Agenda for Day 1 - Wednesday, April 03, 2019
Track I: IP for Emerging Tech
Track II: European Patent Practices
Track III: IP for Early Stage Med Device Companies
8:00 - 9:00 am: Registration & Light Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15 am: Opening Remarks
9:15 - 10:15 am: Keynote: Q&A with Ami Patel Shah
Speaker: Ami Patel Shah, Moderator: Greg Stark
10:15 - 10:25 am: Break
10:25 - 11:25 am: Session 1
Track I: The Future of R&D tax credits and Global Innovation
Speaker: Heidi Henderson
Track II: Updates from the EPO & Computer Implemented Inventions
Speakers: Alex Gardiner and David Härdeman
Track III: Fireside Chat with Alex Vayser
Speaker: Alex Vayser, Moderator: Doug Portnow
11:35am - 12:35 pm: Lunch
12:40 - 1:40 pm : Session 2
Track I: Buy, Sell, Hold? The Market for Patents and What It Can Tell Us
Speaker: Kent Richardson
Track II: The USPTO 2019 Revised Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance and can the EPO approach offer any assistance?
Speakers: Aris Gregorian, Kirt Iverson, Alex Gardiner and David Härdeman
Track III: IP Fundamentals: Concepts & Strategies
Speakers: Piers Blewett, Monique Perdok and Pamela Huff
1:40 - 1:50 pm: Break
1:50 - 2:50 pm: Session 3
Track I: Future Tech and IP: Blockchain, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Speakers: Greg Rabin, Jose Nunez, Chris Brittain and Andre Marais
Track II: Patentability of AI Based Inventions Under the EPC
Speaker: Alex Gardiner
Track III: IP Issues Med Device Companies Should Consider During Fund Raising
Speakers: Ajay Dharia, Raj Subramaniam, Christopher Buchko and Suneel Arora
2:50 - 3:00 pm: Break
3:00 - 4:30 pm: Session 4
Mock Trial: Unveiling the Mysteries of Oral Proceedings at the EPO
Speakers: Alex Gardiner, David Härdeman, John Collins and Nathalie Baptist
Workshop: How to Survive IP Due Diligence
Speakers: Doug Portnow and Piers Blewett
4:30 - 6:00 pm: Networking Reception with Santa Clara Law School
