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Washington in the West
Thursday, January 30, 2020
The L.A. Grand Hotel Downtown
LAIPLA brings the USPTO to you! Now in its 24th year, Washington in the West is a full-day MCLE conference bringing together USPTO officials, industry experts and members of our bar. We hope to see you there.
Note: Early Bird Pricing ends Friday, January 24 (save $50!).
SCHEDULE
Registration and Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Programming:
Patent & Trademark Tracks: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Young Lawyers’ Patent Prosecution Workshop: 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Luncheon: 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (featuring Q&A with USPTO Director Andrei Iancu)
Cocktail Reception: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
PROGRAMMING
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CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
![Graham Cole Graham Cole](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/graham-cole.jpg)
Graham Cole
Munger Tolles
![Brian Buroker Brian Buroker](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/brian-buroker-1.jpg)
Brian Buroker
Gibson Dunn
![Jean Nguyen Jean Nguyen](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jean-nguyen.jpg)
Jean Nguyen
Morrison & Foerster
![Sharmini Green Sharmini Green](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sharmini-green.jpg)
Sharmini Green
Intel
![Shilpa Coorg Shilpa Coorg](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/shilpa-coorg.jpg)
Shilpa Coorg
Winston & Strawn
![Donald Min Donald Min](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/donald-min.jpg)
Donald Min
Virgin Hyperloop One
![Jacob Zodieru Jacob Zodieru](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jacob-zodieru-300x300.jpg)
Jacob Zodieru
Arent Fox
![Mikella Wickham Mikella Wickham](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/mikella-wickham.jpg)
Mikella Wickham
Fox Rothschild
![Alex Osterlind Alex Osterlind](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Alex-Osterlind.jpg)
Alex Osterlind
Arent Fox
![jess-thomson Jessica Thomson](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jess-thomson.jpg)
Jessica Thomson
The Walt Disney Company
![Shunji Sato Shunji Sato](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Shunji-Sato.jpg)
Shunji Sato
TMI Associates
![Robert Stoll Robert Stoll](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Robert-Stoll.jpg)
Robert Stoll
Drinker Biddle
Former USPTO Commissioner for Patents
![Monique Cheng Joe Monique Cheng Joe](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/monique-cheng-joe.jpg)
Monique Cheng Joe
NBCUniversal
![Jackie Collins Jackie Collins](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Jackie-Collins-300x300.jpg)
Jacqueline Collins
Sonendo
![Michelle Cooke Michelle Cooke](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Michelle-Cooke-300x300.jpg)
Michelle Cooke
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
![Jordan Nafekh Jordan Nafekh](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Jordan-Nafekh-300x300.jpg)
Jordan Nafekh
Irell & Manella
![Drew Wilson Drew Wilson](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Drew-Wilson-300x300.jpg)
Drew Wilson
Lewis Roca
![Gary J Nelson Gary J. Nelson](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Gary-J-Nelson-300x300.jpg)
Gary J. Nelson
Lewis Roca
![Christine Kao Christine Kao](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Christine-Kao-300x300.jpg)
Christine Kao
Facebook
![Tom Hamer-5272 Thomas Hamer](https://www.laipla.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Tom-Hamer-5272-300x300.jpg)
Thomas Hamer
Kilburn & Strode
SPONSORS
DIAMOND LEVEL SPONSORS
WASHINGTON LEVEL SPONSORS
LINCOLN LEVEL SPONSORS
JEFFERSON LEVEL SPONSORS
SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS
BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORS
NONPROFIT SPONSORS
Questions? Contact the LAIPLA office at office@laipla.net or call 323-285-1654.
Sponsorship? See LAIPLA Sponsorship Opportunities 2019-2020 for this event and others.