08:30 – 09:00
Registration and Breakfast
09:00 – 10:00
Welcome: Kimberly Lindy, Intellectual Property Resources
Opening Remarks: Yoav Alkalay Co Chair
Opening Remarks and Introduction to Keynote:
Morning Keynote Address: Working Title/Subject: Intellectual Property in the Global Era
Brian Hinman, Chief IP Officer of Royal Philips
10:00 – 10:30
Networking Break
10:30 - 12:00
THE BIG DEBATE: Patent or WHAT ELSE?
Our panelists will debate in two separate debates the pros and cons of: Patents vs. Other IP Strategies; Trolls vs. Practicing Entities; Patents: Homemade or Buy?; To Patent or Not to Patent; Open Development vs. Proprietary; Whether to patent or whether to Trade Secret; Generic vs. Ethical.
Moderator: Barry Schindler, Co Chair BPIP Conference, Co Chair Patent Prosecution Group Greenberg Traurig
Debaters:
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Lou Sorrell, Patent Counsel, Google
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Robert Tassinari, Intel Managing Counsel, Patent Licensing Group
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Sonia Cooper, IP Policy & Strategy Intellectual Property Group, Microsoft
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Brian Hinman, Chief Intellectual Property Officer, Philips Intellectual Property &Standards
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Eyal Barash, Chief IP Counsel for Endocyte
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Ken Seddon, CEO LOTNetwork
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Erich Spangenberg CEO, nXn Partners
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Jennifer Swan, Partner Finnegan
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Adam Samansky, Shareholder Mintz Levin
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Harry Grinnell, former IP Counsel Cargill
12:00 - 12:15
Presentation of . The AWARD will be presented to Israeli companies who consistently maintain Intellectual Property as a central pillar of their business strategy. The AWARD recognizes Israeli companies who are at the forefront of safeguarding their innovations, developing valuable intellectual property assets, and using their IP assets as a tool to advance corporate business goals. A select panel of local and international judges will choose three companies to receive the AWARD.
12:15 - 13:45
Lunch
Facilitated Luncheon Table Discussions
This program is subject to updates and changes*
13:45 - 17:00
Track 1
IP Global Strategies
Moderators:
Micaela Modiano, Modiano & Partners
Rachel Ben Tov, PointGrab
Track 2
IP Prosecution. Analysis by Country
Moderators:
Jeff Berkowitz, Finnegan
Sharon Hausdorff, Teva
Track 3
IP Enforcement
Moderators:
Adam Samansky, Mintz Levin
Udi Abrams, Elbit Systems
13:45 – 14:30
Session 1
IP Road Map to Exiting
Alison Aubry Richards
Global IP Law Group, LLC
Moderator:
Micaela Modiano
13:45 – 14:30
Session 1
Strategic Considerations in Developing your patent portfolio in Asia Pacific.
Speakers:
Gerson Panitch, Finnegan
Moderator:
Sharon Hausdorff
13:45 – 14:30
Session 1
Setting the Stage for IP Enforcement
This session will explore pre-litigation actions that should be executed before enforcing an IP infringement.
Practical tips and parameters will be discussed from the point of view of a company with considering the differences between the U.S and Europe.
Yoav Alkalay, Amdocs
Adam Samansky, Mintz Levin
Jakob Pade Frederiksen, Inspicos P/S
Moderator: Udi Abrams
14:30 – 15:15
Session 2
IP Considerations in Developing and Launching a New Product - Patent Protection and Third Party Issues
Speakers:
Greg Kirsch, Smith, Gambrell & Russell
Lou Sorrel, Google Patent Counsel
Moderator: Micaela Modiano
14:30 – 15:15
Session 2
Trade Secrets by Jurisdiction
James J. DeCarlo, Greenberg Traurig
Robert P. Tassinari, INTEL
Dr. Weisun Rao, Greenberg Traurig
14:30 – 15:15 Session 2
Case Study in Enforcement
This session will be a case study in comparing and contrasting the various aspect of enforcing a patent in multiple foreign jurisdictions including: the sufficiency of a complaint/answer; potential jurisdictional issues, allowed discovery (e.g. document production and depositions), motion practice and the trial/final hearing (e.g. judges, jury, oral testimony and witnesses).
Barry Schindler, Greenberg Traurig
Moderator: Nels Lippert, Tarter Krinsky
15:15 – 15:30
Break
15:15 – 15:30
Break
15:15 – 15:30
Break
15:30 – 16:15
Session 3
IP Strategy for Converging Technologies
European Attorney TBA
Brian Hinman, Chief IP Officer Philips
Moderator:
Rachel Ben Tov
15:30 – 16:15
Session 3
Practical Prosecution Tips today in the US, Europe and China.
Jeff Berkowitz, Finnegan
Micaela Modiano, Modiano & Partners
Freder Shen, Kangxin
Moderator:
Sharon Hausdorff
15:30 – 16:15
Session 3
Methods of Attacking Patents at the Patent Offices
Michael Fink, Greenblum and Bernstein
Jakob Pade Frederiksen, Inspicos P/S,
Dr. Weisun Rao, Greenberg Traurig
Moderator: Adam Samansky
16:15 – 17:00
Session 4
How to Manage Outside Counsel: Varying Strategies in Various Countries
Micaela Modiano, Modiano & Partners
Robert Tassinari, Intel Monica Richman, Dentons
16:15 – 17:00
Session 4
Design Patents in the World of IP Globalization: A Comparison
Barry Schindler, Greenberg Traurig
Moderator: Jeff Berkowitz
16:15 – 17:00
Session 4
How to Manage Outside Enforcement Counsel
IL Counsel TBA
D. Jiron, Finnegan
Dr. Elisabeth Greiner DMFP (European – Germany)
Conference Ends
Optional: 17:00-17:45
Patent Litigation Trends and Effective Resistance
Gail Shulman, LOT Network