Keynote Speaker
John L. Welch
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Registration and Networking Lunch

12:30 PM - 12:35 PM Opening Remarks

12:35 PM - 01:05 PM Meanwhile, Back at the TTAB

• John L. Welch, Senior Counsel, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

01:05 PM - 01:55 PM National Advertising Division

• Jared I. Kagan, Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
• Suzanne M. Hengl, Partner, Baker Botts LLP
• Zheng Wang, Attorney, BBB National Programs

01:55 PM - 02:25 PM Update from the Federal Trade Commission

• Tiffany Woo, Attorney, Federal Trade Commission 

02:25 PM - 03:15 PM The Impact of AI in Media: Through the Lens of Industry Professionals
Moderator: Aliya Nelson, Partner, Greenspoon Marder LLP

• Marcie Cleary, Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
• Alicia Taylor, Partner, The Law Offices of Robert A. Celestin
• Dawn David-Swan, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Financial Services
• Michael Antonucci, Senior Counsel, TED Conferences

03:15 PM - 03:30 PM Refreshment Break

03:30 PM - 04:00 PM FY25 Updates: Measuring Success and CBP’s Enforcement of the DMCA

• Alaina van Horn, Chief, Intellectual Property Enforcement Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

04:00 PM - 04:50 PM How Not to be Copy-Wrong with Copyright
Moderator: Lauren B. Emerson, Partner, Leason Ellis LLP

• Sudipta Rao, Head, Global Legal Brand Protection, Rights Creation, Novartis 
• Cheryl Wang, Attorney 
• Bryan Davidson, Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, iHeartMedia

04:50 PM - 05:40 PM "Dupes" in the Fashion and Cosmetics Industry: A Discussion of Benefit v. e.l.f. Cosmetics
Moderator: Anthony F. Lo Cicero, Partner, Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

• Hillary Lyon, Assistant General Counsel, e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. 
• Kathleen E. McCarthy, Partner, King & Spalding LLP

05:45 PM - 06:30 PM Post-Program Reception

Attendees will earn up to 5.5 CLE credits.

Course Materials (including speaker bios):

Meanwhile, Back at the TTAB || National Advertising Division || Update from the FTC || The Impact of AI in Media || FY25 Updates: U.S. CBP || How Not to be Copy-Wrong with Copyright || "Dupes" in the Fashion and Cosmetics Industry