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The Intersection Between Patent Prosecution and Patent Litigation

Moderator: Brian Trotter, Bishop Rock, Austin, TX

• Patent Litigator Perspective: What I Wish Patent Prosecutors Would Understand, or What I Wish I had Known Now That I’m Litigating This Patent! – Nicholas Groombridge, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, LLP, New York, NY
• Patent Prosecutor Perspective: What I Wish Patent Litigators Would Understand, or What I Wish I had Known When I Prosecuted this Patent! – Linda Shudy Lecomte, Wuersch & Gering, New York, NY
  

Speakers

• Lecomte, Linda

  Wuersch & Gering | Partner

  Linda Lecomte's practice concentrates on patent and trade secrets counseling, procurement, and acquisitions. She specializes in electrical, computer software, design, biomedical, aerospace, and mechanical arts. While she has litigated and arbitrated in the patent, trade secret, and licensing practices, in the US and assisting abroad, Linda enjoys strengthening IP portfolios and trade secret protocols. Prior to joining Wuersch & Gering, Linda was a partner at Kenyon & Kenyon LLP, including serving in their Germany office, for several years.
• Groombridge, Nicholas

  Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Partner

  Nicholas Groombridge is a partner in the Litigation Department at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP who focuses exclusively on intellectual property litigation matters.
• Trotter, Brian

  Bishop Rock | Founder

  Brian Trotter is a Patent Agent based in Austin, TX. Brian founded Bishop Rock, LLC, in 2019 after a 23 year career in semiconductor design. Brian worked at Cirrus Logic and Maxim Integrated/Analog Devices doing mixed-signal circuit design for audio and power management. One of the chips he worked on may be in your pocket or your laptop bag right now. Brian passed the Patent Bar in 2019 and opened up his consultancy business. Brian is now focused on using his unique technical background to help technology companies, from the Fortune 500 to solo startups, design and execute their IP strategies to protect their critical innovations and maximize their profitability.