Annual IP & Social Justice CLE Seminar
The IP and Social Justice CLE program provides annual updates in IP law, a panel of sitting federal judges, and discussions of IP, diversity, and social justice concerns. Each year we are privileged to work with some of the nation’s leading IP judges, attorneys, and scholars in our CLE program.
About the Seminar
The IP and Social Justice CLE Seminar program provides annual updates in IP law, a panel of sitting federal judges, and discussions of IP, diversity, and social justice concerns. Each year we are privileged to work with some of the nation’s leading IP judges, attorneys, and scholars in our CLE program. For this year’s program, we intend to apply for CLE credit that can be used in the following jurisdictions: CA, VA, OH, and NY. Additional states may be added.
Co-hosted by Finnegan Law
2024 Theme | TBA
Theme description coming soon.
CLE Seminar Video Series
Past Seminars
Thank you to all our sponsors, speakers, and attendees for their support of the 2023 conference! Check out the 2023 IP & Social Justice CLE Recap
Past Program Brochures
2023 Brochure (held in conjunction w/ HBCU Tech Law Summit)
Recent News & Updates
7/21/23 – Check out the 2023 CLE Seminar post event recap here
7/10/23 – Download a copy of the 2023 Seminar (held in conjunction with the HBCU Tech Law Summit) Brochure here
Program Agenda
All times are listed in Eastern Time (ET).
8:45 am – 9:00 am
Introduction and Welcome
Lateef Mtima, Founder – IIPSJ; Professor of Law – Howard University School of Law
Tashia Bunch, Program Director – IIPSJ; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney – USPTO; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2006
Esther H. Lim, Patent Chair of IIPSJ Annual Conference; Partner & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Key Highlights of 2023: Patent, Trademark, and Copyright
Frank A. DeCosta III, Partner – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Douglas A. Rettew, Partner – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Ian C. Ballon, Shareholder – Greenberg Traurig, LLP
10:00 am – 10:15 am
Break
10:15 – 11:45m
Donald R. Dunner Judicial Panel [non-CLE]
Moderator: L. Scott Burwell, Partner – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Honorable Leonard P. Stark, Judge – United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Honorable Patricia Tolliver Giles, Judge – United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Honorable Scott R. Boalick, Chief Administrative Patent Judge – Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Honorable Bryan F. Moore, Administrative Law Judge – United States International Trade Commission
Honorable Susan G. Braden, Former Chief Judge (ret.) – United States Court of Federal Claims
11:45 am – 1:45 pm
SOCIAL JUSTICE LUNCHEON PLENARY SESSIONS
12:15 – 1:00 pm
Lunch Panel I – Increasing Diversity in Innovation
Suzanne Harrison, Diversity & Inclusion – USIPA
Additional panelist TBD
1:00 – 1:45 pm
Lunch Panel II – HUSL-ing In-house at JPMC
Izu Emeagwali, Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, Head of Innovation, Data, Analytics and AI Legal for the Corporate and Investment Bank – J.P. Morgan; Howard University School of Law Class of 2010
Chanda Rice, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Global Technology Legal – J.P. Morgan; Howard University School of Law Class of 2009
Michael Andry, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Data and Marketing Legal for the Commercial Bank – J.P. Morgan; Howard University School of Law Class of 2013
Lawrence Cosby, J.P. Morgan; Howard University School of Law Class of
Dawn Simms, J.P. Morgan; Howard University School of Law Class of
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm
Break
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Dual Track Sessions
Track A – Managing, Leveraging, and Elevating IP for Corporate Success
Moderator: Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law – Penn State Dickinson Law
Yen Florczak, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel – 3M Company
Idris N. McKelvey, Vice President – Patent Group – The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.; Howard University School of Law Class of 2005
Izu Emeagwali, Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, Head of Innovation, Data, Analytics and AI Legal for the Corporate and Investment Bank – J.P. Morgan; Howard University School of Law Class of 2010
Yen Florczak, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel – 3M Company (invited)
Ankur Shah, Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property – Freddie Mac
Track B – [TBA]
Ulysses Williams III, Senior Counsel eComm, Patents – Walmart; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2016
Additional panelists TBA
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Dual Track Sessions
Track A – Best Practices on Protecting Privacy and Security in a Global Environment
Lynn Parker Dupree, Partner – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Izu Emeagwali, Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, Head of Innovation, Data, Analytics and AI Legal for the Corporate and Investment Bank – J.P. Morgan; Howard University School of Law Class of 2010
Ghani Hamadi, Sr. Counsel – Patent Law – FedEx Corp.
Track B – Updates on College Athletes’ NIL & Celebrities’ Right of Publicity
Jonathan Goins, Principal – Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2002
Ron Katz, Author, Sport, Ethics and Leadership (Routledge, 2017)
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Break
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Ethics Session
Aisha Cassis, Deputy Executive Attorney – D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2005
William Thomashower, Counsel – Pryor Cashman LLP
8:45 am – 9:00 am
Introduction and Welcome
Lateef Mtima, Founder – IIPSJ; Professor of Law – Howard University School of Law
Tashia Bunch, Program Director – IIPSJ; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney – USPTO; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2006
Esther H. Lim, Patent Chair of IIPSJ Annual Conference; Partner & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
9:00 am – 10:30 am
IP Law Year in Review
Thomas L. Irving, Partner – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Douglas A. Rettew, Partner – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Ian C. Ballon, Shareholder – Greenberg Traurig, LLP
10:30 am – 10:40 am
Break
10:40 am – 11:50 am
Donald R. Dunner Judicial Panel [non-CLE]
Moderator: L. Scott Burwell, Partner – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Honorable Leonard P. Stark, Judge – United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Honorable Scott R. Boalick, Chief Administrative Patent Judge – Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Honorable Bryan F. Moore, Administrative Law Judge – United States International Trade Commission
Honorable Susan G. Braden, Former Chief Judge (ret.) – United States Court of Federal Claims
11:50 am – 12:50 pm
Social Justice Luncheon
12:20 – 1:05 pm
Highlights from the Innovator Diversity Pilots Conference
Margo A. Bagley, Associate Dean for Research and Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law – Emory University School of Law
Colleen Chien, Professor of Law – Santa Clara University School of Law
Lateef Mtima, Founder – IIPSJ; Professor of Law – Howard University School of Law
1:05 – 1:50 pm
Unleashing American Innovation Act
Moderator: Lateef Mtima, Founder – IIPSJ; Professor of Law – Howard University School of Law
Scott Wilson, Director, Government Affairs – Spotify
Bradley Watts, Vice President for Patents and Innovation Policy – U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center
1:50 pm – 2:00 pm
Break
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Dual Track Sessions
Session A: Leading with IP and Adding Value to Corporations
Moderator: Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law – Penn State Dickinson Law
Andrew Cooper, Associate General Counsel – Meta
Claire W. Desmond, Senior Counsel, IP & Advertising – Under Armour
Izu Emeagwali, Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel – J.P. Morgan; Howard University School of Law Class of 2010
Yen Florczak, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel – 3M Company (invited)
Ankur Shah, Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property – Freddie Mac
Session B: How Fair Is Fair Use? A Discussion About Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith
Moderator: Sachi Schuricht, Managing Associate – Orrick
Sandra Aistars, Clinical Professor of Law, and Founding Director of the Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Clinic at George Mason University Law School
Mel Bostwick, Partner – Orrick
Lateef Mtima, Founder – IIPSJ; Professor of Law – Howard University School of Law
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Dual Track Sessions
Session A: In House Counsel Discussion on Trade Secret Law
Michael Forzano, Chief IP Counsel Pall – Pall Corporation
Ulysses Williams III, Intellectual Property Counsel – Pall Corporation; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2016
Anthony P. Curtis, Registered Patent Attorney – Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
Session B: Updates on College Athletes NIL & Celebrities Right of Publicity
Jonathan Goins, Principal – Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2002
Ron Katz, Author, Sport, Ethics and Leadership (Routledge, 2017)
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Break
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Ethics Session
Aisha Cassis, Deputy Executive Attorney – D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2005
William Thomashower, Counsel – Pryor Cashman LLP
Thank you to our event sponsors!
IIPSJ Institutional Partners
