IP Law Summit in Palm Beach, Florida

The IP Law Summit will be held from September 14, 2014, through September 16, 2014, at the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, Palm Beach, Florida. The event will bring together senior IP Counsel from large corporations and mid-market organizations with service providers. The Summit is an invitation-only event that will take place behind closed doors.

The key topics that will be discussed include:

• Non Patent Entities and Patent Trolls – Managing abuse of litigation and safeguarding your company
• Emerging Markets – Discussing developing markets and strategies for world IP protection
• IP Licensing – Navigating current challenges and finding the best approaches.
• Legislation Reform – Exploring reform issues and strategies to overcome new challenges
• Trade Secrets and Privacy Issues – Evolving challenges and approaches to protect your assets
• IP Portfolio Management – Proactive strategies and advancements in efficiency
• Valuation of IP – Approaches to measuring success in an ever changing market
• Patent and Trademark Protection –Examining foreign and domestic passages
• gTLDs – Is that domain his or hers? New challenges with changing technology
• Parallel Imports and Gray Market – Analyzing approaches to counteract unfair competition

Confirmed Speakers include:

• Debra Stephens, Honorary Judge, USPTO Board of Appeals
• John Cooper, Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Turner Broadcasting
• Nancy Axilrod, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Coach
• David Hubbard, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Verizon
• Jeffrey Skelton,Assistant Vice President, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel, Cargill
• Marc Ehrlich,Senior Counsel, Patent Enforcement Operations & Strategy,IBM
• Colm Dobbyn, Group Executive, Head of Intellectual Property, MasterCard
• Anthony Peterman, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Dell
• Dean Olson,Assistant General Counsel, Pfizer
• Suzanne Munck,Chief Counsel for Intellectual Property, Federal Trade Commission
• Jeff Hohenshell, Senior Patent Counsel, Medtronic
• Jennifer Hall, General Counsel Intellectual Property, Mars Inc.
• Michael Bishop,General Counsel, AT&T
• Chellis Gonzalez, Intellectual Property and Patent Counsel, AOL
• Donald McGowan, General Counsel Intellectual Property, Pokemon
• Colette Stanford, Vice President and General Counsel, Aeropostale
• Batur Oktay, Director of Intellectual Property, Starbucks
• Rachael Lamkin,Associate General Counsel, Otterbox

If you are interested in attending you can visit the IP Law Summit website and register your interest in receiving an invitation to attend. For more information you can also contact Jenny Keane, Marketing Manager, [email protected].