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.

Program News & Updates

10/24/23 – 2024 Seminar info coming soon. Check back here for updates and registration. Interested in sponsoring? Contact: tashia.bunch@iipsj.org

2024 Seminar Details

Co-hosted by Finnegan Law

Date: March 1, 2024
Time: TBA
Location (In-person & virtual): TBA

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

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