The 4th 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 vs 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
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 Approved! 4.3 hrs. GA state
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- Portfolio Management and Patent Prosecution: Going Beyond Quality
- Trade Secrets Strategy: Balancing Business and Protection
- Constitutional? – Are IPRs still a viable part of your Patent Strategy?
- Building a Defensive IP Strategy: Leveraging the Favorable Landscape
- Patent Enforcement Strategy 2018: Challenges & Business Necessity
- 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
Carey is a partner and patent veteran with nearly two decades of experience handling patent prosecution matters, patent challenges, litigation, and intellectual property counseling for large and small clients. From refining and specialty chemicals to polymers and plastics, Carey has dealt with the gamut of intellectual property issues facing large companies. She is the creator of PatentlyIntegrated™ as her forte is managing global patent portfolios efficiently and cost-effectively in alignment with her clients’ business goals. She is considered by clients to be responsive, talented, and a creative, out-of-the-box thinker in addressing her clients’ needs. Carey received her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, and her M.S. and B.S. in textiles and chemistry from Clemson University.
Byron Holz serves dual roles at Nokia, as both Head of IP Services for Nokia Software, and Senior IPR Licensing Counsel. His work includes both transactional and litigation matters. In parallel with his work for Nokia, Byron has taught International Intellectual Property at Emory University School of Law. He previously worked in Alston & Bird’s IP Litigation group, and as a clerk for the Honorable Marilyn L. Huff in the Southern District of California.
Jennifer Miller is Chief IP Counsel for Change Healthcare. In this role, Jennifer provides a full range of general intellectual property and strategic counseling to the business, as well as oversees management of the company’s patent, copyright and trademark portfolios. Before joining Change Healthcare, Jennifer was Senior IP Counsel for McKesson Corporation, serving as patent counsel for multiple McKesson business units. Prior to that, she was an associate in the IP practices of Alston & Bird LLP and Ballard Spahr LLP in Atlanta, with a focus on electrical and software technologies. Jennifer received her J.D. from Duke University School of Law and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida.
Marc is a VP of Intellectual Property at Boehringer Ingelheim. He is a experienced senior legal leader with a demonstrated history of working in the pharmaceuticals industry. Significant in-house experience in developing a patent strategies and patent portfolios (both organically and through acquisitions), asserting and defending key intellectual property, and managing a staff of attorneys and other patent professionals. Experience includes offensive and defensive litigation on global scale, as well as negotiating settlements/license agreements, and overseeing IP due diligence.
Scott Taylor leads the Brand and Business Development team for AT&T Intellectual Property. A electrical engineer by trade he is focused on continuing AT&T success in in turning world class innovations into best in class IP.
James Arnold, Jr is a Director-level Senior Counsel at Eastman Chemical Company with over 15 years of professional legal experience. He earned his B.A. in Chemistry with honors from Talladega College, J.D. from Howard University School of Law and his LLM in Business Transactions with honors from the University of Alabama School of Law. He has expertise in the drafting of commercial, information technology and intellectual property agreements as well management of global patent portfolios in a variety of industries including electronics; semiconductors; specialty chemicals; health care; medical devices; fluoropolymers; textiles; and fabrics. As a former Chief Intellectual Property Counsel of a Fortune 1000 company and current Senior Counsel at a Fortune 500 company, he has departmental leadership and project management experience, as well as experience in monetization of intellectual property, management of outside counsel and legal budgets, and utilization of intellectual property to accelerate growth strategies within large, complex organizations.
Bryan is an accomplished intellectual property attorney and corporate strategist. Having worked alongside top clients and industries he possesses deep industry experience and working knowledge.
Prior to joining IBM, Bryan worked for a regional corporate and intellectual property boutique firm where he handled complex corporate and intellectual property matters.
Bryan’s experience further encompasses corporate strategy, employment, fund raising, licensing, technology transactions, patent, trademark, digital privacy, domain name, and copyright protection.
Nathan Harwell joined Rinnai America Corporation as General Counsel in October 2015. In addition to leading the Company’s overall legal function, he is also responsible for managing the Company’s intellectual property portfolio.
Nathan is an accomplished commercial attorney with a successful history of addressing complex legal and operational issues within both public and privately-held companies in domestic and international markets. Nathan came to Rinnai from Medtronic, plc, the world largest medical technology company, where he provided guidance to Medtronic’s industry-leading Spine and Biologics Division. Before Medtronic, Nathan held in-house attorney roles for other global companies, including Exide Technologies and D.R. Horton, Inc. Nathan also has extensive experience as a private practice attorney; where he began his career at King & Spalding LLP in Atlanta.
Nathan is an active member of the in-house legal community, currently serving as a Vice President of Communications for the Georgia Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). In 2017, Nathan was awarded the “General Counsel Impact Award” from the Fulton County Daily Report – an award honoring in-house counsel whose efforts contributed substantially to his or her company’s success.
Ron Coleman is a litigation partner with Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs, LLP in Atlanta, Georgia, where he is head of the firm's Litigation Practice Group. He focuses his practice on complex business litigation, particularly in the areas of intellectual property, franchise, and trade regulation litigation. He also regularly represents clients in commercial and business tort litigation, defense of complex product liability and tort injury cases, as well as in federal and state appellate litigation. In addition, he has represented clients in numerous arbitrations, mediations, and other types of ADR processes.
Mr. Coleman has been recognized by: Best Lawyers in America (2006-present) for Franchise Law (Atlanta Franchise Lawyer of the Year 2012, 2017) and Litigation – Intellectual Property; Chambers USA Leading American Business Lawyers – Complex Litigation (2010-present); Georgia "Super Lawyer," Business Litigation, by Law & Politics Media (2004--present); International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, Franchise Law (2004--present); Litigation Counsel of America, Charter Fellow.
Mr. Coleman has written and spoken extensively on intellectual property, franchise, and general litigation topics. He currently serves as a member of the Governing Committee of the ABA Forum on Franchising and as co-chair of the Trade Secrets Subcommittee of the ABA Section of Litigation's Intellectual Property Litigation Committee.
Mr. Coleman received his A.B. degree, cum laude, from Duke University in 1983 and his J.D. degree, with honors, in 1986 from Duke Law School, where he was a member of the Editorial Board of the Duke Law Journal. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable James C. Hill, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in 1986-1987.
Michael Turton concentrates his practice in intellectual property law, with a primary focus on patent litigation and intellectual property strategy and licensing. Fields of technology in which he has experience include computer hardware and software, computer security, telecommunications, computer networking, film and digital projection technologies, financial services item processing, fiber optic networks, Internet search and services, electronic commerce, semiconductor and integrated circuit technology, and electro-mechanical devices.
Mr. Turton has represented companies in patent litigation actions in California, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Texas, Virginia, and the International Trade Commission. Additionally, he regularly assists companies with a variety of intellectual property matters, including pre-suit matters, such as analyzing patents held by competitors, conducting freedom to practice analysis, and providing written opinions.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Turton practiced with a Houston, Texas, intellectual property firm. Mr. Turton has been recognized as a 2012 and 2013 Georgia "Super Lawyer" and 2009 Georgia "Rising Star" in Intellectual Property Law by Super Lawyers magazine. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*
*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.
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.
Tom is in-house counsel and supports the business unit on matters related to Intellectual Property. Most of the counseling relates to patent law, including: freedom to operate, patentability, whitespace design, design-around practice, and agreement work. Support undertakings related to competitive mapping of products and patent portfolios as well as patent litigation, assertion, and blow-back analysis. Member of the diversity in the legal department task force.
