Speakers

  • Schramm, Peter

    MLL Legal | Partner

    Peter Schramm is co-head of the IP team of MLL Legal, one of the largest and most well-known IP teams in Switzerland. Peter has special experience in complex IP litigation matters. He has been involved in many landmark IP cases in Switzerland, in particular protecting well-known brands, products and technologies, and has coordinated several large multiple jurisdiction disputes, with a special focus on Germany, the further EU countries, the UK and the US. In addition, he advises his clients on strategic IP issues and on IP transaction matters in close cooperation with the M&A and Finance teams at MLL Legal.
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    Arnold Ruess | Partner

    Cordula Schumacher is partner of the German IP boutique ARNOLD RUESS. She has a broad experience in patent litigation. She has been involved in various landmark cases in the pharma sector as well as in the context of standard essential patents. In particular, she has represented Sisvel in the Sisvel v Haier decision of the German Federal Court of Justice and she has obtained the first German Anti-anti suit injunction in the matter Nokia v Daimler.
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    Robins Kaplan | Partner

    Ronald J. Schutz is an experienced trial attorney and chair of the firm's Executive Board. Mr. Schutz is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
  • Scilletta, Andrea

    Unified Patent Court | Technically Qualified Judge

    Mr Scilletta is a Technically Qualified Judge of the Unified Patent Court. He holds a degree in Electronic Engineering and is a European Patent Attorney, an Italian IP Attorney admitted before the EUIPO and he holds the European Patent Litigation Certificate. He is a member of Council of the Italian Industrial Property Consultants Institute. Mr Scilletta serves as Court Expert in patent, design, trademark and copyright lawsuits in Italy, as well as Party Expert in IP litigation.
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    Qualcomm | Vice President and Legal Counsel

    John A. Scott is Vice President and Legal Counsel at Qualcomm Incorporated, where he has managed patent, trade secrets and other commercial litigation matters since 2007 in both US and foreign jurisdictions. He is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the US International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association, the Federal Bar Association and the Welsh Inn of Court in San Diego. He has been a frequently invited speaker at conferences put on by The Sedona Conference, the Naples Patent Roundtable, the IPO and American Conference Institute, among others. Before joining Qualcomm, he was with the litigation group at Morrison & Foerster LLP in Palo Alto and San Diego, California.
  • Scotti, Robert F.

    Klarquist | Partner

    Robert is a Partner at Klarquist's Portland Office. Robert’s practice includes all facets of intellectual property law including patents, opinions, clearance, and litigation. He has worked in both the U.S. and Europe on patent drafting, patent litigation, and trademark prosecution. His extensive international experience gives him a unique perspective on the protection of intellectual property in various jurisdictions. Robert has lectured in both the U.S. and Europe on how to draft patent applications for global protection. He has also assisted in European litigations with issues that intermingle U.S. and European law.
  • Sean B. Fernandes

    Intel Corporation | Business Unit Attorney

  • Sean Edman

    Medtronic

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    Tolmar | Director Intellectual Property

    Angie Sebor is the Director Intellectual Property at Tolmar, Inc., a Colorado-based, fully integrated pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative, specialty pharmaceutical products in the areas of urology, oncology, pediatric endocrinology and men’s health. Angie is a registered U.S. patent agent with a Ph.D. in Immunology and more than 27 years’ experience in patent law, both as an in-house practitioner and in private practice, primarily in the areas of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
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    Qualcomm | Senior Vice President and Counsel, Government Affairs

    Laurie Self is Senior Vice President and Counsel of Government Affairs at Qualcomm Incorporated, where she specializes in U.S. and international patent policy issues, including at the intersection of international trade, antitrust and national security laws. Based in Washington, D.C., Ms. Self leads a team that is focused on ensuring that intellectual property laws and policies provide the necessary protections to support the Company’s R&D-driven business model and technology leadership.
  • Selinger, Elise

    Caterpillar, Inc. | Corporate Counsel

    From her decade of experience as a materials engineer to her law practice today, Elise has always been driven by analyzing and improving technologies, and, in her current role, provides broad spectrum IP support. Elise’s professional experience ranges from working for large corporations to working with tech startups and smaller brand owners. She has crafted patents and negotiated agreements to protect innovation across industries including: medical devices, industrial equipment, telecommunications/software, and consumer electronics.
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    Dentons US | Counsel

    Debodhonyaa Sengupta is Counsel at Dentons US. Debodhonyaa has a doctoral degree in chemistry, and advises clients across the globe on matters related to the preparation and prosecution of domestic and international patent applications, patent infringement and validity opinions, due diligence analyses, and freedom-to-operate analyses in the chemical, pharmaceutical and nanotechnology arts.
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    US Conec Ltd. | IP Manager

    Shubhrangshu (Rushi) Sengupta is an in-house Patent Agent at US Conec Ltd. In Hickory, NC. Rushi manages various aspects of the IP Portfolio for US Conec. Prior to joining US Conec, he worked as a Technical Specialist and a Patent Agent at several big and small law firms. Rushi’s technical background is in Electronics and Optical Communications. He is also current Vice-Chair of AIPLA’s Patent Agents Committee.
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    UnitedLex | Chief Intellectual Property Officer

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    Covington & Burling LLP | Attorney

    Neelofer Shaikh is an attorney in Covington & Burling LLP’s Los Angeles office and a member of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group. She advises clients on a wide range of privacy, cybersecurity, and consumer protection issues, including privacy and cybersecurity obligations under U.S. federal and state laws, cybersecurity preparedness and incident response, and defending against regulatory inquiries and class-action litigation.
  • Shannon, Andrea

    Norton Rose Fulbright | Senior Associate

    Andrea is a member of the Intellectual Property Brands group. She focuses her practice on trademark and copyright law and manages multiple intellectual property portfolios for clients across various industries. Andrea advises clients on brand selection and clearance efforts and has extensive experience prosecuting applications before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the US Copyright Office. She also handles a broad range of intellectual property-focused transactional matters, including the negotiation of licenses, co-branding agreements, assignments and acquisitions, as well as diligence reviews and troubleshooting intellectual property issues in connection with corporate mergers and acquisitions.
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    Google | Patent Counsel

    Stephen Shaw is a Patent Counsel at Google, previously having been the Director of Intellectual Property at Fitbit, where he led Fitbit’s global intellectual property strategy, patent portfolio planning and development, open-source, IP licensing, due diligence, and contractual issues. Prior to joining Fitbit/Google, Stephen was a senior associate at Hogan Lovells. He also served previously as a patent attorney for Adobe, an Open Source Patent Counsel for Qualcomm, and Head IP Counsel for Gracenote.
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    CommScope | Lead Counsel

    Jim Shead is the Lead Counsel at CommScope where he is responsible for providing legal support directly to the General Counsel and to all departments, primarily in the area of litigation support and management.
  • Sheckler, Victoria

    RIAA | Deputy General Counsel

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    McDermott Will & Emery | Partner

    Michael J. Sheehan concentrates his practice on employment litigation with a focus on prosecuting and defending unfair competition litigation involving large scale raiding, inevitable disclosure of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty and non-compete agreements.