Wednesday, December 8, 2021
9:30 - 10:30 am Pacific Time

VIRTUAL BREAKFAST BRIEFING & SPEED NETWORKING

“Startup Phase to M&As: Growing your IP Portfolio and Avoiding Litigation Pitfalls thru Different Stages of Growth”
Holiday Swag Bags, Networking & CLE! This is the final CLE program of the year. Grab a cup of coffee and start your day with IP Counsel Cafe.

Whether you're a startup building your portfolio or a company going through M&As, you must take certain steps to optimally manage your IP portfolio. In 2020, global tech M&A deals totaled $634 billion, a nearly 92% year-over-year increase. To name a few, AMD acquired Xilinx, Salesforce acquired Slack, and Apollo Global Management acquired Yahoo. Managing your IP portfolio through M&As is challenging. What steps can you take from the very beginning to avoid potential pitfalls down the road? We are pleased to present this conversation with IP Counsel at different stages of growth. Join us for CLE, networking & Holiday Swag Bags!

DIANE HONDA
General Counsel
Barracuda Networks

KARINEH KHACHATOURIAN
Managing Parter (Palo Alto Office)
Rimon Law

KRISTIN LAMB
Head of IP
Oura

MICHAEL MARTIN
Associate General Counsel, Head of Patents
Verizon Media

JOHN TSAI
Head of Patents, IP Litigation, Open Source & Standards
Stripe

BECKY UNRUH
Head IP Counsel
EagleView