17TH ANNUAL PENN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SYMPOSIUM:
March 21, 2025
This program has been approved for a total of 3.0 Substantive CLE credits for Pennsylvania lawyers. CLE credit may be available in other jurisdictions as well. Attendees seeking CLE credit must register for CLE credit via the online CLE registration link and make a payment via cash or check made payable to "The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania" on the day of the event in the amount of $120.00 ($60.00 public interest/non-profit attorneys). In order to receive the appropriate amount of credit, evaluation forms must be completed.
Penn Carey Law Alumni receive CLE credits free through The W.P. Carey Foundation’s generous commitment to Lifelong Learning.
Registration:
Panel 1 –
With the rise of fast fashion, clothing designers are struggling to compete with “dupes” that mimic their designs but are produced for a much lower cost making them cheaper. This panel will discuss the use of design patents to protect these designs, the differences between design patents and trade dress in protecting fashion designs, and the economic implications of design patent infringement in the fashion industry.
Panel 2 –
What is the standard for fair use and how can artists tell whether their creations will be infringing? This panel will discuss the historical evolution of “transformativeness”, what this means for the art industry in terms of creating original work or licensing derivative works, and what this may look like when the standard is applied to artwork created by generative AI.
Panel 3 –
Conventionally, the trademark strength and the trademark scope was thought to always have a positive correlation. That is, the strongest marks should always receive the widest scope of protection. However, such conventional wisdom is being challenged by professors Barton Beebe and C. Scott Hemphill who are asking the question of whether strong marks really need more protection. They argue that super strong marks have a lower likelihood of confusion and as such the scope of protection may be narrow. This panel will discuss the optimal relationship between trademark strength and protection and how changing the standard could impact litigation.
16TH ANNUAL PENN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SYMPOSIUM: “IP AND ME”
aPRIL 13, 2024
Registration: https://forms.gle/qAqVEBidoTzpffBw6
Panel 1 – Genes, CAR-T, and Patents, Oh My! (11:00-12:15 pm)
Panelists: Judge Christopher Burke (Magistrate Judge, District of Delaware), John Lee (Chief IP Counsel, House of Representatives), Dr. Amy Mahan (Senior Associate, WilmerHale) Following Myriad, emerging technologies have faced uncertainty and unpredictability as to whether their inventions meet patent subject-matter eligibility. This panel will examine developments in biotechnology patents and the sometimes-hazy distinctions between when one can—and cannot—patent genes and similar matter. The panel will also discuss efforts to clarify this issue, including the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023. Moderated by Polk Wagner (Professor, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School).
Panel 2 – What’s in a Name? (1:30-2:45 pm)
Panelists: Laura Heymann (James G. Cutler Professor, William & Mary Law School); Jacqueline Lesser (Partner, Ice Miller) Our names are often close to our identities. But what IP rights, if any, does one inherently have in a name? What limitations exist in starting a business in your own name, or in someone else’s name? The panel will also discuss Vidal v. Elster and trademarks with free speech. Moderated by Christopher Yoo (Imasogie Professor in Law and Technology, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School).
Panel 3 – How Much of Your Knowledge Do You Own? (3:00-4:15 pm)
Panelists: Victoria Cundiff (Chair, Sedona Conference Working Group 12 on Trade Secrets Law); R. Mark Halligan (Partner, FisherBroyles); Elizabeth Rowe (Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law) The final panel will explore the tension between protecting a company’s trade secrets and protecting an employee’s knowledge and skills. A 2023 FTC proposal to ban noncompete clauses was suggested to contain language broad enough to impact NDAs. The final panel seeks to discuss drawing the line between what falls under a trade secret and employee knowledge and the pros and cons if the balance falls in the other direction. Moderated by Camilla Hrdy (Professor, University of Akron School of Law).
15th Annual Penn Intellectual Property Symposium: “Creative Control: ip in a world of democratized content creation”
October 14, 2022, 12:15 PM - 3:15 PM ET
Registration: https://penncareylaw.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cXwPACYnSpGuWARqZwgKYA
12:15-12:30—Opening Remarks
12:30-1:30—Panel 1: The Value of Online Identity
Professor Anita Allen (Penn Carey Law); Karl Fowlkes (Managing Partner, The Fowlkes Firm); Craig Kurland (Senior Entertainment Executive)
1:30-1:45—Q&A with Online Identity Panelists
1:40-2:00—BREAK
2:00-3:00—Panel 2: Licensing in an Era of Small Creators
Professor Rebecca E. Clayton (Penn Carey Law); Anne Kennedy McGuire (Partner, Loeb & Loeb); Gabrielle Sellei (Founder, SelleiLaw LLC); Alan Lewine (CEO, Owlsong Productions Inc.)
3:00-3:15 Closing Remarks
14th Annual Penn Intellectual Property Symposium: “America Invents Act: Mission Accomplished or Promise Unfulfilled?”
March 25, 2021, 3:00 PM - 5:40 PM ET
Symposium Committee: Nic Harris, Joshua Burd, Gerald Adams
Registration: https://pennlaw.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Skt0xXcNQ7O-0FHw-32O_A
3:00-3:05—Event Introduction by PIPG Co-President (Alicia Lai)
3:05-3:40—Fireside Chat between Andrei Iancu (Former Director of the USPTO) and Marc Hankin (L’92, Founding Partner at Hankin Patent Law)
3:40-3:50—Q&A with Andrei Iancu and Marc Hankin
3:50-3:55—BREAK
3:55-4:25—Presentation 1: AIA’s Impact on Technology Transfer, University Innovation, and the relation between Academia and Commercial Industry
Professor Cynthia Dahl (Penn Law); Benjamin Dibling, Ph.D (Deputy Managing Director at PCI)
4:25-4:30—BREAK
4:30-5:00—Presentation 2: Changing Visions of Innovation, Cost Savings, and Social Welfare Following AIA Switch
Professor David Abrams (Penn Law); Marc Hankin; Sean McEldowney (L’05, Partner at Kirkland & Ellis)
5:00-5:05—BREAK
5:05-5:35—Presentation 3: The Costs, Benefits, and Strategic Decision Making involved in Administrative Review Proceedings.
Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat (Texas A&M School of Law), Marissa Ducca (Partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan), Matt Johnson (Partner at Jones Day)
5:35-5:40—Closing Remarks by PIPG Co-President (Robert McMullen)
13th Annual Penn Intellectual Property Symposium: “Ai, IP, & Innovation”
March 19, 2020, 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM (cancelled due to COVID-19)
Symposium Committee: Alicia Lai, Milad Emamian, Lillian Li
Registration: https://www.evensi.us/13th-annual-penn-intellectual-property-symposium-ip-amp-innovation-sansom-street-3501/378901357
[Panel] AI Innovation & Inventorship: Creating National Economic Value
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Osagie Imasogie, Co-Founder of PIPV Capital, former Founding VP of GlaxoSmithKline Ventures
Gerard Lewis, Chief Technology Counsel & Deputy GC at Comcast
Michael Ryan, Partner at Morgan Lewis
Terrence Wikberg, Partner at Perkins Coie
Moderated by: Cynthia Dahl, Penn Law
[Panel] Global Governance of AI: Comparative and Normative Perspectives
1:30 – 2:30 PM
Michael Fitzpatrick, Head of Google’s Global Regulatory Affairs, Advisory Board of the AI Forum, US International Trade Advisory Committee
Mona Sloane, Founder of Co-Opting AI
Alexander Southwell, Partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Lee Tiedrich, Partner at Covington & Burling
[Panel] Robot Lawyers: Automation and Augmentation through Legal Tech
2:45 – 3:45 PM
Benjamin Alarie, CEO at Blue J Legal
David Wong, Co-Founder at Paperflip
Charlyn Ho, Counsel at Perkins Coie
Tess Blair, Partner at Morgan Lewis
Moderated by: Michael Janson, Penn Law
[Keynote] Ambassador Grace Koh, U.S. Representative and Head of Delegation to ITU
3:45 – 4:45 PM
Reception at White Dog
5:00 – 7:00 PM
12th Annual Penn Intellectual Property Symposium: “STREAMING: CHANGING MEDIA AND ITS IMPACT ON IP LAW”
March 28, 2019, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
12:00PM - 12:30PM: Registration and Lunch
12:30PM - 1:30PM: Keynote Address - Dorothy Attwood, L'87 (The Walt Disney Company)
1:30PM - 2:30PM: Evolution of Streaming Video Services Panel - Eric Besner, L'95 (Warner Bros. Digital Networks); Stephanie Brockman L'11 (Dish Network/Sling TV); Sarah Gitchell (Comcast); Rebecca Reed (Discovery Communications)
2:50PM - 3:50PM: Music Modernization Act and Streaming Music Industry Panel - Ross Charap (Akerman LLP); Susan Chertkof, L'91 (RIAA); Ken Steinthal (King & Spalding)
3:50PM - 4:50PM: Future Considerations in Streaming Technology Panel - Rachel Fertig (Morgan Lewis); Eugene Marder (Twitch); Amy Wolf, L'12 (NBC Universal)
5:00PM - 7:00PM: Reception at the White Dog Cafe
11th Annual Penn Intellectual Property Symposium: “Open Source's Impact on Innovation”
March 27, 2018, 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
12:00PM - 12:30PM: Registration (Pick Up Lunch)
12:30PM - 1:30PM: Keynote Speech by Keith Bergelt
1:30PM - 2:30PM: Open Source Licensing Panel
2:50PM - 3:50PM: Data Security Panel
3:50PM - 4:50PM: Open Source Considerations in Start-Ups Panel
5:00PM - 7:00PM: Reception at the White Dog Cafe
9th Annual Penn Intellectual Property Symposium: “Innovation and IP Assets: From Startups to Big Business”
March 17, 2016, 12 PM – 7 PM
12:00-12:30pm: Registration, pick up lunch
12:30-1:30pm: Fireside Chat with Eve Saltman of GoPro
1:30-2:30pm: Startup Panel
2:50-3:50pm: Big Business Panel
3:50-4:50pm: Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) Panel Debate
5:00pm-7:00pm: Reception at the White Dog Cafe