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IP COUNSEL CAFE
FALL MEETING

“MAXIMIZING THE VALUE OF IP:
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER CHALLENGES”

NOVEMBER 1, 2023
10 AM - 6 PM
3 WEST CLUB, 3 W. 51 STREET
NEW YORK, NY

Join IP Counsel in New York City for the Fall Meeting on November 1, 2023! IP Counsel must continue to maximize the value of their company’s IP as we face a lurking economic recession and shifting priorities. At the same time, companies are racing to understand the risks and rewards of using Artificial Intelligence. Legal departments must develop effective policies that address the IP, data, privacy, and open source issues that arise with the use of various large language models. We will spend the day benchmarking, networking, and sharing best practices. RSVP Now!

How to develop a robust AI policy?
What IP, Data, Privacy and Open Source Risks are implicated in your company’s use of AI?
The Rise of Trade Secret Litigation
Engaging the Business in Your IP Program
Evolving Litigation Strategies & Changes at the PTAB
and more! Earn CLE!

Thank You to Our Speaking Faculty

**MICHEAL BINNS**
Head of Patents and Trade Secrets
**Meta**

**BRANDON BLUDAU**
Director & Assistant General Counsel - Chief Patent Counsel
Capital One

**HON. JACQUELINE BONILLA**
Deputy Chief Judge, PTAB
**USPTO**

**STEVEN CAPELLA**
Patent Portfolio Manager - Physical Sciences & Semiconductors
**IBM**

**CLARE COLLINS**
Patent Attorney
**Murgitroyd**

**JARED ENGSTROM**
Senior Director, IP Strategy
Crowdstrike

**DIANE FERGUSON**
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Precisely

**DAVID FOSTER**
Principal Counsel
**The Walt Disney Company**

**LORIE GOINS**
Head of IP Strategy
**Kyndryl**

**KHURRAM NASIR GORE**
Director, Managing Associate General Counsel
**Verizon**

**ROBERT GRAVOIS**
Assistant General Counsel, IP
**ADT**

**ELAINE HARWELL**
Partner & Privacy Officer
Procopio

**KULSOOM HASAN**
Senior Manager, IP Counsel
Vishay Intertechnology

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

**LANCE HOCHHAUSER**
Senior IP Counsel
Prove Identity

**JENNIFER LANGENBERGER**
Executive Director of IP & COO, Penn Center for Innovation
University of Pennsylvania

**DAVID LISSON**
Partner
Davis Polk & Wardwell

LINZY MCCARTNEY
IP Counsel - Patents, Licensing & Open Source
Meta

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

**MIKE ROSS**
Senior Manager, Senior Counsel - IP
**Capital One**

**RODGER SADLER**
Managing Counsel
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America

**RALPH SCHROEDER**
President, North America
**RightHub**

**BRYAN SINCLAIR**
Senior Director, IP Litigation
**Cisco Systems**

**NICOLE SPENCE**
Counsel - Data & AI
IBM

**TARIANNA STEWART**
Manager, Technology Licensing & BD
NYU Technology Opportunities & Ventures

**MIKE TURNER**
Director of IP
**Yokogawa**

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

**TEARRA VAUGHN**
Associate General Counsel
**Meta**

**NAOMI WALTMAN**
Executive Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Litigation
Paramount

**MARGARET (MAGGIE) WELSH**
Partner
**Baker Botts**

**JOHN ZHU**
Director, Associate General Counsel - IP
**Cisco Systems**

DETAILED AGENDA

9:30 AM
Registration & Networking Breakfast

10:00 AM
Welcome Remarks

10:10 AM - 11:10 AM
Developing a Robust AI Policy
The emergence of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools has created risks and opportunities for companies across different industries. We are discovering that many of our teams, not just engineering, are using various AI tools. While these tools can create efficiencies, there is also great risk. It is tempting to simply ban the use of these tools, but is this the best way forward?

How are AI tools being used, and by whom?
How are legal departments using AI tools? Which tools are others departments using?
Which AI tools are various teams using?
Is it practical to ban the use of AI tools completely?
How are companies developing their AI policies?

In which categories are AI tools clearly ok to use? In which categories are AI tools clearly not ok to use?
What are the potential risks and rewards of using AI tools?
What is the impact of various use cases?
Companies are commingling content with sales presentations and products. What are the IP implications?
Customers are asking about AI use. What types of representations and/or warranties should you provide?

11:10 AM - 12:10 PM
AI Tools: Dealing with the IP, Data, Privacy and Open Source Implications

When you incorporate AI generated content into a product, you cannot own the content because it is AI generated. The content could also potentially include third-party content that the AI tool found, in which case you could potentially be infringing.

What are the IP implications?
What are the Data, Privacy and Open Source issues?
Do you have the right to use the content? Do you need a license?
How do you conduct risk assessments? What regulatory and compliance issues do you need to be aware of?

**JARED ENSTROM**
Senior Director, IP Strategy
**Crowdstrike**

12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
Networking Lunch

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM
Wearing the Business Hat as Senior Corporate Counsel: How to Bring the Most Value in Challenging Times

Legal is often viewed as a cost center, but when utilized properly, legal can greatly support and improve the business. We will discuss:

How to bring value to the business?
How to demonstrate value to the business?
“Don’t solve for litigation”: How to align legal interests ith business interests?
How to build out your team to bring the most value to the business, especially in challenging economic times when budgets are lean?
How do you integrate your IP department with the business team to ensure smooth processes in various contexts, such as M&As where you have to do due diligence and post-merger IP integration?

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Best Practices for Promoting Business Engagement in the Company’s IP Program

What kinds of data and reporting can IP departments provide to the business?
What kinds of competitive intelligence can you obtain and maintain?
How do you keep the business and inventors engaged in the patenting process?
What Strategies work in small vs. mid vs. large companies?
What are some challenges around working with universities or businesses that accept federal funding?

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Networking Coffee Break

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
The Rising Importance of Trade Secrets

How do you manage the flow of trade secrets and confidential information in various contexts?
When you interview different companies in the same space to find the best partner for a joint development, how do you manage the flow of trade secrets and confidential information to avoid claims of trade secret misappropriation?
What processes should you put in place to prevent trade secret misappropriation?
How do you choose between trade secrets and patenting?
How does trade secret litigation differ from patent litigation?
How do you incentivize inventors to submit trade secrets?

4:20 - 5:10 PM
Changing Litigation Strategies

What trends are we seeing in IP litigation?
How is NPE litigation evolving?
What are the proposed changes at the PTAB to increase transparency?

5:10 PM - 6:10 PM
Cocktail Reception

End of Program. Please check back for updates.

Thank you for joining! See you next year! Please save the date: November 6, 2024

IP COUNSEL CAFEFALL MEETING

“MAXIMIZING THE VALUE OF IP: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER CHALLENGES”