08:00 – 09:00
Registration and Buffet Breakfast
09:00 – 10:00
Welcome
Kimberly Lindy, Intellectual Property Resources
Opening Remarks
Daniella Atzmony, Co-Chair BPIP Conference, Chairperson of the Israel IP Managers and Counsel Forum and Chief Intellectual Property Officer and Chief Innovation Strategy Officer, Syqe Medical
Introduction to Keynote
Micaela Modiano, Co-Chair BPIP Conference, Modiano and Partners
Keynote Address
Marc Ehrlich, Senior VP Patent Strategy TiVo
Marian Underweiser, Senior IP Counsel – Research Division IBM Corporation
Evolution through Revolutions - IP Lessons Learned over Four Industrial Revolutions. Be Ready for the Fifth!
10:00 – 10:45
Panel Discussion: IP in the Era of 4IR - Impact and Challenges
Moderator: Jeff Berkowitz, Partner, Finnegan
Panelists:
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Marc Erhlich, Senior VP Patent Strategy, TiVo
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Marian Underweiser, Senior IP Counsel, IBM
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Jessica Meyers, Senior Patent Attorney AI innovation Microsoft
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Roberta Tassinari, Managing Counsel, Intel Labs
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Nicole Morris, Professor, Emory University School of Law (former Managing Patent Counsel The Coca-Cola Company)
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Adam Samansky, Member, Mintz
10:45 - 11:15
Networking Break
11:15 - 12:15
EPO Mock Oral Hearing in Examination
Moderator: Micaela Modiano, Modiano & Partners
Subject Matter: A 4IR Technology
Applicant: Nicholas Fox, Partner, Finnegan Europe
Examiner: Mr. Daniel Thomas, Former Director at the European Patent Office
US Commentator: Jeff Berkowitz, Partner, Finnegan
12:15 - 12:55
Keynote Address
Blockchain: Its Broad and Specific Impacts on Intellectual Property
David J. Kappos
Former Under Secretary of Commerce and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
12:55 - 13:45
Lunch
Luncheon Seminar
How to Manage your IP Costs
Daniel Ovadya, Patent Engineer, Questel
(Limited seats. You must sign up when registering)
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Tiffany Hall
KOHINOR HALL
13:45 - 14:30
Pharmaceutical Products and Regulatory Interface of IP
Speakers:
Sharon Hausdorff, VP & Chief Patent Counsel, TEVA
Adam Samansky, Partner, Mintz
Eleanor Root (UK), Partner, Bird & Bird
Yoav Oestreicher, Partner, Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal
Moderator:
Micaela Modiano, Modiano & Partners
Collaborative Innovations and IP
Case Studies: Joint Ventures and Agreements relating to collaborative innovations. How to avoid the pitfalls and protect and take advantage of synergistic technologies.
Speakers:
Yoav Alkalay, Partner, Pearl Cohen
Michael Fink, Partner, Greenblum & Bernstein
Patrick Kelleher, (UK) Bird & Bird
Moderator:
Roberta Tassinari, Managing Consel, Intel Labs
Design Patents and Utility Models
Speakers:
Daniel Drexler, Esq., Partner, Cantor Colburn (US)
Yael Reimer, Partner, FBC (IL)
Kelly Virdee-Crofts, Pearl Cohen (EU & UK)
Moderator:
Avi Solomon, Intellectual Property Manager, Outbrain
It’s All About the Money
Budget Planning, Spending, Valuation and Assessment
Speakers:
Einav Zilber, Director, Global Law Department, Intellectual Property Counsel for Applied Materials Israel and Applied Materials India
Ronald Abramson, Partner, Liston & Abramson
Hili Rashkovan, Partner, Pearl Cohen
Moderator: Naomi Assia, Founder, N. Assia & Co
15:30 - 16:15
Protecting the Seemingly Unpatentable or Worthless: AI, Machine Learning & Cannabis as an example
Speakers:
Daniella Atzmony, Chief IP Officer & Chief Innovation Strategy Officer, Syqe Medical
Nicole Morris, Professor, Emory University School of Law (former Managing Patent Counsel The Coca-Cola Company)
Jessica Meyers, Senior Patent Attorney, supporting AI Innovation, Microsoft
Moderator:
Yoav Alkalay, Partner, Pearl Cohen
Prosecution Tips
Updates US, Europe, India, IL
Speakers:
US: Elliot Cook, Partner, Finnegan
Max Weisman, Regional Director, TransPerfect
EU: Christopher Maierhoefer (Germany), Partner, Bird & Bird
India: Hari Subramaniam, Founding & Managing Partner, SNA Subramaniam & Associates
Moderator:
Oleg Korshunov, Director of IP, Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.
16:15 - 17:00
How to Keep the C-Suite Sweet. Using Data Tools to Meet Empirical Needs
Speakers:
Rimma Pugatsch Shendelzon, IP Manager, Landa Digital Printing
Daniel Ovadya, Patent Engineer, Questel
Adam Wylie, Director, Growth & Strategic Partnerships, Patently
Moderator:
Michael Faibisch, Senior IP Counsel, Marvel
Has China improved on Enforcement and are there new Incentives for Filing?
Speakers:
David J. Kappos
Former Under Secretary of Commerce and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Nicole Morris, Professor, Emory University School of Law (former Managing Patent Counsel The Coca-Cola Company)
Guiming (Gary) Wu, Senior Patent Attorney, Kangxin
Moderator:
Aaron Hurvitz, Senior Counsel, Kangxin