LAIPLA Spring Seminar @ Ojai was a Spectacular Success!
Here’s just a small sampling of what you missed if you didn’t attend this year’s LAIPLA Spring Seminar @ Ojai Valley Inn.
A keynote by Judge Randall Rader, former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
A fireside chat with Andrei Iancu, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
FRANDTOPIA, featuring Judge James Robart
General Counsels discussing the leading issues in IP today
Interactive year in review by the top experts in their fields
A panel highlighting Trademark expert reports
An eye-opening panel on the future of Blockchain
The secrets of Litigation Financing
Side splitting improv entertainment with guest appearances by Judges
Some of the most amazing vistas in Southern California
It’s no wonder that 90% of this year’s attendees said they were likely or very likely to come back to Spring Seminar.
Be on the lookout for Spring Seminar 2019!
Weekend Highlights
Keynote by Judge Randall RaderFireside chat between USPTO Director, Andrei Iancu and Spring Seminar Co-Chair, David Randall.Matthew Sullivan, quantumRE CEO, discusses Blockchain.Eeva Hakoranta, Nokia Technologies (Center), discusses FRAND with Mark McCarty, Alston & Bird (Left), and Dr. Gregory K. Leonard, Edgeworth Economics (Right).Professor Doug Lichtman, UCLA, presents a high level view on patents.(L to R) Tania Hoff, NBCUniversal Media LLC and Erica Van Loon, Glaser Weil LLP.(L to R) Manisha Bhangare, MINDBODY, Inc.; Bita Rahebi, Morrison & Foerster LLP; Gary Nelson, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP; Rose Lee, Morrison & Foerster LLP.Poker & Blackjack night!A sampling of LAIPLA Leadership team at the weekend: (Left to Right), Ted Chandler, Sidley Austin (LAIPLA Treasurer); David Randall, Brooks Kushman (Co-Chair, Spring Seminar); Ashe Puri, Fox Rothschild (Incoming LAIPLA Secretary); Jacob Zodieru, Fulwider Patton (Spring Seminar Committee); Bita Rahebi, Morrison Foerster (LAIPLA Past President); Laura Burson, Sheppard Mullin (LAIPLA Vice President and Incoming President), Sarah Brooks, Stradling (LAIPLA Secretary and Incoming Vice President); Keith Newburry, Edwards Lifesciences (LAIPLA Past President); Scott Hansen, Viking IP (LAIPLA Past President); Gary Nelson, Lewis Roca (LAIPLA Past President); Alex Schlee, Schlee IP (LAIPLA Past President); Mark Treitel, Quinn Emanuel (LAIPLA President).
