Event
[What We do?]
The IPR Gorilla goes ONLINE and is LIVE NOW.
After successfully hosting our editions consistently in The IPR Gorilla in 2019, we are launching our first time virtual conference and going online in light of the social distancing recommendations and global restrictions on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The IPR Gorilla, Virtual conference edition is scheduled to be held on 14 & 15 July 2020. The conference aims to bring together 100+ in-house legal department, law firm partners and other service providers technology providers, investors and government agencies. The theme of the conference is to emphasize on patents, designs, trademark, copyright, technology – IP innovation and challenges reflected in 2020 and their impact to way forward i.e 2021.
Advanced Speakers
Hear inspiring talks, connect with the best professionals in industry, and remember them even after the conference.
Refreshing one on one networking and quick games
One on one video chat to connect with your potential audience and know them better through rejuvenating hours of games.
Specialized Quick Presentations
Add skills to your professional toolkit with our specialized presentation by our exhibitors. Learn with fun & LIVE demo.
Global Crowd
Join over 100+ inhouse counsels, law firm partners, service providers, start-ups and govt agencies at a single connect online and staying safe at your place.
About
[About Conference]
Welcome to the Greatest Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Conference 2020
9 times a year, a group of interesting and impactful people gathered for a 2 day – long experience — which attendees have described as “the ultimate IPR event” and “a journey into the future of IPR, in the company of those creating it.” Now turning the current situation to an opportunity, we bring in our first virtual conference to add value to IP fraternity in this critical times.
PAST AWARDEES
[ The IPR Gorilla ]
Top Legal/IP Companies
Top Legal/IP Players
Ashutosh Kumar
Top 50 Emerging IP Players Award Associate Partner,
Singh & Singh
Dr. Geetesh Kaushik
Top 50 Emerging IP Players Award Head, IP
Micro Labs Ltd, Bangalore
Mohamed Agamy
Top 50 Emerging IP Players Award Managing Partner,
Links & Gains Law Firm, Egypt
Sharon Shofner-Meyer
Top 50 IP Players Award President, Board of Advisors,
Activ8 IP
Dr. Alpesh Pathak
Top 50 Legal/IP Leaders Award Global IP Head
Intas Pharmaceuticals
Subhrarag Mukherjee
Top 50 Legal/IP Leaders Award Lead Counsel,
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Jari Vaario
Top 50 Legal/IP Leaders AwardHead of Asia Patent Transactions & External Alliances, Nokia Technologies
Dr. Denis Diop
Top 50 Legal/IP Leaders Award EVP & Group GC-APAC,
FERNBACH-Software Ltd
Agenda
[Conference Itinerary]
Theme - Patents, Trademark, Designs & Copyrights : IP Innovation & Challenges in 2020.
| Timings (Indian Standard Time) | Schedule |
| 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM | Registration & Open Networking |
| 01:30 PM – 01:45 PM | Welcome Address – Vice President: The Conference Gorilla speaks |
| 01:45 PM – 02:00 PM | Introduction Online : To know who’s who |
| 02:00 PM – 02:15 PM | Keynote Session I : Challenges to patentability posed by AI |
| 02:15 PM- 02:30 PM | Keynote Session II : “The New Normal. The role of innovation in the wake of the pandemic and how the adaptability of intellectual property is changing the way we work locally, regionally, and globally.” |
| 02:30 PM -02:45 PM | Award Virtual Recognition |
| 02:45 PM – 03:05 PM | Networking Break – Open Networking |
| 03:05 PM – 03:15 PM | Quick Presentation : Compulsory license initiatives in Latin America
Sponsored by : Dannemann Siemsen |
| 03:15 PM – 04:00 PM | Panel Discussion I : Start Ups/SMEs, IP and Global scenario (How IP is changing the technology & business landscape) |
| 04:00 PM – 04:45 PM | Panel Discussion II : IP Rights in the age of Block-Chain, 5G and Artificial Intelligence |
| 04:45 PM – 05:05 PM | Refreshment Time : “LAUGH OUT LOUD with Ms. SUCHI SINGAPORE (Let the laughter heal ; Navigate Change with Laughter)” |
| 05:05 PM – 05:20 PM | Virtual Coffee Room |
| 05:20 PM – 06:00 PM | Panel Discussion III : Maximize potential of IP through Licensing (The next era of IP monetization) |
| 06:00 PM – 06:40 PM | Panel Discussion IV : Defending IP Rights Worldwide (No-Litigation Vs Litigation) |
| 06:40 PM – 07:00 PM | One on One Meetings – Networking
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| 07:00 PM – 07:20 PM | Specialized Presentation Slot: Which Innovation & IP strategies can help beat Covid-19? |
| 07:20 PM – 07:30 PM | Concluding and Closing Remarks |
| 07:30 PM – 08:00 PM | Open Networking |
| Timings (Indian Standard Time) | Schedule |
| 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM | Registration & Open Networking |
| 01:30 PM – 01:45 PM | Welcome Address – Vice President (The Conference Gorilla) Speaks |
| 01:45 PM – 02:00 PM | Introduction Online : To know who’s who |
| 02:00 PM – 02:15 PM | Keynote Session I : Latest & Recommended Prosecution Practices (Patent – Middle East) |
| 02:15 PM- 02:30 PM | Keynote Session II : Intellectual Property Challenges of Block-Chain and Artificial Intelligence in the Post Covid-19 Period |
| 02:30 PM -02:45 PM | Award Virtual Recognition |
| 02:45 PM – 03:00 PM | Exclusive Presentation : “Registration of Imported Food and Drug Products in Nigeria: What a foreign manufacturer/brand owner needs to know”.
Sponsored by : Banwo & Ighodalo |
| 03:00 PM – 03:15 PM | Refreshment Time : “Managing life during the new norm (Wellness during COVID-19; Health is a new wealth)” by MS SUCHI, Laughter Coach Singapore |
| 03:15 PM – 04:00 PM | Panel Discussion I : Pharma Industry Update (Recent developments in IP, across the globe) |
| 04:00 PM – 04:45 PM | Panel Discussion II : 3D & 4D Printing Industry Update (Recent developments in IP, across the globe) |
| 04:45 PM – 05:05 PM | Mini Presentation : Recent Topics on Japanese Patent Practice
Sponsored by : YUASA AND HARA |
| 05:05 PM – 05:20 PM | Mini Presentation :IP Cost Excellence: How to save costs but keep high quality in Intellectual Property
Sponsored by : Dennemeyer Consulting GmbH |
| 05:20 PM – 06:00 PM | Panel Discussion III : Trademarks and Copyrights (What will work and what will not – Cost effective Prosecution Strategies Globally) |
| 06:00 PM – 06:40 PM | Panel Discussion IV : Patents and Designs in Europe/Asia/Africa/ME/US (What will work and what will not – Cost effective Prosecution Strategies) |
| 06:40 PM – 07:00 PM | One on One Meetings – Networking |
| 07:00 PM – 07:20 PM | Specialized Presentation Slot : Patent Analysis: Through Scientific Approach
Sponsored by : LexisNexis Survey and Win exclusive vouchers at LexisNexis Session |
| 07:20 PM – 07:30 PM | Concluding and Closing Remarks |
| 07:30 PM – 08:00 PM | Open Networking
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Questions?
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Speakers
[Who's Speaking?]
Meet the Industry Experts
Hear inspiring talks, meet the best professionals in industry, and party together after the event!
Keynote Speakers
Leopoldo Belda Soriano
Head of Patent Examination (Mechanics and construction) at the
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
Topic: “Challenges to patentability posed by AI”
Dr. Ahmad Saleh
Partner, Head of Patents & Designs (R&D and Innovations),
Al Tamimi & Company
Topic: “Latest & Recommended Prosecution Practices (Patent – Asia/US/Africa/Europe/Middle East)”
Digital innovation and disruption in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak: have you prepared your patent weapons?
John Cabeca
U.S. Intellectual Property Attaché for South Asia
Topic: “The New Normal. The role of innovation in the wake of the pandemic and how the adaptability of intellectual property is changing the way we work locally, regionally, and globally.”
Prof. (Dr.) Tabrez Ahmad
Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean,
School of Law, GD Goenka University
and Founder Technolex
Topic: “Intellectual Property Challenges of Block-Chain and Artificial Intelligence in the Post Covid-19 Period”
Motivational Speaker
Ms. Suchi
Laughter Coach,
Singapore
Topic Day 1: “LAUGH OUT LOUD with Ms. SUCHI SINGAPORE (Let the laughter heal ; Navigate Change with Laughter)”
Topic Day 2: “Managing life during the new norm (Wellness during COVID-19 ; Health is a new wealth)”
Prominent Speakers
Ajay Panwar
Senior Managing Counsel, Intellectual Property (South Asia and MEA region),
Mastercard,
India
Alice Flacco
Senior Legal Counsel,
Microport Scientific Corporation,
France
Jaroslaw M. Jankowski
Managing Director Malaysia & Lead Counsel Asia & Regional Compliance Officer Asia,
Siemens Logistics,
Singapore
Tolu Olaloye
Senior Associate-Intellectual Property,
Jackson, Etti &Edu,
Nigeria
Gustavo Morais
Partner, Lawyer, Electrical Engineer and Industrial Property Agent,
Dannemann Siemsen
G Tharraniiswari
IP specialist,
LexisNexis India & SEA Region
Jeff Holman
IP Strategy Counsel,
HZO, Inc. VP Legal Affairs,
Oscilla Power, Inc.
Greg Mayer
Registered U.S. Patent Attorney,
Greater Chicago Area
Johannes Herbert
Manager Consulting, IP Consulting,
Dennemeyer & Co.
Jamie Kemler
VP, IP Business Strategy,
Stryker
Jim Durkin
Product Manager,
IP.com
Dr. Rahma Beaugrand
Head of Customer Advisory Presales SAP UAE and Oman, part of Middle East South COO office,
UAE
Randa Habib
Regulatory- Middle East & Africa,
Perfetti Van Melle,
UAE
Osamu Yamamoto
Partner,
Yuasa and Hara
Ishani Chandra
Managing Partner,
Sagar Chandra & Associates
Elsayed Mahfouz
Head of Solutions Sales,
5G use cases,
Nokia,
UAE
Venkata Raghavan
Proprietor,
Escalade Legal Services
Kavitha Gupta
Senior Corporate Counsel,
Go-to-Market Legal, India and South Asia,
Juniper Networks
Antonius Alexander Tigor
Head of Legal Business Partner – Digital,
Telkomsel
Beatriz Ruiz-Beato
Data Protection Officer of EMEA,
NEC Group
K Satish Kumar
Global Head - Legal & Chief Data Protection Officer,
Ramco Systems
Persis Hodiwalla
Chief Manager Legal,
Reliance Big Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Karim Elhelaly
Legal Director,
Oracle Systems
Ma. Janice Reyes Tejano
Director of Intellectual Property and ITSO Manager, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Manila,
Philippines; IP Attorney
Chui Lijun
Counsel,
Clifford Chance
Dr. Sheetal Chopra
India Lead - IPR Advocacy,
Ericsson India Pvt Ltd.
India
Nikos Minas
European Patent Attorney & IP strategist,
Hanna Moore + Curley
Scott E. Schneider
Worldwide Patent Engineering Lead,
IBM Patent Licensing
Sourav Bose
Former Associate Director,
UBS,
Singapore
Saumya Bareja
IP Manager,
Procter & Gamble,
Singapore
Sachin Kalra
Deputy General Counsel,
HT Media Ltd,
Delhi, India
Lily Tsen
General Counsel,
Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific,
Singapore
Dr. Sanjeev Chaube
EVP & Head - Big Data & Advanced Analytics,
Vodafone Idea Limited,
India
Rahul Dubey
Leader - Intellectual Property & Competitive Intelligence,
Baker Hughes,
India
Victoria Barker
UK and European Patent Attorney,
Finnegan Europe LLP
Tuhin Singharoy
Counsel, Intellectual Property,
Avery Dennison Corporation
Munish Sudan
Head, IP,
Tata Steel
Renju Harikumar
Vice President APAC, Intellectual Property,
Accenture
Dr. Peter Paroczi
Compliance Officer,
QAFCO
Mirjam Ros
Author of ‘the Innovation Matrix’, business strategist and Innovation & IP advisor
Minh Hoang Merchant
General Counsel,
Genome Medical, Inc.
Ritu Bhargava
Legal Counsel,
Hiveloop Technology Private Limited
Amit Thukral
General Counsel,
VP- Legal and Compliance,
Lupin Ltd.
Dr. Mahendra B. Thakre
Senior General Manager – IP Legal (India),
Mylan Laboratories
Ms Shalini Vipin Chawla
Technologist - IPRs,
ITC Limited
Sameet Gambhir
Jt. VP (Corporate Law) & Company Secretary,
DCM Shriram Ltd.
Hossam Tawfik
Legal & Contracts Group Leader,
Yokogawa Middle East & Africa B.S.C. (c)
Jeff Lindsay
Head of R&D + IP,
Lumē Deodorant
Arvind Viswanathan
CEO,
Pitch Scientific
Pritesh Kasliwal
US Patent Agent,
Software Patent Engineer,
Red Hat
Chinasa Uwanna
Senior Associate,
Banwo & Ighodalo
Omar Obeidat
Partner, Head of Competition and Intellectual Property,
Al Tamimi & Company
Upcoming
[Conferences]
Global Editions
The IPR Gorilla. 1 conference, 9 Editions. Brand, exhibit, engage and network like never before. The Conference editions will held in Singapore, Germany, China, Australia, United Arab Emirates and India.
India
The IPR Gorilla, New Delhi, India | June 26, 2020
Dubai
The IPR Gorilla, Dubai 2020
Singapore
The IPR Gorilla, Singapore 2020
New York
The IPR Gorilla, New York 2020
London
The IPR Gorilla, London 2020
Japan
The IPR Gorilla, Japan 2020
China
The IPR Gorilla, China 2020
Australia
The IPR Gorilla, Australia 2020
Munich
The IPR Gorilla, Munich 2020
Partners
[Who with us?]
Global IP Partner
Associate Partners
Past Partners
[Who with us?]
Media Partners
Testimonials
Atmaja Bhattacharjee SwarnaAssociate, Legal Counsel
Akanksha KarManaging Associate, Lexorbis, India
K Satish KumarGlobal Head Legal and Chief Data Protection Officer, Ramco Systems Ltd
Raphael DanaAttorney at Law, Dana Associés
Heather N. Bowen, Esq.Of Counsel, Sullivent & Fontanez, PLLC
Dr. Aaradhana SadasivamSenior Manager IP, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
Sehan Anthony SoyzaState Counsel, Attorney Generals Department of Sri Lanka
Pritesh KasliwalUS Patent Agent, Software Patent Engineer, Red Hat
K Satish KumarGlobal Head - Legal & Chief Data Protection Officer, Ramco Systems
Jeff LindsayHead of R&D + IP, Lumē Deodorant
Hossam TawfikLegal & Contracts Group Leader, Yokogawa Middle East & Africa B.S.C. (c)
Dr. Peter ParocziCompliance Officer, QAFCO
Beatriz Ruiz-BeatoData Protection Officer of EMEA, NEC Group
Elsayed MahfouzHead of Solutions Sales, 5G use cases, Nokia, UAE
Hanya HaroonAdvocate High Court Senior Associate
Debashish SankhariPartner at Jupiter Law Partners
Allen Jun WangManaging Partner Beijing Ta Law Firm, China
Avv. Francesca La RoccaLawyer, Studio Legale Sena e Tarchini
Rajat RashmiSenior Manager Legal, Cognizant Technology Solutions
Chloe LeeMarkets Legal Senior Vice President, Citi
Anthony Derek WongLegal Director, Asia-Pacific & Japan, Informatica
Adrian OoiHead of Legal, Next Story Group
Dr Liza LamSenior Patent Attorney, Amica Law LLC
Dennis CaiInternet DotTrademark Organisation Limited
Dr. Denis DiopEVP & Group GC-APAC, FERNBACH-Software Ltd