Day Two - Friday, March 22, 2013

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Patent Agenda

Chair: Esther H. Lim, Partner - Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Co-Chair: Lateef Mtima, Professor of Law and Director of IIPSJ - Howard University School of Law
Administrative Chair: Tashia Bunch, IIPSJ Chair of Professional and Public Programs - Howard University School of Law
Administrative Co-Chair: Leigh-Ann Lindquist, Partner - Sughrue Mion PLLC

8:45 - 9:00 Introduction and Welcome
Esther H. Lim, Partner - Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Lateef Mtima, Professor of Law and Director of IIPSJ - Howard University School of Law

9:00 - 9:30 Patents, IP Holding Companies, and Taxation
Jeffrey A. Maine, Professor of Law - University of Maine School of Law
Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Professor of Law - SMU Dedman School of Law

9:30 - 10:30 Protecting Your Brand Online
Moderator:
Michael Wu, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary - Rosetta Stone

Panelists:
Anastasia Danias, Vice President, Legal Affairs - National Football League
Tim Jezek, Senior IP Counsel - Hughes Network Systems
Lev Kubiak, Director, National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center - U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Deborah Robinson, Vice President & Senior Counsel, Anti-Piracy - Viacom Media Networks
Pamela Weinstock, Associate General Counsel - Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.

Break 10:30 - 10:45

10:45 - 12:00 Conversation with Judges on Patent Litigation and Trends
Moderator:
Donald R. Dunner, Partner - Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Panelists:
Honorable Susan G. Braden - United States Court of Federal Claims
Honorable Liam O’Grady - United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Honorable Dana Sabraw - United States District Court for the Southern District of California

Luncheon Program 12:00 - 1:30
(Program Presentation: 12:45 - 1:30)

Keeping the Promise of Global Patent Empowerment
James Pooley, Deputy Director General - WIPO

1:30 - 2:30 An Inside Look at the PTAB and TTAB
Moderator:
Ankur Shah, Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property - Freddie Mac

Panelists:
Honorable Gerard F. Rogers, Chief Administrative Trademark Judge - Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, United States Patent and Trademark Office
Honorable Scott R. Boalick, Administrative Patent Judge - Patent Trial and Appeal Board, United States Patent and Trademark Office

2:30 - 3:30 Not Just for Smart Phones Anymore: A Look at the Diverse Jurisdiction and Recent Developments of the ITC
Honorable Theodore R. Essex, Administrative Law Judge - United States International Trade Commission
Clint Gerdine, Attorney Advisor - United States International Trade Commission
Christine Lehman, Partner - Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Break 3:30 - 3:45

3:45 - 4:45 AIA: What Has Actually Changed and Related Ethical Concerns (1 Hour Ethics Credit)
Moderator:
Jennifer M. Hayes, Partner - Sughrue Mion PLLC

Panelists:
Lee Cheng, General Counsel - Newegg, Inc.
Bryan C. Diner, Partner - Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Sung T. Kim, Senior Attorney - Microsoft Corporation
Idris N. McKelvey, Associate Patent Counsel - The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Presented by: Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice and Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Program Sponsors: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP; Google, Inc.; Manatt, Phelps & Phelps, LLP; Microsoft Corporation; and Sughrue Mion PLLC

Finnegan Institute for Intellectual Property & Social Justice