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C-IP² Annual Fall Conference

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The Importance of Exclusive Rights

Thursday, October 17, &
Friday, October 18, 2024

Hosted in person at Mason Square Campus
in Arlington, VA

— APPROVED for 9 Hours of VA CLE* —

C-IP²’s 2024 Annual Conference will explore the importance of exclusive rights in the patent and copyright industries, the historical basis for those rights, and what happens to innovators and creators if the rights are not protected.

We are pleased to announce that this year’s conference will feature Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Kathi Vidal as our Keynote speaker on Friday, October 18.

*Not barred in Virginia? Check with your local state bar regarding reciprocity.
Attendees are responsible for submitting their own CLE forms to their respective state bars.
CLE forms will be provided after the conference to attendees who select one of the CLE registration options.

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CONFERENCE MATERIALS

CLE Materials will be made available here

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2024

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time Zone (EDT)

• • Terrence Hart, General Counsel, Association of American Publishers (AAP) (bio)
  • John Kolakowski, Director, Licensing, Nokia Technologies (bio)
  • Hans Sauer, Deputy General Counsel and Vice President for Intellectual Property, Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO); Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center (bio)
  • Laurie Self, Senior Vice President & Counsel, Government Affairs, Qualcomm (bio)
  • Moderator: Kristina M. L. Acri née Lybecker, Professor of Economics and Business, Colorado College; Senior Scholar, C-IP² (bio)

2:15 – 2:35 PM:   Break – Generously sponsored by FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

2:35 – 3:50 PM:   Panel 2: Copyright and the Individual

This panel will discuss how copyright promotes the flourishing of individual lives. It will address core copyright doctrines as well as the registration process itself.  The panel will consider how recent developments affecting the copyright system support the interests of individual creators and the dissemination of knowledge to society as a whole.

• • Rachel Kim, VP, Legal Policy & Copyright Counsel, The Copyright Alliance (bio)
  • Michael D. Murray, Spears Gilbert Associate Professor of Law, University of Kentucky, David Rosenberg College of Law (bio)
  • Mary Rasenberger, CEO, Authors Guild and Authors Guild Foundation (bio)
  • Jeff Sedlik, Chief Copyright Advisor, and President Emeritus, American Photographic Artists; President, PLUS Coalition; Director, Copyright Alliance; Professor, Art Center College of Design (LinkedIn bio)
  • Moderator: Lateef Mtima, Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law; Founder and Director, Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ); Senior Scholar, C-IP² (bio)

3:50 – 4:10 PM:   Break – Generously sponsored by FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

4:10 – 5:25 PM:   Panel 3: Litigation Funding (with the NATIONAL SECURITY INSTITUTE (NSI) at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School)

Third party litigation funding (TPLF) is a multi-billion-dollar industry that is drawing attention from Courts and Congress. This panel will examine the potential benefits and harms of TPLF, including National Security concerns relating to actors from China and the Middle East and the costs and benefits of proposed legislation and disclosure rules.

• • Vishal Amin, Head of Intellectual Property Policy, Intel Corporation (bio)
  • Connor Murphy, Senior Vice President, Litigation Insurance, Lockton (LinkedIn bio)
  • Kristen Osenga, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Austin E. Owen Research Scholar & Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law; Senior Fellow for Innovation Policy & Senior Scholar, C-IP² (bio)
  • Courtney Quish, Managing Director, Fortress Investment Group (LinkedIn bio)
  • Paul Taylor, Visiting Fellow, National Security Institute (NSI), George Mason University – Antonin Scalia Law School (bio)
  • Moderator: Jamil Jaffer, Founder and Executive Director, National Security Institute; Assistant Professor of Law and Director, National Security Law & Policy Program, George Mason University – Antonin Scalia Law School (bio)

5:25 PM:   Conference Adjourns

5:45 – 8:45 PM:   Invitation-Only Speakers’ Reception & Dinner – Generously sponsored by FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time Zone (EDT)

8:00 – 9:00 AM:   Registration & Breakfast – Generously sponsored by BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CORPORATION (BIO)

9:00 – 10:15 AM:   Panel 4: Copyright and AI

This panel will consider both how AI models are trained, and whether works created using AI technology may be registered for copyright. The panelists will also discuss the recently introduced NO FAKES Act and relevant U.S. Copyright Office developments pertaining to AI and copyright.

• • Justin Hughes, William Matthew Byrne, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law; Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Business and Economics, Loyola Law School (bio)
  • Bijou Mgbojikwe, Senior Policy Counsel, Entertainment Software Association (bio)
  • William “Bill” Patry, Partner, Mayer Brown (bio)
  • Joshua L. Simmons, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP (bio)
  • Karyn A. Temple, Senior Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel, The Motion Picture Association (bio)
  • Moderator:  Sandra Aistars, Clinical Professor, George Mason University – Antonin Scalia Law School; Senior Fellow for Copyright Research and Policy & Senior Scholar, C-IP² (bio)

10:15 – 10:35 AM:   Break [SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE]

10:35 – 11:50 AM:   Panel 5: Continuation, Obvious Type Double Patenting, and Terminal Disclaimers

The USPTO’s recent (and rather unusual) proposal to change the law on terminal disclaimers and the Federal Circuit’s recent decision In re Cellect have both implicated the use of continuations and made that use more perilous. Continuations have been a significant part of patent practice for years, however, particularly in the life sciences. This panel will discuss continuations practice (along with the attendant issue of obviousness-type double patenting and terminal disclaimers), its importance to companies and how companies prosecute patents applications, and what the potential impact of recent court decisions and PTO guidance may be.

• • Drew Hirshfeld, Principal, Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner; Former Commissioner for Patents & Former Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director, USPTO (bio)
  • David Korn, Vice President, Intellectual Property and Law, PhRMA (bio)
  • Dr. Mercedes Meyer, Partner, Banner Witcoff; Board Member, IPO Education Foundation (bio)
  • Emily Michiko Morris, David L. Brennan Endowed Chair, Associate Professor, and Associate Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology, Akron Law; Senior Fellow for Life Sciences & Scholar, C-IP² (bio)
  • Moderator: Mark F. Schultz, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Chair in Intellectual Property Law & Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law and Technology, Akron Law; Senior Scholar, C-IP² (bio)

11:50 AM – 1:15 PM:   Keynote Lunch Address [SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE]

• • KATHI VIDAL, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (bio)

1:15 – 2:30 PM:   Panel 6: SEP Current & Proposed Regulations

This panel will consider current and proposed regulations that negatively impact the valuation of SEPs around the world, including in the United States, EU, and China, focusing on how these regulations impact where parties choose to sue or arbitrate along with incentives for investment in innovation in certain industries.

• • Angela Barr, Head of Portfolio Creation – Senior Director, InterDigital, Inc. (LinkedIn bio)
  • Mark Cohen, C-IP² Edison Fellow, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School; Non-Resident Scholar, University of California San Diego (bio)
  • David J. Kappos, Partner, Corporate; Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP; Former Under Secretary of Commerce and Director, USPTO (bio)
  • Keith Mallinson, Founder & Managing Partner, WiseHarbor; Practitioner in Residence, C-IP² (bio)
  • Moderator: Kristen Osenga, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Austin E. Owen Research Scholar & Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law; Senior Fellow for Innovation Policy & Senior Scholar, C-IP² (bio)

2:30 – 2:50 PM:   Break [SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE]

2:50 – 4:10 PM:   Panel 7: March-In Rights

This panel will discuss March-in rights, and the breadth of potential impact on innovation of including pricing as a consideration for march-in.

• • The Honorable Susan G. Braden, Former Chief Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims; Jurist in Residence, C-IP² (bio)
  • Kate Hudson, Deputy Associate Vice President and Counsel for Government Relations and Public Policy, Association of American Universities (AAU) (bio)
  • The Honorable Paul R. Michel, Former Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Board Member, Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) (bio)
  • Moderator: Emily Michiko Morris, David L. Brennan Endowed Chair, Associate Professor, and Associate Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology, Akron Law; Senior Fellow for Life Sciences & Scholar, C-IP² (bio)

4:10 – 4:15 PM:   Closing Remarks

• • Joshua A. Kresh, Interim Executive Director, C-IP² (bio)

4:15 – 6:15 PM:   Special Closing Reception Co-Hosted with GMU Intellectual Property Law Society — Generously sponsored by C4IP

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CONFERENCE SPONSORS

Interested in sponsoring our 2024 Fall Conference?
View our list of sponsorship options and email Joshua Kresh at jkresh@gmu.edu!

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