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The Premier Gathering Where IP Trailblazers From the Top Law Firms Come Together to Shape the Future of IP Law
Attend and get the insights, strategies, as well as connections to address today’s rapidly evolving IP landscape, including:
- IP protections for AI inventions
- Safeguarding trade secrets
- The IP connection to CFIUS
- Copyrights and Fair Use in the Digital Age
- The Intersection of data and IP
With timely updates on shifting regulations and enforcement priorities, this summit delivers practical tools to enhance your legal knowledge, grow your business acumen, and strengthen your leadership impact.
Connect with a powerful community of legends, rising stars, and changemakers—and be part of the movement redefining what’s possible in IP law.
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Co-Chairs
Danielle Ely
Vice President, Digital Legal Affairs
Warner Chappell Music
Sarah Smith
Corporate Counsel, Americas
Lansweeper
Current and Former Government and Judiciary
Hon. Pauline Newman
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Federal Judiciary
Hon. Teresa Rea
Consultant
Rea Consulting LLC
Former Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Jacqueline Wright Bonilla
Director
Sterne Kessler
Former Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
In-House Counsel
Rama Elluru
Senior Advisor for AI Governance and Intellectual Property
Special Competitive Studies Project – SCSP
Lisa Jakob
Executive Director, Intellectual Property
Merck
Debbie James
Private Equity Independent Board Director
Christine Rea Prihoda
Counsel, Strategic Transactions and M&A
Gilead Sciences
Ceyda Maisami
VP, Associate General Counsel, IP & Standards
HP
Jane Marie Russell
Associate General Counsel
OpenText
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Advisory Board
Gain exclusive insights from our esteemed Women Leaders in IP Law Summit advisory board—trailblazing professionals whose expertise and leadership have been instrumental in shaping this year’s comprehensive program on key industry developments, legal strategies, and career advancement in the IP field.
Program Highlights
PTO Year in Review
Leadership changes, PTAB trends, and AI’s impact on examination and review
Copyrights in Synthetic Media
Protecting creativity in the AI era
Future-Ready Leadership
Building resilient teams and finding talent for the next generation of leaders in IP law
Board Readiness Series
How to leverage IP skills to secure nonprofit and for-profit board positions
Inventorship in a Changing Landscape
Strengthening inhouse, inventor, and outside counsel collaboration while navigating ownership and compliance challenges in the age of AI
Who You Will Meet
In-House Counsel
In-house counsel for Fortune 500 and cutting-edge companies, including Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Chief IP Counsel, Senior Counsel – Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, in the following sectors:
- Aviation and Aerospace
- Biotechnology/ Pharmaceuticals
- Chemicals
- Consumer Goods
- Defense and Space
- Entertainment
- Food Production
- Health, Wellness and Fitness
- Information Technology
- Internet
- Medical Devices
- Music
- Technology
- Online Media
- Renewables and Environment
- Retail
- Technology
- Telecommunications
Law Firm Counsel
Law firm attorneys whose practice areas focus on Intellectual Property Law, including:
- Patents
- Trademarks
- Copyrights
- Trade Secrets
Past Participating Companies
- Adobe
- Aflac
- Amazon
- American Red Cross
- Better Business Bureau (BBB)
- Bloomberg Media
- Heraeus
- The Hershey Company
- Lockheed Martin
- NPR
- Relativity Space
- S&P Global
CLE Accreditation
Accreditation will be sought in those jurisdictions requested by the registrants which have continuing education requirements. This course is identified as no transitional for the purposes of CLE accreditation.
Learn more“The conference had an amazing lineup of distinguished speakers, and the content was even more informative than I anticipated. ACI and the Women in IP Law Network knocked this Summit out of the park!”
“The size and format made it very approachable, had a good mix of content, and allowed the opportunity to make deep connections as opposed to brief ones.”
“This was overall a great event that provided a great balance of networking, conversation and topical discussion.”
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Senior Business Development Manager
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