Half-Day IP Symposium with the Hon. William C. Conner Inn of Court & Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Half-Day IP Symposium with the Hon. William C. Conner Inn of Court & Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law


Event Date
  • 2/10/2026   1:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    Please arrive early for registration
Location
  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
    55 5th Ave
    New York, New York 10003

On-Line Registration (please select one of the following)

Member
Description Amount
Members $50.00 Register
fee ends 2/10/2026
Non-Member
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Non-members $200.00 Register
fee ends 2/10/2026
Student
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Law Students Free Register
fee ends 2/10/2026

Please join us at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law for a joint Half-Day IP Symposium with the Hon. William C. Conner Inn of Court. 

Program Agenda:

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Registration

1:30 PM – 1:40 PM

Welcome Remarks

  • Amy Klann, Counsel, Foley Hoag LLP
  • Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Professor of Law & Director, IP and Information Law Program, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

1:40 PM – 2:30 PM

AI & PTAB

Keynote Speaker: David J. Kappos, Former Under Secretary of Commerce and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Partner & Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

  • Saurabh VishnubakhatProfessor of Law & Director, IP and Information Law Program, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (Co-Moderator)
  • Anne Elise Herold Li, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP (Co-Moderator)

2:30 PM – 3:20 PM

Trade Secret Litigation Trends

  • Barbara Fiacco, Partner, Foley Hoag (Moderator)
  • Clara Jimenez Constable, Assistant General Counsel, LitigationJohnson & Johnson
  • Michael Turner, Director, Intellectual Property Strategy, Yokogawa

3:20 PM – 3:40 PM

Refreshment Break

3:40 PM – 4:30 PM

AI (Patent/Trademark/Copyright)

  • Joshua Harris, Director, Burford Capital (Moderator)
  • Lauren Emerson, Partner, Leason Ellis LLP
  • Jordan Garner, Partner, Leason Ellis LLP
  • Martin Schwimmer, IA Director & Founding Partner, Stobbs IP Limited

4:30 PM – 5:20 PM

Ethics

  • Lisa Larrimore Ouellette, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research & The Deane F. Johnson Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
  • Jacob Noti-Victor, Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

5:20 PM – 6:30 PM

Networking Reception

 

Attendees will have the opportunity to earn 4.0 NY/NJ CLE credits, including 1.0 Ethics Credit. A networking reception will follow the program. 

If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact the Conner Inn Executive Office at admin@connerinn.org.