ANNUAL SILICON VALLEY MEETING
”UPHEAVALS AHEAD: PREPARING YOUR IP DEPARTMENT FOR TECTONIC SHIFTS”
MAY 7-9, 2024
Crowne Plaza Palo Alto

2023 was a challenging year. Entering 2024, IP Counsel expect more turbulence ahead. We are in a U.S. Presidential Election year. As we battle inflation with high interest rates, there are rumblings of more layoffs on the horizon. Wars continue to rage in Europe and the Middle East, while geopolitics reshape our supply chains and global alliances. The world is changing, impacting businesses and posing greater risk to IP. Meanwhile, the rise of Generative AI promises maximum efficiencies while increasing risk to security and data privacy. Staying abreast of new developments is daunting. IP Counsel Cafe has crafted a robust agenda that will provide you key insights on the emerging landscape and new strategies for staying ahead. Hear from 100+ IP Counsel! Get all the information you need in one place at one time. Join us.

HIGHLIGHTS:

What do Data Privacy, Trade Secrets & Confidentiality Mean in an AI World?
Trade Wars, Export Control and Geopolitics: Impact on Your IP Portfolio
Global IP Litigation Trends, NPEs and Impact of the UPC
AI & New Legal Technologies: Strategies for Increasing Efficiencies
Open Source & Copyright Risks
How is the IP Profession Changing? The Future of Your Career
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HEAR FROM 100+ IP COUNSEL
MAY 7-9, 2024 | PALO ALTO

**AARON ABOOD**
Senior Corporate Counsel
**Google**

**KAVITA AGGARWAL**
Vice President, Legal
**Coupa**

**BRETT ALTEN**
SVP & Deputy General Counsel, Chief IP Counsel
**HPE**

BETUL AYRANCI
Director, Business & Legal Affairs
FOX Sports

**JEFF BOLLAND**
Director of IP
10x Genomics

**JASON BARTLETT**
Partner
**Maschoff Brennan**

**ARCHANA BHUTA**
Head of IP Legal
**SRI**

**HARPER BATTS**
Partner
**Sheppard Mullin**

**MICHEAL BINNS**
Director & Associate General Counsel, Head of Patents & Trade Secrets
**Meta**

**SUBROTO BOSE**
Head of IP
**Astera Labs**

JEREMIAH CHAN
Director & Associate General Counsel, Head of Patents, Licensing & OS
Meta

**MARCIA CHANG**
Vice President Client Success
Tradespace

ALEX CHEN
Head of Patent Litigation & Risk Mitigation
TikTok

**KELLY CHEN**
Managing Counsel, Litigation
Toyota Motor NA

**MICHAEL CHERNOFF**
Managing Director of Strategic IP Solutions
Murgitroyd

**THOMAS CHIA**
Vice President, Patents & Corporate Development
Via Licensing Alliance

**DAN CHOI**
Chief Patent Counsel
**Microsoft**

**MIKE COLE**
Managing Counsel
**Mercedes-Benz R&D NA**

**MIMI DIEMMY DAO**
Managing Director, IP
Applied Materials

**BRAXTON DAVIS**
Associate General Counsel
**Meta**

**JEFF DRAEGER**
Vice President, Director Intel Patent Group
Intel

**LAURA FE**
Director, Patents
**Murgitroyd**

**JONAE FELTON**
Senior Patent Engineer & Patent Counsel
**Mercedes-Benz R&D NA**

**DIANE FERGUSON**
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
Precisely Software Incorporated

**FLORA FENG** Senior Legal Director, Global Intellectual Property
PepsiCo, Inc.

**CHRISTINE FOO**
Associate General Counsel, Head of Enforcement & Analytics, in Patents, Licensing & Open Source
Meta

MARY FULLER
Director of Silicon Valley Regional Office
USPTO

**STEVE GONG**
Patent Counsel, Head of Data Science, PMO, Technology & Operations
**Google**

**CHEN GU**
Senior Legal Counsel, IP
**Seyond**

**TOM HAMER**
European and UK Patent Attorney
**Kilburn & Strode**

**ANNA HAN**
Professor of Law
**Santa Clara University School of Law**

KELLY HARRADINE
Director of IP
Biomarin Pharmaceutical

**JASON HARRIER**
Lead Counsel, IP
**Plaid**

**LIAN HUANG**
Senior Patent Counsel
**Genentech**

**KANDA ISHIHARA**
Senior IP Counsel
**Lyft**

**KADIE JELENCHICK**
Partner
**Foley & Lardner**

KENNETH JENQ
Legal Director, IP
Abnormal Security

**MICHAEL JONES**
Senior Lead Counsel, Export Controls
**Zoom**

**PETER JOVANOVIC**
Legal Director, IP
**Dell**

**MILAN KAPADIA**
Senior IP Counsel
**Palo Alto Networks**

**ELLIOT KARLIN**
IP/Patent Portfolio Manager
**Samsung Semiconductor**

**KARINEH KHACHATOURIAN**
Managing Partner & Litigator
KXT Law

**EUGENE KIM**
Senior Director. IP
Twilio

**JAMES KIRYAKOZA**
IP Counsel, Analytics
Block

**DIANE GABL KRATZ**
Director, IP Strategy & Operations
**Dolby Laboratories**

**SHANKAR KRITHIVASAN**
Patent Counsel
Qualcomm

**DEANNA KWONG**
Director & Senior IP Litigation Counsel
**HPE**

**KRISTIN LAMB**
VP, Associate General Counsel & Head of IP
**OURA**

RACHAEL LAMKIN
Partner
Baker Botts

**MICHAEL LEE**
Director, Head of Patents
Google

**MICHELLE LEE**
Senior Director, IP
Alector

TIMOTHY LEE
Assistant General Counsel - Patents
The Walt Disney Company

**CHEN LI**
Managing Counsel, IP & Patents
**Mercedes-Benz R&D NA**

**HELEN LI**
Associate Director of Patents and Patent Portfolio Manager of AI Innovations
Intel

**LILY LIM**
Assistant General Counsel, IP & Software
**Fortive**

**KARINA LEVITIAN**
Senior Associate General Counsel
**Roku**

**ERIC LIN**
Senior Patent Counsel
**Genentech**

**CHRIS LUBECK**
Head of IP
**Luminar Technologies**

**RACHEL MACGUIRE**
Managing Counsel, Litigation Dept.
**Oracle**

**THOMAS MATHEW**
Senior Patent Counsel
Align Technology

**ERIN MEHTA**
Senior Corporate Counsel, IP & Technology
Northrop Grumman

MICHAEL MOORE
Chief Privacy Officer
Lacework

**ELIZABETH MORRIS**
Legal Director of IP & Product
**Pure Storage**

**JENNIFER MURAKAMI**
Managing Counsel
**Mercedes-Benz R&D NA**

**NIDHI NAHAR**
Head of Patents and Open Source
Block

**EMILY O’BRIEN**
Managing Counsel, Litigation
**Google**

**SEONG PAE**
Managing Counsel
**Mercedes-Benz R&D NA**

**ASHLEY PANTULIANO**
Deputy General Counsel, AI
OpenAI

**ASHOK RAMANI**
Partner
**Davis Polk & Wardwell**

MIKE RUECKHEIM
Partner
Winston & Strawn

**KHADEEJA SALEEM**
Senior Counsel
Rivian

**RALPH SCHROEDER**
President, NA
**RightHub**

**SANJESH SHARMA**
Assistant General Counsel, Patents
Johnson & Johnson Vision

**CHUCK SHOLTZ**
Vice President, IP
**Nutcracker Therapeutics**

**GEORGE SIMION**
Senior Counsel, IP
**TerraPower**

BRIDGET SMITH
Head of IP, Assistant General Counsel
Relativity Space

**MICHAEL SOCHOR**
Senior Lead IP Counsel
**Dexcom**

**NIGEL SWYCHER**
Strategic Advisor,
**LexisNexis IP Solutions**

SUNIT TALAPATRA
Partner
Foley & Lardner

**HENRY TANG**
Senior Product Counsel
TikTok

**CATHERINE TORNABENE**
Deputy General Counsel, IP
**Aurora Innovation**

**JONATHAN TORRES**
Associate General Counsel,
**Meta**

**JOHN TSAI**
Head of Patents, IP Litigation, OS & Standards
**Stripe**

**BECKY UNRUH**
General Counsel
**EagleView**

**WILL VAN CUREN**
Associate General Counsel, IP
**Impossible Foods**

**SARITA VENKAT**
VP & Deputy General Counsel, Global Litigation & Competition
Cisco

**NIKKI VO**
Director & Associate General Counsel, Head of IP Litigation
**Meta**

**BRAD WAUGH**
Associate General Counsel
Intel

**MARIE WEISKOPF**
Associate General Counsel
**Meta**

**ADA WONG**
Vice President, IP
**Brightseed**

VICTORIA WONG
General Counsel
Arta Finance

**ERIC ZAISER**
Senior Patent Counsel
**Google**

**SAM ZUN**
Director & Associate General Counsel
Shopify

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DETAILED AGENDA

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DAY 1 - MAY 7

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1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
WOMEN LAW LEADERS PROGRAM AT THE ROSEWOOD SAND HILL HOTEL
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5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
IP COUNSEL CAFE WELCOME DINNER FOR CORPORATE COUNSEL
This Dinner is open to Corporate Counsel only and is by invitation only. Space is very limited.

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DAY 2 - MAY 8

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Networking Breakfast

8:30 AM
Welcome Remarks

8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Fireside Chat with the USPTO: Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions

Speakers:

MARY FULLER
Director of Silicon Valley Regional Office
USPTO

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
A Framework for Leading in Uncertain Times: Reshaping the Legal Department and Role of Corporate Counsel
Companies are grappling with great uncertainty in the global race to innovate. Business is impacted by multiple factors, including geopolitics, technological shifts, demographic changes, new laws and policy considerations. Regulations are evolving and new export control restrictions are introduced frequently. We are still waiting for clarity around AI related issues such as IP ownership. AI tools are changing the way we work. Hybrid work continues to revolutionize work culture. How do you advise your business in the face of such great uncertainty? How do you adapt your legal teams to address new challenges and technologies? How do you structure your department in such tumultuous times?

Speakers:

JEREMIAH CHAN
Director & Associate General Counsel - Head of Patents, Licensing & OS
Meta

**ELIZABETH MORRIS**
Legal Director, Product & IP
Pure Storage

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Global IP Portfolio Building for Emerging Technologies in a World of Unknowns
Companies face many unknowns as they build their products and IP portfolios. The challenges are amplified when new technologies emerge, reshaping industries at an ever increasing pace. How do companies in emerging industries build their portfolios in the face of so many unknowns?

What are the challenges around building a global IP portfolio in emerging industries?
How are laws and policies developing around new technologies in different parts of the world?
What is the impact of the UPC on global IP?
What strategies can help IP Counsel navigate hurdles in emerging technologies?

Speakers:

10:50 AM - 11:05 PM
Networking Coffee Break

11:05 AM - 11:55 AM
Shifting Landscape and Challenges in Global IP Portfolio Building
Successful global IP portfolio building has always required an understanding of evolving markets and demographics, business challenges, and local laws. The IP Counsel's job is now further challenged by export control laws and global trade considerations.

How are supply chains shifting?
How are markets evolving?
What IP challenges do companies face in the current climate?
How do you successfully build your IP portfolio in light of all these moving parts?

Speakers:

TIMOTHY LEE
Assistant General Counsel - Patents
The Walt Disney Company

**GEORGE SIMION**
Senior Corporate Counsel, IP & IP Transactions
**TerraPower**

11:55 PM - 12:50 PM
European Update: UPC, SEP Licensing, AI and Other Considerations
Europe is emerging as an epicenter of much IP activity. Nearly a year has passed since the UPC launched. We will discuss emerging trends and share best practices for moving forward.

Which industries opted in or out of the UPC?
Are we seeing any trends among European vs. non-European companies?
Is it more cost effective to file in the UPC?
Will the EPO see more cases or not?
What is happening in the EU with regard to SEP licensing?
With UPC Courts eager to grant injunctions in 17 countries, what potential effects could this have on European innovation and investments?
What is the status of AI regulation and Copyright Law in Europe?

Speakers:

BETUL AYRANCI
Director, Business & Legal
FOX Sports

12:50 PM - 1:50 PM
Luncheon and Interest Group Discussions

“E.D. Texas and ITC Litigation Trends”

MIKE RUCKHEIM
Partner
Winstron & Strawn

“How IP Counsel can Partner with Product Counsel”

“Improving Patent Quality”

MARY FULLER
Director of Silicon Valley Regional Office
USPTO

1:50 PM - 2:00 PM

Coffee Break & Dessert

2:00 PM -2:50 PM

PTAB Strategy Update
There is a fundamental tension between IPRs, litigation and the Fintiv decision. When you go to trial, there is still a consideration for IPRs, which can lead to forum shopping. While litigation rates have declined overall, it is increasingly complex due to the various tools that can be used strategically in various scenarios. We will explore developments at the PTAB and share new strategies.

What is the status of the potential reforms?
What comments have been provided to the USPTO?
What can companies expect over the next year?
How can companies modify their PTAB strategy?

Speakers:

**KELLY CHEN**
Managing Counsel, Business Litigation
Toyota Motor NA

KENNETH JENQ
Legal Director, IP
Abnormal Security

**DEANNA KWONG**
Director & Senior IP Litigation Counsel
HP Enterprise

2:50 PM - 3:40 PM
What Do Trade Secret, Confidentiality and Privacy Mean in an AI World?
Generative AI has opened a huge can of worms in the world of trade secrets, confidentiality and privacy. Generative AI cannot exist without training data. A new framework is needed for this new area of law.

How should we be treating company data?
What are the risks and rewards?
What data are you entering?
What data are you outputting?
How is your data being used by your vendors?
What terms can you negotiate?
What are the Legal and Regulatory landscapes around data and generative AI in the EU vs. US?
As companies increasingly rely on trade secret protection, what processes or procedures are effective for protecting company information?

Speakers:

**DIANE FERGUSON**
VP, Deputy General Counsel
**Precisely Software Incorporated**

**ASHLEY PANTULIANO**
Deputy GC, AI
**OpenAI**

3:40 PM - 4:10 PM

Developing an Effective AI Policy

**MICHAEL COLE**
Managing Counsel
Mercedes-Benz R&D NA

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM
U.S. IP Litigation Trends: Patents, Trade Secrets & Copyright
In 2023, the number of patent lawsuits filed dropped for the first time in three years. However, according to Lex Machina data, NPE litigation increased. In fact, over 50% of patent lawsuits were filed by NPEs. We will discuss:

Which industries are actively litigating?
Who are the players?
Have there been any shifts in litigation funding?
How do you limit the amount of money your company spends on litigation funded cases?
Have there been further developments around transparency and Judge Connelly's order to disclose the identity of funders in Delaware?
What defense strategies have worked for companies facing different types of litigation funded activity?
Perspectives on Litigation around AI, data sets and copyright
Are we seeing an uptick in Trade Secret litigation?

Speakers:

**RACHEL MACGUIRE**
Managing Counsel, Litigation
**Oracle**

RACHAEL LAMKIN
Partner
Baker Botts

5:00 PM - 5:50 PM
Global IP Litigation Trends
The global IP litigation landscape is shifting. We will discuss how various factors are reshaping multi-jurisidictional litigation and share strategies for navigating the new hurdles.

How is Litigation Funding impacting global litigation?
What is the impact of the UPC?
How will the UPC handle SEP lawsuits?
What trends are we seeing in the UPC?
What litigation trends are we seeing in Brazil?
How do you manage multi-jurisdictional litigation?

Speakers:

**EMILY O’BRIEN**
Managing Counsel
**Google**

5:50 PM - 6:50 PM
Jazz Cocktail Party

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MAY 7 | MAY 8 | MAY 9

DAY 3 - MAY 9

MORNING PROGRAM: '“AI, TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCIES”

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Networking Breakfast

8:30 AM
Welcome to the Future of the Patent Department

8:40 AM - 8:50 AM
LLMs in Action: Transforming Legal Department Dynamics

Speaker:

8:50 AM - 9:45 AM
Breakfast & Discussion: The Future of the Patent Department: Impact of AI Tools on our Profession
We are on the cusp of great change. AI tools have the potential to reshape legal departments, processes and procedures. With their ability to increase efficiencies, you could potentially build a very lean IP department. Where is the patent department headed, as technological advances change the way we work?

What tools and technologies are companies using? What are the pros and cons?
How can legal technologies and AI support innovation and increase efficiencies without discouraging your inventors?
Can AI tools create efficiencies in litigation?
Is there an easier and more affordable way to conduct prior art search, patent landscape analysis and valuations?
Are AI tools good for writing patent applications?
How are companies deciding what to prune to reduce maintenance fees? How can tools help?
What are the limits of AI and other technologies?
What does this all mean for the future of patent departments?

Speakers:

**JEFF DRAEGER**
VP, Director of Intel Patent Group
**Intel**

**ARCHANA BHUTA**
Head of IP Legal
**SRI International**

9:45 AM - 10:40 AM
Building Your IP Portfolio in the Current Landscape
Over the past year, many companies have undergone layoffs and restructuring. IP departments have had to do more with less headcount and resources, and it’s unclear when the environment will improve. Facing budget pressures, IP departments are under increased pressure to justify the cost of their IP portfolios. Our panel will address various considerations around portfolio building in the current environment.

How do you make budget projections in an uncertain economic environment?
How do you increase innovation and efficiencies when rightsizing?
As your portfolio grows, how do you think about ROI on patents?
How do you determine how much a patent is worth?
Where is the market headed and how do you decide which assets to pursue?
If you are not pursuing a program, how do you prepare the patent for licensing opportunities?
What licensing trends should you be aware of?
The IP application process flow can be quite predictable, but many external factors can impact cost. How do you plan your budget with expected costs at certain times of the year?
How do you deal with unexpected factors?
How do you deal with unpredictable hiccups such as 101 rejections that can impact your budget and cost expectations?

Speakers:

SUNIT TALAPATRA
Partner
Foley & Lardner

**JAMES KIRYAKOZA**
IP Counsel
**Block**

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Networking Coffee Break

11:00 AM - 11:55 AM
Rise of Trade Secrets and Privacy Concerns: Protecting Data & Confidential Information While Extracting Value
Companies are collecting large amounts of extremely valuable data, yet they often do not know how to manage this esoteric category of IP. We will discuss best practices for extracting value, protecting data privacy, and avoiding IP contamination.

What data are you collecting and what insights can be extracted from a data analytics point of view?
How should you treat company data? What are the risks and rewards?
How do you avoid IP contamination in various scenarios?
How do you educate your business on what information they can and cannot disclose?
How do you ensure your scientists are not disclosing confidential information or trade secrets in joint developments or other collaborations with outside parties?
How do you educate teams on how to treat documents and proprietary information?

Speakers:

MICHAEL MOORE
Chief Privacy Officer
Lacework

KELLY HARRADINE
Director of IP
Biomarin Pharmaceutical

11:55 AM - 12:50 PM
Global IP Strategy and Working Seamlessly with Law Firms on a Global Scale

In our global economy where companies are doing business across borders with vastly different laws, regulations, and practices, obtaining and protecting IP across multiple jurisdictions is a challenge. Achieving the right balance of patents, copyrights and trademarks is important for effective IP protection.

How can you cost-effectively work with U.S. and foreign counsel across jurisdictions?
How do you select outside counsel and create a successful relationship so that they are helpful strategic advisors?
US and European patent laws are very different, and US attorneys do not know European laws very well. How do you cost effectively deal with the differences in foreign laws?
How do you deal with trademark infringement in multiple countries?
How do you decide which infringers to pursue?
How do you partner with foreign firms to ensure your global IP protection is effective yet within budget?
How do you maximize the value of outside counsel and incentivize them to do more efficient prosecution?
How are companies working with their outside counsel? Are models evolving?

Speakers:

**RENEE BROWN**
Director of IP
**LinkedIn**

**MILAN KAPADIA**
Senior Counsel
**Palo Alto Networks**

**CHRIS BENSON**
Head of Electronics
**HGF Limited**

VICTORIA WONG
General Counsel
Arta Finance

12:50 PM - 2:00 PM
Luncheon & Discussion: AI, Open Source Risk and Indemnities
With the rise of generative AI, there are increased concerns around OS risk. There is ambiguity around the terms of OS licenses. Furthermore, OS license are rapidly changing, causing a great deal of business unpredictability.

How do you manage and reduce OS risk?
How do you integrate OS into your overall IP strategy?
What are the areas of concern?
What indemnities are being offered and are they useful?
Who will own AI and why does it matter?

Speakers:

**HELEN LI**
Associate Director of Patents
**Intel**

**NIDHI NAHAR**
Head of Patents & Open Source
**Block**

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

IP Counsel Career Path - What is the Future of the Patent Profession?
The world, work culture, and our IP profession are changing. What is different about them today than 10 years ago? What does this mean for your career? What challenges do we face as we hire and build out our teams? How can today's IP Counsel shape the future of the profession? How do DEI initiatives fit into the future of our profession?

Speaker:

ALEX CHEN
Head of Patent Litigation & Risk Mitigation
TikTok

**KARINEH KHACHATOURIAN**
Partner
**KXT Law**

2:50 PM - 3:20 PM

Where is the Patent Profession Headed, the Impact of DEI and ADAPT
Speakers:

3:20 PM - 4:00 PM
Life Sciences Group Meeting

Speakers:

END OF PROGRAM
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Open Source has become the critical supplier for modern software companies, changing everything about how people think about their code. FOSSA builds the infrastructure for modern teams to be successful with open source. FOSSA's flagship product helps teams track the open source used in their code and automate license scanning and compliance. Since then, over 7,000 open source projects (Kubernetes, Webpack, Terraform, ESLint) and companies (Uber, Ford, Zendesk, Motorola) rely on FOSSA's tools to ship software. If you are in the software industry today, you're now using code that runs FOSSA. FOSSA is a venture funded company backed by Costanoa Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, etc. with affiliate angels including Marc Benioff (Salesforce), Steve Chen (YouTube), Amr Awadallah (Cloudera), Jaan Tallin (Skype) and Justin Mateen (Tinder). For more information visit www.fossa.com

Mar 4, 2024

IP COPILOT Inc.

IP Copilot is a pioneering platform designed specifically for inventors, by inventors, aimed at revolutionizing the way innovations are discovered, managed, and protected within companies. Leveraging cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology, IP Copilot offers a suite of tools that streamlines the invention disclosure process, making it more efficient and effective.

At the heart of its innovation is the ability to monitor discussions within a company in real-time, allowing it to discover emerging innovations as they happen. This real-time discovery ensures that no potential invention goes unnoticed or undocumented. Further enhancing its offering, IP Copilot utilizes AI to assist inventors in creating robust invention disclosures. These disclosures are meticulously detailed, containing the technical depth necessary for making informed filing decisions, thereby simplifying what is traditionally a complex and time-consuming process.

IP Copilot also excels in performing instant prior art searches. Its AI-driven system can quickly tag, score, and summarize ideas, facilitating swift decision-making. This capability not only speeds up the assessment process but also increases the value of every patent filing and your overall portfolio, while reducing costs to generate.

Moreover, IP Copilot actively engages in the discovery and management of trade secrets. By identifying and cataloging trade secrets through its AI algorithms, it ensures that valuable company knowledge is adequately protected and leveraged for competitive advantage.

In summary, IP Copilot represents a transformative solution for inventors and companies alike, offering a comprehensive and intelligent approach to IP management. Through its use of AI, it addresses key challenges in the invention process, from discovery through to protection, making it an indispensable tool for fostering innovation and securing intellectual property rights. For more information visit www.ipcopilot.ai

Mar 4, 2024

IP AUTHOR BY DOLCERA

Launched in June 2023, IP Author is a pioneering AI-driven patent drafting tool that supports patent attorneys in crafting comprehensive patent applications. This ChatGPT-based platform streamlines the creation of all patent sections, from claims to detailed descriptions and diagrams. Trusted by Fortune 500 companies and top law firms, IP Author has facilitated over 1000 patent projects, revolutionizing patent drafting with its blend of technological innovation and legal expertise. Designed to enhance efficiency and accuracy, it's an indispensable asset for modern intellectual property management. Further, we are building LAWA (Legal AI Workflow Automation) for compliances and contracts to derive NLP-based answers and insights. Visit ipauthor.com for more information. ipauthor.com

Mar 4, 2024

KILBURN & STRODE LLP

Kilburn & Strode LLP ‘is a top-tier UK and EU Intellectual Property firm’, and with an office in California, the practice is able to service its Silicon Valley and San Francisco-based clients effectively. The team has seen a growth in activity regarding the AI, food and beverages, and healthcare sectors, and continues to be strong in the life sciences and technology spaces, supporting clients in EPO prosecutions, oppositions, and appeals. Nick Lee spearheads the life sciences and chemistry team, while Gareth Fennell heads up the technology practice, which also includes managing partner Richard Howson, who has a strong focus on the aerospace and automotive sectors. The engineering group is chaired by Robin Lloyd, and firm chairman and honorary secretary of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys Gwilym Roberts is also a key name of note. For more information visit www.kilburnstrode.com

Mar 4, 2024

KXT LAW

KXT Law is a boutique intellectual property and complex commercial litigation law firm based in Silicon Valley that is uniquely positioned to provide clients with a collaborative, flexible, and tailored approach to solving their problems. For more information please visit kxtlaw.com/

Mar 4, 2024

LEXIS NEXIS

LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions brings clarity to innovation for businesses worldwide. We enable innovators to accomplish more by helping them make informed decisions, be more productive, comply with regulations, and ultimately achieve a competitive advantage for their business. Our suite of search, workflow and analytics solutions (LexisNexis TotalPatent One®, LexisNexis PatentAdvisor®, LexisNexis PatentOptimizer®, LexisNexis® PatentSight+, LexisNexis® IPlytics, LexisNexis® Cipher and LexisNexis® IP Data Direct) enable companies to be more efficient and effective at bringing meaningful innovations to our world. We are proud to directly support and serve these innovators in their endeavours to better humankind. For more information visit: https://www.lexisnexisip.com/

Mar 4, 2024

MASCHOFF BRENNAN GILMORE ISRAELSEN & MAURIEL LLP

If you’re looking for a group of Intellectual Property attorneys who are smart enough to understand your vision, compassionate enough to appreciate your ingenuity, and wise enough to realize when to go to battle, look no further than Maschoff Brennan.

Among the leading Intellectual Property and Complex Litigation firms in the United States, Maschoff Brennan has the experience and sophistication to resolve even the toughest IP cases. With offices in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah as well as Irvine, California, our more than 50 attorneys offer impressive technical expertise, with backgrounds in chemistry, physics, mathematics, electrical engineering, computer science, biology, and mechanical engineering.

If you need help procuring patents, trademarks, or copyrights, our prosecution team can give you assistance in obtaining the intellectual property protection you require. If you need help enforcing or defending a legal claim, our litigation team has the experience and expertise you need to help enforce those rights or settle any legal disputes you may encounter.

We’re seasoned enough to provide all the expertise and knowledge you could ever need and small enough to offer exceptional value. If you are looking for a full service intellectual property and complex litigation firm with off-the-charts technical experience, reliable service and forward-thinking practices, we’d like to meet you.

For more information visit mabr.com

Mar 4, 2024

PROCOPIO

Procopio is committed to helping clients reach their full potential while striving always to provide the highest level of client service. Our deep bench of about 200 seasoned and diverse attorneys offer practical legal solutions to clients around the world. We get to know each client’s industry and its challenges, and partner with clients to identify unique business opportunities and capitalize on them now and into the future. An AmLaw 200 Mansfield Rule Plus certified firm recognized for attorney diversity by AmLaw and Law 200, our attorneys in San Diego, Del Mar Heights, Silicon Valley, Orange County, Las Vegas, Scottsdale and Washington, D.C. are here for you. For more information visit www.procopio.com

Mar 4, 2024

SHEPPARD MULLIN

Sheppard Mullin is a full service AmLaw 50 firm with over 1000 attorneys in 16 offices located throughout California and in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, New York, Washington, D.C., Brussels, London, Seoul and Shanghai. The firm's California offices are located in Century City, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, Del Mar, San Diego and Silicon Valley.

Global companies turn to Sheppard Mullin to handle a full range of corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. In the U.S., the firm's clients include half of the Fortune 100 companies.

Our practices include: Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Entertainment, Finance, Government Contracts, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Land Use, Litigation, Real Estate, Tax, White Collar

Visit our blogs at: https://www.sheppardmullin.com/publications-blogs.html

Website: http://www.sheppardmullin.com

Mar 4, 2024

TRADESPACE

Tradespace helps IP teams improve portfolio quality and drive business value. Our AI-powered IP management platform empowers companies to quickly evaluate new disclosures, file stronger patents, make better portfolio management decisions, and identify monetization potential. For more information visit: https://www.tradespace.io/

Mar 4, 2024

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Mar 4, 2024

HEXOS IP

Powered by elite technology, dedicated IP professionals, honest pricing, and a commitment to charitable involvement, Hexos IP is built to provide sustaining power to your IP and turn the renewal process into lasting positive change. For more information visit: www.hexosip.com

Mar 4, 2024

KDW FIRM PLLC

KDW PLLC is an intellectual property law boutique focused on providing clients with experienced and knowledgeable IP attorneys regardless of their location. While keeping overhead low and client rates competitive, KDW recruits top lawyers, most of whom were former in-house counsel, patent examiners, scientists, and engineers. With a lawyer network throughout the United States, KDW is able to offer its clients a meaningful business partnership, whether in person or remotely. KDW’s strong service approach and emphasis on flexibility matches our business and legal approach to individual client needs, with unrivaled client satisfaction. KDW’s scope is unlimited with clients ranging from start-ups to universities to global Fortune 20 companies. For more information visit: www.kdwfirm.com

Mar 4, 2024

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

Winston & Strawn LLP’s leading Intellectual Property (IP) Practice is comprehensive – offering counseling, investigations, and audits to protect clients’ IP and litigation to enforce or defend clients’ IP rights. The team litigates patent, trade secret, trademark, and copyright, as well as licensing and other technology transaction matters.

Winston’s more than 120 IP lawyers advise clients on protecting and leveraging their IP to meet their legal and business objectives. Our IP attorneys regularly litigate IP disputes before the federal courts, the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission (ITC), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), state courts, and international arbitration tribunals. For more information visit: www.winston.com

Mar 4, 2024

IPRALLY

IPRally is a company that focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence for patent search and classification in the technology sector. The company offers a web application that simplifies the process of finding, reviewing, and categorizing patents, using generative AI to identify relevant matter in patents and to automate patent risk management. IPRally primarily serves law firms, search firms, and intellectual property offices. It is based in Helsinki, Finland. For more information visit www.iprally.com.

Mar 4, 2024

QUESTEL

Questel is a true end-to-end intellectual property solutions provider serving 20,000 organizations in more than 30 countries for the optimal management of their IP assets portfolio. Whether for patent, trademark, domain name, or design, Questel provides its customers with the software, tech-enabled services, and consulting services necessary to give them a strategic advantage. We use state-of-the-art technology such as artificial intelligence, big data, or blockchain, powered by an unparalleled network of international experts, to optimize the maintenance of any IP asset while streamlining the internal processes of our corporate and law firm clientele. These solutions, when combined with our IP cost management platform, deliver clients an average savings of 30-60% across the entire prosecution budget. Beyond IP, Questel’s mission is to facilitate the development of innovation in an efficient, secure, and sustainable way. For more information visit www.questel.com

Mar 4, 2024

TPR INTERNATIONAL

TPR is the premier U.S. search firm for high quality patent and non-patent literature searching and analysis. As a recognized leader for over 25 years, TPR is widely known for its exclusive range of subject-matter IP Search Experts, high performance search results, impressive global reach, and a passion to go the extra mile to locate critical information. TPR has a team of U.S. based IP Search Experts and can also conduct foreign language searching on-the-ground in Europe, China, Japan and other locations. Clients across engineering, high-tech, life sciences and chemistry turn to TPR for Validity/Invalidity, FTO/Clearance, Patentability, IPR, Due-Diligence and Landscape/White-Space search projects. For more information visit: www.TPRinternational.com

Mar 4, 2024

Mar 18, 2024

TT CONSULTANTS

An ISO9001 and ISMS27001 certified company, started in 2006 with a vision to provide IP and Technology consulting solutions globally. We at TT Consultants work with Law firms, Companies (IP and R&D departments), Start-ups, Universities and Research Centers, providing services catering to Prior-Art Searching, Freedom to Operate Searches, Patent Portfolio and Infringement Searches, Structure Sequence Searches, Technology and Patent Landscaping Activities, Market Research, Competitor Benchmarking, and Technology Forecasting. All our services are hybrid in nature and are backed by proprietary AI-assisted suite of products, which is complemented by the expertise of more than 250+ researchers in varied domains (with vast experience working on 3rd party Patent and Scientific Literature databases). With a proven record of over 15600 quality projects executed and 360+ satisfied clients worldwide, we are committed to driving innovative solutions that deliver value to our clients. For more information visit https://ttconsultants.com

Mar 18, 2024

Mar 4, 2024

SUN IP

Powerful tools and technologies for your global IP needs

Our industry-leading translation, foreign filing, and patent maintenance solutions are reinforced by advanced project management capabilities and cutting-edge technology that empower IP professionals to seamlessly manage complex global portfolios. For more information visit www.sunip.com

Mar 4, 2024

Mar 7, 2024

YOUNG BASILE

Young Basile is an intellectual property, technology transactions and litigation firm that represents leading global companies, regional technology-driven companies, and emerging businesses. With a combination of deep technical knowledge, business acumen, and proven expertise, we convert your cutting-edge innovations into enterprise value and drive successful results for our clients’ most important and complex matters. For more information visit youngbasile.com

Mar 7, 2024

Mar 18, 2024

PATSNAP

Founded in 2007, Patsnap is the leader in AI-powered innovation intelligence. Our user-friendly platform revolutionizes how IP and R&D teams collaborate across the entire innovation lifecycle — from validating ideas to analyzing the competitive landscape and beyond. More than 12,000 global companies across diverse industries trust Patsnap to innovate faster with AI. Discover more: www.patsnap.com

Mar 18, 2024

Mar 27, 2024

SCHWABE

We focus our practices by industry, so you can access legal services based on your unique needs in today’s economy.

Our understanding of seven key ‎industry sectors:

* Healthcare and Life Sciences

* Indian Country and Alaska Native Corporations

* Consumer Products, Manufacturing, and Retail

* Natural Resources

* Ports and Maritime

* Real Estate and Construction

* Technology

allows us to help clients achieve success through ideas, advice, and exceptional ‎legal counsel.

With nearly 170 lawyers in seven offices, we are among the largest law firms in the region. Clients from start-ups and entrepreneurs to the Fortune 500 count on us for full-spectrum legal services to help them achieve goals throughout their business lives. For more information visit www.schwabe.com

Mar 27, 2024

Apr 4, 2024

MORGAN LEWIS

Morgan Lewis’s award-winning Intellectual Property (IP) practice is home to more than 200 lawyers and professionals across the world, many with advanced degrees in engineering and sciences. With offices in key IP “hotspot” jurisdictions and business hubs, our global capability benefits clients with IP procurement, disputes, and transactional needs across all industry sectors. The size and breadth of our practice, coupled with our geographic and subject-matter balance, means we have the talent to serve as a “one-stop shop” on all IP matters– including patent preparation and prosecution; trademark and copyright portfolio management; trade secret protection; IP transactions; and IP-related disputes. For more information visit www.morganlewis.com.

Apr 4, 2024

PATLYTICS

Patlytics redefines patent analytics and discovery with a focus on infringement detection, alongside patent drafting, office actions, and competitive intelligence. Powered by LLMs, our platform boosts patent workflow efficiency by 70-90%. We offer proactive scans across the competitive landscape to secure IP portfolios and maintain a competitive edge with real-time reports. We add value to in-house counsel, law firms, and the innovation ecosystem.

We are selectively open to customers from Fortune 500s, top IP law firms, boutique consulting companies, and more. Our team experiences include Google, VC/PE, Standard Metrics, Magic, Yelp, and backed by top-tier VCs in Silicon Valley. For more information visit www.patlytics.ai.

Apr 4, 2024

Apr 5, 2024

FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL

Farella Braun + Martel's intellectual property lawyers help intellectual property holders secure, protect, and defend their rights. With decades of success in the courtroom and boardroom, we rely on our technical knowledge, strategic creativity, and trial skills in trade secret, patent, copyright, trademark, and other technology-related disputes to assist our clients achieve their business objectives. We represent companies in courtrooms throughout the United States across diverse industries. Many of our lawyers have engineering or technical degrees and have worked in the industries that we serve, enabling us to effectively convey complex technical concepts to judges, juries, arbitrators, mediators, and other parties. For more information visit: Farella Braun + Martel

Apr 5, 2024

Apr 15, 2024

PatSeer

PatSeer is an AI-driven patent research platform with integrated analytics, project workflows, and collaboration capabilities. Trusted by more than 8,000+ patent professionals across 40+ countries, including 1500+ patent examiners across 5 patent offices, PatSeer offers an unmatched combination of transformative AI and professional research tools in a single platform.

PatSeer's compelling set of connected datapoints, filters, charts, and analytic tools help you generate actionable insights with confidence. The platform offers multiple user-friendly editions for users across the innovation value chain ranging from R&D to IP Counsels. For more information, please visit www.patseer.com

Apr 15, 2024

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