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The 2nd Annual IP Strategy Summit Atlanta
The IP Landscape Has Changed:
But Has Your Strategy?
The IP environment has been turned upside-down over the last 24 months:
- ALICE v CLS cast uncertainty on the very nature of what's patentable
- Octane & Highmark decisions loosened up fee shifting standards
- Post issuance proceedings can create risky outcomes
- USPTO's 2nd round of AIA changes proposed in August...
How Does All This Impact Your Portfolio Strategy?
Come join thought leaders for a full day of learning, benchmarking and networking on the issues facing every in-house counsel.
CLE Credits: 6 Hours of CLE credits
- The 3 pillars of IP Strategy: Patent Prosecution, Portfolio Management & Due Diligence
- Managing Your Litigation Spend: Containing Costs & Maintaining Quality
- Benchmarking Post Issuance Proceedings Post AIA & Alice
- Maintaining & Enhancing Your Defensive Strategy
- The Right Enforcement Strategy for Operating Companies
- To Patent Or To Trade Secret: When do Trade Secrets Make Sense?
- 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
Dr. Judy Jarecki-Black is Head, Patent Prosecution and Patent Litigation, of Boehringer Ingleheim Animal Health. Dr. Jarecki-Black is admitted to the state bars of Georgia and South Carolina, and is admitted to practice before several federal courts including the United States Supreme Court. Since 2002, Dr. Black’s department maintains and enforces the global patent portfolio for Merial (now Boehringer Ingleheim Animal Health). Her department obtains patent protection, generates patentability and freedom-to-operate opinions, and conducts due diligence for a variety of licensing opportunities. Dr. Jarecki-Black is also responsible for global patent litigation and leads the trial team on all patent cases.
With more than 10 years of experience in patent law, my practice encompasses nearly every aspect of the patent life cycle, including the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, portfolio management, strategic counseling, and patent litigation. With regard to strategic counseling and patent portfolio management, I have prepared more than 200 patent applications in a wide variety of technologies, including fiber optic hardware and accessories, wireless communications, display devices, handheld electronic devices, medical devices, electro-mechanical technologies, communication systems, semiconductor devices, high frequency electronics, control systems, heavy machinery, and computer-related technologies. I also possess extensive patent prosecution experience, having prosecuted well over a thousand domestic and foreign applications, many of which I managed from filing to issuance. Additionally, I maintain a robust strategic counseling practice, having prepared numerous opinions on patentability, infringement, and validity of patents. I also represent clients in patent litigation before district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). I have experience in all aspects of pre-trial litigation, including handling discovery requests, preparing invalidity contentions, drafting claim construction briefs, creating technology tutorials for judges, and working with experts. Prior to joining Corning, I gained valuable experience serving as in-house patent counsel at Amazon.com. Before joining Amazon, I practiced patent law in the Electrical Practice Group at Finnegan for 7 years. Previously, I served as the engineering technology manager with the Division of Patents and Licensing at the University of South Florida, where I was responsible for managing the extensive patent portfolio for the College of Engineering and physical science departments, including over a dozen research centers and institutes.
