IP DEFENSE: Silicon Valley 2014
For today’s intellectual property executive, all roads converge toward Defense and Litigation: NPEs, corporate trolls, the AIA and SHIELD Act have multiplied the number of IP lawsuits. In this environment, an effective, up-to-date Defense Strategy is a must have for operating companies.
This conference examines IP Defense from soup to nuts, including best and latest defense strategies, preparing for trial, considerations when settling, managing internal resources and expectations, AIA post-issuance proceedings.
- The Big Picture: Building A Defense Strategy
- Pre and Post-Grant Defensive Strategies
- Defending against NPEs
- Preparing for Litigation & Trial
- The End Game - Settlement & Post Trial Strategy
- Chief IP Counsel
- VP & Director of IP Strategy
- Chief, Deputy and Associate General Counsel
- Intellectual Property, Trademark and Copyright Counsel
- Head of Litigation
- Director of Business and Legal Affairs
- Director/VP of Intellectual Property
- Director/VP of Licensing
- IP Counsel
- Patent Counsel
- VP & Director of Intellectual Asset Management
Experience and Accomplishments: Currently, IP Counsel for IBM Research. With IBM, previously Counsel for the System Networking business and Storage Systems. In addition site counsel for the IBM Tucson location. I began my legal career as a damages witness in the HP v. Bausch & Lomb case, which led to law school and licensing of the patent-in suit which in turn led to generation of over $100 Million in licensing revenue. My subsequent legal career has included IP litigation at Pennie & Edmonds, in-house work at 3Comm and other leading companies in the networking and cloud computing space. The $15 Million favorable settlement reached in 3Comm v. Intel led me to authoring a legal treatise on patent infringement damages "Patent Infringement Compensation and Damages". Recognized expert and published author in patent infringement damages; IP enforcement; Litigation management; Merger and acquisition; Strategic IP Portfolio creation; IP transaction negotiation; open source policy management; Entrepreneurial counseling Publications and Courses “Patent Infringement: Compensation and Damages”, Law Journal Press. 2006. "Actions to Limit Product Liability Awards" 4 Product Liability Law Journal 129 5/93. "Maximizing Impact of Visual Evidence" Patent Litigation 1992 Practicing Law Inst. "We've just been sued! What's Our Exposure? A Defendant's Guide to Damages" IP Law and Management Institute, San Diego, November 2012 "Implications of the America Invents Act", panelist, IP Counsel Cafe San Jose, San Jose April 2012 "Patent Infringement Damages" IP Counsel Conference, San Jose, March 2012 “Developments in IP Remedies”at IP Counsel Conference New York, 2009 (Conference Chair) “Developments in IP Remedies”at TechNet IP Forum New York, 2009 “New Developments in Patent Infringement Damages” at Intellectual Property for Wireless and New Media, 2007, 2008 “Remedies for Patent Infringement”, in “Intellectual Property Remedies” webinar, American Lawyer Media, October, 2008 “Getting the Jump on IP Due Diligence - Putting Together an IP Portfolio to Maximize Value” included in “Strategic Planning for Entrepreneurs Seminar”, Stanford University, 2002
Rob Kramer is the Co-Chair of Dentons' Patent Litigation Practice and a partner in the firm's Intellectual Property Group. Based in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, Rob is one of the most experienced and successful lead trial counsel patent litigators in the country. He and his team are consistently honored as among the most aggressive, results oriented, patent litigation practices. Rob was named a "Legal Lion" by IP Law360 in January 2017 for his lead trial counsel role winning two back-to-back patent jury trials in one of the largest patent cases in the country. Rob and his team at Dentons were also recently named as an elite "IP Litigation Powerhouse" that corporate counsel "turn to for their most pressing needs" in BTI Consulting Group's national survey of General Counsel. He and his team were also recently named as a "Top 50 Litigation Powerhouse Firm" by Law360, and recently named as one of the "Fearsome Foursome," by BTI Consulting, an honor bestowed upon four elite firms that General Counsel or large companies fear most to litigate against "based on the team's intense approach, fierce tactics and achievement of successful litigation outcomes." Rob and his team were recently featured in IP Law360 as the "best of the best" at providing the most value per legal dollars spent by in house counsel on litigation. Rob was invited to be a speaker at this conference as he has a long history of promoting women litigators into leadership roles, mentoring and creating opportunities for women attorneys, and ensuring that they gain courtroom experience and hold leading and meaningful roles on important IP litigations.
Lee Cheng is currently advisory counsel for the board at NewEgg. He served as Chief Operating Officer and EVP at Gibson Brands and prveiously served as NewEgg Inc's Chief Legal Officer, SVP of Corporate Development and Corporate Secretary and General Counsel.
He's a graduate of UC Berkeley Law School, where he earned his J.D. A graduate of Harvard University where he earned his SB in History and Science.
Bryan is General Counsel at Applied Research Works, Inc. (ARW), a Palo Alto based software company offering specialized services for health plans, healthcare professionals and patients. Prior to beginning his legal practice, and during law school, Bryan worked with a major patent holding company where he participated in the licensing and monetization of high value patent portfolios. In addition to his role at ARW, Bryan maintains a private law practice in the Silicon Valley where he represents clients in intellectual property matters. Bryan earned his J.D. from Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis (now known as Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law); a Master of Intellectual Property, Commerce, and Technology from Franklin Pierce Law Center (now known as the University of New Hampshire School of Law); a Master of Health Services Administration from St. Joseph's College of Maine; and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Nevada, Reno. Bryan is a member of the State Bar of California and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
