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Day 1 - Tuesday, June 6, 2023
8:00 |
Networking Breakfast and Opening Toast |
8:45 |
Co-Chairs’ Welcome Remarks |
9:00 |
USPTO Year in Review: A Look at New Initiatives under Women-led Leadership |
10:00 |
Keynote AddressKeynote Fireside Chat |
10:30 |
Morning Networking Coffee Break |
11:00 |
Examining the CHIPS Act and the Intellectual Property Outcomes for the Tech Sector |
11:45 |
Examining the Intellectual Property Challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
12:45 |
Networking Lunch
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2:00 |
Shh! – It’s A Secret: Taking a Closer Look at Trade Secrets and Their Role in A Remote & Globalized Era |
3:15 |
Networking Break and Speaker Lounge |
3:45 |
Exploring New Opportunities on the Horizon for Women in Blending Tech and IP Career Paths |
4:30 |
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in IP: Finding Balance with DEI and Women’s Initiatives |
5:30 |
Day One Concludes |
Day 2 - Wednesday, June 7, 2023
8:25 |
Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks |
8:30 |
Supreme Court IP Case Review for 2023 |
9:30 |
Keynote AddressKeynote Fireside Chat |
10:00 |
Networking Break and Speaker Lounge |
10:30 |
Appreciating The Benefits of Mentorship in The Development of Women IP Law Leaders |
11:30 |
Spotlight AddressBreaking Barriers: IP Insights from Women in Heavily Male-Dominated Industries |
12:00 |
Networking Lunch |
1:15 |
What Every IP Lawyer Needs to Know About NFTs, Blockchain and Web3 |
2:00 |
…And Now A Word About Trademarks |
3:00 |
Networking Break and Speaker Lounge |
3:30 |
Navigating Parallel Importation and Gray Markets in Order to Protect IP Rights |
4:15 |
IP Career Transitions: Insights on Navigating Your IP Journey |
5:00 |
Conference Adjourns |
Day 1 - Tuesday, June 6, 2023
8:00 |
Networking Breakfast and Opening Toast |
8:45 |
Co-Chairs’ Welcome Remarks![]() Melissa Jobe ![]() Bridget Smith |
9:00 |
USPTO Year in Review: A Look at New Initiatives under Women-led Leadership![]() Elizabeth Dougherty ![]() Janet Gongola ![]() Lena Munasifi ![]() Honorable Teresa Rea Kathy Vidal’s arrival at the USPTO has heralded a host of new women entrepreneurship initiatives in IP. In this session, we’ll investigate the efforts made by the agency to advance inventorship, diversity and inclusion.. Highlights:
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10:00 |
Keynote AddressKeynote Fireside Chat![]() Valencia Martin Wallace |
10:30 |
Morning Networking Coffee Break |
11:00 |
Examining the CHIPS Act and the Intellectual Property Outcomes for the Tech Sector![]() Gina Bibby ![]() Mary Prendergast This session will analyze the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 and how it will affect intellectual property rights in new technologies. While, the CHIPS Act will boost new technological developments, many question whether it will afford adequate protections to new inventions:
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11:45 |
Examining the Intellectual Property Challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI)![]() Dina Blikshteyn ![]() Wendy Esposito ![]() Shui Li ![]() Anna Linne Moderator:![]() Ruth Ma Swilling AI-generated inventions are changing – the world as we know it and are also calling IP rights into question. This panel will explore how artificial intelligence will impact the IP landscape.
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12:45 |
Networking Lunch
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2:00 |
Shh! – It’s A Secret: Taking a Closer Look at Trade Secrets and Their Role in A Remote & Globalized Era![]() Debbie L. Berman ![]() Ching-Lee Fukuda ![]() Kim Jessum ![]() Michelle Liu ![]() Anu Sawkar Moderator:![]() Clara N. Jimenez Trade secrets have always been an important part of a solid intellectual property portfolio. In recent years, with changing views on patent protection, trade secrets are more and more attention. But protecting trade secrets may be more challenging in the new normal of the workplace: global & remote. We’ll analyze some key questions surrounding trade secrets in this new landscape:
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3:15 |
Networking Break and Speaker Lounge |
3:45 |
Exploring New Opportunities on the Horizon for Women in Blending Tech and IP Career Paths![]() DeAnna Allen ![]() Vanessa Bailey ![]() Suzanne Flaton Origenes We will examine how advancements in technology are creating new opportunities in the IP sector and examine the linkage between women engineers and women in IP.
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4:30 |
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in IP: Finding Balance with DEI and Women’s Initiatives![]() Melissa Andrieux ![]() Janine Carlan ![]() Sandra Nowak ![]() Sharon Roberg-Perez There have been many DEI initiatives in the last few years with a focus on IP, however, there is still so much to be done. While DEI initiatives complement women’s initiatives, it is sometimes difficult to ensure that the objectives of both are aligned. Our esteemed panel will discuss some of the most pressing challenges in this area, including:
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5:30 |
Day One Concludes |
Day 2 - Wednesday, June 7, 2023
8:25 |
Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks![]() Melissa Jobe ![]() Bridget Smith |
8:30 |
Supreme Court IP Case Review for 2023![]() Ginger Anders ![]() Elana Nightingale ![]() Maria Victoria Stout 2023 will be a banner year for IP cases before the Supreme Court. The Court will look at cases touching on basic principles of patent construction to blurred lines between copyright protections and First Amendment protections. Join our esteemed panelists for an in-depth discussion of several of these key cases. Spotlight Cases:
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9:30 |
Keynote AddressKeynote Fireside Chat![]() Jennifer M. Dixton |
10:00 |
Networking Break and Speaker Lounge |
10:30 |
Appreciating The Benefits of Mentorship in The Development of Women IP Law Leaders![]() Jill Goldman ![]() Linda Horner ![]() Ceyda Maisami ![]() Eve Salzberg Training, education, support, and mentorship have been instrumental in advancing women’s careers in the field of IP law.
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11:30 |
Spotlight AddressBreaking Barriers: IP Insights from Women in Heavily Male-Dominated Industries![]() Jennifer Brumbaugh In this spotlight session, we will hear from an accomplished woman who has excelled in the field of intellectual property, in the automotive industry.
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12:00 |
Networking Lunch |
1:15 |
What Every IP Lawyer Needs to Know About NFTs, Blockchain and Web3![]() Nerissa Coyle McGinn ![]() Hannah Taylor Blockchain, Web 3, and NFTs have disrupted technology and are testing the limits of IP law. This session will help you understand the importance of these decentralized technologies and how they are impacting patent, copyright and trademark protections. Blockchain and Web3:
NFTs:
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2:00 |
…And Now A Word About Trademarks![]() Sharona H. Sternberg ![]() Lisa Jakob ![]() Lucy Jewett Wheatley ![]() Rachel Lovejoy Trademarks represent essential branding elements that also help promote creativity as well as commerce. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has seen some interesting cases that could very well set a precedent for other trademark infringement lawsuits.
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3:00 |
Networking Break and Speaker Lounge |
3:30 |
Navigating Parallel Importation and Gray Markets in Order to Protect IP Rights![]() Alaina van Horn ![]() Deanna Tanner Okun ![]() Lynda Zadra-Symes This session will be analyzing the challenges on navigating and preventing product importation and protecting IP rights.
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4:15 |
IP Career Transitions: Insights on Navigating Your IP Journey![]() Rekha Hanu ![]() Lisa Pensabene ![]() Megan F. Raymond
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5:00 |
Conference Adjourns |