IP Issues at the Frontline – Offensive and Defensive Strategies That Win the Game

While IP decision makers are striving to bring clarity and incorporate the implications into their day-to-day IP management, the urgency to protect business interests escalates.

Foley invites you to our ninth annual complimentary IP conference, designed as a thought leadership forum for IP, legal, and business leaders on IP development, protection, litigation, and transactions.

Specific topics to be addressed include: 

• Global IP Enforcement — When and Where to Act


• Trade Secrets — Protecting and Enforcing What Matters Most


• GC Panel — IP Strategies That Propel the Company’s Business


• Strategic Use of Post-Grant Challenges at the USPTO


• Views From the Bench — Federal District Court Judges Discuss IP Cases and Local Rules and Practice


• Mountains Versus Molehills — Right-Sizing the Approach in Defending Against NPE Claims

Break-Out Sessions

• Smarter Integration of AIA Into Your Patent Practice


• Frontiers of Marketing and Promotion: Business and IP Risks

This conference is complimentary for in-house counsel guests of Foley, but advanced registration is required. For more information, please contact Jennifer Hoganson at [email protected].

Confirmed Speakers to Date 

• Bonita Lewis Bell, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Terex Corporation


• Sara B. Blotner, Director and Associate General Counsel – O&T and IP Law Group, Citigroup Inc.


• Nadeem Bridi, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Kinetic Concepts, Inc.


• Denise R. Cade, Senior VP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer, Suncoke Energy, Inc.


• Chief Judge Ruben Castillo, U.S. District Court for the N.D. Illinois


• Theresa Conduah, Counsel — Intellectual Property, United Airlines, Inc.


• Christopher Gerardi, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, Inc.


• Matthew Golden, Chief Counsel, Global Patents, Mondelez International


• Toni Hickey, Senior Counsel, Global IP Transactions & Strategy at Cummins, Inc.


• Judge Faith Hochberg, U.S. District Court for New Jersey


• Blythe Holden, General Counsel, Shopzilla, Inc.


• Karen Kaiser, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Ingredion Inc.


• Stephen F. Kampmeier, Senior Counsel, Intel Corporation


• Lawrence E. Lycke, Patent Counsel, Physio-Control, Inc.


• Lauren Mandell, Senior Counsel, Sun Products Corporation


• Duane C. Marks, Patent Counsel, Roche Diagnostics Corporation


• Matthew Miller, Deputy General Counsel, Groupon Inc.


• Jennifer Millones, Special Counsel — Intellectual Property, Diageo North America Inc.


• C. Edward Polk, Jr., Chief Litigation Officer, Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC


• Kieran Power, Global IP Manager, Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.


• Paul Rodriguez, VP, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company


• Kent Rose, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, Beam Inc.


• Susan M. Rosenfeld, Associate General Counsel – Intellectual Property, PVH Corp.


• Dan J. Sepanik, Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property, Freudenberg North America


• Michael Shpizner, Vice President and General Counsel, Fujitsu America, Inc.


• Heather Steinmeyer, Senior Associate General Counsel — Intellectual Property, WellPoint, Inc.


• Meghan Quigley Toner, Senior IP Attorney, UTC Climate, Controls & Security


• Marlan D. Walker, Corporate and Intellectual Property Counsel, TherapeuticsMD


• Robert S. Weisbein, Partner, IP Litigation Practice

Foley & Lardner LLP will apply for CLE credit after the program, wherever applicable. Foley & Lardner LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for California MCLE credits by the State Bar of California in the amount of 7.0 General credits. Foley & Lardner LLP is a State Bar of California MCLE approved provider. Please note that participants must be in attendance on the date of the event; credit may not be obtained by viewing and/or listening to a program recording after the event.