Advanced Summit on

Medical Device Patents

Comprehensive and Practical Prosecution and Litigation Strategies for an Evolving IP Landscape

Tuesday, February 28 to Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The Omni Parker House, Boston, MA

Eric W. Dittmann
Partner,
Paul Hastings LLP (New York, NY)

W. Todd Baker
Partner,
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. (Alexandria, VA)

Dr. Ulrike Till
Partner,
Field Fisher Waterhouse (Dusseldorf, Germany)

John R. Fuisz
The Fuisz-Kundu Group LLP (Washington, DC)

Matthew K. Blackburn
Partner,
Locke Lord LLP (San Francisco, CA)

Jeremy C. Lowe
Partner,
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP (Hartford, CT)

Mark L. Mathie
Principal,
McKool Smith (Dallas, TX)

Karun D. Naga
Director, Corporate Development
Medtronic, Inc. (Mountain View, CA)

Brent D. Sokol
Partner,
Jones Day LLP (Los Angeles, CA)

Noreen C. Johnson
Vice President and Chief Patent Counsel
Medtronic Spine, Inc. (Memphis, TN)

Kevin W. McCabe
Director,
Sterne Kessler (Washington, DC)

Andrew E. “Andy” Rawlins
Partner,
Foley & Lardner LLP (Washington, DC)

David K. Callahan
Partner,
Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Chicago, IL)

Chad Everingham
Partner,
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld (Longview, TX)
Former Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

David G. Henry, Sr.
Partner,
Dykema Gossett PLLC (Dallas, TX)

Scott P. McBride
Shareholder,
McAndrews Held & Molloy, Ltd. (Chicago, IL)

Bradford “Jim” Badke
Partner,
Ropes & Gray LLP (New York, NY)

Richard S. Meyer
Partner,
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP (Washington, DC)