Plenary Sessions
Monday, September 27
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
The Mysteries of Anti-Scientific Decision Making - and Their Impact on Innovation
Keynote Speaker: Steven Levitt, Author, Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics
LES (USA & Canada) is pleased to host Steven Levitt, Co-Author, Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics and recipient of the American Economic Association's prestigious John Bates Clark Medal, presented to the country's best economist under 40. Levitt's session addresses the unintended consequences of the patent system on innovation. He'll also present his research illustrating the effects of incentives on economics and market behavior as they relate to innovation.
Steven Levitt will be available after his session for a book signing.
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Royalty Rate Review Plenary Session
Chemicals, Energy, Environment & Materials
Hal Craig, Principal, Trout Creek Consulting, LLC
David Leathers, Managing Director, Huron Consulting Group
Life Sciences
Ben Bonifant, Vice President, Business Development Practice, Campbell Alliance
Jim McCarthy, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, EGEN, Inc.
Deni Zodda, Principal, Medignostica LLC
12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Plenary Luncheon & Frank Barnes' Award
The U.S. Patent System Under Siege- From Congress, the PTO, the FTC and the Supreme Court
The U.S. patent system faces unprecedented challenges from patent law reform legislation pending in Congress, the USPTO's efforts to reduce backlogs and improve the quality of issued patents, and increased scrutiny by the Supreme Court and FTC. Recently retired Chief Judge Paul Michel of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will offer his insights and thoughts for addressing these multifarious forces that are creating pressure on the patent system.
The Honorable Judge Paul Michel, Retired Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Tuesday, September 28
8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
IP as a National Responsibility: A Global Outlook for Strategies, Policies and Laws
What is the importance of Intellectual Property to the prosperity of a nation in the future? Given the importance ascribed to patents, what support of IP is in place – or is on the horizon – in the US and Canada, in developed countries in Asia and Europe and in developing countries around the world? What government policies, government promotions, laws, and activisms within courts of law are driving this support of IP? What do educational trends around the world say about nations’ ability to carry out IP goals and objectives? What impact does all of this have on the importance of collaboration between companies around the world?
Pat Choate, Economist; Intellectual Property & National Development Author; Ross Perot's Vice-Presidential 1996 election running mate
Suzanne Michel, Deputy Director, Office of Policy Planning,
Federal Trade Commission Jose E. Rivera, Jr., Division VP & Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property,
Abbott Laboratories John Whealan, Associate Dean, Intellectual Property Law,
George Washington University Law School Moderator: Chuck Neuenschwander, Principal,
IPLC 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
IP100 Recap - IP Hot Topics 2010
Panel Discussion & Facilitated Roundtables
In 2010, the innovative IP100 concept leapt into the LES world, analyzing 3 hot IP topics to identify the best practices in the Licensing community. Drawing questions from the IP100 forums, this panel will discuss:
- Game changing IP strategies that lead to a winning deal pipeline;
- Best practices in deal structure and valuation;
- Extracting successful IP deals from the drama of litigation.
We have four dynamic panelists from very diverse viewpoints speaking in this exciting panel discussion.
Sherry Knowles, Principal, Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies (formerly Senior Vice President, Chief Patent Counsel, GlaxoSmithKline)
Lesley Millar, Director, Office of Technology Management, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tom Miller, Senior Litigation Counsel, Motorola, Inc.
Raymond Niro, Senior Partner, Niro, Haller & Niro, Ltd.
Moderator: Rich Baker, Director of Intellectual Property Licensing, 3Com Corporation
Following the Panelist review, there will be facilitated roundtable discussions for all participants.