2018 Global IP Strategy Conference

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox was pleased to host our Global IP Strategy Conference, an exclusive one-day symposium centered on Global IP Strategy. This complimentary, invitation-only forum addressed strategies that enable companies – from the largest tech and consumer product companies to emerging innovators – to protect and grow market share and to capture return on investment from their IP.

Topics included:

• Creating and Managing a Globally Robust Patent and Trademark Portfolio
• Monetizing Patent Investments in Today’s Global IP Landscape
• Efficient Patent Defenses in the PTAB Era
• Winning Strategies for Brand Enforcement and Defense
• Appellate and Supreme Court Decisions Influencing the Value of Patents

Luncheon Speakers:

• Dr. Tobias Wuttke, Partner at Meissner Bolte
• Avv. Massimo Sterpi, Partner at Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners
• David Rose, Partner at Mischon de Reya LLP

Speakers & Panelists Included:

• Keith Askoff, Vice President, Associate General Counsel at Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
• Paul Evans, Vice President, Intellectual Property at Vivint, Inc.
• Sugi Hadikusumo, Senior Legal Director, Global IP Law at PepsiCo, Inc.
• Kevin O’Neil, Vice President, Intellectual Property & Licensing – Legal at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
• Ami Patel Shah, Managing Director Intellectual Property Finance Group at Fortress Investment Group LLC
• Joe Hollinger, Vice President, Intellectual Property at Roku, Inc.
• Joe Mazzarella, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel & Board Director at Mutualink, Inc.
• Gillian Thackray, VP, Associate General Counsel, Global Chief Intellectual Property Counsel at The Clorox Company
• Jon D. Ruttencutter, National Program Manager at Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, National IPR Coordination Center
• Wayne Sobon, Vice President, Intellectual Property at JUUL Labs
• Administrative Judge Glenn Perry, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (ret.)
• Robert Greene Sterne, Founding Director and Conference Chair
• J.C. Rozendaal, Director and Co-Chair, Trial and Appellate Practice Group

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