Global Series sessions, part of an on-going dialogue since 2010, address topics of global significance at a senior level of discussion. Working closely with government representatives, adjudicators, corporate leaders, litigation leaders, academics, and others in the global community, the Series responds, in real time, to emerging challenges. The on-going Series includes participants from Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United States, the People’s Republic of China, Canada, Brazil, and other countries.

CURRENT AGENDA

8:15AM Registration Open

8:55 – 9:00AM President’s Welcome

9:00 – 9:55AM Competition and Antitrust

What’s new in antitrust at the beginning of the second Trump Administration? This panel will discuss key healthcare, technology, labor, and antitrust/IP issues from a U.S. and international perspective, focusing on emerging trends in antitrust enforcement, merger review, and policy.

Erik Koons, Antitrust Department Chair, Baker Botts
Suzanne Munck, Davis Polk, Former FTC Chief Counsel for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the Office of Policy Planning
Elizabeth Wang, Econic Partners
Noah Phillips, Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Lee Berger, Partner, Steptoe LLP

10:00 – 10:55AM The Unified Patent Court and Its Impact on International Patent Litigation

This panel will examine key decisions and observable trends of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) since its launch on June 1, 2023. The procedural and substantive aspects of the UPC will be explored and compared to other leading jurisdictions for patent disputes, including in terms of speed and efficiency, injunctive relief, the handling of infringement and validity, and cross-border remedies. The role and interplay of UPC proceedings on international patent litigation will also be discussed, taking into account recent cases and trends.

C. Gregory Gramenopoulos, Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
Jan Bösing, Partner, Bardehle Pagenberg
Tess Waldron, Partner, Powell Gilbert
Melanie Müller, Attorney at Law, Boehmert & Boehmert
Shawna Yashar, Director of Global IP Litigation & IP Enforcement, Lenovo
Kimberly Schmitt, Vice President, Director of Patent Litigation, Intel

11:00 – 11:55AM AI, National Security and Economic Competitiveness – Impacts on Trade Policy

Is there tension between these priorities that impact trade?
Turning Trade Barriers into or Trade Facilitators?
How can all three priorities be aligned to support healthy trade?

Jonathan Spadt, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Jennifer Schulp, Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute
Sarah Hammer, Managing Director, Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance; Senior Director, Harris Alternative Investments Program, The Wharton School
Matt Hayden, VP, Cyber and Emerging Threats, General Dynamics Information Technology
Tatiana Alves, Partner, RNA Law

12:00 – 12:55PM LUNCH

1:00 – 1:55PM International Trade and Multilateral Institutions

This panel will discuss the state of bilateral and multilateral trade, with a focus on how developing US trade policy will impact existing and future treaties, trade agreements, multilateral organizations, and global affairs, particularly with respect to IP and IP-related issues. Topics to include USMCA; developments in the WHO, WTO and WIPO (including the state of WTO and trade disputes, WHO Pandemic Accord, WIPO Treaty on Genetic Resources/ATK, multilateral mechanism for DSI under the CBD); US-China relations; and predictions for the future of US global IP and trade policy.

Corey Salsberg, Vice President, Global Head IP Affairs, Novartis
Dr. Christoph Schemionek, President and CEO, German Delegation of German Industry and Commerce
Jeff Weiss, Partner, Steptoe LLP
José Antonio Arochi, Partner, Arochi and Lindner

2:00 – 2:55PM Approaches in Remedies

Manny Caixeiro, Partner, Venable LLP
Nuno Carvalho, Partner, Licks Attorneys
Klaus Haft, Partner, Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Mishima Alam, Litigation Counsel, Google LLC
Kiran Patel, Senior IP Counsel, General Licensing, Philips North America

2:55 – 3:10PM NETWORKING BREAK

3:10 – 4:05PM Litigation Management

This panel will address global litigation management including choices clients make with respect to venue selection, selection of counsel, and case resolution; costs of litigation; the use and impact of litigation funding; and other dynamics of global litigation management based on the forum, stakes, or type of litigants involved (e.g., competitors, non-practicing entities, universities, and the like).

Azra Hadzimehmedovic, Partner, Tensegrity Law Group LLP
Alexandra Yang, Partner, Fangda Law
Thomas Gniadek, Partner, Simmons & Simmons
Matt Jorgenson, Senior Managing Counsel, IP and Complex Litigation, Boston Scientific
Sandra Kuzmich, Managing Partner, Haug Partners

4:05 – 5:00PM U.S. Intellectual Property Legislative Landscape

Joe Matal, Principal, Clear IP, LLC
John Lee, Chief IP Counsel, House Judiciary Committee
Paul Taylor, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School National Security Institute (former House Judiciary Committee Counsel)
Jamie Simpson, Chief Policy Officer and Counsel, Council for Innovation (former House Judiciary Committee Chief Counsel)

5:00 – 6:00PM Reception