The IPR Gorilla - 23rd Edition | Virtual Conference

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The IPR Gorilla – Virtual IP Conference, 22nd edition is here!

As we move forward to the closing of the second quarter of 2022, we still need to be acquainted with the latest IP trends that will be discussed in our upcoming virtual edition of The IPR Gorilla July 2022. Our next version of The IPR Gorilla – Virtual IP Conference, 22nd edition is scheduled to be held on July 28, 2022 at Eastern Standard time zone. The conference aims to bring together 100+ in-house legal departments, law firm partners, and other service providers technology providers, investors, and government agencies. The theme of the conference is to enrich and prepare as per the growing trends in 2022. Join us for the enticing sessions and a better experience this time!

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.

Highlights

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About

[About Conference]

Welcome to the Greatest Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Conference

6 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.” Our virtual editions so far proven to be a successful model by adding value to the businesses and keeping them safe at their places.

PAST AWARDEES

[ The IPR Gorilla ]

Akshay Mehta
Head – Trade Marks & Litigation,
Mehta & Mehta Associates

Hadi El-Duweini
International Intellectual Property Advisor,
Bureau Joseph

Evan Feldstein
Vice General Manager & General Counsel,
Foreo

Simi Oyelude
Partner,
G.Elias & Co

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AGENDA

[Conference Itinerary]

Timings (EST ZONE)	Schedule
08:30 AM – 08:50 AM	Virtual Registration and Speed Networking
08:50 AM – 09:00 AM	Welcome Remarks – Manager of The Conference Gorilla speaks!
09:05 AM – 09:20 AM	One on one introduction – where everyone speaks!
09:25 AM – 10:05 AM	Panel Discussion I: Patent Litigation: Managing Cross-Border Litigation & Battlefields to Fight Counterfeiting Chike K. Ekwueme, Managing Partner, Ekwueme, Ekwueme & Ekwueme Emanuela Truffo, Lawyer, Partner, Jacobacci Law Firm Defeng (Devin) Song, Partner, fieldfisher
10:10 AM – 10:40 AM	Quick & Intriguing Session: New Technologies: Combating Global Anti-Counterfeiting Strategies and illicit trade Anubhav Kapoor,Director of Legal Affairs, FORD INDIA Swathi Kamath, Legal Head-South Asia, Dupont
10:45 AM – 11:05 PM	Quick Presentation Slot: Why SCOTUS rulings have limited patentability of certain kinds of biotech and life science IP, (ii) that trade secret protection has therefore become essential to protecting biotech and life science IP, and (iii) how trade secret protection of obtained, maintained and enforced. Presenter & Speaker: John A. Stone, Partner, DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP Sponsored by: DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP
11:10 PM – 12:10 PM	Panel Discussion II: Intangible Asset & Intellectual Property Valuation; How we value the value of IP? Soji John, Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel, IP & Licensing, Western Digital Ankita Sharma, General Manager-Legal, Honasa Consumer Pvt Ltd. (Mamaearth) William Chiang , Chief Legal Representative, Locke Lord LLP Atha, Surajit, Leader – Patents & Analytics CoE (PACE), General Electric K Satish Kumar , Group Chief Legal Officer, Intellect Design Arena Ltd Sachin Mishra, Head – Legal & Company Secretary, Tata Consulting Engineers Limited
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM	Sponsor Intro & Table Top Questions
12:50 PM – 01:20 PM	Panel Discussion III: Evolution of Metaverse & IP Steven Fisher-Stawinski, Patent Engineering, Enforcement, International Business Machines (IBM) Lakshika Joshi, Lead IP Counsel, Global & AVP –Legal, Capgemini Engineering Deepalakshmi Vadivelan (Deepa), Vice President & General Counsel (India & APAC), Quess Corp Ltd
01:25 PM – 02:05 PM	Industry Insights Session: How firms build IP programs and capabilities to support their business goals Gregory Mayer, Counsel, Scale LLP BEN TAYLOR, Founder / Principal, Intellectual Resources K Satish Kumar, Group Chief Legal Officer, Intellect Design Arena Ltd Deepali Paun, Founder, IP Bricklayer Evan Feldstein, Vice General Manager & General Counsel, FOREO Inc.
02:15 PM – 02:35 PM	Quick Presentation Slot: Utilizing valuations as a tool in legal disputes Presenter & Speaker: Tyler Capson, Managing Director, EverEdge Global Sponsored by: EverEdge Global
02:40 PM – 03:40 PM	Panel Discussion IV: Digital Era (new product like NFT, Block chain etc) and protection of IP rights: – Challenges & opportunity Raghvendra Kumar Verma,Group Chief Legal & Compliance officer, ISON GROUP André Frieden, Managing Deputy General Counsel / Ethics & Compliance Officer / Innovation & IP Lead Office of General Counsel, Capgemini North America Dhwani Rao, Head Legal Counsel, Nestle India Limited BEN TAYLOR, Founder / Principal, Intellectual Resources Omesh Puri, Partner, LexOrbis Antonius Alexander Tigor, Head of Legal Business Partner & Compliance – Digital, Telkomsel Meera Chature Sankhari, Co-Founder & Partner, Jupiter Law Partners
03:45 PM – 04:10 PM	Industry Insight Session: Analyzing the GDPR threads in EU’s proposed digital rules Beatriz Ruiz-Beato , EMEA Data protection officer, NEC Europe Ltd Tahir Latif, FIP CIPP/E/A/US, Head of Practice – Data Protection, Artificial Intelligence & Analytics, Cognizant Worldwide
04:15 PM – 04:35 PM	Open Discussion: Litigation funding for IP enforcement and monetization Alex Lempiner, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Woodsford
04:40 PM – 05:00 PM	Award Ceremony and Closing Remarks
05:00 PM – 05:30 PM	Virtual One on one networking

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MEMBERS

Beatriz Ruiz-Beato
EMEA Data Protection Officer,
NEC Europe Ltd

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Soji John
Senior Director,
Assistant General Counsel, IP & Licensing,
Western Digital

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André Frieden
Deputy General Counsel / Head, Large Deals Legal Team,
Capgemini

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Ahmad Saleh
Partner,
Head of Patents & Designs (R&D and Innovations),
Al Tamimi & Company

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Lakshika Joshi
Partner,
Lead IP Counsel, Global & AVP -Legal ,
Capgemini Engineering

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Speakers

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Meet the Industry Experts

Hear inspiring talks, meet the best professionals in industry, and party together after the event!

Prominent Speakers

Edward D. Pergament

Founder,
Pergament & Cepeda LLP

John A. Stone

Partner,
DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP

Emanuela Truffo

Lawyer, Partner
Jacobacci Law Firm

Steven Fisher-Stawinski

Patent Engineering, Enforcement
International Business Machines (IBM)

Beatriz Ruiz-Beato

EMEA Data protection officer,
NEC Europe Ltd

Faith Amatika-Omondi

Senior Legal Counsel,
Kenya Copyright Board

Tyler Capson

Managing Director,
EverEdge Global

Sachin Mishra

Head – Legal & Company Secretary,
Tata Consulting Engineers Limited

Dhwani Rao

Head Legal Counsel,
Nestle India Limited

Ankita Sharma

General Manager-Legal,
Honasa Consumer Pvt Ltd. (Mamaearth)

Deepalakshmi Vadivelan

Vice President & General Counsel (India & APAC),
Quess Corp Ltd

Ben Taylor

Founder / Principal,
Intellectual Resources

Lakshika Joshi

Lead IP Counsel, Global & Team Lead,
Capgemini Engineering

Soji John

Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel, IP & Licensing,
Western Digital

Raghvendra Kumar Verma

Group Chief Legal & Compliance Officer,
ISON Group

Defeng(Devin) Song

Partner,
fieldfisher

André Frieden

Managing Deputy General Counsel,
Capgemini

Swathi Kamath

Legal Head-South Asia,
Dupont

Alex Lempiner

Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
Woodsford

Chike Ekwueme

Managing Partner,
Ekwueme, Ekwueme & Ekwueme

Omesh Puri

Partner, Trademarks, Copyright & Designs,
LexOrbis

Surajit Atha

Leader – Patents & Analytics CoE (PACE),
General Electric

Gregory Mayer

Counsel,
Scale LLP

K Satish Kumar

Group Chief Legal Officer,
Intellect Design Arena Ltd

Deepali Paun

Founder,
IP Bricklayer

Meera Chature Sankhari

Co-Founder & Partner,
(Trade Marks, General IP & IT) Jupiter Law Partners

Tahir Latif

Head of Practice – Data Protection,
Artificial Intelligence & Analytics

Evan Feldstein

Vice General Manager & General Counsel,
Foreo Inc.

William Chiang

Chief Legal Representative,
Locke Lord LLP

Antonius Alexander Tigor

Head of Legal Business Partner & Compliance – Digital Telkomsel

Anubhav Kapoor

Director of Legal Affairs,
FORD INDIA

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Partners

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Stage Sponsor

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Testimonials

Atmaja Bhattacharjee SwarnaAssociate, Legal Counsel
“Insightful, interactive and worth attending”
Akanksha KarManaging Associate, Lexorbis, India
“It was an enriching experience and new and updated information exchanged during the session are major takeaway.”
K Satish KumarGlobal Head Legal and Chief Data Protection Officer, Ramco Systems Ltd
“Excellent, Well organized, Highly Professional”
Raphael DanaAttorney at Law, Dana Associés
“Engaging enlightening international”
Heather N. Bowen, Esq.Of Counsel, Sullivent & Fontanez, PLLC
“Interactive, informative, insightful”
Dr. Aaradhana SadasivamSenior Manager IP, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
“Loved Hopin platform, Appreciations for using the new software.”
Sehan Anthony SoyzaState Counsel, Attorney Generals Department of Sri Lanka
“A good launching pad”
Pritesh KasliwalUS Patent Agent, Software Patent Engineer, Red Hat
“Organizing a virtual conference with participants spread in dozens of time zones is quite a remarkable feat”
K Satish KumarGlobal Head - Legal & Chief Data Protection Officer, Ramco Systems
“Very Well Organized”
Jeff LindsayHead of R&D + IP, Lumē Deodorant
“Diverse, interesting, fun”
Hossam TawfikLegal & Contracts Group Leader, Yokogawa Middle East & Africa B.S.C. (c)
“Ambitious - Effortful - Uprising Topics”
Dr. Peter ParocziCompliance Officer, QAFCO
"Professional, smooth, valuable"
Beatriz Ruiz-BeatoData Protection Officer of EMEA, NEC Group
"Dynamic, global approach, interested matters"
Elsayed MahfouzHead of Solutions Sales, 5G use cases, Nokia, UAE
“good experience and sharing information”
Hanya HaroonAdvocate High Court Senior Associate
“You guys have done an incredible job and the selection of topics as well as speakers is excellent! Thoroughly enjoying the event!”
Debashish SankhariPartner at Jupiter Law Partners
“I congratulate you and your team on the organization of the excellent conference with great panel discussions”
Allen Jun WangManaging Partner Beijing Ta Law Firm, China
“A super productive IPR conference in Dubai, looking forward to next IPR Gorilla Conference”
Avv. Francesca La RoccaLawyer, Studio Legale Sena e Tarchini
“I really enjoyed the conference. It was well organized: greats topics and the right number of people”
Rajat RashmiSenior Manager Legal, Cognizant Technology Solutions
“It was a very well organized conference and had some great content. You and the entire support staff for the conference are very diligent and professional, keep it up!”
Chloe LeeMarkets Legal Senior Vice President, Citi
"I find the conference and discussions there were quite informative and helpful. The topics I always have been interested in, and thus I appreciated the talks and discussions."
Anthony Derek WongLegal Director, Asia-Pacific & Japan, Informatica
"I thought it was a great success and an excellent way to network. I thought the discussion points were very informative and would be glad to attend any further conferences you will be organizing in Singapore."
Adrian OoiHead of Legal, Next Story Group
"The conference was well organized, and I appreciate the entire set up and process."
Dr Liza LamSenior Patent Attorney, Amica Law LLC
"Much appreciation to all the efforts that you and your team have put in for The IPR Gorilla in Singapore on 25 June 2019, making it a memorable event."
Dennis CaiInternet DotTrademark Organisation Limited
"It was my great pleasure to join the event which is a highly successful one. The event provides excellent networking opportunities, and I enjoyed very much in exchanging views with my fellow speakers and many high profile participants."
Dr. Denis DiopEVP & Group GC-APAC, FERNBACH-Software Ltd
"Great conference that I could be part of."