11:45 am - 5:30 pm | Union League Club of Chicago - 65 West Jackson Boulevard - Chicago
2023 Annual IP Symposium
Event Details
IPLAC and Symposium Committee Leaders Julie Langdon of Vedder Price and Dunstan Barnes of McAndrews, Held & Malloy invite you to a series of panel discussions where you will hear directly from judges and thought leaders about current intellectual property topics and trends.
Lunch will be provided
IL CLE Credit Pending
Pricing
IPLAC Members - $140
IPLAC Faculty Members - $110
IPLAC In-House Members - $90
IPLAC Student Members - $40
Non-Members - $200
Schedule of Events
Welcome
11:45am - 12pm
Peter J. Prommer
Partner
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
In-House Panel
12pm - 1pm
Kwanwoo Lee
Associate General Counsel - Patents
UnitedHealth Group
Selena Spritz
Senior Director & Managing Counsel -
Retail & Intellectual Property Group
Walgreens
Dennis Garcia
Assistant General Counsel
Microsoft
Erin Lothson*
General Counsel
Dandy
Copyright Panel
Warhol - Generative AI - Right to Publicity
1pm - 2pm
Miranda Means
Associate
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Cary Levitt
Senior Director
Epiq
Jonathan Jennings
Partner
Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hillard & Geraldson LLP
Amber Carpenter*
Senior Legal Counsel - Brand
Ferrara Candy Company
Trade Secrets
2:10pm - 2:40pm
Russell Beck
Partner
Beck Reed Riden LLP
Fireside Chat
2:40pm - 3:10pm
Judge David C. McKone
Administrative Patent Judge
Patent Trial and Appeal Board
United States Patent & Trademark Office
Thomas R. Burns*
Associate
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
Trademark Panel
Geographical Reach of Lanham Act - Parody - Hermes - NFTs
3:20pm - 4:20pm
Richard Stockton
Patent Attorney
Banner & Witcoff Ltd.
Angela Kalsi
Officer
Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.
Michelle Zimmermann
Shareholder
Leydig, Voit & Mayer
J. Ryan Hinshaw*
Senior Legal Counsel
Elevance Health
Judges Panel
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Honorable Young B. Kim
Chief Magistrate Judge
Northern District of Illinois
Honorable John F. Kness
Judge
Northern District of Illinois
Honorable Sara L. Ellis
Judge
Northern District of Illinois
Honorable James R. Sweeney II
Judge
Southern District of Indiana
Adam G. Kelly*
Partner
Venable LLP
*Panel Moderator
Thank you to our 2023 Annual Symposium Sponsors!
