IPI Newsletter_Draft_May 2024

Director’s Note

Our Intellectual Property (IP) & Innovation Newsletter shares news and achievements by alums, faculty, students, and advisory board members active in intellectual property, technology, and related areas. It also highlights diverse ways the Initiative engages with stakeholders in the law school and university communities in the United State and abroad.

Highlights

Former Chief Judge Michel Visits| Fireside Chat with Dickinson Law Community

We were honored to host former Chief Judge Paul R. Michel at Penn State Dickinson Law. Judge Michel, who led the nation's patent court, has continued to champion innovation and intellectual property rights vigorously after his retirement. His current roles include leading initiatives such as the Council for Innovation Promotion and the United States Intellectual Property Alliance - USIPA (USIPA), as well as chairing the advisory board for the IP and Innovation Initiative at our law school.

The visit featured a series of engaging events. Dean Danielle Conway welcomed Judge Michel with a luncheon, followed by meetings with Dickinson College President Judge John Jones and General Counsel Vincent Champion, arranged with the help of Dickinson College alum Mike Schaengold. A highlight of the day was a fireside chat on Judge Michel's career, his thoughts on leadership, and current challenges in intellectual property law, co-moderated by Dean Danielle Conway and Professor Daryl Lim. The day concluded with a reception where Judge Michel interacted with students, faculty, and guests, leaving a lasting impression on our community with his wisdom and approachability.

Practicing Law Institute| Global IP Spotlight Series

The Initiative is partnering with The Practicing Law Institute (PLI) to anchor a new series, "Global IP Spotlight." The series aims to showcase key governmental and non-governmental IP stakeholders around the world. Each episode exclusively features one jurisdiction.

The first episode featured Singapore, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Chair Stanley Lai and Senior Counsel Sandy Widjaja as well as the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Director for the Americas Adriana Uson as panelists. The second episode featured the senior leadership team from the International Trademark Association (INTA), featuring INTA CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo, President-Elect Elisabeth Stewart Bradley, Chief Advocacy Officer HeatherSteinmeyer, and INTA Political Action Committee Chair ErinHennessy.

Faculty Exchange Scholarship Program | Drexel & Hofstra

Penn State Dickinson Law's inaugural Faculty Scholarship Exchange Initiative. The Initiative creates a platform to engage with scholars from a network of law schools across a significant segment of the United States.

We welcomed Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Professor Alex Sinha. Dickinson Law Professor Andrea Jane Martin presented at Hofstra. The second round of exchange saw Drexel University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law Professor Nicole Iannarone and Dickinson Law Professor Lucy Johnson Walsh presenting at partner institutions.

Partnership with WIPO and IPOS | IP and International Dispute Resolution

The Initiative, along with the World IP Organization (WIPO) and IPOS jointly organized a seminar on IP and International Dispute Resolution: What Every Lawyer and Corporate Counsel Needs to Know. The seminar consisted of two hybrid sessions in New York and Washington, DC.

USPTO Director KathiVidal and INTA CEO EtienneSanzdeAcedo each delivered a keynote address.

Conversation on Recent Legislative Efforts | Senators Tillis

and Coons, former Judges Michel and O’Malley, USPTO Directors Iancu and Kappos, former senior Congressional staffers

The Initiative spearhead a conversation with Senators Thom Tillis and Chris Coons, Kathleen O'Malley, former USTPO Directors Andrei Iancu , and former senior congressional staffers Brad Watts and Jamie in a conversation about recent legislative efforts designed to shape IP law practice, challenges that such legislation may face and how lawyers can participate in

Advisory Board Meeting| US Chamber of Commerce

When JudgeMichel and ProfessorLim partnered with DeanConway to form our advisory board, our mission was to bring together a small group of individuals with integrity, dedication, and a self-evident record of service and excellence who would work with us to steer Penn State Dickinson Law to make a meaningful difference to our constituents at the law school, the state of Pennsylvania, the US, and beyond.

The Initiative's first in-person event compelled us to stretch us horizons. The Penn State DickinsonLawInnovationForumonCapitolHill convened government leaders and engaged stakeholders in crucial conversations on topics of immediate importance to our nation's security and competitiveness, inclusive innovation, drug pricing, environmental sustainability, and stakeholder collaboration in the context of IP and innovation law and policy.

In this exclusive, closed-door, off-the-record, invitation-only setting, we fostered an environment where stakeholders could candidly exchange ideas—an opportunity rarely found elsewhere. Over two days, we aimed to transcend the usual conference rhetoric and actively seek solutions to systemic challenges. We succeeded in making headway, but much remains to be done. Together, we are shaping the future of IP and innovation, making a lasting impact that resonates beyond our respective institutions.

Connecting the Dots: From Ideas to Impact

(Student Event) | Research and Innovation Roundtable (Faculty and Staff Event)

We welcomed a distinguished group of faculty colleagues from across the country to Penn State Dickinson Law for our second annual Research and Innovation Roundtable and student dialogue on 'Connecting the Dots: From Ideas to Impact.'

Both events featured Professors Carliss Chatman (SMU Dedman School of Law), Dara Purvis (Penn State Law), Nguyen Xuan-Thao (University of Washington School of Law), and Peter Yu (Texas A&M School of Law). In highly interactive sessions, we discussed using ChatGPT in scholarship, looked at sample abstracts (some generated by ChatGPT!) to learn what made them effective (or not), publishing strategies, marketing scholarship, and more.

ICDS (JEDI)-Dickinson Law Symposium on Inclusive Innovation, AI, and Big Data | Penn State University Park

The ICDS (JEDI)-Dickinson Law Symposium on Inclusive Innovation, AI, and Big Data brought national and international interdisciplinary experts to explore challenges and offer concrete solutions where AI, big data, DEI, and innovation policy intersect. The symposium consists of three panels covering inventor demographics, building pipelines to innovation, and harnessing technology to bridge the AI and big data divide.

The symposium was the first institutional collaboration between ICDS and the law

school, providing a bridge to connect both communities and a launchpad for future collaboration. Second, the symposium's discussion-focused format encouraged an exchange of ideas across disciplines, scholars from institutions across the country, and stakeholders in academia and government representatives such as those from the USPTO and WIPO. The intersection of inclusive innovation, AI and big data was critical for reasons that include economic competitiveness and social equity.

A big thank you to all who made the event possible, including Provost Justin Schwartz, ICDS Director Jenni Evans, Dean Danielle Conway, the ICDS organizing team, and our esteemed participants. Oxford University Press will publish an openaccess volume to present and share the ideas the symposium helped inspire.

Entrepreneurship Law Class | United States

Copyright Office

We welcomed members of the United States Copyright Office to Penn State Dickinson Law. The Copyright Office is a part of the Library of Congress. Among its many responsibilities, the Copyright Office consults with interested copyright owners, industry and library representatives, bar associations, and other interested parties on issues related to copyright law, advises the government on copyright policy, and administers copyright law in the U.S.

Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education at the U.S. Copyright Office Miriam Lord and Attorney-Advisor Jessica Chinnadurai spoke to our students about IP fundamentals relevant to entrepreneurs. In addition, they took questions from students about contemporary issues, including the impact of A.I. on IP Thank you to Professor Samantha Prince and her Entrepreneurship Law class for hosting their visit.

Admitted Students’ Day

The Initiative joined faculty, staff, and students in hosting Admitted Students Day at Penn State Dickinson Law this week. The program featured lectures and presentations on everything from property law to experiential learning and being a resident in Carlisle. Special thanks to Dean Bekah Saidman-Krauss,

Rebecca Schreiber, Lori Rogers, Ellen Hanna, Trish Prosser and their team for their hard work in making the event a success!

SJD Candidacy Defenses| Delaram Rezaeikhonakdar and Jingyang Zhang

Professor Lim participated in the dissertation defenses of Delaram Rezaeikhonakdar and JingyangZhang.

Delaram's research focuses on sharing personal data from the European Union to the United States. It touches on several important and timely issues, including health data, national security, and harmonizing of laws across borders against the backdrop of a broader global trend toward decoupling. Jingyang’s research is a comparative study of Chinese media law. public opinion and judicial practice.

SJD Seminar| “How to Publish Legal Research”

Professor Lim joined SJD candidates to discuss “How to Publish Legal Research” along with Professors William Butler, SaraGerke, and JulieTedjeskeCrane.

Our inspiring advanced degree students at Penn State Dickinson Law come from countries as diverse as Indonesia, Iran, Uzbekistan, and Lebanon. International and advanced degree programs play an understated role in fostering a robust exchange of ideas, the development of global norms, and people-to-people ties foundational to peace and stability.

Pittsburg | Alum Reception

Professor Lim joined Penn State Dickinson Law colleagues at the Pittsbugh alum reception. We also celebrated the birthday of Dean Danielle Conway, who shared her special day with us. It was good to meet generations of alums and to see the older ones still connected to the school and the younger ones already doing well early on. While in Pittsburgh, Professor Lim interviewed Professor Michael Madison for the “Profiles in Leadership” Podcast. Before leaving, he had dinner with Dickinson Law alum Noland Cheung (Dentons) and his family.

Student Awards| 2023 & 2024

Congratulations Penn StateDickinsonLawClass of2023and2024!

Federal Practice Institute| 2023 & 2024

The Pennsylvania Bar Association Federal Practice Committee, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, and Penn State Dickinson Law present the Federal Practice Institute, designed especially for attorneys who litigate in federal court in Pennsylvania. Using a hypothetical case, federal judges in the Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, academics, and seasoned practitioners review key procedures and practices in federal practice. I'll be discussing the impact of AI on trial practice and look forward to meeting the Pennsylvania bench and bar. Professor Lim spoke on a panel focused on the impact of AI on legal practice.

A National and International Network of Institutional Partners

The IP and Innovation Initiative partners with include academic and professional institutions as well as IPWatchdog, the world's largest online intellectual property publication. We are also pleased to partner with the Pennsylvania IP Alliance and its national and international chapters to promote inclusive innovation, IP education, and stakeholder collaboration.

Podcasts and Media Coverage

Profiles in Leadership Podcast Series

Launching in Spring 2023, the Profiles in Leadership podcast series offers an unprecedented front-row seat to glean insights from top leaders in the law who serve in education, industry, government, and nonprofit sectors. The series is now in its second season.

Each episode highlights the attributes and qualities necessary to lead strategic change and help transform organizations and society. Viewers can expect to learn proactive, forward-thinking leadership skills, core values and principles of a strategic leader, and qualities influential leaders exhibit.

Published podcasts areavailableat: https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/profiles-leadership

Media Coverage

Local News

"Experts like Daryl Lim, [H. Laddie Montague] Jr. Chair at [Penn State Dickinson Law] who is also an [affiliate] of the [Penn State Center for Socially Responsible AI], are encouraging governments in the U.S. to pass AI-specific regulations on things like data privacy and protection, ethical research, secure systems, and how it should operate in the public sector."

"Daryl Lim, who teaches at Penn State Dickinson Law and is in Penn State University Penn State Center for Socially Responsible AI, laid out several priorities a committee should take when regulating AI.

"Data privacy and protection are critical, especially given the vast data sets AI technologies utilize," said Lim. "Legislation must be robust in overseeing how data is collected, stored, and processed, addressing AI's unique challenges."

Other areas to consider are accountability and liability for decisions made with AI, ethical standards for use and implementation into the workforce, and general regulations for using AI in the public sector."

IP Watchdog

"In October 2023, Penn State Dickinson Law hosted a number of stakeholders, including industry, academia, inventors, policy makers and national security advisors, to discuss many of these issues. Listening to the differing viewpoints on what needs to be done led me to put together the following list of questions that I think should be considered when discussing how to make the patent system more robust and reliable and consistent with the objective of utilizing IP for the benefit of the nation:" - Suzanne Harrison

Among her many roles, Suzanne serves as a trusted advisor on our IP and Innovation Initiative's Advisory Board. Check out her full article and my interview with her as part of our "Profiles in Leadership" series here: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=fP_yUMZBmx4. https://ipwatchdog.com/.../same-page-framework.../id=172445/

I thank Eileen McDermott for inviting me to contribute to IPWatchdog, Inc's Thanksgiving feature. I comment on the rules on AI eligibility, the Biden Administration's latest executive order on AI, the OpenAI-Sam Altman saga, and where things are headed.

“I am thankful for the advances in AI and the steady development of the rules governing them. ChatGPT 4 and its generative AI kin are more mainstream than ever, including in law practice. AI eligibility rules are also more settled. Developers and users know they need to insert a human element in the creation or innovation chain for the output to be eligible for copyright or patent protection. The Biden Administration’s Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence is the latest signal that American policy favors a light touch, working with developers and the market, rather than imposing heavy-handed, omnibus regulation on businesses.

Sam Altman’s seamless transition from OpenAI-ouster to his soft landing at Microsoft and reinstatement portends a future that favors accelerating growth over the apocalyptic warnings from ‘doomers.’ Some may also auger the end game for current battles over infringement and fair use of text and data mining between generative AI companies and content providers from the Altman saga. America will lean in a different direction from Europe and China and the rest of the world will pick and choose approaches that fit their needs. With every new wave, those who fail to upskill and remain relevant will be swept aside by evolution. The key is not to hold back the tide and risk being left behind but to equip the willing and able to find new ways to generate value and share its benefits as equitably as possible.”

The IAM Strategy 300, a guide to the industry pioneers who innovatively create and action strategies that realize and amplify the worth of IP portfolios, named Professor Daryl Lim to its World’s Leading IP Strategists 2023 list. According to the publication, “[a] slot in the 300 is the mark of a professional whose approach to intellectual property is regarded by peers as truly strategic in nature.” The list draws from specialists from the major IP markets in North America, Europe and Asia.

DC

As the heart of government in the world's only superpower, Washington, DC, has to be at the center of our collective efforts to address the challenges we face nationally in making innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship more inclusive, designing smarter economic strategies that make us more competitive, understanding when national security risks matter and when they should not, finding new ways to bring coalitions and alliances together to confront the hard truths of access to health, meeting sustainability goals, and more.

The city has a pivotal role to play in finding solutions to problems, both old and new. America's rules-based, multilateral framework laid the foundation for generations of peace and prosperity at home and abroad. It is not too late for leaders from across the innovation ecosystem to apply their minds and talents and boldly reimagine what they can do together. That city on a hill can be a shining example to the world once more.

Thank you to those who met with me to share their ideas, to help me better understand the important work they do, or simply pause to say hello.

Collage 1: Koren W. WongErvin (Jones Day), Derrick Brent, Anne Kozak, and Anastasia Johnson (USPTO), Patrick J. Coyne (Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Brad Watts (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) James Edwards, Mark Holman (Ridge Policy Group), Angela Wooden and Sayem Osman (Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP).

Collage 2: Professor Jay Thomas, Dean

University Law

William Treanor, Professor Jim Fienerman (Georgetown

Center); Judge Paul Michel (ret.), Peter-Anthony Pappas, Kaylan Privette, Geoff MacLeigh, Cirilo Perez (Office of Sen. Thom Tillis), Register Shira Perlmutter, Associate Registers Miriam Lord and Maria Strong (U.S. Copyright Office), Michelle Yang and Alexis T. (Office of the U.S. Trade Representative), Judge Jackie Wright Bonilla (USPTO PTAB).

“Oneofthebestlaw reviewarticlesofthe year”

Professor Daryl Lim’s article, “Re: Trademark Confusion Simplified: A New Framework for Multifactor Tests,” published by the Berkeley Technology Law Journal has been judged one of the best law review articles related to intellectual property law published within the last year. As such, it has been selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of the Intellectual Property Law Review, an anthology published annually by Thomson Reuters (West).

ECTA Interview

In an interview Daryl Lim gave late last year to ECTA, I discussed transitioning from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law to my new roles at Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, overcoming the challenges of geography through technology, the role of the humanities in developing a sustainable framework for AI and big data governance, distance education, Penn State University's partnership through me with the United States Intellectual Property Alliance - USIPA, the value proposition for foreign lawyers pursuing graduate legal education, and more.

You can read the interview in the link below: http://born.hu/clients/ECTA-2023/bulletinmarch-2023/

Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section IP committee webinar

It was great joining moderator Sahil Malhotra and fellow panelist Kevin E. Noonan on The Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section IP committee webinar. Kevin is a leader of the Chicago IP Bar and co-founder of the well-known blog

Patent Docs and an alum of the John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law). Sahil was my student when I taught there and now has his own practice (Drishti Law). Happy to see him doing well and co-leading this effort with NatalieGuio (Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.) and Hillary Maynard (Polsinelli).

Howard University School of Law Interview |Social Justice and IP

Pleased to join Liana Alston, a third-year law student at Howard University School of Law, for a wide-ranging discussion on how social justice intersects with intellectual property law and antitrust law, the impact of AI on society and the law, and more. [Link]

Engagement

Boston College |Trinity College Dublin

Professor Lim spoke at at Boston College Law School and Trinity College Dublin's conference on "Competition Law and Data: Regulating Tech Platforms" and discussed "Regulating an Uncertain Future-AI & Beyond."

Fordham |Hansen IP Institute Annual Conference

Looking forward to this morning's discussion focusing on competition policy, tech, and intellectual property rights with Kristen O., Bill Kovacic, Claire Chunying Xie, Ph.D., Peter K. Yu, Milan Kristof, and Priya Nair. Topics may include:

- Lessons from current and possible enforcement initiatives against Amazon, Apple, and OpenAI.

- The French case against Google regarding scraping information from news websites.

- Developments in the Digital Markets Act.

- The conflict between copyright laws and the consumer right to repair.

- "The Antitrust–Copyright Interface in the Age of Generative AI."

- Economic issues in antitrust counterclaims arising from alleged patent infringements.

- NextGen pharmaceutical generic delay theories: patent thickets, device hopping, and improper Orange Book listing.

Institute for IP and Social Justice| Inclusive Innovation and CuttingEdge IP Strategies

Looking forward to the conversation on "Inclusive Innovation and Cutting-Edge IP Strategies" with Claire Wheeler Desmond Idris McKelvey Ankur Shah Hon. Paul R Michel. Thanks to Esther Lim and Tashia Bunch for bringing us together. Hope to see you there! https://iipsj.org/programs/ipsj-cleseminar/

Texas A&M| A Decade of Growth and Transformation in IP and Technology Law

Some events come only once in ten years. Honored to be part of "A Decade of Growth and Transformation in Intellectual Property and Technology Law" Symposium. Jeff Slattery BJ Ard Derek Bambauer Peter K. Yu, and I will delve into the latest in AI and Innovation.

Texas A&M University School of Law is commemorating the 10th anniversary of joining the Aggie family. Congratulations to Texas A&M! Special thanks to Peter and Kirsten Evans for bringing us together. https://law.tamu.edu/.../cent.../clip/aggieversary-symposium

DC | NY: U.S. Chamber of Commerce GIPC IP Principles Panel & Congressional Reception

Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy Eli Lilly and Company Peter-Anthony Pappas

Senator Thom Tillis Suzanne Harrison Adam Mossoff George Mason University - Antonin

Scalia Law School Vishal Amin

Brian Pomper Gautam Prakash Joshua Kresh Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Andrei Iancu Randall R. Rader

Matthew Chervenak The Sunwater Institute Steve Baughman Megan Raymond

SUJAI SHIVAKUMAR, Ph.D.

Alexander Kersten

Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School Eleonora Rosati Stockholms universitet Hugh Hansen Etienne Sanz de Acedo International Trademark Association (INTA) Katherine Strandburg New York University School of Law Kenneth Min Practising Law Institute (PLI) Jennifer Wu Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP Meta Robert Arcamona

DC | Georgetown Law Technology Review Symposium

Delighted to participate next week at the Georgetown Law Technology Review Symposium on "Artificial Lawyering — Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence." This biennial event addresses the implications of AI and generative AI technologies on the legal profession through an interdisciplinary approach.

Jovana Davidovic Deborah Hellman, Daniel Wilf-Townsend, and I will discuss issues surrounding AI bias, equity, and justice. Also looking forward to learning from Amanda Levendowski Nicholas Mignanelli Edward Walters Neel Sukhatme Avery Blank Zia Faruqui Matthew Ferraro and Julie Cohen.

New York| Transatlantic Dialogue on Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union

Delighted to join the “Transatlantic Dialogue on Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union” organized by the Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School . This event promises an in-depth exploration of the dynamic field of US and EU copyright law and its broad implications, from platform liability to the impacts of the EU’s innovative tech laws like the Digital Services Act and the AI Act.

Looking forward to a rich discussion with Hugh Hansen, Robert Arcamona, Jane Ginsburg, William Patry, and Eleonora Rosati. Additionally, we’ll be celebrating the accolade of Eleonora's book, “Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union (Second Edition),” which was recently voted the “Best Copyright Book” of 2023 by The IPKat's readers.

Bengaluru| World Intellectual Property Forum & National Law School India

Looking forward to joining delegates from the United States and beyond at the World Intellectual Property Forum in Bangaluru, India. The Forum's theme this year is 'Intellectual Property: The Age of Powerful Techades.' Indian President Modi, in his speech on his country's 76th Independence Day, laid out plans for an all-round development of technology in the country, from 5G to electronic chips, from optical fiber cable networked villages to digital entrepreneurship in them, making the present decade a "techade" for India.

Along with John P. Hanish Miku Mehta Mamta Rani Jha Prashant Marathe Aparna Watal Jayakanth Govindarajan Ayan Roy Chowdhury, we'll discuss IP challenges and opportunities at the digital frontier. I'll focus on

developments in the US and their implications for the Indo-Pacific and beyond. #WorldIPForum #IntellectualProperty #Techade #IPConference #SpeakingEngagement #BusinessNetworking #Innovation #Bengaluru

Thanks to Jeet Agarwal, Navin Agarwal, and their team for bringing us together for these conversations across of whole spectrum of topics. The times we live in make being present and engaged across borders more important than ever. I'm honored to have been invited to help present an award on the opening night. If you'll be there, I look forward to seeing you then!

2023 Akron IP Scholars Forum

Thank you to Mark Schultz, Emily Michiko Morris, Katia Lagasse, Kelsey Jennings and the University of Akron School of Law Center for IP Law and Technology for bringing us together this week for its 2023 Akron IP Scholars Forum. Looking forward to discussions with colleagues from across the country on their cutting-edge work.

Like everyone else, AI affects attorneys. It is important to be in the know. Join me and the Cumberland County legal community as we discuss how AI transforms practice, the broader legal and geopolitical issues at play, and what attorneys can do to ride this technological wave.

Penn State Dickinson Law Cumberland County Bar Foundation Cumberland County Bar Association

Alum Reception | Wilmington

My colleagues and I welcomed Penn State Dickinson Law alums. Honored by Dean Danielle Conway's kind introduction and her spontaneous invitation to address our alumni. Participating in alumni receptions is one of my favorite parts of my job. It's inspiring to meet generations of alums who have graduated and done well for themselves, learn about their diverse paths, hear their fond memories of their time at the law school, and explore new ways to collaborate.

Kudos to my colleagues Kelly Rimmer Robin Langhans, M.Ed. Laura H. Williams Tom Lee and Brett Conway for their important work at each of these events. Pleased that Michelle Nerozzi-Ankenbrand and Roberte Makowski, whom I had the pleasure of working with this earlier year both accepted my invitation to join us!

After Wilmington, I headed to New York to thank Tom Pease Nick Groombridge, Jennifer Wu Hugh Hansen Joshua L. Simmons for their recent partnership with us, hear their suggestions and advice, and share my plans for the coming year to explore new ways to collaborate with these terrific folks. It was great meeting members of the creative community gathered to celebrate a book reading by Jen's friend, Abigail Hing Wen.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School Kirkland & Ellis

Pennsylvania Governor's Office of General Counsel | OGC University

The Pennsylvania Governor's Office of General Counsel (OGC) represents

36 executive and independent agencies across the Commonwealth. OGC University is a two-day event consisting of CLE presentations on various topics. Looking forward to joining Jennifer Selber Vera Kanova Harrison MacRae Valerie Janosik-Nehilla, and Andy Ritter next week for a discussion on the need to regulate AI from legal, data privacy, and data security perspectives.

Fall 2023 ICDS Symposium

The Fall 2023 ICDS Symposium will be held Wednesday, October 18th and Thursday, October 19th, in the HUB Alumni Hall on the University Park campus. This year's symposium will focus on how research leads to specific, meaningful outcomes/impacts. Delighted to join my colleagues from the broader Penn State community and fellow panelists to explore ways to navigate the promises and pitfalls of generative AI.

Looking forward to being part of the conversation at George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy’s 2023 Annual Conference happening this week. Details here: https://cip2.gmu.edu/conferences.../2023-fall-conference/

Asian IP Scholars Roundtable | Seattle

The Asian Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable brings together scholars of Asian intellectual property and technology law, providing them with a forum for sharing research and peer networking. It is jointly organized by the Asian Law Center at the University of Washington School of Law and the Center for Law and Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University School of Law.

In addition to the usual work-in-progress presentations, this interdisciplinary roundtable will feature extended Q&A sessions and commentary and advice offered by established scholars. Whether as a presenter or a commentator, this event will provide an excellent and welcoming platform for exchanging ideas, presenting research and sharing experiences. It will be of considerable interest to non-tenured and tenured professors alike. If you are interested in attending the event, please contact Professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen or Professor Peter Yu.

University of California, Irvine School of Law Competition, Antitrust Law, and Innovation Forum | Irvine

Thank you to Christopher Leslie, Rabie Kadri and the University of California, Irvine School of Law Competition, Antitrust Law, and Innovation Forum (CALIF) team for inviting me to speak about AI and enforcement. I look forward to joining the speakers and attendees, including students, to discuss and learn about AI and antitrust law.

Alicia Lai Salil Mehra Temple UniversityJames E. Beasley School of Law Maurice Stucke University of Tennessee College of Law Thomas Cheng HKU Law Michal Gal University of Haifa Jordan Ludwig Crowell & Moring Joshua Davis the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) Laura Edelson NYU Tandon School of Engineering Julian Nowag Faculty of Law at Lund University

ICDS) Retreat | 2023

Delighted to be back with my fellow co-hires at the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) retreat. Penn State University formed ICDS to connect disciplines to generate timely, informed research with real-world impact. As you can see from the slide, ICDS exists at the intersection of #diversity, #AI and #datascience, #digitalinnovation, #computationalscience and #prediction, #datasecurity and #privacy law, #infrastructure, and #industrypartnerships. The mission of ICDS is an important one and can be challenging to fulfill. Scholars approach AI and big data questions differently, but partnerships like ours are essential to a building shared and sustainable future that is approaching us more quickly, with more exciting possibilities and with the prospect of more disruptive change than ever before. Looking forward to what we can accomplish together.

Wikimedia Foundation | AI Regulation and Open Knowledge

Looking forward to joining the Wikimedia Foundation to discuss how AI regulation will impact open knowledge. Thank you, Wikimedia Summer Legal Fellows Liana Alston Allyson McReynolds Alejandro Moreno Baquero Lukas Ruthes Gonçalves, for putting together what promises to be an exciting discussion on a keystone issue. Thank you also to Jacob Rogers (Wikimedia Foundation) for moderating the 2023 Wikimedia Foundation Legal Fellow Panel. Joining me on the panel are Mehtab Khan (Yale Information Society Project) and Peter Cihon (GitHub). Hope to see you there! Penn State Dickinson Law

National Association of Attorneys General Eastern Region meeting | AI – The Challenge of the Intelligent Computer

Thank you to Connecticut Attorney General William Tong for hosting the National Association of Attorneys General Eastern Region meeting.

I look forward to joining experts from state attorney general offices, academia, and industry to discuss "AI – The Challenge of the Intelligent Computer" with Letitia James (Office of the New York State Attorney General) James Bessen (Boston University School of Law), Jerry Ma (U.S. Department of Justice), & Maneesha Mithal (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati).

Monash Prato Dialogue AI Summit | Prato

Pleased to join fellow delegates at the second edition of the Monash Prato Dialogue AI Summit in Italy as a representative of the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences along with Institute Director Jenni Evans, and Kimberly Van Meter.

Interdisciplinary AI experts from Australia, Europe, and the US gathered to discuss concrete ways of deploying and regulating AI. The wide-ranging conversation spanned generative AI, biodiversity, criminology, and the dynamics of collaboration.

Joanna Batstone, PhD, Claudia Del Campo, PhD and their team were consummate hosts. They showcased some of the best vistas and local delights, including the historic Capezzana estate on the Carmignano hills, nestled within vineyards and olive groves in the beautiful Tuscan landscape.

IT Law Series 2023| Singapore

Delighted to be back in Singapore. A special thank you to Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Dr. Stanley Lai, SC and Mr. Amrin Amrin for taking the time to meet and catch up during my relatively short trip.

Thank you also to Mark Lim for inviting me to speak on the regulation of AI. I explained to a diverse audience of key stakeholders why Singapore was well poised to ride the AI wave, shared my thoughts on recent developments in the US, and the key role Singapore could play in establishing a principled and pragmatic global code of conduct.

I enjoyed hearing from Jeth Lee Larissa Lim Paul McClelland, and Cheryl Seah. Their impressive command of local and international legal developments was rivaled only by their nuanced appreciation of the norms, interests, and priorities underlying AI regulation in key jurisdictions.

Looking forward to collaborating on this keystone issue of our time.

Practicing Law Institute (PLI) 's seminar on copyright law | New York

Looking forward to returning to New York this week to join Robert Clarida Kyle Citrynell Jessica R. Friedman Thomas Kjellberg and Lateef Mtima for Practising Law Institute (PLI) 's seminar on copyright law. Hope to see you there!

Details: https://lnkd.in/ed5PgmfB

Study Trip| Israel

Israel is a nation abuzz with innovation. Honored to meet some of the key stakeholders contributing to its remarkable achievements at the invitation of Professor Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid. Among her many roles, she serves on the advisory board of Penn State Dickinson Law's IP & Innovation Initiative.

Over three days, I had the privilege of seeing current legal and policy issues through the eyes of academics, entrepreneurs, judges, lawyers, and students in Israel. I gave two lectures on technology and IP and technology and antitrust at Ono Academic College, a remarkably dynamic institution on the rise. As a bonus, I caught up with Professor Peter Yu (Texas A&M University School of Law) and Rob Sterne (Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox) also happened to visit Israel then.

Like Dickinson Law, diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to Ono's mission. At Ono, "students learn about the diverse cultures that make up Israeli society." It also "provides scholarships to students of underserved populations to encourage diversity and access to education" (https://www.ono.ac.il/eng/about-2/). I witnessed this firsthand with students making up the mosaic of Israeli society studying alongside each other. Ono's curriculum is also very responsive to industry needs, ensuring high employment rates upon graduation.

Photo collage 1 (Clockwise): at Pearl Cohen with Yoav Alkalay, Abishag Levy, Lee Ardon, Haim Ravia, Shlomit, and Ephraim Heiliczer; at Seligsohn Gabrieli & Co. with Ehud Gabrieli Ronnie Benshafrut טורפש ןב ינור Nahum Gabrieli; Rob Sterne; Professor Amir H. Khoury.

Photo collage 2 (Clockwise): at Ono with Sivan Sabban Hacohen; Barak Malkit,Advocate.

Photo collage 3 (Clockwise): with judges at the Shalom court; Shlomo Cohen (Dr Shlomo Cohen & Co); Eyal Brook; Peter.

Practising Law Institute | San Francisco

Delighted to be back in California to meet with friends and partners of Penn State Dickinson Law's IP and Innovation Initiative and speak at Practising Law Institute (PLI)'s seminar for legal professionals interested in recent copyright and AI developments.

Visiting SoCal and NorCal on a single trip offered me a better vantage point to appreciate the similarities and differences between the culture, interests, and aspirations of stakeholders in each region. Looking forward to strengthening our ties and collaborating together.

Photo collage 1 (clockwise): Robin Feldman (University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)); Mary Choy (University of California, Davis); Ranjini Acharya (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP) and Eric Goldman (Santa Clara University School of Law).

Photo collage 2 (clockwise): Chinwe Ohanele, Esq. (The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property/Ohanele Law Firm ); Kim Syun Hee (Irell & Manella LLP); Daniel Sokol (USC Gould School of Law USC Marshall School of Business); Justin Hughes (Loyola Law School, Los Angeles); Ruth Vitale, Brett Williams JC Taylor; Andrei Iancu (Irell & Manella LLP); Griffin Lee (Griffin Lee Law).

American Antitrust Institute | 24th Annual Policy Conference

Delighted to join the American Antitrust Institute for its 24th Annual Policy Conference in Washington, DC. I also met separately with AAI President Diane Wood to exchange views on current developments and discuss new avenues to collaborate in the coming year.

Photos (L-R): with Chair Marat Omarov and Aday Nygmanov (Kazakh competition agency), with Erika Douglas (Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law) and Randy Stutz (Federal Trade Commission); with Diane Moss; with Ellen Meriwether (Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP) and Stephen Calkins (Wayne State University Law School).

American Law Institute | 100 Anniversary

This week, The American Law Institute celebrated its 100 anniversary in Washington, DC. It continues to play an important role in clarifying and modernizing American law. The meeting brought together judges, academics, practitioners, and representatives from civil society and industry to debate and vote on restatements of copyright, torts, property, children and the law, conflict of laws, and principles of government ethics.

Thank you to ALI and the members who extended a warm welcome. The representation of stakeholders, dedication to a clear, robust, and relevant rule of law, and collegiality of everyone I met left a deep impression. Looking forward to supporting the work of this remarkable and revered American institution in its second centennial.

For more information about the ALI and its centennial celebrations, see: https://www.ali.org/annual-meeting-2023/agenda/

Photos:

Collage #1 (L-R): with ALI Director, Judge Diane Wood (see my interview with Judge Wood here: https://youtu.be/bv0jJbqcUw4); with my colleague Laurel Terry and our fellow ALI members; a tower of cupcakes to celebrate ALI's centennial; with ALI Treasurer Ivan F. (Medtronic); at lunch with Judge Michael Fitzpatrick (Wisconsin Court of Appeals) and Sarah Konsky (University of Chicago Law School); an exhibit tracing the ALI's ties with the US Supreme Court. Justices Benjamin Cardozo, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Owen Roberts, and Harlan Stone were, or are, ALI members.

Collage #2 (L-R): Restatement of the Law, Copyright in session with Judge Diane Wood and Reporter Professor Christopher Sprigman, and Associate Reporters Daniel Gervais, Lydia Loren, Tony Reese, and Molly Van Houweling; with Pamela Samuelson and Elizabeth Rowe; with Margaret Chon and Jessica Silbey. #law #ethics #property #copyright

Philadelphia| Meetings

Excellent meetings in Philadelphia this week. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's intellectual property head Steven Maslowski and Rubén H. Muñoz hosted Dean Danielle Conway and me to lunch. Happy to learn Steve is an ardent supporter of Penn State University and paid it forward in numerous ways, including endowing a scholarship to his undergraduate program. A thank you to Rubén for connecting us. Looking forward to deepening our collaboration in the fall and beyond.

Enjoyed a breakfast meeting with Roberte Makowski, one of our IP program advisory board members. Roberte serves as Chief IP Counsel at FMC Corporation. I thanked Roberte for speaking to our students about her work at FMC and discussed our plans for the coming year. You might have seen FMC's towering building amidst Philadelphia's skyline. Perhaps less well-known is the picturesque neighborhood where FMC's building resides.

with Dean Conway and Rubén's assistant David Brooks, with Steve and Rubén; with Roberte. Penn State Dickinson Law

Philadelphia| Alumni Reception at the Pennsylvania Bar Association Annual Meeting

Delightedtomeetrecent and not-so-recent alums at Penn State Dickinson Law'sAlumniReceptionat the Pennsylvania Bar Association Annual Meeting. The law school has had the honor of graduating several presidents of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, including current president Michael McDonald. Looking forward to connecting again at our next reception.

IPAS| X

Bruce Berman is the only conference organizer I know who successfully held his conference at Northeastern University one year and Northwestern University the next. His Intellectual Property Awareness Summit (IPAS) brings together policymakers, academics, industry and civil society representatives, and attorneys together around one theme. This year, it was "IP + AI = ?"

Delighted to moderate the panel on AI's impact on education, featuring perspectives from Dan Brown, PhD Efrat Kasznik and Tiffany Norwood. Great catching up with Jerry Ma Adam Mossoff Lynda Inseque Fan Y. Nikhil Marathe United States Intellectual Property Alliance - USIPA James Conley Alex Krasnikov Jenieke Allen, PhD Ryan N. Phelan Apurv Gaurav Patrick Kilbride

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Details here: https://www.ipawarenesssummit.com/.

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MIT| Lemelson

Jerome H. Lemelson, one of U.S. history’s most prolific inventors, and his wife Dorothy founded the Lemelson-MIT Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1994. Funded by The Lemelson Foundation and administered by MIT School of Engineering, the Program celebrates outstanding inventors and inspires young people to pursue creative lives and careers through invention.

The Lemelson-MIT program is the national leader in preparing the next generation of inventors and entrepreneurs. It is devoted to bringing invention education opportunities to all students, prioritizing work with young women and Black, indigenous populations, Latinx and other people of color. It also recognizes emerging collegiate inventors whose inventions can impact important sectors of the global economy and encourage youth to invent and develop their hands-on skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

Thank you to Executive Director Stephanie Couch and her talented team for their warm hospitality. Stephanie also gave me a tour of the MIT campus, featuring impressive initiatives blending science and art. She accepted my invitation to join me for a Penn State Dickinson Law Profiles in Leadership fireside chat, which we will post on YouTube over the summer. For more information about the program, see: https://lemelson.mit.edu/forging-pathway-invention-education.

IPAS| X

Looking forward to joining speakers and participants at this year's #IP Awareness Summit (IPAS) in Boston, focused on the theme of ‘Bridges, Not Barricades.' Thanks to The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding and Northeastern University Center for Research Innovation (CRI) for co-hosting and to Bruce Berman for his leadership. IPAS is a gathering of IP owners, creators, educators, lawyers,

organizations and investors, all with a common goal – to explore ways to make the benefits of IP rights and the issues surrounding them more apparent to people and society.

I will be speaking on 'Educating future leaders about IP – What they need to Know,' along with Stephanie Couch (Lemelson-MIT Program), James Conley (National Academy of Inventors; Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management), Tiffany Norwood (Cornell University Entrepreneur of the Year), and Rafael Cardona (Glendale Community College).

Panel themes include:

• The role of Business, Engineering and Law Schools

• K-12: When is the right time to start teaching about IP?

• What needs to be taught?

Also speaking are Jennifer Boyle Kara Miller Elizabeth Dougherty (USPTO) Dan Brown, PhD (Loggerhead Tools) Manny Schecter (IBM, IPO Education Foundation) Adam Mossoff (George Mason UniversityAntonin Scalia Law School; Hudson Institute) Andrei Iancu (Council for Innovation

Promotion; Irell & Manella LLP) Kendalle Burlin O'Connell, Esq.(MassBio) Patrick Kilbride (U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center) Myron Kassaraba (Northeastern University) Bill LaFontaine (IBM) Nimra Taqi (Mass General Brigham) Keith Kupferschmid (Copyright Alliance) Arlyne Simon, Ph.D. (Intel Corporation) Madeleine Key (Forbes) Muriel Medard (@MIT) Maysa Razavi (Moderna) James Howard (Black Inventors Hall of Fame)

Delighted to speak at the sixth annual Intellectual Property Awareness Summit (IPAS) in Boston. Congratulations to Bruce Berman (Center for IP Understanding) and Northeastern University’s Center for Research Innovation for a well-attended and very interesting program. This year's summit featured IP owners, creators, educators, lawyers, organizations and investors speaking on timely and important topics such as how IP empowers entrepreneurship and diversity, educating future leaders about IP, and living in an AI world.

DC| X

Delighted to be back in DC for meetings. It's a city abuzz with activity and steep with insights. Understanding the environment we live in, the issues that matter, and the personalities who make things happen can help better position Penn State Dickinson Law to play a useful role in a

world where relevance and trust are vectors of opportunity. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to chat.

Collage 1 (L-R): with Andrei Iancu (Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); Irell & Manella LLP), Barbara Lauriat, John Whealan, F Scott Kieff (The George Washington University Law School); with David Korn (PhRMA); Michael Hogan (The George Washington University Law School); Tom Galvin (Digital Citizens Alliance) and our server - a proud new owner of Tom's book!; Lisa Jorgenson (World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO); the neighborhood in Potomac Avenue where I stayed during this trip.

Collage 2 (L-R): with Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew, JD, PhD (The George Washington University Law School); Chaka Butler (The George Washington University Law School); Stephanie Leparmentier (Embassy of France in the United States-Unis); Judge Newman (Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit); Steve Baughman and Megan Raymond (Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP); Tom Galvin (Digital Citizens Alliance).

Not pictured: Ittie Rehani (Anzu Partners) Andrea Matwyshyn (Penn State Law) Esther Lim (Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP), John Yang (Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC).

New York, New Jersey, New Haven| X

Back in New York for the Annual Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School Conference at Fordham University School of Law School. Its founder, Hugh Hansen, had a simple but powerful vision - learn, debate, and have fun. Known as the 'Davos of the IP World,' the event has done more than perhaps any IP conference in forging understanding, respect, and camaraderie among stakeholders the world over. Now in its 30th year, it has become a must-attend event where news in the IP world is discussed and made. Also glad to catch up with Haochen Sun in Central Park and celebrate 20 years of friendship. His new book, 'Technology and the Public Interest,' makes the case

that the right to technology is a human, constitutional, and civil right. Details here: https://bit.ly/3ofIe0u

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https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/alumni-events.

New York, New Jersey, New Haven| X

Blessed that my work allows me to connect with people and connect them with each other to explore new opportunities together. My recent trip to New York, New Jersey, and New Haven enabled me to do just that, sometimes in unexpected ways! Thank you all for your warm hospitality.

Happy to join Penn State Dickinson Law alums and colleagues for our New York City reception. Hope to see you at one or more events we have lined up this year. For details on future receptions, see

North Carolina| X

Enjoyed warm southern hospitality in nippy North Carolina thanks to Arti Rai, Teresa Artis (Artis Neal), Keith Robinson, Simone Rose, and Shitong Qiao. Looking forward to catalyzing new collaborations and forging people-to-people ties between our schools, universities, and beyond. PennStateDickinsonLaw WakeForestUniversity

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Institute of Intellectual Property and Social Justice | 20th Annual IP and Social Justice CLE Seminar and 5th Annual #HBCU #Tech #Law Summit

The Marcus Evans Intellectual Property Law Summit brings together an outstanding group of corporate counsel and solution providers to exchange views on today's key developments and collaborate on common challenges. Thank you to Amber Gill and her team for inviting me to chair the upcoming Summit in #neworleans. Looking forward to meeting our speakers and attendees in person soon. Hope to see you there!

Details: https://www.march23.iplawsummit.com/ #nationalsecurity and #economicpolicy with Greg Kalbaugh Joshua Landau Tara Hairston

#DEI: Shepherding initiatives; ingenuity, innovation, and perseverance with Misha De Larkin Edward Blakemore Catharine Wooten Fletcher Marcy Heronimus Stacy Lettie Donald R. Naylor, Jr. Shaila Lakhani Ohri Maeve Carpenter Heather Molleur #IPmanagement: Cost-saving initiatives; selecting corporate and outside counsel with Jason Skinder Arnold Ceballos David Dutcher Krista Russell Paul Spatafore #trademarks: Winning strategies; fighting counterfeits with Arnold Ceballos

#patents: Prosecution; procurement; managing encounters with patent assertion entities; Europe's Unitary Patent System with Jason Schultz Paul Spatafore Jason LaBerteaux Joshua Miller Michael Licker

#tradesecrets: Best practices and managing litigation with Kerri Braun Krista Carter Christopher Geyer Lindette Hassan Toufic Saati Sharon Sandeen

Leveraging on hybrid work with Toni Y. Hickey Patricia Sunar

The Future of the #supremecourt with Jeffrey Rosen

Institute of Intellectual Property and Social Justice | 20th Annual IP and Social Justice CLE Seminar and 5th Annual #HBCU #Tech #Law Summit

Delighted to join friends and supporters of the Institute of Intellectual Property and Social Justice at its 20th Annual #IP and #socialjustice CLE Seminar and 5th Annual #HBCU #Tech #Law Summit in Washington, DC.

The IP and Social Justice CLE program provides annual updates in IP law, a panel of sitting federal judges, and discussions of IP, diversity, and social justice concerns. I look forward to moderating the corporate counsel panel on 'Leading with IP and Adding Value to Corporations.' Joining me on the panel are Andrew Cooper (Meta), Claire Wheeler Desmond (Under Armour), Izu Emeagwali (J.P. Morgan), Yen Florczak (3M), and Ankur Shah (Freddie Mac).

The HBCU Tech Law Summit aims to educate minority legal professionals on the issues and opportunities in the tech industry in an effort to help infuse the legal workforce with a diverse pipeline to ensure fair, transparent and accountable development of AI as a service and other new technologies that empower everyone.

Eventdetails:https://iipsj.org/programs/tech-law-summit-annual-cle-2023/

Pleased to be back in Washington, DC. The Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ) celebrated its 20th anniversary of advancing a worthy cause long before it became today's mainstay. Warm congratulations to Professor Lateef Mtima, Esther Lim, and Tashia Bunch! Social justice is a core pillar of Penn State Dickinson Law's mission.

We are proud to count IIPSJ as our institutional partner and cooperate closely with them on several initiatives.

Over two days, we considered various issues, including how cutting-edge developments in ChatGPT, the metaverse, AI, data privacy and security impact society and legal practice. We also looked at "whole of society" innovative initiatives such as the Unleashing American Innovation Act and 'innovator diversity pilot.' programs.

Andrew Cooper (Meta), Claire Desmond (Under Armour), Izu Emeagwali (J.P. Morgan), Yen Florczak (3M Company), and Ankur Shah (Freddie Mac) shared brilliant and memorable insights on how each exemplified leadership in adding value through intangible assets to their respective corporations and their work in advancing social justice. Theirs was a discussion that was a pleasure and honor for me to moderate.

PLI Studio Briefings| Intellectual Property: The State of Play in 2022 and Beyond

Thank you, Kenneth Min and Practising Law Institute (PLI) for hosting my conversation with Etienne Sanz de Acedo, Chief Executive Office at International Trademark Association (INTA) and David Kappos, Co-Chair of the IP Practice at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. If you want to check out our wide-ranging conversation on the state of intellectual property law and regulation in 2022 recorded at PLI's own studio, check out the link below.

We discussed:

- How global #IP law, IP non-profit organizations and social and #industrial policies shape the current landscape.

- The intersection of #trademark and #patent law and emerging issues arising from that nexus, along with US legal and regulatory developments

- Global #economic, #political, and #social factors impacting IP law.

American Law Institute| X

Delighted to catch up with the Honorable Diane Wood, Senior Circuit Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and The American Law Institute's DirectorDesignate. Today is the ALI's 100th Anniversary. As one of its newest members, I'm proud of its mission to bring stakeholders together and to make the law clearer and, therefore, more useful for courts, legal advisors, and the public.

You can view Judge Wood's remarks on this important occasion in the link below. Joining her are ALI President David Levi and members of the ALI Council: https://www.ali.org/annual-meeting-2023/...

Three Rivers| Intellectual Property: The State of Play in 2022 and Beyond

Law schools in Pennsylvania and its neighbors are natural partners underpinned by our deep historical and people-topeople ties. The Three Rivers Intellectual Property and Technology Law Colloquium exemplifies this close and collegial partnership. Named after the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers that meet to form the Ohio River in Pittsburg, scholars meet to share papers and projects at a working papers colloquium. Looking forward to reconnecting with my colleagues, learning about their latest work, and exploring new ways to collaborate.

I recently joined my academic colleagues from the region for the Sixth Annual Three Rivers Intellectual Property (#IP) and #Technology Law Colloquium, hosted by University of Pittsburgh School of Law Professor Michael Madison. Professor Madison teaches a

Technology, Law, and Leadership seminar and gave University of Houston Law Center Professor Aman Gebru and me a copy of #jimcollins' #goodtogreat .

Meeting alums is a highlight of any work trip. I was delighted to meet Dusty Kirk, Noland Cheung, and their loved ones. Dusty is a trusted adviser to clients in all aspects of real estate development and serves as Partner at Reed Smith LLP. As Chair of the Dentons Cohen & Grigsby IP National Practice Group, Noland concentrates his practice on IP protection and enforcement. Also glad to meet Chip Dougherty, Associate Director for IP at Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation.

Looking forward to seeing them again during my next trip back in a few months for our Penn State Dickinson Law alum reception in Pittsburg!

#intellectualproperty #realestate #law #work #development #leadership

DC | X

Delighted to be back in Washington, DC, for meetings on Capitol Hill, at the US Patent and Trademark Office, the US Copyright Office, and with stakeholders in practice and academia. Strong people-to-people ties help us collaborate on issues we care deeply about and better address common challenges.

First photo collage (clockwise): With Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, U.S. Department of Commerce and USPTO Director, and Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice Founder Lateef Mtima; Shira Perlmutter Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office, Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Policy and International Affairs Maria Strong; the Library of Congress, and the USPTO.

Second photo collage (clockwise): With Miriam Lord, Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and

Education; Michelle Nerozzi-Ankenbrand, US Senate Counsel Detailee; John Lee, Counsel at U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary; Cordelia (Dede) Zecher, Chief Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and Director of the USPTO, Grace Ramdat, Strategic Planning Program Manager and Prof. Mtima; Theodore Essex and Damon Lewis, partners at Hogan Lovells; and Jamie Simpson, Chief Counsel, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, IP, and the Internet at U.S. House of Representatives.

Third photo collage (clockwise): With Prof. Mtima, Esther Lim, Partner & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP; Reina Escoto USPTO; Brad Watts, Patents and Innovation Policy U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center and Peter-Anthony Pappas, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Sen. Tillis); retired Capitol Subway System train model; view of the US Capitol from the Library of Congress; Professor Jay Thomas, Georgetown University Law Center.

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Thinking Internationally about IP and Dispute Resolution

Co-organized with WIPO and IPOS International

Considering different dispute resolution options in resolving highstakes intellectual property disputes is often overlooked. This virtual CLE program, featuring experienced speakers from government, international organizations, academia, and industry, will offer an honest and practical discussion of related topics.

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Former Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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Associate Vice President and Counsel for Government Relations and Public Policy, American Association of Universities

Danielle Conway Dean, Penn State Dickinson Law

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Senior Director, The Special Competitive Studies Project

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Lisa Jorgenson

Deputy Director-General (Patents & Technology) and Gender Champion, World IP Organization

Roberte Makowski Chief IP Counsel (ret.), FMC Corp

Ravid Professor, Ono Academic College Law School, Israel; Visiting Professor & Head, CLIP AI & Blockchain Project, Fordham University School of Law

Mark Snyder

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary, Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.

Neil Lampert

Deputy Chief Executive The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, UK

Professor of Law, Howard University, Founder and Director, Institute for IP and Social Justice

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Brad Watts

Vice President, Patents and Innovation Policy, US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center

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