Agenda: Technology Patent Network North America 2020

Thursday, March 12, 2020
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM	Registration and Morning Coffee in the Exhibition and Networking Area
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM	Chairman's Welcome Address David Sanker, Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9:20 AM - 9:50 AM	Panel Discussion - Best Practice for In-House IP Counsel: Invention Harvesting Moderator: Jennifer Spaith, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney Panellists: Kristine Ekwueme, Patent Counsel, Qualcomm Mehul Shah, Patent Attorney, Nagra Peter Jovanovic, Senior Legal Counsel, IP, Dell
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM	Patents versus Trade Secrets for Inventions that use Artificial Intelligence Patents are typically used to protect new inventions, particularly when the inventions are easily reverse engineered. On the other hand, if the novelty of an invention is not publicly visible (e.g., an algorithm running in the Cloud), or infringement would be difficult to detect, companies may opt for Trade Secret protection. Artificial Intelligence can affect how an invention is protected, and may even influence how it is implemented. This presentation identifies some of the factors to consider and provides some specific recommendations. The presentation is particularly relevant to inventions that are implemented in software, but some of the issues impact other inventions as well. David Sanker, Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM	One Step Forward and Two Steps Back: The Unforeseen IP Challenges of the IoT and Big Data Revolution Nathan Zhang, Counsel, Applied Materials
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel Discussion: Can an Artificial Intelligence System be Given a Patent? Will AI make it more Difficult to Patent an Invention, which Requires an Improvement that Exceeds the ‘Level of Ordinary Skill’? If an Invention is Conceived using AI, who is the Inventor? The Computer? The Person who Developed the AI System? or The Person or Entity Running the AI to Create the New Invention? As Innovation is now Outpacing the Law, is it Time to Devise a Broader Legal Strategy to Protect IP in AI? How do you Develop a Trade Secrets Strategy? Moderator: Bill La Fontaine, General Manager, IP and Vice President, Research Business Development, IBM Panellists: Bao Tran, Founder, TTek Inc David Chan, Senior Patent Counsel, Western Digital~ Nathan Zhang, Director, Global Litigation and Investigations, Applied Materials
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Morning Coffee & Networking in the Exhibition Area
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM	Introducing The LOT Network Ken Seddon, CEO, The LOT Network
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM	Patent Litigation Trends and Licensing Traps Licensing Pitfalls that Arise or Result in Litigation – and how to avoid them Litigation Trends that are Affecting Licensing and Other Company Strategy Shifting tides at the PTAB Impact of TC Heartland and key venues to watch NPE litigation – will it decline, hold steady, or increase Unsettled damages issues – apportionment, smallest saleable unit, and extraterritoriality Predictions for the Coming Year Moderator: Andrew Schwaab, Immediate Past President, Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Association Panellists: Andrew Radsch, Partner, Ropes & Gray Diane Gabl Kratz, Senior IP Counsel, Seagate Technology Elizabeth Chien-Hale, General Counsel/ Company Secretary, AGAPE-1 Technology Ken Seddon, CEO, The LOT Network
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM	Panel Discussion: In-house Counsel Day-to-Day Challenges in Securing and Protecting Patents Panellists: Michael Kim, Senior Patent Prosecution, TiVo Tom McMasters, Senior Director for Litigation and Licensing, ASML Diane Gabl Kratz, Senior IP Counsel, Seagate Technology
12:50 PM - 2:10 PM	Lunch and Networking in the Exhibition Area
2:10 PM - 2:15 PM	Roundtable discussions Taking part in these discussions offers delegates and speakers the opportunity to focus on topics of specific interest, within a small group. 45 minutes is set aside for each rotation – and delegates may choose one discussion table in each rotation.
2:15 PM - 2:55 PM	Patenting Artificial Intelligence Susan Keston, Partner, HGF Harry Hutchinson, Senior Partner, HGF	Writing Robust Patent Applications Suganda Jutamulia, Senior Principal Patent Agent, OmniVision Technologies	Harmonising Patent and Trade Secret Protection Strategies Aaron Oakley, Partner, Hogan Lovells	Technology Patents Open Table: Solving Corporate Counsel Challenges	Best Practice in Invention Harvesting Brandon Hegstrom, Senior Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney	Managing Your Outside Counsel: Domestic and International Nick Noble, Counsel, Kilburn & Strode
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM	Please choose your second rotation choice
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM	Patenting Artificial Intelligence Susan Keston, Partner, HGF Harry Hutchinson, Senior Partner, HGF	Technology Patents Open Table: Solving Corporate Counsel Challenges	Writing Robust Patent Applications Suganda Jutamulia, Senior Principal Patent Agent, OmniVision Technologies	Best Practice in Invention Harvesting Brandon Hegstrom, Senior Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney	Managing Your Outside Counsel: Domestic and International Nick Noble, Counsel, Kilburn & Strode	Harmonising Patent and Trade Secret Protection Strategies Aaron Oakley, Partner, Hogan Lovells
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM	Afternoon Tea and Networking in the Exhibition Area
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM	Autonomous Vehicles and Detectability of AI Innovations
4:35 PM - 5:00 PM	Key Developments in Global Standards Essential Patents Litigation Tom McMasters, Senior Director for Litigation and Licensing, ASML
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Panel Discussion: Key Considerations for a FRAND Patent Licensing Strategy What should be the Appropriate Scope of the Proposed License? What Form should Royalty Payments Take? What Methodology Should be Used for Calculating FRAND Rates? Licensing Terms: How Should the Patented Feature be Valued in order to Balance Against the Need to Incentivise Invention? Moderator: Ryan Richardson, Director, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox Panellists: Tom McMasters, Senior Director for Litigation and Licensing, ASML Hongming Liu, Senior IP Counsel, Tencent America Ken Seddon, CEO, The LOT Network Andrew Schwaab, Immediate Past President, Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Association
5:45 PM - 5:50 PM	Chairman’s Closing Comments and Networking Drinks