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