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What are the filing trends in India, Japan, Singapore and the United States?  New technologies are evolving very quickly.  How are patent offices training their examiners on new technologies?  Sandy Chan at IP Counsel Cafe speaks with John Cabeca, U.S. IP Counselsor for South Asia, Will Cheng at LinkedIn, Miku Mehta at Procopio, Rena Sato at NEDO/Japan Patent Office, and Alfred Yip at the IP Office of Singapore.  

The Medical Device industry faces a host of different issues and considerations which impact their IP strategy.  Sandy Chan of IP Counsel Cafe speaks with Derek Minihane, Vice President, R&D at Cochlear, a global leader in implantable hearing solutions, and Miku Mehta, Partner at Procopio law firm where he focus on Asia-Pacific Practice.  They will discuss where Cochlear decides to file for IP protection and why, how busiess and IP protection have evolved over the past three years, and much more.      

Over the past two years, we have witnessed an acceleration in business changes and shifting global markets.  These factors require companies to reconsider their foreign filing strategies in order to best protect their company's intellectual property.  Join us for a conversation with Micheal Binns, Associate General Counsel on the Patent, Licensing and Open Source Team at Meta; Miku Mehta, Partner at Procopio law firm; and Alfred Yip, Director of Patent Search, Examination and Analytics Unit at IPOS International

"The Convergence of Engineering, Law & Business: A Conversation with Angela Murch" Angela Murch is Vice President of Law, IP, and Compliance at Rani Therapeutics, a company that has developed the RaniPill™, a platform technology that delivers biologics via a swallowed medical device to eliminate the need for patients to give themselves injections.  The research and technology behind Rani Therapeutics came out of InCube Labs, a company that creates and develops medical device concepts, forming startups to commercialize the concepts. Previously, Angela was Vice President of IP at InCube Labs. Prior to InCube, Angela was an IP attorney at Foley & Lardner LLP and earlier at Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC, specializing in patent prosecution and patent litigation. Before venturing into a legal career, Angela was an engineer for fifteen years, specializing in electronic control systems for automotive applications and for the solid rocket boosters of the space shuttle. Angela holds a BSEE from Michigan State University, an MSEE from University of Michigan, and a JD from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She is admitted to the California bar and is registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  

How does Japan fit into your global IP strategy?  Miku Mehta, Partner at Procopio law firm, moderates this discussion with Nobuo Tanaka, a Japanese patent attorney and U.S. patent agent who is currently General Manager of Yokogawa Electric Corporation, and Yoshinari Oyama, a former patent examiner and administrative judge at the Japan Patent Office, and currently the Senior Director of the NEDO Silicon Valley Office, responsible for research on R&D and intellectual property. 

How does India fit into your Global IP Strategy?  Sandy Chan speaks with Srihari SK, Partner at Indian law firm, K&S Partners about the business landscape and recent developments in India's IP system.  

How do startups decide between trade secret and patent protection? What does the analysis look like? Sandy Chan, Executive Director & General Counsel at IP Counsel Cafe speaks with Kevin Brown, Vice President of IP at Recursion Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biotechnology company that combines experimental biology and automation with artificial intelligence to discover potential drugs; and Stephanie Southwick, Legal Counsel and Investment Manager at Omni Bridgeway, a global leader in dispute resolution finance.

Listen to Part 2 of Sandy Chan's conversation with Laura Gisler, Head of IP at Polestar; Olivia Tsai, Head of IP at Cruise; Bruce Wu, Head of IP at Nutcracker Therapeutics; and Miku Mehta, Partner at Procopio Law Firm.  How do Heads of IP communicate value to their General Counsel and C-Suite?  How can outside counsel help? 

How do newly hired Heads of IP build their IP departments?  What is the first day like?  How do they work with their inventors, business teams, and outside counsel?  Sandy Chan speaks with Laura Gisler, Head of IP at Polestar; Olivia Tsai, Head of IP at Cruise; Bruce Wu, Head of IP at Nutcracker Therapeutics; and Miku Mehta, Partner at Procopio law firm. 

Data issues are similar to other IP issues:  What data are you collecting?  Who owns the data?  What are your obligations with regard to that data?  Are you able to monetize the data?  Sandy Chan of IP Counsel Cafe speaks with Brett Alten, Chief IP Counsel at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Lew Zaretzki of Hamilton IPV. 

Will you come out strong? COVID-19 will eventually pass, life and business will return to “normal.” Which companies will come out ahead? As we work remotely through this pandemic, we must find ways to remain connected to our teams as we continue to innovate. How can you incentivize your innovators during these unprecedented times? Sandy Chan speaks with Diane Gabl Kratz, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel at Seagate Technology.

As we work remotely during Covid-19, we face the challenge of ensuring smooth legal operations. This includes not only managing risk and monitoring compliance, but also helping drive business. For IP professionals, this includes maintaining a smooth invention process and IP portfolio management.  Some companies entered Covid-19 better positioned than others to meet the challenges of remote work.  What can we learn from these companies to ensure overall success?  Our guests share valuable insights: Jennifer Karr at Microsoft, Vesper Hubbard at Loon, Stephanie Sanders at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, and Annya Dushine at CPA Global.