Speakers
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Johnson, Aaron
Bookoff McAndrews | Attorney
Aaron Johnson advises both domestic and international clients on patent procurement, patent portfolio analysis, due diligence investigations, and contentious proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). He has managed intellectual property matters for clients ranging from start-ups to multinational corporations, leveraging years of experience as a patent examiner and an information technology consultant. -
Johnson, Andrew
Donaldson | Intellectual Property Counsel
Andy Johnson has been practicing patent law for nearly 15 years, first as an IP litigator at Faegre Baker Daniels (now Faegre Drinker) and now as in-house IP Counsel at Donaldson Company, Inc. -
Johnson, Benjamin
Perkins Coie | Counsel
Ben has worked to develop and protect intellectual property portfolios for clients in many industries, including automotive/hybrid drive systems, irrigation systems, industrial appliances, manufacturing systems, aerospace systems, and medical devices. Additionally, Ben has extensive experience preparing and prosecuting design patents. -
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
U.S. House of Representatives (D-GA) | Congressman for Georgia's 4th District
In his eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District – which encompasses parts of DeKalb, Gwinnett and Newton counties and all of Rockdale County – Congressman Hank Johnson has distinguished himself as a substantive, effective lawmaker and a leading national progressive voice. Named one of the most effective Democrats in Congress by a University of Virginia and University of Vanderbilt study, Rep. Johnson has proven his ability to get things done. -
Johnson, John T.
Fish & Richardson | Principal
John T. Johnson is a Principal in the New York office of Fish & Richardson and he works out of both its New York and Southern California offices. His practice focuses on utility patent, design patent, trademark, and copyright litigation. Mr. Johnson has tried patent cases before both judges and juries, as well as having argued Markman hearings in various district courts, including the Eastern District of Texas, the Southern District of New York, the Southern District of California, the District of Maryland, and the Western District of Texas. -
Johnson, Stephen
Bristol Myers Squibb | Senior Director, Molecular Structure and Design
Stephen leads a team of scientists focused on computational chemistry, cheminformatics, and structural biology within Small Molecule Drug Discovery at Bristol Myers Squibb. His research focuses on the combination of physics-based modeling methods with machine learning algorithms to advance the identification and design of drug candidates. -
Gareth Jones
BenevolentAI | Vice President of Intellectual Property
Gareth Jones is one of the world's leading IP strategists (IAM Strategy 300). He is Vice President of Intellectual Property at BenevolentAI. -
Jones, Ian
Gill Jennings & Every LLP | Partner
Ian Jones, PhD is a Partner at Gill Jennings & Every, LLP in London, England. Drawing on over a decade of experience, Ian advises pharmaceutical and industrial chemistry companies, as well as those in the biotechnology and medical devices sectors, on how to protect their innovation and leverage the value of their intellectual property. -
Jordan Rae Kelly
FTI Consulting | Senior Managing Director
Jordan Rae Kelly is a Senior Managing Director in the Cybersecurity practice and is based in Washington, D.C. Ms. Kelly has more than 12 years of experience managing cyber policy planning and coordinating incident response. -
Jordan, Christina
Tune Therapeutics | Senior Director, Intellectual Property
Christina is Senior Director, Intellectual Property at Tune Therapeutics, where she leads IP portfolio strategy, development, and management for various programs including epigenome editing. Prior to joining Tune, she managed global IP portfolio strategy for various programs including cell therapy and gene editing at Juno Therapeutics/Celgene/Bristol Myers Squibb. Previously, she was in-house patent counsel at CoMotion, the University of Washington’s Technology Transfer Office, where she managed all aspects of the life sciences and chemistry patent portfolios for the University of Washington. -
Jordan, Lynn M.
Kelly IP | Founding Partner
For the past 30 years, Lynn Jordan has devoted herself to representing clients in all aspects of trademark law, from selection of marks through federal court appeals. She is particularly adept at helping clients understand the business and legal risks associated with the adoption, use, and registration of trademarks. Lynn has handled countless clearance, prosecution, and enforcement matters, and regularly speaks and writes on a variety of trademark topics. -
Jose L. Linares
US District Court of New Jersey | Chief Judge
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Joseph, Hannah
Beck Reed Riden LLP | Senior Counsel
Hannah T. Joseph is Senior Counsel at Beck Reed Riden LLP, where she focuses her practice on the growing areas of trade secrets and restrictive covenants law, employee mobility, and unfair competition. -
Joyal, Jason
Partner | Kelly IP
Jason Joyal specializes in trademark, trade dress, copyright, false advertising, and unfair competition litigation and counseling. He represents clients in diverse industries in federal courts throughout the country, and routinely before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). -
Julia Belagorudsky
Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C. | Associate
Julia Belagorudsky is an intellectual property lawyer at Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C., where she helps clients realize the value in their intellectual property and brand identity. -
Julie McCarthy
Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Institute | General Counsel and Vice President of Legal
Julie McCarthy joined the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF) in September 2014 as General Counsel and Vice-President of Legal. -
Jungreis, Rivka
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA | Patent Litigator
Rivka Jungreis is a patent litigator at Teva Pharmaceuticals USA. She handles an extensive docket of pharmaceutical patent litigation involving Teva’s generic, branded, biologic, and biosimilar products. Rivka also advises the company on a variety of trade secret, FDA regulatory, and antitrust issues in the pharma space. -
Kahana, Eran
Maslon LLP | Attorney
Eran Kahana is an experienced attorney concentrating his practice on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and intellectual property law. He counsels clients on a wide variety of matters related to cybersecurity, privacy, technology law, artificial intelligence, trademarks, patents, and copyright issues. -
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. -
Kahnke, Randall E.
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP | Partner
Randy Kahnke has been the lead trial attorney on cases from New York to California and touching three continents. He represents clients in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation, and protects the valuable trade secrets and intellectual property that are critical to clients’ businesses.