10/19 - Opening Plenary

October 19, 2023 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Location

Potomac AB

Welcome Remarks: Brian H. Batzli, President, AIPLA

USPTO Commissioner for Patents Vaishali Udupa kicks off the Annual Meeting with a Q & A session.

AIPLA Committee of the Year to be Announced at the Opening Plenary!


Speakers

  • Batzli, Brian

    Merchant & Gould | Partner & Chairman Emeritus

    Brian Batzli is an intellectual property attorney and partner at Merchant & Gould’s Minneapolis office. He is also now Chairman Emeritus, having led the firm as CEO, Managing Director and Chairman from 2011 to mid-2018. He is also a Past President of AIPLA.
  • Udupa, Vaishali

    United States Patent and Trademark Office | Commissioner for Patents

    Vaishali Udupa is the Commissioner for Patents of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). As Commissioner for Patents, Ms. Udupa manages and leads the Patents organization as its chief operating officer. She oversees the agency’s 10,000 Patents employees, including more than 9,000 patent examiners responsible for fostering the country’s innovation system by providing patent protections to inventors as stated in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.