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The IPR Gorilla – Virtual IP Conference (16th edition - Big and Better)

Beginning of New year 2021 is been magnificent wherein we have successfully managed our back to back and multiple time zone conferences in Jan 2021. Keeping our vision forward and accelerating our value to your business, let’s move to our 16th edition on The IPR Gorilla – Virtual IP Conference on November 10, 2021 happening at Eastern standard 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 define a roadmap of IP journey in 2021 and taking the global perspectives along. 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 2021

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.

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AWARDEES

[ The IPR Gorilla ]

Top Emerging IP Players

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

Top IP Leaders

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

Dr. Bijaya Kumar Sahu
Regional Manager & Head- IP Facilitation Centre and Technology Innovation Support Centre, NRDC, Vizag Govt of India,
Shilpa Medicare Limited and group

Peng-Chun Wu
Founder & CEO,
AIPLUX Technology Co. LTD.

D. Joshua Smith
Chief IP Counsel and General Counsel of Newpark Fluids Systems,
Newpark Resources, Inc.

Ankita Tyagi
Sr. Manager IP and projects,
European business and technology centre

Madeleine Brown
IP Practice Leader,
CFC Underwriting Ltd

Aman Trehan
Vice President and Global Head of Intellectual Property & Product Portfolio,
Odin Pharmaceuticals

Arlene Hornilla
VP, Deputy General Counsel, Chief IP Counsel,
Entegris, Inc.

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 – VP, The Conference Gorilla Speaks
09:05 AM – 09:20 AM	One on one introduction – where everyone speaks!
09:25 AM – 09:35 AM	Introductory Session: The IP Landscape in the Aftermath of COVID-19: Future Predictions of 2021
09:45 AM – 10:00 AM	Keynote Session
10:05 AM – 10:25 AM	Presentation Session I: The need for trade secret law in the biotech and life science industry and the extraterritorial application of U.S. trade secret law
10:30 AM – 11:10 AM	Panel Discussion I: The Intersection between AI & IP: A Global Perspective
11:15 AM – 12:05 PM	Panel Discussion II: Sharing Best Practices for Engaging, Instructing and Collaborating with Counsel from Around the Globe
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM	Sponsor Intro & Table Top Questions
12:55 PM – 01:50 PM	Panel Discussion III: Patent Vs Trade secrets: What you need to know and how can we choose between them?
01:55 PM – 02:40 PM	Quick Knowledgeable and Intriguing Discussion: Protection of IP in Era of new age technology and in absence of proper legal framework
02:45 PM – 03:15 PM	Virtual Speed Networking
03:25 PM – 04:10 PM	Panel Discussion IV: Antitrust Issues in IP Scenarios
04:20 PM – 05:05 PM	Quick Industry Insights: Protection of IPR in green innovation environment
05:15 PM – 05:45 PM	Virtual Networking Table: Meet participants on first cum first serve basis
05:55 PM – 06:40 PM	Mini Roundtable Session: Patent Monetization Means: Optimizing Your Portfolio’s Value!
06:45 PM – 07:15 PM	Awards of the day and Closing Remarks
07:15 PM – 07:45 PM	Speed 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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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

Alexander Hadjis

Partner,
Jenner & Block

Kavitha Gupta

Senior Corporate Counsel, Go-to-Market Legal, India and South Asia,
Juniper Networks

Soji John

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

Raghvendra Kumar Verma

Group Chief Legal & Compliance officer,
ISON Group

Christina Mitropoulos

Director, Brand Protection & Manufacturing Initiatives,
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)

Jomy J. Methipara

Partner,
Dickinson Wright

Barrett Spraggins

Partner,
Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP

Hongming Liu

Senior Patent Counsel,
Tencent America

Eric L. Sophir

Partner,
Foley & Lardner LLP

Smrithi Mohan

Senior Attorney - Global Innovation & Intellectual Property Strategy,
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.

K Satish Kumar

Group Chief Legal Officer,
Intellect Design Arena Ltd

Stephen Yang

Managing Partner, Patent Attorney,
IP March

K Subodh Kumar

Head, IP filing and response services,
Tata Consultancy Services ltd.

Ryan Schneer

Managing Member and Patent Attorney,
Schneer IP Law

Emanuela Truffo

Partner,
Jacobacci Law Firm

Scott E. Schneider

Worldwide Patent Engineering Lead, IBM Patent Licensing

Gloria Montaron Estrada

General Counsel and the Chief Intellectual Property Officer
Bioceres S.A.

J. Jaya Murthy

Leader, IP,
International Flavors and Fragrances

Asmita Pawar

Former Head (Legal) Transactions & IP,
Tata Technologies Inc

Michelle Pérez Barruos

VP Content & Licensing,
Mondia

James M. Hall

Co-Founder and Chief Legal Officer,
Alpha Rock Capital Holdings Inc.; and Global GC.

Elisha Lawrence

AVP, Global Anti-Piracy & Content Security & General Counsel,
ABS-CBN International

Will Boyer

Partner,
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP

Mark Peters

Patent Licensing and Assignment Technical Lead / North America,
IBM

Kamal K Arvind

Associate Attorney
Merchant & Gould PC

Tanzina Chowdhury

Senior Counsel,
Nostrum Laboratories, Inc.

John A. Stone

Partner,
DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP

Jessie Pellant

Managing Partner,
StudioIP

Lakshika Joshi

Lead IP Counsel,
Global & AVP -Legal,
Capgemini Engineering

Dr B K Sahu

Regional Manager & Head,
Intellectual Property,
National Research Development Corporation, Govt. of India

Kunal Tandon

Founder & Managing Partner,
Tandon & Co.

André Frieden

Deputy General Counsel,
Capgemini

Priyanka Pathak

Managing Associate,
Vutts & Associates LLP Advocates

Hussain Osman

Associate,
Al Tamimi & Company

Place

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Venue : Virtual Conference

Upcoming

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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.

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Partners

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Supporting Partner

US IP Partner

Italy IP Partner

Reception Banner Sponsor

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UAE IP Law Firm Partner

India IP Law Firm Partner

Associate Partners

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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."