Global Series 2018 | Washington DC

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Global Series 2018 | Washington DC

April 19, 2018

Army and Navy Club Building

Washington, District of Columbia

8:25-8:30	Opening Remarks: Deborah Miron, President, Federal Circuit Bar Association
8:30-9:20	Innovation, Patents, and Trade: Tools and Techniques
9:20-9:30	Networking Break
9:30-10:30	Trade and Cross-Sector Industry Perspectives
10:30-11:25	Patent and Competition Law
11:25-11:55	A Chat With the Undersecretary of Commerce
11:55-12:45	Lunch
12:45-1:40	Global Patenting Strategies
1:40-2:45	The Global Trial Adjudication
2:45-3:40	The Unified Patent Court: Promise and Challenge
3:40-3:50	Networking Break
3:50-4:45	Global Patent Adjudication: Administrative Levels
4:45-5:25	The Shape of Things to Come: AI, Machine Learning, Big Data and the Legal Systems
5:25-6:05	The Global Series Roundtable
6:05-6:10	Closing Remarks: Robert Huffman, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
6:10-7:00	Reception

8:25-8:30	Opening Remarks Deborah Miron, President, Federal Circuit Bar Association
8:30-9:20	Innovation, Patents, and Trade: Tools and Techniques Moderator: Kevin LaRoche, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais Timothy Stanceu, Chief Judge, United States Court of International Trade Scott Kieff, Principal, McKool Smith Brian Pomper, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Emma Start, Senior Patent Agent, Bombardier
9:20-9:30	Networking Break
9:30-10:30	Trade and Cross-Sector Industry Perspectives Moderator: Jonathan Spadt, CEO & President, RatnerPrestia Ambassador Miriam Sapiro, Managing Director, Sard Verbinnen & Co Minister Karl Matthias Klause, Head of Economic Department, German Embassy David Geanacopoulos, Senior Executive Vice President, Public Affairs and Public Policy, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Peter Selfridge, Global Head of Digital Government, SAP Angela Ellard, Chief Trade Counsel, House Committee on Ways and Means
10:30-11:25	Patent and Competition Law Moderator: Patrick Coyne, Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Steven Maslowski, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP William MacLeod, Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Benoit Strowel, Managing Partner, Hoyng Rokh Monegier Beverley Moore, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais
11:25-11:55	A Chat With the Undersecretary of Commerce Ron Dimock, Partner, DLA Piper Sarah Harris, General Counsel, United States Patent and Trademark Office Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
11:55-12:45	Lunch
12:45-1:40	Global Patenting Strategies Moderator: Patrick Keane, Executive Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Nathan Kelley, Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office John Norman, Partner, Gowling WLG Tom Wong, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation Laura Masurovsky, Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
1:40-2:45	The Global Trial Adjudication Moderator: Sandra Kuzmich, Partner, Haug Partners Kathleen O’Malley, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Virginia Kendall, Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Christopher Burke, Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the District of Delaware Michael Phelan, Justice, Federal Court of Canada John Allcock, Partner, DLA Piper (US) LLP Ron Dimock, Partner, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
2:45-3:40	The Unified Patent Court: Promise and Challenge Moderator: Klaus Haft, Partner, Hoyng Rokh Monegier Penny Gilbert, Partner, Powell Gilbert Claudia Frost, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Ute Kilger, Patent Attorney, Boehmert & Boehmert
3:40-3:50	Networking Break
3:50-4:45	Global Patent Adjudication: Administrative Levels Moderator: Otto Licks, Partner, Licks Attorneys David Ruschke, Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, United States Patent and Trademark Office Charles Bullock, Chief Judge, United States International Trade Commission Daniele Semino, Chairman, Technical Board of Appeal - Chemistry, European Patent Office Anne Goalwin, Supervisory Attorney, Office of Unfair Import Investigations, United States International Trade Commission Christopher Bullard, Attorney-Advisor, IPR Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
4:45-5:25	The Shape of Things to Come: AI, Machine Learning, Big Data and the Legal Systems Moderator: James Brookshire, Executive Director, Federal Circuit Bar Association Corey Salsberg, VP, Global Head IP Affairs, Novartis Julien Lachere, Partner, BCF Business Law Robert DeBerardine, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Johnson & Johnson
5:25-6:05	The Global Series Roundtable Moderator: Nick Groombridge, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Ed Haug, Managing Partner, Haug Partners Michael Sandonato, Partner, Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto Seongsoo Park, Attorney, Kim & Chang
6:05-6:10	Closing Remarks Robert Huffman, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
6:10-7:00	Reception

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