Global IP Confex, San Francisco, November 2015

New Delhi, India, June 24, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Intellectual Property (IP) has emerged as a critical business asset. Consequently, monetization, deal-making, financing and other forms of IP value creation are on the rise. From raising capital to business growth to M&A and exit strategies, IP can be a driver in forming alliances and increasing value for companies, investors and shareholders. In the US, the patent system has already begun to roll out reforms with the implementation of the America Invents Act (AIA) well under way. With such provisions as the expansion of the definition of prior art and creation of a first-to-file system, practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has changed significantly.

Recognizing the challenges and opportunities that these patent reforms present, the Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers (GOAL) is coming up with the Global IP ConfEx in San Francisco this November. One can expect this event to be a platform of thought provoking ideas and best practices from the legal and IP industry on subjects like Intellectual Property, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Intellectual Property Conferences among others from all around the globe with a great opportunity for networking and developing long-term business relations. This Global Legal Conferences would act as the ideal platform to promote the welfare, interests, education and professional development of all who are directly or indirectly associated with the legal and IP industry.

Some of the distinguished speakers confirmed for this ConfEx are:-
•    Sue Hallen
Director Intellectual Property
IBM, USA

•    Adam Berry
Lead Legal Counsel
Twitter, USA

•    Catherine Lacavera
Director, IP and Litigation
Google Inc., USA

•    Renee DuBord Brown
Senior IP Counsel
Motorola Mobility

•    Dana Hayter
Vice President, Law and Policy Group, Associate General Counsel, Technology Licensing
Intel Corporation

•    Cedric Chao
Partner
DLA Piper LLP, USA

•    Paul R. Gupta
Partner
ReedSmith LLP, USA

•    Khanderao Kand
Senior Director
Oracle, USA

•    Ethan Andelman
Senior Counsel and Director IP Litigation
NXP Semiconductors, USA

•    Måns Marklund
Director Quality Management / KAM International Client Relations
Swedish Patent and Registration Office, Sweden

•    Jasmine A. Smith
Director, Global HR Business Partner
VISA, USA

•    Cindy Chen
Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs
Starz Media, LLC

•    Mary Fuller
Managing Director, and Associate General Counsel, IP
Maxim Integrated

•    Todd North
Patent Counsel
Bavarian Nordic, USA

•    Bradley Perkins
Intellectual Property, Corporate Attorney, CTO
Fingi Inc.

•    Christian E. Mammen
Partner
Hogan Lovells

•    Daniel Johnson, Jr.
Partner
Morgan Lewis

•    Austin O’Flynn
Senior Counsel
Dignity Health

•    Bruce Elder
Legal Director
Integrated Device Technology, Inc., USA

•    Subroto Bose
Senior Director Global Patent Strategy and IP Operations
Dolby Laboratories, USA

•    Michael Kallus
Vice President, IP Finance
Fortress Investment Group, USA

•    Malcolm Duncan
Director, IP
SRI International, USA
•    Christina Hsiang
General Counsel
Lit Motors, USA

•    Irina Ridley
Compliance and Privacy Officer
Omada Health, USA

•    Jeffrey W. McKennae
Partner
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, USA

•    Mike Willardson
Director of Legal and Intellectual Property
NuScale Power, USA

•    George Yu
VP of IP and Litigation
Ariosa Diagnostics, USA

•    Jin Zhang
Senior IP Counsel
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., USA

•    Theodore McCullough
Senior IP Counsel
EMC, USA

•    Grace Kendrick, CAS, RYT
Owner
Mindful Mama Yoga & Ayurveda, USA

•    Thad A. Davis
Partner
Gibson Dunn LLP, USA

•    Burch Harper
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Rambus, USA

•    Michael Hamilton
Counsel
McKesson Corporation, USA

•    Suja Subramaniam
Sr. Director Patents
Roche, USA

About GOAL

Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers (GOAL) is the world’s first membership-based, international organization which organizes events for the development of legal fraternity by creating networking opportunities and providing platform for sharing their respective ideas.

The mission of GOAL is to promote the welfare, interests, education and professional development of all legal professionals who are directly or indirectly associated with the Event Management Services industry. GOAL has earned a global reputation among leaders in legal areas as the ideal platform to build and cultivate a robust global business network.

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