Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management Masters™ 2023 IPW Studios, Ashburn, VA

Held June 20-21, 2023

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Speakers

Confirmed Speakers

Robert Bahr

Robert Bahr

Partner, Former Deputy Commissioner for Patents

Maier & Maier PLLC

Robert Brush

Partner

Kim & Stewart, LLP

Randy Canis

Randy Canis

Associate General Counsel, Technology, Privacy, and IP

Smarter Technologies

Jeffrey Cobia

Principal

Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner

Will Covey

Will Covey

Chief Compliance Officer to the Director

USPTO

Cynthia Mitchell

Assistant Chief IP Counsel

Solventum

Dan Evans

Partner

Merchant & Gould

Matthew Fenselau

Chief Licensing Officer & General Counsel

Nanoramic Laboratories

Keith Fredlake

Member

Cozen O'Connor

Dean Geibel

Chief Patent Counsel

Samtec, Inc.

Devon Grant

Devon Grant

Senior Patent Counsel

Visa

Timothy Grathwol

Principal

Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner

James Hallenbeck

President & CEO

Black Hills AI

Chris Hannon

Christian Hannon

Patent Attorney

Office of Policy & International Affairs, USPTO

Drew Hirshfeld

Drew Hirshfeld

Former Acting Deputy Director of the USPTO, Principal

Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner

John Hocker

Founder

Cybernetic Law PLLC

Sivon Kalminov

Director, Intellectual Property Division

Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Malgorzata (Gosia) A. Kulczycka

Partner

Patterson + Sheridan, LLP

Edward T. La Barr

Shareholder

Volpe Koenig

Gary Lobel

Owner and Chief Intellectual Property Attorney Counsel

Lobel Strategic Legal Consulting

Scott Markow

Scott Markow

Senior Patent Counsel

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Idris McKelvey

Vice President, Patent Counsel

The Estée Lauder Companies

Joseph Monaghan

Joseph Monaghan

Patent Attorney

Withrow Terranova

Justin Mullen

Senior Counsel

Capital One

Kristin Murphy

Kristin Murphy

Lead Divisional IP Counsel

ZF Group

Michael Nye

Michael Nye

Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Practice Group

Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, P.L.C.

Brad D. Pedersen

Chief Strategy and Legal Officer

EnQuanta

Gene Quinn

Founder & CEO

IPWatchdog, Inc.

Rob Rodrigues

Partner

RNA Law

John Rogitz

Managing Attorney

Rogitz & Associates

Thara Russell

Director, Assistant General Counsel for IP

Capital One

Louisa Salomon

Louisa Salomon

Patent Counsel

Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures

Keri Sicard

Registered Patent Attorney

Virtual IP Law, LLC

Derek Somogy

Derek Somogy

Assistant General Counsel, Patent Attorney

Caterpillar Inc.

Robert Stoll

Former Commissioner for Patents, USPTO

Stoll Patent Consulting and Expert Testimony LLC

Geoffrey White

Geoffrey White

Manufacturing Executive

Advanced Construction Robotics

John White

John White

Special Counsel and Expert Witness

Harness IP

Wen Xie

Owner

Lux Lumen Intellectual Property PC

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