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Our 2025 IP Leadership Speakers

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    Author:

    Nikki Page

    Head of AI & Legal Ethics
    Nvidia
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    Nikki Page

    Head of AI & Legal Ethics
    Nvidia

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    Alonzo Barber

    Head of IP Strategy, Licencing and Acquisition
    Microsoft
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    Alonzo Barber

    Head of IP Strategy, Licencing and Acquisition
    Microsoft

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    Amber Leavitt

    Senior Director- Head of IP
    eBay
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    Amber Leavitt

    Senior Director- Head of IP
    eBay

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    Ceyda Azakli Maisami

    Director, IP
    HP
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    Ceyda Azakli Maisami

    Director, IP
    HP

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    Changhae Park

    SVP and Chief IP Officer
    NXP Semiconductors
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    Changhae Park

    SVP and Chief IP Officer
    NXP Semiconductors

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    Chen Li

    Managing Counsel
    Mercedes Benz Research & Development
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    Chen Li

    Managing Counsel
    Mercedes Benz Research & Development

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    Daniel Block

    Director
    Sterne Kessler
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    Daniel Block

    Director
    Sterne Kessler

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    Diane Gabl Kratz

    Director, IP Strategy & Operations
    Dolby

    Diane is a four-time IAM Strategy 300 World's Leading IP Strategist and USPTO-registered patent attorney. At Dolby, she leads an 18-person global team, developing and executing U.S. and international patent filing strategies and heading Dolby’s worldwide trademark portfolio. A four-time Super Lawyers Rising Star, she began in IP litigation at international law firms Morrison & Foerster and Sidley Austin. 

    Diane frequently presents at conferences throughout the U.S. and has guest lectured at Stanford, University of California-Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, and serves as regular faculty at PLI. She has been quoted or profiled in numerous legal publications including Law360, American Lawyer/Law.com, IAM, and Managing IP. She is a Founding Board Member of the California IP Alliance. Diane received her J.D. from the University of Chicago and a Physics degree from Cornell University.

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    Diane Gabl Kratz

    Director, IP Strategy & Operations
    Dolby

    Diane is a four-time IAM Strategy 300 World's Leading IP Strategist and USPTO-registered patent attorney. At Dolby, she leads an 18-person global team, developing and executing U.S. and international patent filing strategies and heading Dolby’s worldwide trademark portfolio. A four-time Super Lawyers Rising Star, she began in IP litigation at international law firms Morrison & Foerster and Sidley Austin. 

    Diane frequently presents at conferences throughout the U.S. and has guest lectured at Stanford, University of California-Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, and serves as regular faculty at PLI. She has been quoted or profiled in numerous legal publications including Law360, American Lawyer/Law.com, IAM, and Managing IP. She is a Founding Board Member of the California IP Alliance. Diane received her J.D. from the University of Chicago and a Physics degree from Cornell University.

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    Helen Li

    Associate Director of Patents
    Intel Corporation

    Helen Liis an associate director of patents and patent portfolio manager of AI innovations at the Intel Corporation.  She also serves as the Patent Group Counsel to Office of the Intel CTO & Software and Advanced Technology Group.  Prior to joining the Intel, she was a patent attorney at Fenwick & West LLP, where she advised clients on IP strategy and prosecuted patents in computer engineering technologies such as AI.  She has a PhD in computer engineering and JD both from Santa Clara University. 

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    Helen Li

    Associate Director of Patents
    Intel Corporation

    Helen Liis an associate director of patents and patent portfolio manager of AI innovations at the Intel Corporation.  She also serves as the Patent Group Counsel to Office of the Intel CTO & Software and Advanced Technology Group.  Prior to joining the Intel, she was a patent attorney at Fenwick & West LLP, where she advised clients on IP strategy and prosecuted patents in computer engineering technologies such as AI.  She has a PhD in computer engineering and JD both from Santa Clara University. 

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    Author:

    Jeremiah Chan

    Director and Associate General Counsel, Head of Patents, Licensing and Open Source
    Meta Platforms
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    Jeremiah Chan

    Director and Associate General Counsel, Head of Patents, Licensing and Open Source
    Meta Platforms

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    John Mulgrew

    Chief Patent Counsel and Global Head of IP
    Lenovo Group
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    John Mulgrew

    Chief Patent Counsel and Global Head of IP
    Lenovo Group

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    Karen Robinson

    Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
    Adobe
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    Karen Robinson

    Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
    Adobe

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    Krishna Pathiyal

    Head of Patent Development & Strategy
    Cisco
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    Krishna Pathiyal

    Head of Patent Development & Strategy
    Cisco

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    Milan Patel

    IP Director- Patent Portfolio Management & Strategy - Patent Litigation
    Volvo
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    Milan Patel

    IP Director- Patent Portfolio Management & Strategy - Patent Litigation
    Volvo

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    Monica Baig-Silva

    Vice President Intellectual Property
    Thermo Fisher

    Monica Baig-Silva (Vice President, Intellectual Property at Thermo Fisher Scientific) provides strategic counseling and intellectual property support for Thermo Fisher’s biotechnology, pharmaceutical and clinical trials businesses.  With over 15 years of experience, Monica routinely handles all matters of intellectual property protection.  In addition, Monica has extensive experience advising on matters related to IP infringement, employment agreements, contract negotiations, and cyber security.  A champion of trade secret protections, Monica founded Thermo Fisher’s trade secret and risk assessment committee for internally monitoring company trade secret practices. Monica is currently a member of the Intellectual Property Organization’s trade secret committee.

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    Monica Baig-Silva

    Vice President Intellectual Property
    Thermo Fisher

    Monica Baig-Silva (Vice President, Intellectual Property at Thermo Fisher Scientific) provides strategic counseling and intellectual property support for Thermo Fisher’s biotechnology, pharmaceutical and clinical trials businesses.  With over 15 years of experience, Monica routinely handles all matters of intellectual property protection.  In addition, Monica has extensive experience advising on matters related to IP infringement, employment agreements, contract negotiations, and cyber security.  A champion of trade secret protections, Monica founded Thermo Fisher’s trade secret and risk assessment committee for internally monitoring company trade secret practices. Monica is currently a member of the Intellectual Property Organization’s trade secret committee.

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    Author:

    Peter Jovanovic

    Legal Director- IP
    Dell
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    Peter Jovanovic

    Legal Director- IP
    Dell

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    Rose James

    Global Senior Director- IP
    Expedia Group
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    Rose James

    Global Senior Director- IP
    Expedia Group

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    Steve Gong

    Head of Data Science, Technology and Ops Patents
    Google
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    Steve Gong

    Head of Data Science, Technology and Ops Patents
    Google

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    Subroto Bose

    Head of IP
    Astera Labs

    Subroto Bose is Head of IP at Astera Labs, where he manages Astera’s patent and trademark portfolio, domain names, customs enforcement, invention harvesting, and patent strategy.  Prior to joining Astera Labs, he was Assistant General Counsel, IP Strategy and Development at Marvell Semiconductor, and Senior Director, Global Patent Strategy and IP Operations at Dolby Laboratories.

     

    Subroto’s in-house experience includes global patent and trademark portfolio strategy, European patent prosecution, patent acquisitions, and global IP operations.  He also advises on patent issues in licensing transactions, open source issues, and issues related to standard setting organizations and standard essential patents.  His prior experience also includes working at several law firms, where he represented both plaintiffs and defendants before the International Trade Commission (ITC) and federal district courts. 

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    Subroto Bose

    Head of IP
    Astera Labs

    Subroto Bose is Head of IP at Astera Labs, where he manages Astera’s patent and trademark portfolio, domain names, customs enforcement, invention harvesting, and patent strategy.  Prior to joining Astera Labs, he was Assistant General Counsel, IP Strategy and Development at Marvell Semiconductor, and Senior Director, Global Patent Strategy and IP Operations at Dolby Laboratories.

     

    Subroto’s in-house experience includes global patent and trademark portfolio strategy, European patent prosecution, patent acquisitions, and global IP operations.  He also advises on patent issues in licensing transactions, open source issues, and issues related to standard setting organizations and standard essential patents.  His prior experience also includes working at several law firms, where he represented both plaintiffs and defendants before the International Trade Commission (ITC) and federal district courts. 

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    Author:

    Thomas Choi

    Director-Licencing
    Ericsson

    Thomas Choi is a Licensing Director at Ericsson, responsible for managing global IP transactions for Ericsson including SEP licensing.  Prior to joining Ericsson, he had extensive IP licensing and technical experience from his time at Nortel, Wi-LAN and Intellectual Ventures.  Thomas earned his J.D. from Santa Clara University and holds an MA in Electrical Engineering from Carleton University and BA in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo.  He is a member of the California Bar and U.S. Patent Bar.

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    Thomas Choi

    Director-Licencing
    Ericsson

    Thomas Choi is a Licensing Director at Ericsson, responsible for managing global IP transactions for Ericsson including SEP licensing.  Prior to joining Ericsson, he had extensive IP licensing and technical experience from his time at Nortel, Wi-LAN and Intellectual Ventures.  Thomas earned his J.D. from Santa Clara University and holds an MA in Electrical Engineering from Carleton University and BA in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo.  He is a member of the California Bar and U.S. Patent Bar.

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    Tim Gorry

    Partner
    Michelman & Robinson

    Tim Gorry is a partner at Michelman & Robinson, LLP, a full service, national law firm headquartered in Los Angeles. Not only is he the firm’s E-commerce, Banking and Media Litigation Chair, Tim is also the Head of the firm’s IP Practice Group and has handled a slew of related matters, including trademark and copyright infringement cases and misappropriation and trade dress actions. 

     

    Recognized by his peers as a premier AV-rated lawyer and recently recognized as a top 2024 Irish Legal 100 lawyer, Tim has successfully tried or arbitrated dozens of disputes to verdict for clients across industries including E-commerce, entertainment, technology, telecommunications, sports, banking and financial services, construction, retail, logistics, and manufacturing, among them. 

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    Tim Gorry

    Partner
    Michelman & Robinson

    Tim Gorry is a partner at Michelman & Robinson, LLP, a full service, national law firm headquartered in Los Angeles. Not only is he the firm’s E-commerce, Banking and Media Litigation Chair, Tim is also the Head of the firm’s IP Practice Group and has handled a slew of related matters, including trademark and copyright infringement cases and misappropriation and trade dress actions. 

     

    Recognized by his peers as a premier AV-rated lawyer and recently recognized as a top 2024 Irish Legal 100 lawyer, Tim has successfully tried or arbitrated dozens of disputes to verdict for clients across industries including E-commerce, entertainment, technology, telecommunications, sports, banking and financial services, construction, retail, logistics, and manufacturing, among them. 

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    Author:

    Wayne DeMello

    Director- Senior Corporate Counsel-IP
    Tandem Diabetes Care
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    Wayne DeMello

    Director- Senior Corporate Counsel-IP
    Tandem Diabetes Care

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    Katie Nolan Stevaux

    Assistant General Counsel
    Genentech
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    Katie Nolan Stevaux

    Assistant General Counsel
    Genentech

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    Noel Egantios

    CEO
    DivX
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    Noel Egantios

    CEO
    DivX

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    Kathi Vidal

    Former Director
    USPTO
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    Kathi Vidal

    Former Director
    USPTO

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    Carol Fang

    Global Head of IP Platforms
    Novartis
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    Carol Fang

    Global Head of IP Platforms
    Novartis

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    Raymond Millien

    General Counsel
    Wound Pros Management Group
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    Raymond Millien

    General Counsel
    Wound Pros Management Group

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    Amit Garg

    GM & VP
    IPValue
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    Amit Garg

    GM & VP
    IPValue

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    Ariel Reich

    Senior Counsel
    HP Inc.
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    Ariel Reich

    Senior Counsel
    HP Inc.

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    Theresa Raymor

    Head of IP
    Recor Medical
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    Theresa Raymor

    Head of IP
    Recor Medical

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    Li Zhu

    Partner
    Robins Kaplan
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    Li Zhu

    Partner
    Robins Kaplan

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    Marc Lauzeral

    Counsel
    Schertenleib Avocats
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    Marc Lauzeral

    Counsel
    Schertenleib Avocats

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    John Brunner

    Partner
    Carpmaels & Ransford
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    John Brunner

    Partner
    Carpmaels & Ransford

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    Ben Chapman

    Senior Associate
    Carpmaels & Ransford
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    Ben Chapman

    Senior Associate
    Carpmaels & Ransford

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    Dan Housley

    Associate Director- Copyright & Transactions
    Kyndryl
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    Dan Housley

    Associate Director- Copyright & Transactions
    Kyndryl

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    Gregory Bombard

    Shareholder
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP

    Gregory S. Bombard is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on trade secret litigation. Greg also handles other IP litigation and complex commercial disputes. His trade secret clients are primarily in high tech industries, including biotech, medical devices, software, robotics, fintech, and manufacturing. Greg is an author of the ABA’s Guide to Protecting and Litigating Trade Secrets, 2nd Ed., and co-chairs of the ABA’s Trade Secret Litigation Subcommittee. Greg is a shareholder in the Boston office of the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. He can be reached at [email protected]. 

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    Gregory Bombard

    Shareholder
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP

    Gregory S. Bombard is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on trade secret litigation. Greg also handles other IP litigation and complex commercial disputes. His trade secret clients are primarily in high tech industries, including biotech, medical devices, software, robotics, fintech, and manufacturing. Greg is an author of the ABA’s Guide to Protecting and Litigating Trade Secrets, 2nd Ed., and co-chairs of the ABA’s Trade Secret Litigation Subcommittee. Greg is a shareholder in the Boston office of the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. He can be reached at [email protected]. 

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    Author:

    Jordan Grotzinger

    Shareholder
    Greenberg Traurig
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    Jordan Grotzinger

    Shareholder
    Greenberg Traurig

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    Brendan Server

    Assistant Managing Director
    Global Prior Art
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    Brendan Server

    Assistant Managing Director
    Global Prior Art

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    Benedikte Biechele

    Group Leader- Semiconductors and Electronics
    Global Prior Art
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    Benedikte Biechele

    Group Leader- Semiconductors and Electronics
    Global Prior Art

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    Aaron Capron

    Partner
    Finnegan

    Aaron Capron, leader of Finnegan’s patent office practice, has a comprehensive patent practice including patent portfolio management, client counseling, and post-grant proceedings related to artificial intelligence (AI), hardware accelerators, semiconductor manufacturing, video coding, medical devices, quantum computing, and digital health technologies.

    Aaron has been co-lead counsel for several post-grant proceedings, including one of the first cases instituted under the America Invents Act (AIA). Using his experience before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and in all aspects of pre-trial litigation, Aaron assists clients with making strategic decisions under these proceedings. He has drafted and overseen the drafting of hundreds of patent applications for electrical, electronics, telecommunications, and software-based technologies.

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    Aaron Capron

    Partner
    Finnegan

    Aaron Capron, leader of Finnegan’s patent office practice, has a comprehensive patent practice including patent portfolio management, client counseling, and post-grant proceedings related to artificial intelligence (AI), hardware accelerators, semiconductor manufacturing, video coding, medical devices, quantum computing, and digital health technologies.

    Aaron has been co-lead counsel for several post-grant proceedings, including one of the first cases instituted under the America Invents Act (AIA). Using his experience before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and in all aspects of pre-trial litigation, Aaron assists clients with making strategic decisions under these proceedings. He has drafted and overseen the drafting of hundreds of patent applications for electrical, electronics, telecommunications, and software-based technologies.