• How Can Non-Practicing Entities Contribute to the Innovation Landscape?

• When Does an NPE Become a Patent Troll?

• How do we Balance the Need for Practicing Entities to Generate Income from their Unused Patent Assets with the Need to Curb Frivolous NPE Law Suits?

Moderator:
Dafydd Bevan, Partner, Marks & Clerk

Panellists:
Jaime Siegel, Global Licensing Director, Open Invention Network and CEO, Cerebral Assets​
William LaFontaine, GM, Intellectual Property & VP Research Business Development, IBM
Lyle Ellis, Senior IPR Manager, Commercial Operations & Intellectual Property, Vodafone