Speakers

McCabe & Ali, LLP | Partner

Emil J. Ali provides legal representation of professionals across many regulated industries to limit, defend, and deflect liability in regulatory and professional conduct investigations, enforcement actions, arbitrations, and court cases.

Anoff, Ali

Procter & Gamble | Director & Assistant General Counsel - Patents

Ali Anoff is Director and Assistant General Counsel at Procter & Gamble. She is the primary patent attorney for renowned brands such as Olay® skin care, as well as Old Spice®, Secret®, and Native® antiperspirant and deodorants. Ali provides strategic legal counsel to the business to create and protect global intellectual property assets. Her practice focuses on IP strategy development, preparation and prosecution of global patent applications, conducting freedom-to-practice assessments and enforcement.

Bansal, Manu

GE Licensing | Senior Counsel Intellectual Property

Manu Bansal serves as Senior Counsel Intellectual Property - Licensing at GE Licensing. In this position, Manu provides lead counsel on the licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs), including licensing them on Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory terms. He advises on licensing SEPs through patent pools or other collaborative licensing relationships. An SEP and IP strategy expert with deep, hands-on experience advising transaction leaders on legal matters in real time commercial discussions with third parties.

Berman, Debbie

Jenner & Block | Partner

First-chair trial lawyer Debbie Berman is co-chair of Jenner & Block’s Business Litigation Practice and its Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants Practice. She is the lead lawyer for Hetronic in the Hetronic. v. Abitron litigation. She also represents Hetronic and its parent, Methode Electronics, Inc., as international coordinating counsel for a number of related trademark and trade dress matters in EUIPO and courts in Germany, with one of those matters having been heard by the Court of Justice of the European Union. She has a long track record of litigating significant trademark and trade secrets cases, including PepsiCo, Inc. v. Redmond, the seminal Seventh Circuit case concerning the inevitable disclosure doctrine, both at the trial and appellate level.

Boyd, Felicia J.

Norton Rose Fulbright | Partner

Felicia Boyd is a Chambers ranked litigator with extensive experience as a leader in complex IP disputes involving patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade dress both in and out of court spanning a diverse array of industries, including financial and investment services, medical devices (such as pacemakers, heart valves, defibrillators and synchronization devices), software, music, pharmaceuticals and manufactured goods.

Dahan, Tal

CyberArk Software | Intellectual Property Manager

Tal Dahan serves as the IP Manager at CyberArk Software, the global leader in Identity Security. As a seasoned patent attorney with more than 16 years of experience in IP litigation and prosecution, Tal Joined CyberArk Software in 2020 to provide comprehensive counsel on a range of IP matters. Positioned within the Product & Technology group, Tal plays a pivotal role in steering CyberArk’s global innovation and IP strategy, encompassing AI-related initiatives.

Durkin, Tracy-Gene G.

Sterne Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, PLLC | Director

Tracy-Gene G. Durkin is the practice leader of Sterne Kessler’s Mechanical & Design Practice Group and a member of the Trademark & Brand Protection Practice. Tracy has a well-earned reputation for excellence in design patent law. Tracy was named one of the "Top Ten Legal Innovators in North America” by Financial Times in 2018, and she has been ranked by Chambers & Partners' as a "recognized practitioners" in the "IP Patent Prosecution, District of Columbia category," since 2017.

Emerson, Lauren

Leason Ellis | Partner

Lauren Emerson co-chairs the Trademark and Copyright Practice Group at Leason Ellis where she helps clients establish and enforce intellectual property rights. Lauren counsels household names and new ventures alike across a diverse array of industries including consumer products, fashion, payment technology, energy, telecom, medical devices, retail, software, automotive, and food and beverage.

Farley, Christine Haight

American University Washington College of Law | Professor of Law

Christine Haight Farley is a Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law where she teaches Intellectual Property, Trademark Law, Contracts, Art Law, and Advertising Law. She serves as Co-Faculty Director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property and previously served as Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs. At American, Professor Farley has received the Excellence in Teaching Award and the Edwin A. Mooers Scholarship Award. She has been a visiting professor at Boston University, the University of Paris West, the University of Puerto Rico, the University of Havana, Monash University, and the National Law University in Lucknow, India, and has given lectures on intellectual property in more than twenty-five countries.

Jakobsen Osenga, Kristen

University of Richmond School of Law | Associate Dean, Research Scholar, & Professor of Law

Dean Kristen Jakobsen Osenga teaches and writes in the areas of intellectual property, patent law, law and language, and legislation and regulation. Some of her recent scholarship focuses on patent eligible subject matter, patent licensing firms, standard development organizations, patent law reform, and claim construction. She has written numerous law review articles on these and other topics, as well as book chapters and op eds on various aspects of patent law. Additionally, she has spoken on patent-related issues at many academic conferences and bar events. Dean Osenga is an active member of the Federal Circuit Bar Association and the American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Kahler, Rachel

General Mills | Patent Agent

Dr. Rachel Kahler is a registered U.S. patent agent with General Mills, Inc. in the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. Dr. Kahler joined General Mills in 2013, after working for more than 7 years in law firms preparing and prosecuting patent applications and having support roles in portfolio management, litigation, and freedom to operate investigations. Over more than 15 years, Dr. Kahler has worked with a variety of technologies, but currently focuses on food, biotechnology, and chemistry-related patent prosecution and portfolio management.

Kanz, Christine

Hoyng Rokh Monegier | Partner

Dr. Christine Kanz has worked as an attorney since 1998. Although she has primarily focused on international patent litigation in the areas of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and chemistry, she has also handled numerous cases in the areas of medical devices, mechanics and consumer products. Much of her work involves cross-border litigation with the result that she is highly experienced in planning and coordinating such cases. Christine regularly publishes on patent law matters and speaks at conferences on patent law issues She acts for her clients before the Unified Patent Court, the European Patent Office and the national German courts, including Regional and Higher Regional Courts, the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice

Kappos, David J.

Cravath Swaine & Moore, LLP | Partner

David J. Kappos is Co-Chair of Cravath's Intellectual Property Practice. He is widely recognized as one of the world's foremost leaders in the field of intellectual property, including intellectual property management and strategy, the development of global intellectual property norms, laws and practices as well as commercialization and enforcement of innovation-based assets.

King, Anna

Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. | Senior Shareholder

Anna concentrates her practice on issues arising under trademark, unfair competition, domain name, and copyright law. Her experience in these fields of law includes counseling, prosecution and registration of applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office, internet, licensing, enforcement, oppositions and cancellations. Anna also counsels clients in protecting their trademark portfolios worldwide.

Kresh, Joshua

George Mason University, Center for Intellectual Property & Innovation Policy | Managing Director

Joshua Kresh is the Managing Director of the Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy (C-IP2) at George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School. He was previously an Associate with DLA Piper in Washington, D.C., where he practiced patent litigation. Joshua received his law degree with honors from The George Washington University Law School, and he holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in computer science from Brandeis University. Joshua is the Chair of AIPLA’s New Lawyers Committee and Co-Mentoring Chair of the Giles Rich American Inn of Court, and he is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Landers, Amy

Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law | Director of the Intellectual Property Law Concentration

Amy L. Landers is the Associate Dean of Faculty Scholarship and Director of the Intellectual Property Concentration at the Drexel University School of Law. Formerly a partner in the Intellectual Property section of Orrick LLP, practicing primarily in Silicon Valley, Prof. Landers worked on a number of high-profile patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret cases. She has recently published the Fourth Edition of Understanding Patent Law (CAP 2024). Her works have been published in major law reviews, and concern patent law, remedies for infringement, and the interface between innovation and intellectual property law.

Lea, Christy

Knobbe Martens | Partner

Christy Lea is Co-Chair of the Medical Device Litigation group at Knobbe Martens, where she has represented clients in medical device and other industries for over two decades. Christy excels in resolving high-stakes patent and trade secret disputes at both the trial and appellate levels. Recently, she achieved a significant claim construction ruling that led to a stipulation of non-infringement for a major medical device client. Additionally, she led a trial team to secure a complete defense jury verdict in a multi-patent infringement case. In another notable case, she co-led a trial team that won a $70 million jury verdict with $21 million in enhanced damages, in a trade secrets misappropriation lawsuit against a former vendor. The verdict was ranked #6 in IP and #21 overall for that year by The National Law Journal.

Love, Nathaniel

Sidley Austin LLP | Partner

Nat Love is a trial lawyer who helps companies across the life sciences and information technology fields resolve challenging problems presented by patent, trade secret, and other commercial litigation. Nat tackles complex economic issues, including those presented in preliminary injunction proceedings and by patent and trade secret damages claims. He also has extensive experience in patent and breach of contract cases involving patents declared essential to technology standards, and has litigated multiple injunctions in such cases on appeal. Nat leads the drafting of appellate briefs in his matters arising in the district courts and the USPTO and has argued multiple cases in the courts of appeal, including the Second, Seventh, Ninth, and Federal Circuits.

Madison, Tanya

Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. | Global Chief Privacy Officer and Senior VP

Tanya Madison serves as Global Chief Privacy Officer and Senior Vice President at Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. In her role Tanya oversees Aristocrat’s Privacy Office and works very closely with various internal and external stakeholders to develop a maintain a robust privacy program globally.

Marsh, John

Bailey Cavalieri LLC | Member

John’s commercial litigation practice concentrates on trade secrets litigation and the enforcement of non-competes throughout the United States. John is listed in the 2016, 2017 and 2018 editions of The Best Lawyers of America for Litigation – Intellectual Property and in the 2009-18 editions of Ohio Super Lawyers, and he is AV® Preeminent™ Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, its highest available rating for legal ability and professional ethics. He has been quoted on trade secret law and restrictive covenant issues by The Wall Street Journal, Inside Counsel, Law360, The National Law Journal, Managing IP and Wired; and his blog, “The Trade Secret Litigator” (www.tradesecretlitigator.com), has been cited by publications including The Wall Street Journal.

Morozova, Yelena

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP | Partner

Yelena Morozova is a partner in the London office of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP / Finnegan Europe LLP. Yelena is an experienced patent attorney with technical expertise across different fields of engineering, most particularly in information technology and software, telecommunications, and AI. Being qualified in the US and in Europe, Yelena practices in both jurisdictions, focusing on patent procurement and portfolio development for a diverse range of global clients.

Oliver, Tom

Powell Gilbert | Partner

Tom is a partner at Powell Gilbert, one of Europe’s leading patent litigation law firms. He has a particular focus on high-stakes multi-jurisdictional patent disputes. With a master’s degree in chemistry and biochemistry, Tom has a particular expertise in the life science sector, but also regularly represents clients in disputes covering a wide range of industry sectors and technologies, including engineering, telecoms and electronics. Tom has extensive experience in devising multi-jurisdictional patent litigation strategies for clients and often takes the role of lead European counsel, with responsibility for coordinating multi-jurisdictional legal teams. He has coordinated global patent disputes in more than 30 jurisdictions.

Perry, Mark

Weil | Partner

Mark A. Perry is Co-Head of Weil’s Appeals and Strategic Counseling practice and a member of the Firm’s Complex Commercial Litigation practice. He is a veteran U.S. Supreme Court advocate and legal strategist who focuses on complex business cases in trial and appellate courts around the United States. Mark regularly serves as lead outside appellate counsel to major global companies in their most significant matters. His significant appeals have included most areas of business litigation, including securities, intellectual property, employment, and competition law. He has exceptional experience briefing and arguing cases in the Supreme Court of the United States – including winning landmark decisions in Lucia v. SEC, Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank, and Janus Capital Group v. First Derivative Traders – and the federal courts of appeals. Mark also regularly represents clients in federal district courts, frequently serving as litigation strategist in class actions and other complex commercial cases.

Pool, Ryan

Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C. | Partner

Ryan Pool is a Partner at MWZB who specializes in chemical and life sciences patent prosecution. He is experienced in patent drafting, patent prosecution, and portfolio management. His practice has involved considerable work in the international patent sphere and he is the current Chair of the AIPLA IP Practice in Europe committee. Mr. Pool is interested in using data to find patent prosecution advantages for is clients to increase both prosecution effectiveness and efficiency. He has authored a number of papers to that end. His works have published in both US and international patent law industry publications. He will be discussing one such work today.

Stephenson, Adam

Adam R. Stephenson, LTD | Patent Attorney

Adam is a registered patent attorney in private practice focusing on patent and trademark preparation and prosecution as founder of the firm IPTechLaw which represents clients ranging from the Fortune 500, privately held companies of all sizes, and independent entrepreneurs in a wide range of technical areas.

Stoll, Robert L.

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Partner

Robert Stoll is a former United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent commissioner who applies more than 35 years of experience in intellectual property prosecution to advising clients on protecting inventions and the complexities of foreign and domestic intellectual property laws. He also advocates generally for the critical role of intellectual property in economic growth and job creation. Bob advises clients about potential legislative and rule changes and helps them advocate their interests before the administration and the legislature. Bob frequently testifies in court as an expert witness in prosecution at the USPTO.

Tottis, Kevin

TottisLaw | Managing Partner

Kevin heads up TottisLaw, a commercial and IP litigation boutique in Chicago he opened in 1996 after several years as a partner in a national law firm. Over the past 35 years, he’s first-chaired dozens of matters for clients across the country, successfully handling cases in all areas of intellectual property, representing theatrical publishers, consumer products companies, architects, academics, content providers and manufacturers. His clients include Fortune 500 companies, not-for-profits, entrepreneurs and individuals.

Ueno, Shohta

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel, Dispute Resolution

Dr Shohta Ueno is a Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel, Dispute Resolution at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., a leading biopharmaceutical company based in New York where he advises the company on a broad range of complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes. While Shohta deals with all matters relating to disputes, he focuses mostly on non-US IP matters and helps the company navigate through increasingly complex IP landscape. Shohta joined Regeneron in October 2018 from a leading IP litigation practice based in the UK. Shohta is also a trained scientist – he obtained a PhD in Virology as well as an undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.

Weaver, A. Rob

The Brickell IP Group | Member

Rob is a registered patent attorney and Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Intellectual Property Law. He has dedicated the entirety of his career to the practice of intellectual property law. An accomplished litigator, Rob has represented clients in federal and state courts throughout the country. Rob has led litigation matters covering the entire spectrum of intellectual property issues including patent, trademark, and copyright infringement as well as trade secret misappropriation and related business disputes such as breach of license agreements, breach of restrictive covenants, unfair competition and false advertising claims. In many instances, Rob has worked with insurance companies to resolve advertising injury and media liability claims brought against their insured. Rob has also represented clients in administrative proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office including the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Whitaker, Mark

Morrison & Foerster | Partner

Mark Whitaker is the co-chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice group, with more than 30 years of experience crafting legal strategies in high-stakes patent and trade secret litigation.

Wu, Chenyan

Beijing Elite IP Law Office | Partner

Chenyan WU is a partner at Beijing Elite IP Law Office. She is licensed to practice intellectual property law in China and has also passed the US Patent Bar Exam. With 20 years of experience in the field of intellectual property, including working at a US patent firm and a multinational corporation based in the US, she brings a wealth of expertise to her role. Chenyan is based in Denver, Colorado, providing geographical convenience for their US and European clients while also assisting Chinese clients with their intellectual property protection in foreign countries.