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Conference
  • Daniella Atzmony, CIPO & Chief Innovation Strategy Officer, Syqe Medical; Chairperson Advisory Board Forum of In House IP Managers and Counsel, Israel

  • Rachel Ben Tov, Director of IP, Pointgrab

  • Ori Buberman, Head of Intellectual Property, Mobileye

  • Suzanne Erez, Former IPLaw Counsel, EMEA IPLaw - Research, Israel, IBM

  • Michael Faibisch, Senior IP Counsel, Marvell Israel

  • Sharon Hausdorff, Vice President Corporate Intellectual Property, TEVA

  • Yoav Prager, IP Manager Elbit Systems

  • Rimma Pugatsch Shendelzon, Director of IP, Landa Digital Printing; Chairperson, Israel Patent Attorney Association (IPAA)

  • Yossi Rozhenko, Intellectual Property Director, Memic Innovative Surgery

  • Einav Zilber, VPIP Magnus Metal   

BPIP Advisory Board

2023 PROGRAM

The BPIP Annual Conference brings global decision makers and international IP stars together, ensuring you are updated on the IP global issues, trends and legislation that affect your company’s IP.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

 

  • Dr. Matthias Zigann, Presiding Judge and Legally Qualified Judge
    Higher Regional Court Munich and UPC – Munich Local Division

  • Andrei Iancu, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 

  • Dave Kappos, Former USPTO Director

  • Ofir Alon, Executive Director of the Israel Patent Office, Commissioner of Patents, Trademarks and Designs

  • Koenraad Wuyts, Chief Intellectual Property Officer, KPN Netherlands

THE CO/CHAIRPERSON TEAM:

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Daniella Atzmony Chairperson - Israel IP Managers and Counsel Forum

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Jeffrey A. Berkowitz

Finnegan, Partner

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Micaela Modiano

Partner, Modiano and Partners

GUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

  • Peter Berg, Infineon Technologies AG, Senior VP Intellectual Property

  • Cary Levitt, DOW Chemicals and Corning, former Chief IP Officer 

  • Noam Mizrahi, Marvell Technology, CTO

  • Kristen Osenga Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Richmond School of Law

  • Malcolm T. Meeks, Valotoire Ventures, President Director General 

  • Simon Walker, Nokia Technologies, Senior Manager, SEP (Standard Essential Patents) Technical Analysis 

 

Master Classes with internationally acclaimed experts (March 21st 09:00 - 12:00):

  1. Introducing the PCT Alternative - Better, Faster and Literally, Without a Doubt. (Open to In House Professionals Only)

  2. You Have the Right to Remain Silent: The Intersection of Civil and Criminal Liability for Trade Secret Misappropriation, Competing Jurisdictions and Implications for Disputed Inventorship 

  3. U.S. Design Patents -- A Cost-Effective, Valuable Addition to a Well-Rounded IP Portfolio. 

  4. Incentivizing the Development of Patent Portfolios:  Inventor Awards and Recognition - What Works and What Doesn’t? 

  5. IP and Patents as Essential and Strategic Business Tools

  6. Things Your Patent Attorney Doesn’t want you to Know: The Secret Spices of Patent Appeals   Azrieli Round Building  13.30 Lunch 14.00 – 16.00 Master Class 

Learn practical tools, methods, and new ideas that you can apply to your own company and practice.  

About
Program

CONFERENCE PROGRAM 2023

08:00 - 09:00

Registration and Breakfast

09:00 - 09:15

Welcome

Kimberly Lindy, Intellectual Property Resources, Founder and Director

 

Opening Remarks

Daniella Atzmony, Co-Chair BPIP Conference, Chairperson of the Israel IP Managers and Counsel Forum and Former Chief Intellectual Property Officer and Chief Innovation Strategy Officer, Syqe Medical

Opening Remarks & Introduction to Morning Keynotes 

Micaela Modiano, Co-Chair BPIP Conference, Modiano and Partners, Senior Partner

09:15 - 10:00

KEYNOTE DISCUSSION

IP in the AI Era: Impact and Challenges

A Discussion on IP adapting in light of recent AI advances and industry implementation

 

Andrei Iancu, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO

Ofir Alon, Executive Director of the Israel Patent Office, Commissioner of Patents, Trademarks and Designs

      

Moderator: Jeffrey Berkowitz Co-Chair BPIP Conference, Finnegan, Partner

10:00 - 10:45

Applied IP

Looking at how IP achieves the goal of the company and how IP presents differently in diverse scenarios

Panelists:  

Peter Berg, Senior VP Intellectual Property, Infineon Technologies AG

Cary Levitt, Former Chief IP Officer, DOW Chemicals and Corning 

Malcolm T. Meeks, President Director General, Valotoire Ventures

Adam Samansky, Member, Mintz
Simon Walker, Senior Manager, SEP (Standard Essential Patents) Technical Analysis, Nokia Technologies

 

Moderator: Micaela Modiano, Modiano & Partners, Senior Partner  

10:45 - 11:15

NETWORKING BREAK

11:15 - 11:45

Efficient Infringement

 In view of PTAB success rates and EBay Decision   

 

Dave Kappos, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and USPTO Director, Partner Cravath

Koenraad Wuyts, Chief Intellectual Property Officer, KPN Netherlands

Kristen Osenga Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at University of Richmond School of Law

 

Moderator: Barry Schlinder, Greenberg Traurig, Shareholder and Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig's Global Patent Prosecution Group  

11:45 - 12:30

 

It is Sunrise 

Get Prepared for the Forthcoming Unified Patent Court

 

Dr. Matthias Zigann, Presiding Judge and Legally Qualified Judge, Higher Regional Court Munich and UPC – Local Division Munich 
Micaela Modiano, Modiano and Partners, Senior Partner

Philipp Rastemborski, Meissner and Bolte, Partner

Felix Roediger, Bird & Bird, Partner

Moritz Meckel, Finnegan, Partner

 

Moderator: Ilan Cohn, CDS-LUTHI, Founding Partner 

12:30 - 13:00

FIRESIDE CHAT

“Patents are for the weak.”  Is Elon Musk Right? And Other Hot Patent Policy Issues

 

Andrei Iancu, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO

​Dave Kappos, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and USPTO Director, Partner Cravath

  

Introduction: Jeffrey Berkowitz Co-Chair BPIP Conference, Finnegan, Partner

13:00 - 13:45

LUNCH

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

TIFFANY HALL

KOHINOR HALL

13:45 - 14:30

IP Challenges in M&A

Leveraging IP in Business Discussions  

 

 

Speakers: 

Koenraad Wuyts, Chief Intellectual Property Officer, KPN Netherlands

Malcolm T. Meeks  President Director General, Valotoire Ventures

Rimma Pugatsch Shendelzon  Director of IP, Landa Digital Printing

Lea Marash, Meitar, Partner

 

Moderator:  Laura Masurovsky, Finnegan, Partner

Tips and Tricks on US Litigation 

Handling the unique aspects of US Patent Litigation

 

Speakers: 

Adam Samansky, Mintz, Member

Michael Fink, Greenblum and Bernstein, Partner

Elliot Cook, Finnegan, Partner

 

 

 

 

Moderator:   Richard Luthi, CDS–LUTHI, Partner

14:30 - 15:15

Managing IP in Time of Recession 

Including lessons learned from COVID

 

 

Speakers:

Cary Levitt, Former Chief IP Officer, DOW Chemicals and Corning 

Sharon Hausdorff, Vice President Corporate Intellectual Property TEVA

Maayan Calev, Intellectual Property Manager, Strauss Group Inc.

 

Moderator: Michael Cantor, Cantor Colburn, Co-Managing Partner

“You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” Patenting Aspirations vs. Patent Examination Reality

 

Speakers:   

Daniella Atzmony, Former Chief Intellectual Property Officer and Chief Innovation Strategy Officer, Syqe Medical

Tilman Pfrang, Meissner and Bolte, Partner  

Barry Schlinder, Greenberg Traurig, Shareholder and Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig's Global Patent Prosecution Group   

Moderator: Mike Hammer, JMB Davis Ben-David, Senior Partner

15:15 - 15:30

BREAK

15:30 - 16:15

AI, NFTs and the Metaverse:

The role of Trademarks and Copyrights

 

   

Speakers:   

Itai Sela Saldinger Playtika, Director of Intellectual Property

Dor Cohen Zedek, Pearl Cohen, Partner

Idan Sides, Meitar, Partner

  

Moderator: Susan Natland, Knobbe Martens, Partner

The Cool Things you Need and Want to Know about Designs and Trade Dress  Busting some Urban Myths and Misconceptions

Speakers: 

Beth Ferrill, Finnegan, Partner

Saar Alon, CDS-LUTHI, Partner

Michael Jaeger, Withers & Rogers, Partner

Moderator: Asa Kling, Naschitz Brandes Amir, Partner

16:15 - 17:00

Approaching an FTO Process in IP Due Diligence Deciding what to check, how deep to check and the Essentials

 

Speakers:   

Peter Berg, Senior VP Intellectual Property, Infineon Technologies AG

Nadav Katzir, Awz X-Seed, Portfolio Manager & Legal Counsel

Tjibbe Douma, Partner

Bird & Bird    

   

Moderator: Yoav Alkalay, Pearl Cohen, Partner

IP Enforcement in the Online World and Marketplace  

 

  

Speakers:  

Jeffrey Berkowitz, Finnegan, Partner

Yoav Oestreicher, Meitar, Partner

Philipp Rastemborski, Meissner and Bolte, Partner

Itai Galmor, Brandshield, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

 

 

Moderator: Yael Riemer, Fischer FBC, Partner

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I was delighted to be back at the annual BPIP, which is one of the best IP conferences in the world".

DAVID KAPPOS / Former Director of the USPTO, Partner Cravath, Swaine & MooreLLP.

I have always been impressed with the organization of the event, the quality of the speakers and the range and focus of topics that are covered. In a crowded field of IP conferences, this one really stands out as, 'best in class'.

US In-House Patent Counsel

It was a great professional experience and an honor to be invited to speak at such an important and esteemed forum". 

Senior IP Partner, Commercial Law Firm


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