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
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Andrei Iancu
USPTO Director
Scott Boalick
Chief PTAB Judge
Paul Yen
USPTO Examiner
Susan Natland
Knobbe Martens
Mehran Arjomand
Morrison & Foerster
Patricia Hong
Plumsea
Sanjeev Mehta
Verizon
Stefano Ferro
Bugnion
Erol Basol
Kubota & Basol
Steven Shape
Dennemeyer
Harper Batts
Sheppard Mullin
Lori Kozak
Fox Rothschild
Navneet Chugh
Chugh
Brian Horne
Knobbe Martens
Jonathan Menkes
Knobbe Martens
Samantak Ghosh
Gilead Sciences
David Randall
Hackler Daghighian Martino & Novak
Lance Pritikin
Law Offices of Lance M. Pritikin
Sui Duong
Western Digital
Craig Burnett
Dolby Laboratories
Graham Cole
Munger Tolles
Brian Buroker
Gibson Dunn
Jean Nguyen
Morrison & Foerster
Sharmini Green
Intel
Shilpa Coorg
Winston & Strawn
Donald Min
Virgin Hyperloop One
Jacob Zodieru
Arent Fox
Mikella Wickham
Fox Rothschild
Alex Osterlind
Arent Fox
Jessica Thomson
The Walt Disney Company
Shunji Sato
TMI Associates
Robert Stoll
Drinker Biddle
Former USPTO Commissioner for Patents
Monique Cheng Joe
NBCUniversal
Jacqueline Collins
Sonendo
Michelle Cooke
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Jordan Nafekh
Irell & Manella
Drew Wilson
Lewis Roca
Gary J. Nelson
Lewis Roca
Christine Kao
Facebook
Thomas Hamer
Kilburn & Strode
SPONSORS
DIAMOND LEVEL SPONSORS
WASHINGTON LEVEL SPONSORS
Lanyards Sponsor
Speakers’ Dinner Sponsor
LINCOLN LEVEL SPONSORS
Breakfast/Coffee Breaks Sponsor
AV Sponsor
Cocktail Reception Sponsor
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.