| Date |
Co-chairs |
Topic |
Format/Location |
| Thursday, September 21 |
Joe Shipley (Fitch Even) & Peggy Herrmann (Kraft) |
Patent System Roundtable – Does America’s Patent System Need Saving |
In-person/Kraft Heinz |
| Thursday, October 12 |
Louise Arnott (Michael Best) & Kristina Hendricks (Jones Day) |
Joint Meeting with IPLAC – Laws of the Machines: Unraveling AI’s Legal Enigma” (as generated by ChatGPT) |
In-person/Jones Day |
| Wednesday, November 15 |
Kenny Matuszewski (Goldberg Segalla) & Ryan Daniel (Fresenius Kabi USA) |
DEI and Mentorship CLE – From Mentee to Master: Tips and Tricks to Enhance Professional Development and Inclusion at All Levels |
In-person/Kirkland |
| Thursday, January 25 |
Christine Filarski (Michael Best) & Matthew Kelly (CME Group) |
IP Jeopardy |
In-person/Michael Best |
| Wednesday, February 21 |
Joe Kucala (Kucala Burgett) & Lauren Schwartz (Cleverbridge) |
TM Supreme Court Decision: Jack Daniels and Extraterritoriality (Abitron) – Impact on Enforcement and Comparison to Patent Rulings on Extraterritoriality |
Hybrid/cleverbridge |
| Wednesday, March 13 |
Robert Kappers (Steptoe) & Laura Lydigsen (Crowell) |
Mediation Panel – Mediation: Stuck in the Middle with You |
In-person/Crowell |
| Wednesday, April 17 |
Ryan Schermerhorn (MGB) & Lisa Iverson (Iverson IP) |
Advocacy Challenge |
In-person/N.D. Ill. Courthouse/Berghoff |
| Thursday, May 9 |
George Summerfield (K&L Gates) & Caroline Teichner (Kraft) |
What Ales You: IP Issues Impacting Breweries |
In-person/K&L Gates or Brewery |
