Day 2
8:00 am - 8:30 am
REGISTRATION & COFFEE
8:30 am - 8:40 am
OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIRPERSON
8:40 am - 8:45 am
LIVE POLLS
8:45 am - 9:15 am
FIRESIDE CHAT: THE STATE OF PLAY - A CONVERSATION WITH THE USPTO
Global IP policy is no longer just influencing legal frameworks—it is shaping where organizations innovate, invest and compete. As governments rethink trade relationships, policy and international cooperation, IP leaders are being asked to anticipate policy shifts before they become business risks. Join representatives from the USPTO's Office of Policy and International Affairs alongside senior in-house counsel for an insider's perspective on the developments that will influence global IP strategy in 2027 and beyond.
- Gain insight into the international policy developments most likely to affect global IP strategies.
- Understand how organizations are preparing for evolving approaches to trade, innovation and technology transfer.
- Hear how policy decisions today could influence tomorrow's filing, commercialization and enforcement priorities.
9:15 am - 9:45 am
PRESENTATION: DON'T LEAVE MONEY ON THE TABLE - TURNING PATENT PORTFOLIOS INTO LICENSING OPPORTUNITIES
Kyle Vallecillo -
Senior Intellectual Property Counsel,
LG Energy Solution
Are you sitting on valuable IP but are considering turning it into a structured, revenue generating licensing programme? Learn how to identify what's truly licensable in your portfolio and build licensing programmes that generate long term value while supporting the wider business.
- Discover practical ways to find patents and know how with genuine licensing potential, not just theoretical value.
- Learn how to design sustainable, commercially realistic, repeatable licensing models that fit your brand and growth plans.
- Understand how to align licensing activity with business, innovation and portfolio strategy so it's recognized as a core value lever, not a side project.
Every organization has innovations that never reach the patent team. Whether they're forgotten, poorly documented or never recognised as patentable, the result is the same: lost value. In 2027, IP leaders are combining AI, closer inventor engagement and smarter workflows to surface and capture the ideas that matter most. Consider where invention capture really breaks down and how to fix it without drowning everyone in process.
- Learn where invention capture commonly breaks down, from missing disclosures and unclear ownership to misaligned incentives and over complex forms.
- Explore practical ways to improve collaboration between inventors and IP teams, making it easier and faster for engineers, scientists and product teams to share what they're working on.
- Compare different approaches to using AI as a helper—not a crutch—to spot promising ideas, triage disclosures and support drafting without handing invention over to the machine.
What do you do when an AI related IP dispute has already landed on your desk? We'll assess how in house teams and their counsel approach real conflicts involving AI. Discern which rights to assert, what evidence to chase and how much your existing AI and trade secret governance helps or hurts your case.
- Know the key evidence to prioritize around models, data and human vs AI contribution once a dispute starts.
- See how today's AI use and trade secret practices can strengthen or weaken your position in an AI driven IP dispute.
12:55 pm - 1:55 pm
LUNCH
How do you protect brand value when grey markets, unauthorized sellers and discount channels blur the line between legitimate resale and harmful diversion? Discuss how premium and aspirational brands are managing price erosion, channel conflict and "always on sale" expectations.
- Differentiate how teams draw the line between healthy resale/discount channels and activity that damages brand positioning or key accounts.
- Practical ways to combine smarter retailer terms with marketplace and pricing analytics to spot harmful diversion early.
- Align legal, sales and marketing to get internal agreement on when to enforce, when to use commercial levers, and when to redesign the channel strategy.
2:30 pm - 2:35 pm
LIVE POLLS
2:35 pm - 3:05 pm
PRESENTATION: IMPERSONATION & MISINFORMATION - PRACTICAL TACTICS FOR FIGHTING FAKE ADS AND "FANTASY" LISTINGS
Counterfeiters are getting smarter and are developing a new front line: impersonation and misinformation. Fake ads, "fantasy" listings, ai generated product images and spoofed brand accounts rarely look like classic counterfeits—but they still erode trust, distort pricing, and confuse consumers. Discover practical, repeatable approaches for tackling impersonation and misinformation as a distinct brand protection problem, not just a subset of takedowns.
- Discuss platform data, consumer reports and partners to detect patterns early
- Prioritize which misleading content truly matters based on risk, reach and revenue impact
- Coordinate with marketing, legal and customer care teams so responses are fast, consistent and on brand
3:05 pm - 3:50 pm
PANEL: KNOW WHAT'S IN YOUR HAND BEFORE YOUR PARTNER - FACILITATE SMARTER COLLABORATIONS WITHOUT COMPROMISING IP OWNERSHIP
Sara Vinarov -
Global Senior Intellectual Property Counsel,
Ingredion Incorporated
- Learn how organizations ring fence their most valuable patents and trade secrets in joint development projects—and how that approach shifts when the technology may become standard essential.
- Understand how SEP/FRAND obligations reshape what you're willing to contribute into a standard and how you structure downstream licensing.
- See how human–AI co creation, platform deals and fluid partner ecosystems create new ownership and enforceability challenges, with implications for future SEP/FRAND disputes and collaborative IP strategy.
3:50 pm - 4:20 pm
PRESENTATION: KNOW WHAT YOU'VE WON - UNLOCKING VALUE FROM YOUR POST-MERGER IP PORTFOLIO
M&A deals don't end at closing. You'll inherit overlapping patent and trademark portfolios, legacy brands that won't die, messy chains of title and inconsistent practices built up over years across multiple entities. What happens to IP portfolios after the merger? We'll discuss how to audit and integrate assets, decide what to keep, cut or rebrand, and put governance in place so the next transaction is smoother than the last.
- Practical approaches to auditing inherited IP after M&A, spotting conflicts, duplication and hidden risks before they become problems in the integrated business.
- How organizations choose what to keep or retire, and how they manage legacy brands and online misuse during and after major rebrands.
- Governance practices, templates and "IP health checks" that help newly merged teams standardize processes, stay diligence ready for the next transaction and show clear value from the combined portfolio
