ACI's Inaugural Summit on Women Leaders in IP Law

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Increasing the Prominence of Women IP Lawyers Through Professional Development, Substantive Legal Discussion, and Woman-to-Woman Networking

In-House Insights from: ĉ American

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ĉ Lockheed

Martin Corporation

Be part of our conference of leading women in IP law. Engage in insightful discussions and make meaningful connections that will help you: ĉ HARNESS the power of all facets of IP: patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade dress

ĉ BASF

ĉ Merck & Co

ĉ LEARN to advance and thrive in the Intellectual Property field

ĉ Capital One

ĉ Microsoft

ĉ Century Link

ĉ Northrop

ĉ BENEFIT professionally and personally from advice and storytelling of other women In the IP field

ĉ Hewlett Packard

Enterprise

ĉ IBM

Grumman Corporation

ĉ Pratt & Whitney ĉ Raytheon

ĉ EXPAND your network and mentoring opportunities ĉ EMBRACE the spirit of women helping women

Pre-Conference Seminar | Monday, March 8th, 2021

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Special International Women’s Day IP Career Focus Group

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American Conference Institute (ACI) Together with the Women in IP Law Network (WIN) Invite You to Join Us at Our Inaugural Women Leaders in IP Law Conference.

The role of women in the IP arena is evolving with many women leading the charge for critical legal developments, impacting the various facets and disciplines of intellectual property – from patents to copyrights to trademarks.

This conference will not only highlight the accomplishments of women in IP, but will also offer advice for women to help other women thrive and excel in the workplace. In addition, we will offer insights on the unique challenges women face in trying to find a work life balance, including addressing the impact of key life events on your IP career.

Attend the ACI’s Women Leaders in IP Law Summit and learn how to promote diversity and inclusion to increase the prominence of women in the IP legal community. Together, we will discover where the IP community is falling short for women and how to correct this failing. Come and network with women industry leaders to uncover the keys to establishing the credibility and confidence to move up in the ranks to a position of power.

Join us and make valuable connections and new friends – and embrace the spirit of women helping women in the IP field.

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDITS EARN CLE CREDITS

Accreditation will be sought in those jurisdictions requested by the registrants which have continuing education requirements. This course is identified as nontransitional for the purposes of CLE accreditation.

ACI certifies this activity has been approved for CLE credit by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board.

ACI certifies this activity has been approved for CLE credit by the State Bar of California.

We look forward to seeing you in virtually this March!

ACI has a dedicated team which processes requests for state approval. Please note that event accreditation varies by state and ACI will make every effort to process your request.

Register by calling 1-888-224-2480 or visiting AmericanConference.com/IPWomen

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WHO YOU WILL MEET? In-house counsel and business executives: Vice Presidents, Chiefs IP Counsel, Senior Counsel, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks in the following sectors:

ĉ Technology

ĉ Banking

ĉ Aerospace and Defense ĉ Media and

Entertainment

ĉ Life Sciences

Law Firm Attorneys whose practices focus on Intellectual Property Law, including:

ĉ Patents

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ĉ Trademarks

ĉ Copyrights

#WomenIP twitter: @ACILegal linkedin: ACI’s Intellectual Property

Distinguished Faculty and Advisory Board ADVISORY BOARD Maribeth Case Marketing and Intellectual Property Counsel Nationwide (Columbus, OH) Noel Egnatios General Counsel DivX, LLC (San Diego, CA) Lisa Jakob Managing Counsel, Trademarks & Copyrights Merck & Co., Inc. Co-founder WIN: The Women in IP Law Network (Kenilworth, NJ) Heather J. Kliebenstein Partner Merchant & Gould (Minneapolis, MN) Lisa Pensabene Partner O’Melveny & Myers LLP Co-founder WIN: The Women in IP Law Network (New York, NY) Ruth Ma Swilling Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property & Licensing Raytheon (Waltham, MA) Vaishali Udupa VP, AGC IP Litigation and Policy for VP AGC Litigation Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Reston, VA) Ariana Woods Senior Director & Associate General Counsel, Head of Intellectual Property Capital One (McLean, VA) Gail H. Zarick IP Counsel IBM Corporation (Armonk, NY)

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CO-CHAIRS Gail H. Zarick IP Counsel IBM Corporation (Armonk, NY)

Flora W. Feng Senior Legal Director, Global Intellectual Property PepsiCo (Purchase, NY)

SPEAKER FACULTY Brittany Amadi Partner WilmerHale (Washington, DC) Anne Davis Barry Partner Cantor Colburn LLP (Hartford, CT) Honorable Cathy Ann Bencivengo United States District Judge United States District Court, Southern District of California (San Diego, CA) Lauren Degnan Managing Principal – DC Office Fish & Richardson P.C. (Washington, DC) Eldora L. Ellison Director Sterne Kessler (Washington, DC) Suzanne Flaton-Origenes Vice President & Deputy General Counsel Intellectual Property Legal Department, NA Global Services, Intellectual Property BASF Corporation (Florham Park, NJ) Ching-Lee Fukuda Partner Sidley Austin LLP (New York, NY) Jill Goldman Vice President & Senior Counsel II, Intellectual Property and Contracts American Bankers Association (Washington, DC) Honorable Melissa Haapala Lead Administrative Patent Judge USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Denver, CO) Michelle K. Holoubek Director Sterne Kessler (Washington, DC)

Janna Lewis Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property Northrop Grumman Corporation (Falls Church, VA) Fang (Florence) Lu Senior Solutions Architect IBM Research (Cambridge, MA) Honorable Teresa Rea Partner Crowell & Moring LLP (Washington, DC) (Former Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Former Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office) Kecia J. Reynolds Partner, Leader, Section 337 ITC Litigation Practice Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (Washington, DC) Pallavi Seth Principle The Brattle Group (Washington, DC) Bridget Smith Partner Lowenstein & Weatherwax LLP (Los Angeles, CA) Vaishali Udupa VP, AGC IP Litigation and Policy for VP AGC Litigation Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Reston, VA) Ariana Woods Senior Director & Associate General Counsel, Head of Intellectual Property Capital One (McLean, VA)

Sarah L. Hooson Counsel, Patents Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ)

Honorable Jacqueline Wright Bonilla Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Alexandria, VA)

Linda D. Kennedy IP Business & Technology Law Partner Panagos Kennedy PLLC (Troy, MI)

Eleanor M. Yost Shareholder Carlton Fields (Tampa, FL)

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Pre-Conference Seminar | Monday, March 8th, 2021 (EST) clock 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM EST

Special International Women’s Day IP Career Focus Group microphone-alt

Lisa Jakob, Managing Counsel, Trademarks & Copyrights, Merck & Co., Inc., Co-founder, WIN: The Women in IP Law Network (Kenilworth, NJ)

Lisa Pensabene, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Co-founder, WIN: The Women in IP Law Network (New York, NY)

Honorable Teresa Rea, Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP (Washington, DC) (Former Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Former Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office)

The session will explore the opportunities open to women in the intellectual property field. In this working group, we will promote a unique dialogue through sharing experiences and open participation.

• Hear from accomplished women attorneys on getting ahead in your IP career • Overcome stereotypes and biases associated with being a woman in the IP field • Learn how to speak up in the face of implicit bias

• Expand your network and search for the right mentor • Create a successful and thriving IP community for women of all generations • Uncover your “super power” by making gender an advantage rather than an obstacle

Main Conference | Tuesday, March 9th, 2021 (EST) 8:45

Virtual Login

8:55

A Word from WIN: The Women in IP Law Network microphone-alt

Lisa Jakob, Managing Counsel, Trademarks & Copyrights, Merck & Co., Inc., Co-founder, WIN: The Women in IP Law Network (Kenilworth, NJ)

Lisa Pensabene, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Co-founder, WIN: The Women in IP Law Network (New York, NY)

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Co-Chair’s Opening Remarks and Audience Ice Breakers microphone-alt

Gail H. Zarick, IP Counsel, IBM Corporation (Armonk, NY)

Flora W. Feng, Senior Legal Director, Global Intellectual Property, PepsiCo (Purchase, NY)

9:15

Honoring the Top Accomplishments of Women in IP in 2019 microphone-alt

Honorable Jacqueline Wright Bonilla, Deputy Chief AdministrativePatent Judge, USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Alexandria, VA)

Anne Davis Barry, Partner, Cantor Colburn LLP (Hartford, CT)

Moderator: Gail H. Zarick, IP Counsel, IBM Corporation (Armonk, NY)

10:00

Special Interview microphone-alt Honorable Cathy Ann Bencivengo, United States District Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of California (San Diego, CA)

10:30

Morning Break

11:00

Working Group on Fostering a Versatile and Diverse IP Team microphone-alt

Suzanne Flaton-Origenes, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel Intellectual Property Legal Department, NA Global Services, Intellectual Property, BASF (Florham Park, NJ)

Ching-Lee Fukuda, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP (New York, NY)

Eleanor M. Yost, Shareholder, Carlton Fields (Tampa, FL)

This panel will focus on developing programs and protocols for companies looking to enhance gender diversity in innovation as well as broadening the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in the IP sector.

• Learning how corporations are tackling diversity in IP and what techniques they’re using • Understanding the evolution of the #metoo movement and how it is influencing diversity and inclusion in the IP sector 12:00

Fostering Inventorship in Women and the Search for Equality in Innovation microphone-alt Sarah L. Hooson, Counsel, Patents, Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ)

This session will showcase the groundbreaking accomplishments of women in the IP sphere.

Linda D. Kennedy, IP Business & Technology, Law Partner, Panagos Kennedy PLLC (Troy, MI)

• Uncovering the role of women facilitating these accomplishments, i.e., winning cases, novel inventions, etc.

• Identifying “the right stuff” for achieving IP leader status and reaching positions of IP power • Making your mark and leaving an IP legacy for the next generation of IP leaders

Fang (Florence) Lu, Senior Solutions Architect, IBM Services (Cambridge, MA)

Moderator: Lauren Degnan, Managing Principal – DC Office, Fish & Richardson P.C. (Washington, DC)

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#WomenIP twitter: @ACILegal linkedin: ACI’s Intellectual Property

This panel will explore gender imbalance and discover why women in IP remain underrepresented in innovation by: • Identifying ways to empower women to pursue the disciplines of IP and STEM subjects • Exploring programs aiming to increase the number of women studying STEM and IP

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1:00

Future Forecast: Appreciating the Symbiosis Between IP and Emerging Technologies microphone-alt Janna Lewis, Senior Corporate Counsel, BAE Systems, Inc. (Arlington, VA)

1:1 Networking Be camera ready! “1:1 Networking” is where you will have an opportunity to connect with other attendees and speakers at the conference.

1:15

Lunch

2:00

The Art of Communicating: Getting Your Point Across by Finding and Mastering the Power of Your Voice

Kecia J. Reynolds, Partner, Leader, Section 337 ITC Litigation Practice, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (Washington, DC)

Bridget Smith, Partner, Lowenstein & Weatherwax LLP (Los Angeles, CA)

Pallavi Seth, Principle, The Brattle Group (Washington, DC)

Moderator: Michelle K. Holoubek, Director, Sterne Kessler (Washington, DC)

This panel will consider how intellectual Property is adapting to the rapid change of technologies which just a few short years ago were the stuff of dreams. We will focus on how IP associated with Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing and Blockchain technologies is impacting:

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Brittany Amadi, Partner, WilmerHale (Washington, DC)

Sandra Sellers, President, Technology Mediation Services, LLC. (McLean, VA)

Jill Goldman, Vice President & Senior Counsel II, Intellectual Property and Contracts, American Bankers Association (Washington, DC)

Find your inner confidence. In this panel, we will explore the ‘ins and outs’ of communication and discover how to effectively lead, Influence, manage and establish credibility. We will uncover the tools and skills to effectively: • • • • • •

Speak to your male colleagues with confidence Master impromptu speaking Negotiate a raise both firmly and respectfully Say “no” Overcome and a difficult conversation in the workplace Funnel performance feedback and constructive criticism into something more productive • Organically strike a conversation

• Legal and business concerns in a variety of industry sectors • Data and functionality • Patent property and ownership 3:45

Afternoon Break

4:00

Inspiring Advice from a Lineup of Influential Senior Level Women in Intellectual Property microphone-alt Honorable Melissa Haapala, Lead Administrative, Patent Judge, USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Denver, CO)

Vaishali Udupa, VP, AGC IP Litigation and Policy for VP AGC Litigation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Reston, VA)

Ariana Woods, Senior Director & Associate General Counsel, Head of Intellectual Property, Capital One (McLean, VA)

Moderator: Eldora L. Ellison, Director, Sterne Kessler (Washington, DC)

Don’t miss the opportunity to network with and learn from an unparalleled panel driving change and delivering results in the intellectual property world.

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