IP ENFORCEMENT: NY 2014
An ineffective Enforcement strategy means loss of value to your organization, while also encouraging potential and current infringers. On the other hand, a well-run Enforcement strategy sets clear boundaries with potential infringers and earns respect in your marketplace. IP Enforcement: NY explores, benchmarks and challenges the enforcement strategies that Operating Companies are implementing, how they can be improved and where current trends are heading. Most importantly, the conference looks at how these Enforcement strategies can fit into your organization’s goals and larger IP strategy.
- Enforcing Early – A Patent Prosecution Strategy
- To Litigate, To License Or To Use A Third Party
- Preparing For Litigation
- Going To Trial: Preparation, Management and Strategy
- Infringer Defenses – What Strategies Will You Face?
- Post-Grant Review, IPR, CBM And Your Infringement Claims
- Utilizing The ITC In Your Enforcement Program
- Portfolio Management And Your Enforcement 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
David Shofi is an attorney and IP strategist with over 24 years of experience in technology and intellectual property. He is presently Chief Legal Officer for Univercells, a Belgian business-to-business technology provider focused on increasing the availability of affordable vaccines and biotherapeutics to address global health challenges. Previously, as Vice President, IP Strategy Solutions and Chief IP Counsel for CPA Global, David helped clients of all sizes assess and identify opportunities for improvement of their IP processes As CIPC for ATMI, a semiconductor and lifesciences company, David managed all aspects of IP - strategically building the IP team and portfolio toward a successful company divestiture. David also served as IP Counsel for IBM Corporation, where he led development of processes relating to standards, open source software and due diligence. He was also an associate at the Baker Botts law firm. David earned his law degree from Pace University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University.
Frank J. Nuzzi is Principal Counsel - IP Litigation & Disputes for Siemens Corporation, located in Iselin, New Jersey. Prior to joining Siemens, Frank was in the litigation department of Clifford Chance where he specialized in patent litigation. Education NYU School of Law, JD Executive Editor of the Annual Survey Of American Law. Lehigh University, B.S and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering Engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi.
WILLIAM COPPOLA is Intellectual Property Counsel for Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and oversees all of Aerie Pharmaceuticals’ intellectual property matters both domestically and internationally. He has over 25 years of experience representing numerous clients, including universities, regarding a wide spectrum of patent and intellectual property matters, including securing and defending world-wide patent protection, performance of due diligence with respect to new technologies, licensing and negotiation of agreements, performance of competitive and freedom-to-operate analyses, and patent litigation in the US and globally. Mr. Coppola’s litigation responsibilities have included management of numerous Hatch-Waxman litigations, ITC litigation, and PMNOC litigation in Canada. Mr. Coppola received his J.D. from Seton Hall University Law School in 1991, where he was a member of the Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal. He received his graduate degree in Biochemistry from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, and his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Delaware. He is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, a registered patent attorney, and is admitted to practice law in New Jersey, Florida, New York and the District of Columbia.
Alex Hadjis is a patent trial lawyer. He has tried over fifteen patent cases for large, operating companies, such as Roku, Freescale, and Huawei, and he has litigated many more before the federal district courts, the International Trade Commission, and the Federal Circuit over the course of his twenty-six year career. His work over the years has involved cases in many cutting-edge industries, including semiconductors, telecommunications, medical devices, and software. Alex served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In 2021, Law360 named him an MVP in intellectual property. Alex is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
