IPWatchdog will be holding its Virtual CON2020 program from September 1 to September 30, 2020. Among the patent-related online presentations being offered during the Virtual CON2020 program are:
September 1
• Keynote: Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property & Director of the USPTO – 12:05 pm ET
• Litigating Patents in Texas: Trends, Best Practices and Differences Between Districts – 12:45 pm ET
• Patents at the PTAB: How the Times Have Changed (or Not) – 2:15 pm ET
September 2
• Keynote: Chief Judge Paul Michel (CAFC, ret.) – 12:05 pm ET
• The Future of the CAFC: Is the Court Still Relevant? – 12:45 pm ET
• Strategies for Protecting Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning post-Alice – 2:15 pm ET
September 3
• Keynote: Raymond Millien, Chief IP Officer & CEO, Volvo Car Ventures – 12:05 pm ET
• In Search of Injunctive Relief in Patent Infringement Litigation – 12:45 pm ET
• IP Transactions & Portfolio Management: Finding What You Need & Backfilling a Portfolio – 2:15 pm ET
September 8
• The Current State of Patent Eligibility Caselaw – 12:30 pm ET
• A Bridge of Tears for Life Sciences – panel with Patent Docs authors Donald Zuhn and Kevin Noonan; Sherry Knowles of Knowles IP Strategy; and Hans Sauer, Deputy General Counsel and Vice President for Intellectual Property for the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) - 12:45 pm ET
• Hatch-Waxman and IPR Strategy – 2:15 pm ET
September 9
• Keynote: Tricia Thompkins, EVP, General Counsel and Secretary, Perry Ellis International, Inc. – 12:30 pm ET
• Leveraging Intellectual Property to Raise Structured Capital in Life Sciences - 12:30 pm ET
• IP as an Asset Class: Valuing Assets in Support of Monetization Strategy – 12:45 pm ET
• Litigation Finance: Funding Patent Infringement Litigation – 2:15 pm ET
September 14
• Enforcing & Licensing 5G SEPs: An Innovator’s Perspective - 12:45 pm ET
• High-Tech Patent Litigation Trends: 101 and the Return of Competitor Lawsuits – 2:15 pm ET
• Preparing and Prosecuting Patents that Hold up to Challenge – 3:45 pm ET
September 15
• Keynote: Rochelle Blaustein, Associate General Counsel, Technology Transfer & Intellectual Property, United States Department of Energy - 12:05 pm ET
• The Growing Importance of Trade Secret Protection – 12:30 pm ET
• Identifying, Valuing and Protecting Trade Secrets in the 21st Century – 12:45 pm ET
• The Gender Gap: Addressing STEM Education, Funding & Inventorship – 2:15 pm ET
September 16
• Ethics for IP Attorneys – 1:50 pm ET
September 17
• Keynote: Alden Abbott, General Counsel, FTC – 12:05 pm ET
• Efficiency in Draftsman Communications – 12:30 pm ET
• Enhancing Value Throughout the Patent Life Cycle – 2:00 pm ET
• Establishing a Patent Strategy for the Innovation Lifecycle – 2:15 pm ET
September 29
• The Future of Monetization – 12:45 pm ET
• What Can Armor on WWII Planes & Honeybees Tell Us about Innovation Strategy? – 2:00 pm ET
• Everyone Wants to Be a Unicorn – But What About Patents? – 2:15 pm ET
September 30
• Keynote: Louis Foreman, CEO, Enventys Partners, founder of Edison Nation – 12:05 pm ET
• How China is Changing the Global Patent System – 12:45 pm ET
• Solutions for the U.S. Patent System – 2:15 pm ET
Additional presentations may be added to the schedule above. Information regarding those additional presentations as well as a complete agenda and list of speakers for and descriptions of all of the Virtual CON2020 presentations can be found here. Registration for the Virtual CON2020 series is free. Those interested in registering for the program can do so here.
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