO issues. (2) Litigation-related developments, particularly damages (EcoFactor, Rule 702), FRAND/SEPs (including Optis), USITC (Lashify). (3) Patent reform legislation reintroduced in the 119th…
Hon. Susan G. Braden
Eileen McDermott
Jon Putnam
Gene Quinn
This panel will prime the well for the conversations we will have throughout Patent Masters™ 2025. The panel will discuss the latest news, events, industry developments and the latest judicial decisions of consequence. Including: (1) Prosecution, PTAB and other USPTO issues. (2) Litigation-related developments, particularly damages (EcoFactor, Rule 702), FRAND/SEPs (including Optis), USITC (Lashify). (3) Patent reform legislation reintroduced in the 119th…
,10:15 AM ET
In Search of the Ideal IP Portfolio: Balancing Patents & Trade Secrets *
Despite the fragility of trade secrets, which could literally cease to exist at any moment upon the secret being let out, trade secrets are an increasingly important part of any intellectual property portfolio. This is even more so today with it being more obvious than ever that data itself—and the insights that can be drawn from data—is often more valuable…
Arash Behravesh
Carlo Cotrone
Gene Quinn
Bryan Walker
Despite the fragility of trade secrets, which could literally cease to exist at any moment upon the secret being let out, trade secrets are an increasingly important part of any intellectual property portfolio. This is even more so today with it being more obvious than ever that data itself—and the insights that can be drawn from data—is often more valuable…
,11:30 AM ET
Harvesting Invention: Unlocking Innovation and Creating Enterprise Value *
*A comprehensive invention harvesting program is a powerful tool to drive innovation by identifying what team members are working on and capturing the most valuable ideas, and translating those ideas into assets. But even highly innovative enterprises may struggle at times to tap the full creative potential of their innovators. Without taking deliberate and concrete steps to support and nurture…
Gary Lobel
Joel Meyer
Joseph Monaghan
Gene Quinn
*A comprehensive invention harvesting program is a powerful tool to drive innovation by identifying what team members are working on and capturing the most valuable ideas, and translating those ideas into assets. But even highly innovative enterprises may struggle at times to tap the full creative potential of their innovators. Without taking deliberate and concrete steps to support and nurture…
,1:20 PM ET
Aligning Patent Strategy with Business Objectives *
An optimal and comprehensive IP strategy does not magically come into being or stay fresh and relevant over time. Given ever-shrinking budgets and mounting pressure from the C-Suite to justify the value of IP, there is little point in devoting time or resources to things that do not facilitate a business objective over the short term or long term. This…
Nabil Adawi
Keith O’Doherty
Gene Quinn
Jessie Shafer
Marlene Valderrama
An optimal and comprehensive IP strategy does not magically come into being or stay fresh and relevant over time. Given ever-shrinking budgets and mounting pressure from the C-Suite to justify the value of IP, there is little point in devoting time or resources to things that do not facilitate a business objective over the short term or long term. This…
,2:35 PM ET
Strategies and Considerations for Building a Valuable Worldwide Patent Portfolio *
For many years, the best course of action for companies seeking to obtain worldwide patent protection was to file an International Application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The PCT remains an attractive strategy for many, but over the last several years, and with the decline in value for many U.S. patent assets and the rise of the Unitary Patent…
Jim Burns
Dean Geibel
Anna Lloyd
Gene Quinn
For many years, the best course of action for companies seeking to obtain worldwide patent protection was to file an International Application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The PCT remains an attractive strategy for many, but over the last several years, and with the decline in value for many U.S. patent assets and the rise of the Unitary Patent…
,3:50 PM ET
Patent Drafting Best Practices: Latest Trends & Real World Realities *
Drafting a patent application is not easy. A patent application needs to describe your invention completely, and if you really are entitled to a patent, then at least some aspect of your invention is new and non-obvious, which means that heretofore it hasn’t existed. Describing something that has never existed is more of a challenge than most people realize, including…
Ross Flynt
Louisa Salomon
Wen Xie
Drafting a patent application is not easy. A patent application needs to describe your invention completely, and if you really are entitled to a patent, then at least some aspect of your invention is new and non-obvious, which means that heretofore it hasn’t existed. Describing something that has never existed is more of a challenge than most people realize, including…
,5:05 PM ET
Fireside Chat: Will Covey, Acting Deputy Director of the USPTO
We are pleased to present a fireside chat with Will Covey, Acting Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Covey has been with the USPTO since 2000 and has held a number of positions. Immediately prior to being named Acting Deputy Director, Covey served as Deputy General Counsel and Director for the Office of Enrollment and…
Will Covey
Gene Quinn
We are pleased to present a fireside chat with Will Covey, Acting Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Covey has been with the USPTO since 2000 and has held a number of positions. Immediately prior to being named Acting Deputy Director, Covey served as Deputy General Counsel and Director for the Office of Enrollment and…
,6:00 PM ET
Reception
Join us to network over beer, wine, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
Join us to network over beer, wine, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
,Tuesday, Jun 3, 2025
8:00 AM ET
9:00 AM ET
Optimizing Patent Prosecution Strategy for Better Outcomes and Stronger Patents *
Over the years, patent drafting and patent prosecution have come under increased pressure. At a time when more is being required by the Patent Office and U.S. courts, companies facing tight budgets continue to ask patent practitioners to do more for less. This means that law firms are having to reimagine how they service patent prosecution by crafting efficient workflows…
Timothy Caine
Eli Mazour
Clint Mehall
Gene Quinn
Over the years, patent drafting and patent prosecution have come under increased pressure. At a time when more is being required by the Patent Office and U.S. courts, companies facing tight budgets continue to ask patent practitioners to do more for less. This means that law firms are having to reimagine how they service patent prosecution by crafting efficient workflows…
,10:15 AM ET
Patent Portfolio Management: Deciding What to Retain, Release, and Sell?
A patent portfolio is like a fast-growing tree. Before long, tens of patents become hundreds, and hundreds become thousands, many of which lose strategic value over time for a variety of reasons. And just as one should trim an overgrown tree in the yard, it is necessary to actively trim any patent portfolio. The failure to thoughtfully and continually evaluate…
Brian Andrea
Gene Quinn
Thara Russell
Mark Vallone
A patent portfolio is like a fast-growing tree. Before long, tens of patents become hundreds, and hundreds become thousands, many of which lose strategic value over time for a variety of reasons. And just as one should trim an overgrown tree in the yard, it is necessary to actively trim any patent portfolio. The failure to thoughtfully and continually evaluate…
,11:30 AM ET
Patent Monetization Perspectives: Assessing Today’s Environment and Tomorrow’s Prospects
To successfully monetize a patent portfolio, it is necessary to identify the value within the portfolio and to put in the work to prove to third parties and potential partners that that value exists. But even then, even when all the hard work has been done, after quality assets have been obtained, after evidence of use has been gathered and…
Russell Binns
Bill Geary
Gene Quinn
Jonathan Rogers
To successfully monetize a patent portfolio, it is necessary to identify the value within the portfolio and to put in the work to prove to third parties and potential partners that that value exists. But even then, even when all the hard work has been done, after quality assets have been obtained, after evidence of use has been gathered and…
,1:20 PM ET
EcoFactor v. Google: What Lies Ahead for Assessing Patent Damages? *
In a rare grant of en banc rehearing, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) agreed to revisit a June 2024 precedential decision that affirmed a district court’s orders in favor of EcoFactor, Inc. against Google, whose appeal in part asked for a new trial on damages due to prejudicial error. EcoFactor sued Google for infringement of its U.S. Patent No. 8,738,327 relating…
David Duski
Jon Putnam
Gene Quinn
Chris Storm
In a rare grant of en banc rehearing, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) agreed to revisit a June 2024 precedential decision that affirmed a district court’s orders in favor of EcoFactor, Inc. against Google, whose appeal in part asked for a new trial on damages due to prejudicial error. EcoFactor sued Google for infringement of its U.S. Patent No. 8,738,327 relating…
,2:35 PM ET
Gaming Patent Litigation on Both Sides of the “V”
In some instances, bad acting patent owners will sometimes attempt to exploit judicial inefficiency to force low dollar value settlements, often before the district court can even hold a scheduling conference. Of course, bad actors can and do also exist on the defense side as well, with some of the largest corporations in the world comfortable fighting a war of…
Ben Herbert
Katie O’Sullivan
Gene Quinn
Benjamin Weed
In some instances, bad acting patent owners will sometimes attempt to exploit judicial inefficiency to force low dollar value settlements, often before the district court can even hold a scheduling conference. Of course, bad actors can and do also exist on the defense side as well, with some of the largest corporations in the world comfortable fighting a war of…
,3:50 PM ET
Determining FRAND: Is FRAND a Rate? *
Those contributing patented technologies to the development of a standard are asked to— and do agree to— offer a license at a FRAND (which stands for Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory) rate. In essence, committing to providing access to patents that are or may become necessary to the implementation of the standard (i.e., standard essential patents). But what does it mean…
Ngoc Ngo
Gene Quinn
Hon. Randall R. Rader
Tejas Shah
Those contributing patented technologies to the development of a standard are asked to— and do agree to— offer a license at a FRAND (which stands for Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory) rate. In essence, committing to providing access to patents that are or may become necessary to the implementation of the standard (i.e., standard essential patents). But what does it mean…
,5:05 PM ET
Fireside Chat: Judge Ryan T. Holte
This will be an off the record conversation with Judge Ryan T. Holte of the Court of Federal Claims. Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Fireside-Chat-Judge-Ryan-T-Holte
Hon. Ryan T. Holte
Gene Quinn
This will be an off the record conversation with Judge Ryan T. Holte of the Court of Federal Claims. Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Fireside-Chat-Judge-Ryan-T-Holte
,6:00 PM ET
Reception
Join us to network over beer, wine, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
Join us to network over beer, wine, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
,Wednesday, Jun 4, 2025
8:00 AM ET
9:00 AM ET
Implications for a Redefined Domestic Industry Requirement *
On Wednesday, March 5, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision in Lashify, Inc. v. International Trade Commission, vacating an ITC determination following a Section 337 proceeding after finding that the agency improperly applied the statutory test for the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement. The Federal Circuit found the ITC incorrectly applied the test for the economic-prong requirement, which…
Joshua Hartman
Hon. F. Scott Kieff
Gene Quinn
On Wednesday, March 5, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision in Lashify, Inc. v. International Trade Commission, vacating an ITC determination following a Section 337 proceeding after finding that the agency improperly applied the statutory test for the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement. The Federal Circuit found the ITC incorrectly applied the test for the economic-prong requirement, which…
,10:15 AM ET
Decoding PTAB Institution: A Return of PTAB Discretionary Denials *
In February 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rescinded former USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s memo that instructed the Office not to deny institution under Fintiv. Then, in March 2025, the USPTO initiated a new interim process for workload management. Under this new interim process, decisions on whether to institute an inter partes review (IPR) or a post-grant review…
Stephen McBride
Scott McKeown
David O’Brien
Steven Peters
Gene Quinn
In February 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rescinded former USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s memo that instructed the Office not to deny institution under Fintiv. Then, in March 2025, the USPTO initiated a new interim process for workload management. Under this new interim process, decisions on whether to institute an inter partes review (IPR) or a post-grant review…
,11:30 AM ET
Resolving Patent Infringement Disputes *
Conventional wisdom says that well over 90% of all cases settle. While a few patent cases grab headlines and seem to be existential battles, that conventional wisdom generally holds in our world as well, and almost all cases that survive through the motion to dismiss phase will resolve short of trial. What positions a case for settlement on favorable terms?…
Marie MacNichol
Felipe Oquendo
Gene Quinn
Hon. Randall R. Rader
Conventional wisdom says that well over 90% of all cases settle. While a few patent cases grab headlines and seem to be existential battles, that conventional wisdom generally holds in our world as well, and almost all cases that survive through the motion to dismiss phase will resolve short of trial. What positions a case for settlement on favorable terms?…
,1:20 PM ET
Coping with Alice: Strategies for Winning on Patent Eligibility *
Ever since the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l, the law of subject matter eligibility for software patents has remained an enigma. While practitioners understand that abstract ideas, without more, are not patentable under 35 U.S.C. § 101, gleaning from relevant precedent whether a particular software patent will or will not pass muster under Alice remains a challenge. In…
Hon. Andrei Iancu
Gene Quinn
John Rogitz
Vincent Rubino
Ever since the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l, the law of subject matter eligibility for software patents has remained an enigma. While practitioners understand that abstract ideas, without more, are not patentable under 35 U.S.C. § 101, gleaning from relevant precedent whether a particular software patent will or will not pass muster under Alice remains a challenge. In…
,2:35 PM ET
Solutions for a Better Patent System: Making Changes Without Empowering Bad Actors *
Various patent reform measures have been pending in Congress for several years and will once again be considered at some point during the 119th Congress. Meanwhile, earlier this year, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) already changed the way IPR and PGR institution decisions are made by moving the discretionary denial decision back to the Director, which is…
Hon. Pauline Newman
Hon. Paul R. Michel
Gene Quinn
Robert Stoll
Various patent reform measures have been pending in Congress for several years and will once again be considered at some point during the 119th Congress. Meanwhile, earlier this year, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) already changed the way IPR and PGR institution decisions are made by moving the discretionary denial decision back to the Director, which is…
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