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Author:

Chris Buntel

Co-Founder & CIPO
Tangibly

Chris Buntel is a US intellectual property attorney with over 20 years experience connecting innovation and intellectual property law. He is a co-founder and the CIPO of Tangibly.  Chris is passionate about trade secrets – the “next big thing” in intellectual property evolution. While other forms of intellectual property have been well supported for years, people are just now realizing the huge need for trade secret management tools and education.  He has a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Stanford University, and J.D. in Law from University of Houston.

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Chris Buntel

Co-Founder & CIPO
Tangibly

Chris Buntel is a US intellectual property attorney with over 20 years experience connecting innovation and intellectual property law. He is a co-founder and the CIPO of Tangibly.  Chris is passionate about trade secrets – the “next big thing” in intellectual property evolution. While other forms of intellectual property have been well supported for years, people are just now realizing the huge need for trade secret management tools and education.  He has a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Stanford University, and J.D. in Law from University of Houston.

Author:

Jordan Grotzinger

Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig
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Jordan Grotzinger

Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig

Author:

Bridget Smith

Assistant General Counsel, IP
Relativity Space
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Bridget Smith

Assistant General Counsel, IP
Relativity Space

In this forward-looking session, we'll explore the transformative impact of AI on your IP strategies. Delve into how AI is reshaping innovative businesses across the USA and learn about the best practices for harnessing AI to enhance the efficiency and productivity of in-house counsel. Join us to unlock the potential of AI for the future of your IP strategy.

Author:

Jay Choi

Senior Director of IP
Uber
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Jay Choi

Senior Director of IP
Uber

Author:

Steve Gong

Head of Data Science, Technology and Ops Patents
Google
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Steve Gong

Head of Data Science, Technology and Ops Patents
Google

Author:

Thomas Hamlin

Partner
Robins Kaplan

IP Law 360 Editorial Board Member—Artificial Intelligence

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Thomas Hamlin

Partner
Robins Kaplan

IP Law 360 Editorial Board Member—Artificial Intelligence

Author:

Helen Li

Associate Director of Patents
Intel Corporation

Helen Liis an associate director of patents and patent portfolio manager of AI innovations at the Intel Corporation.  She also serves as the Patent Group Counsel to Office of the Intel CTO & Software and Advanced Technology Group.  Prior to joining the Intel, she was a patent attorney at Fenwick & West LLP, where she advised clients on IP strategy and prosecuted patents in computer engineering technologies such as AI.  She has a PhD in computer engineering and JD both from Santa Clara University. 

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Helen Li

Associate Director of Patents
Intel Corporation

Helen Liis an associate director of patents and patent portfolio manager of AI innovations at the Intel Corporation.  She also serves as the Patent Group Counsel to Office of the Intel CTO & Software and Advanced Technology Group.  Prior to joining the Intel, she was a patent attorney at Fenwick & West LLP, where she advised clients on IP strategy and prosecuted patents in computer engineering technologies such as AI.  She has a PhD in computer engineering and JD both from Santa Clara University. 

Trade secret litigation can be costly and is only rising with a greater awareness of the opportunities to protect your innovation with trade secret law. This expert panel session will review the latest cases and provide you with insights on how to successfully implement a trade secret litigation strategy.

 

Part 1- Case Law Review

-        Understand the main cases which are affecting you Trade Secret Litigation Strategy:

  • Mallet vs Lacayo (2021)
  • Rexa v Chester (2022)
  • XpandOrtho, Inc. v Zimmer Biomet Holdings (2022)
  • Versata Software, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co (2023)

Part 2- Trade Secret Litigation Strategy

-         State vs Federal Court

-         Where can motions for dismissal occur?

-        What are the grounds for PI relief?

-        Analyze requirements for:

  • Ex-parte discovery

Ex-parte evidence

Author:

Chuck Sholtz

Vice President Intellectual Property
Nutcracker Therapeutics
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Chuck Sholtz

Vice President Intellectual Property
Nutcracker Therapeutics
 

Harry Harden

Senior Vice President
Kilburn & Strode

Harry Harden

Senior Vice President
Kilburn & Strode

Harry Harden

Senior Vice President
Kilburn & Strode

Budgets play a pivotal role in shaping IP strategy and IP leaders have to understand effect strategies to manage them. This session will delve into the profound effects of budget constraints on patent, trade secret, copyright, and trademark strategies. Gain insights into how to optimize IP strategies within budget limitations to achieve your organization's goals.

Author:

Sanjesh Sharma

Assistant General Counsel- Patents
Johnson and Johnson
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Sanjesh Sharma

Assistant General Counsel- Patents
Johnson and Johnson

Author:

Subroto Bose

Head of IP
Astera Labs

Subroto Bose is Head of IP at Astera Labs, where he manages Astera’s patent and trademark portfolio, domain names, customs enforcement, invention harvesting, and patent strategy.  Prior to joining Astera Labs, he was Assistant General Counsel, IP Strategy and Development at Marvell Semiconductor, and Senior Director, Global Patent Strategy and IP Operations at Dolby Laboratories.

 

Subroto’s in-house experience includes global patent and trademark portfolio strategy, European patent prosecution, patent acquisitions, and global IP operations.  He also advises on patent issues in licensing transactions, open source issues, and issues related to standard setting organizations and standard essential patents.  His prior experience also includes working at several law firms, where he represented both plaintiffs and defendants before the International Trade Commission (ITC) and federal district courts. 

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Subroto Bose

Head of IP
Astera Labs

Subroto Bose is Head of IP at Astera Labs, where he manages Astera’s patent and trademark portfolio, domain names, customs enforcement, invention harvesting, and patent strategy.  Prior to joining Astera Labs, he was Assistant General Counsel, IP Strategy and Development at Marvell Semiconductor, and Senior Director, Global Patent Strategy and IP Operations at Dolby Laboratories.

 

Subroto’s in-house experience includes global patent and trademark portfolio strategy, European patent prosecution, patent acquisitions, and global IP operations.  He also advises on patent issues in licensing transactions, open source issues, and issues related to standard setting organizations and standard essential patents.  His prior experience also includes working at several law firms, where he represented both plaintiffs and defendants before the International Trade Commission (ITC) and federal district courts. 

Author:

Harry Harden

Senior Vice President
Kilburn & Strode
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Harry Harden

Senior Vice President
Kilburn & Strode

Author:

Catherine Tornabene

Deputy General Counsel
Aurora Innovation, Inc.

Catherine Tornabene is the Deputy General Counsel, Intellectual Property at Aurora, a leading autonomous vehicle company. Catherine has been with Aurora since June 2017 and in her role works on all aspects of intellectual property. She has been an intellectual property attorney since 2007 and prior to Aurora, worked at Google Inc. and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Prior to attending law school, she worked as a software engineer at a startup that was ultimately acquired by Netscape and then AOL. Catherine earned BAs in Computer Science and History at UC Santa Cruz, an MS in Computer Science from Stanford, and her JD at UC Hastings. She is also an inventor on two patents.

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Catherine Tornabene

Deputy General Counsel
Aurora Innovation, Inc.

Catherine Tornabene is the Deputy General Counsel, Intellectual Property at Aurora, a leading autonomous vehicle company. Catherine has been with Aurora since June 2017 and in her role works on all aspects of intellectual property. She has been an intellectual property attorney since 2007 and prior to Aurora, worked at Google Inc. and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Prior to attending law school, she worked as a software engineer at a startup that was ultimately acquired by Netscape and then AOL. Catherine earned BAs in Computer Science and History at UC Santa Cruz, an MS in Computer Science from Stanford, and her JD at UC Hastings. She is also an inventor on two patents.

Innovative companies across the West Coast are becoming more and more aware of the need to form trade secret strategies. Recent case law has shown that courts can award costly damages in cases of infringement. This industry in-house-led panel will explore the key strategies surrounding maintaining an effective trade secret approach.

 

-        When is the best option to use patent protection and when is the best time to rely upon trade secret protection?

-        Understand where and how a trade secret can be valued effectively.

-        What is the best strategy towards the internal implementation of trade secret management?

Discover the best use of trade secret data protection.

Author:

Jialing Dailey

Senior IP Counsel
Atlassian
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Jialing Dailey

Senior IP Counsel
Atlassian

Author:

Peter Jovanovic

Legal Director- IP
Dell
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Peter Jovanovic

Legal Director- IP
Dell

Author:

Kim Jessum

Chief IP Counsel
Heraeus
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Kim Jessum

Chief IP Counsel
Heraeus

Author:

Matthew Hulse

Associate General Counsel
Intel Corporation
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Matthew Hulse

Associate General Counsel
Intel Corporation

Author:

Gregory Bombard

Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Gregory S. Bombard is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on trade secret litigation. Greg also handles other IP litigation and complex commercial disputes. His trade secret clients are primarily in high tech industries, including biotech, medical devices, software, robotics, fintech, and manufacturing. Greg is an author of the ABA’s Guide to Protecting and Litigating Trade Secrets, 2nd Ed., and co-chairs of the ABA’s Trade Secret Litigation Subcommittee. Greg is a shareholder in the Boston office of the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. He can be reached at [email protected]. 

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Gregory Bombard

Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Gregory S. Bombard is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on trade secret litigation. Greg also handles other IP litigation and complex commercial disputes. His trade secret clients are primarily in high tech industries, including biotech, medical devices, software, robotics, fintech, and manufacturing. Greg is an author of the ABA’s Guide to Protecting and Litigating Trade Secrets, 2nd Ed., and co-chairs of the ABA’s Trade Secret Litigation Subcommittee. Greg is a shareholder in the Boston office of the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. He can be reached at [email protected]. 

 

Harry Harden

Senior Vice President
Kilburn & Strode

Harry Harden

Senior Vice President
Kilburn & Strode

Harry Harden

Senior Vice President
Kilburn & Strode

Distinguished jurists with some of the liveliest Trade Secret Litigation dockets

in the country will examine decision making practices employed by the judicial

system. They will tease out the key procedural and technical differences between state and federal trade secret law, allowing you to form a holistic offensive and defensive trade secret litigation strategy.

Author:

Laurel Beeler

U.S. Magistrate Judge
United States District Court for the Northern District of California

United States Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler was appointed in 2010 to the Northern District of California. She has presided as a trial and settlement judge over hundreds of civil cases, including intellectual-property, employment, civil-rights, and commercial disputes

 

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Laurel Beeler

U.S. Magistrate Judge
United States District Court for the Northern District of California

United States Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler was appointed in 2010 to the Northern District of California. She has presided as a trial and settlement judge over hundreds of civil cases, including intellectual-property, employment, civil-rights, and commercial disputes

 

Author:

Elvis Chan

Special Agent
FBI

Elvis Chan is an Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) assigned to FBI San Francisco. ASAC Chan manages the field office’s Cyber Branch, which is responsible for cyber investigations, digital forensics, technical operations, private sector engagement and community outreach. With 18 years in the Bureau, he is a decorated agent who is recognized within the Intelligence Community as an election cybersecurity and cyberterrorism expert. ASAC Chan was the lead agent on significant cyber investigations and managed joint counterterrorism operations with domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies.

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Elvis Chan

Special Agent
FBI

Elvis Chan is an Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) assigned to FBI San Francisco. ASAC Chan manages the field office’s Cyber Branch, which is responsible for cyber investigations, digital forensics, technical operations, private sector engagement and community outreach. With 18 years in the Bureau, he is a decorated agent who is recognized within the Intelligence Community as an election cybersecurity and cyberterrorism expert. ASAC Chan was the lead agent on significant cyber investigations and managed joint counterterrorism operations with domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies.

Author:

Nikki Vo

Head of IP Litigation
Meta
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Nikki Vo

Head of IP Litigation
Meta

Author:

Miriam Kim

Partner
Munger Tolles
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Miriam Kim

Partner
Munger Tolles

Trade Secret IP laws are being established across the globe to help protect the assets of innovative companies. This session will take you on a global update on the leading actions governing bodies are taking to ensure trade secret protection is maintained and strengthened within their countries.

 

-        Discover the European approach to trade secrets and the impact of the EU Trade Secrets Directive (2016/943).

  • How will the UPC impact Trade Secret strategy?

-        How has the UK approach to trade secrets diverged from the EU regulations.

-        Understand the Chinese approach to trade secrets:

Block Chained Evidence and Reversed the Burden of Proof – how has this streamlined process for Trade Secret Misappropriation Infringement?

Author:

Chuck Scholtz

Vice President Intellectual Property
Nutcracker Therapeutics
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Chuck Scholtz

Vice President Intellectual Property
Nutcracker Therapeutics

Author:

Ping Gu

Partner
Zhong Lun Law
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Ping Gu

Partner
Zhong Lun Law

Author:

Ian DiBernardo

Partner
Brown Rudnick
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Ian DiBernardo

Partner
Brown Rudnick

The restriction and legislation of non-compete agreements is gaining traction around the country, with states and the federal government passing or proposing new restrictions on the clauses. This industry-led panel session will explore the impact of non-compete agreements on your trade secret strategy.

 

Part 1: Latest Update

-        Federal Trade Commission latest priority on non-compete agreement and examine the Impact on Trade Secret Protection in an Ever Fluid Workforce

-        Explore the Federal Trade Commission latest priority on non-compete agreement and examine its impact on trade secret protection in an ever fluid workforce

Part 2: Debate and Analysis

-        How far will the proposed clause limit a company’s ability to protect their trade secrets when employees seek to switch employment?

-        How will this affect function of the company?

-        If the non-compete rule becomes enforceable, will other technical measures for trade secret become more important?

How will this affect the ability to prove trade secret misappropriation?

Author:

Monica Baig-Silva

Vice President Intellectual Property
Thermo Fisher

Monica Baig-Silva (Vice President, Intellectual Property at Thermo Fisher Scientific) provides strategic counseling and intellectual property support for Thermo Fisher’s biotechnology, pharmaceutical and clinical trials businesses.  With over 15 years of experience, Monica routinely handles all matters of intellectual property protection.  In addition, Monica has extensive experience advising on matters related to IP infringement, employment agreements, contract negotiations, and cyber security.  A champion of trade secret protections, Monica founded Thermo Fisher’s trade secret and risk assessment committee for internally monitoring company trade secret practices. Monica is currently a member of the Intellectual Property Organization’s trade secret committee.

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Monica Baig-Silva

Vice President Intellectual Property
Thermo Fisher

Monica Baig-Silva (Vice President, Intellectual Property at Thermo Fisher Scientific) provides strategic counseling and intellectual property support for Thermo Fisher’s biotechnology, pharmaceutical and clinical trials businesses.  With over 15 years of experience, Monica routinely handles all matters of intellectual property protection.  In addition, Monica has extensive experience advising on matters related to IP infringement, employment agreements, contract negotiations, and cyber security.  A champion of trade secret protections, Monica founded Thermo Fisher’s trade secret and risk assessment committee for internally monitoring company trade secret practices. Monica is currently a member of the Intellectual Property Organization’s trade secret committee.

Author:

Rob McCauley

Partner
Finnegan
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Rob McCauley

Partner
Finnegan