Jialing Dailey
Senior IP Counsel
Atlassian
The Intellectual Property Community Is Coming Together
Trade Secrets IP Protection & Litigation returns to the West Coast for a one-day technical discussion focusing on cross-industry in-house IP protection and the major litigation cases and strategies in 2024.
Join the industry’s only industry-led IP trade secrets summit and network with the leading in-house counsel and litigators in the space. Learn real-life practical takeaways regarding Trade Secret/Patent Strategy, DTSA, Non-Compete Agreements, AI, Employment Law and much more. Join us for networking drinks receptions, interactive roundtable sessions and industry-led panel sessions and foster invaluable business connections in the IP space.
Trade Secrets IP Protection & Litigation will precede the IP Leadership Executive (April 24-25) - a conference that connects business strategies with senior IP leaders for 2 days of high-level IP discussions.
Our Trade Secrets Co-Chairs
NEW TO THIS YEAR
- The latest trade secret litigation update and strategy panel sessions including: reverse engineering, non-competes and employee mobility.
- An in-house counsel panel session dedication to the effective protection of trade secrets.
- An international outlook for 2024 and a panel session dedicated to a trade secret major case law review and key takeaways.
- An interactive roundtable trade secret series on industry topics, such as: The Rise of AI and Associated Trade Secret Issues, To Inventory or Not To Inventory? The Trade Secret Dilemma, Recent Economic Trends and Proportionality of Damages in Trade Secret Litigation Cases
Latest Cross-Industry Experts Joining Our Speaker Faculty
Peter Jovanovic
Legal Director- IPDell
Sanjesh Sharma
Assistant General Counsel- PatentsJohnson and Johnson
Brian Walters
Executive Vice President and General CounselMatthews International
Monica Baig-Silva
Vice President Intellectual PropertyThermo Fisher
Ada Wong
Vice President Intellectual PropertyBrightseed
Mathew Hulse
Associate General CounselIntel Corporation
Key Statistics
100+
ATTENDEES
50+
COMPANIES
30+
SPEAKERS
6
INDIVIDUALLY CURATED ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
5+ hrs
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
This Year's Agenda Highlights
Trade Secret IP Landscape for 2024
Join us for an insightful panel on the Defend Your Trade Secrets Act, which, since its signing by President Obama in 2016, has laid the foundation for federal protection of trade secrets. Discover the promising commercial and job creation opportunities arising from this legislation, fostering innovation across industries.
James Pooley, Independent Advisor, Independent
James Pooley
Attorney and Expert Witness
Independent
Employee Mobility Panel: What are the Steps to Avoid Trade Secret Misappropriation?
Innovative companies must ensure that exiting employees are not taking valuable intellectual property with them when they join a new company. Conversely, employers must adopt best practices when recruiting new employees to avoid any costly litigation challenges. This panel session will provide you with the best approach in dealing with the on-boarding and exiting of employees to protect your trade secret assets.
Sanjesh Sharma, Assistant General Counsel- Patents, Johnson and Johnson
Kelly Burke, Associate Senior Legal Counsel- IP Investigations, Adobe
Ada Wong, Vice President Intellectual Property, Brightseed
Sanjesh Sharma
Assistant General Counsel- Patents
Johnson and Johnson
Kelly Burke
Associate Senior Legal Counsel- IP Investigations
Adobe
Kelly Burke is Associate Senior Legal Counsel, IP Investigations at Adobe, where she focuses on IP investigations and protection, and leads the Trade Secret Protection Program. Prior to that, she was Senior Security Counsel at Apple, concentrating on insider threats. Before she went in-house, she was a prosecutor for more than a decade at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, where she specialized in trying complex white collar, public corruption, and public integrity criminal cases.
Ada Wong
Vice President Intellectual Property
Brightseed
In-house Counsel Panel: Avoiding Trade Secret Misappropriation and Forging Trade Secret Strategies
Innovative companies across the West Coast are becoming more and more aware of the need to form trade secret strategies. Recent case law has shown that courts can award costly damages in cases of infringement. This industry in-house-led panel will explore the key strategies surrounding maintaining an effective trade secret approach.
Jialing Dailey, Senior IP Counsel, Atlassian
Peter Jovanovic, Legal Director- IP, Dell
Jialing Dailey
Senior IP Counsel
Atlassian
Peter Jovanovic
Legal Director- IP
Dell
Trade Secret Litigation Review: How is Major Case Law Affecting Your Strategy?
Trade secret litigation can be costly and is only rising with a greater awareness of the opportunities to protect your innovation with trade secret law. This expert panel session will review the latest cases and provide you with insights on how to successfully implement a trade secret litigation strategy.
Brian Walters, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Matthews International
Chuck Sholtz, Vice President Intellectual Property, Nutcracker Therapeutics
Brian Walters
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Matthews International
Brian D. Walters serves as Executive Vice-President and General Counsel for Matthews International Corporation, Pittsburgh’s oldest company in continuous operation since 1850 and operating in over 25 countries with over 12,000 employees. During his 18-year tenure at Matthews, the Company has more than tripled in annual revenue, now producing approximately $1.8 billion in sales. Brian has directed all legal matters for this publicly-traded corporation both nationally and internationally, as well as serving as a member of Matthews’ executive leadership team. Mr. Walters has led over 75 domestic and foreign acquisition initiatives at Matthews, including extensive experience coordinating strategies to secure transaction approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, managing HSR filings, as well as filings with the competition authority of the European Union.
Chuck Sholtz
Vice President Intellectual Property
Nutcracker Therapeutics
Past Companies Attending Included
How To Get Involved
PARTNER WITH US
Based on your objectives, we can create bespoke packages designed specifically for you – from presenting your expertise on the main stage, to hosting a private dinner. You can partner with us showcase your brand and make valuable new connections. Opportunities predominantly lie in 3 main categories: Thought Leadership, Branding & Networking.
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Join us in April 2024 and you will gain the opportunity to come together with legal and IP experts to discuss the latest challenges in the industry, and look ahead to see what is on the horizon, in this unique industry-led event.
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