Thursday, November 13, 2025
Santa Clara University Locatelli Center
Co-hosted by SCU High Tech Law Journal and Unified Patents
The 2025 Corporate IP Strategy Conference (CIPSC) will be co-hosted with the Santa Clara University High Tech Law Journal and held on Thursday, November 13th. Join us for exceptional IP-specific panels and entertaining networking opportunities throughout the day! Three hours of CLE will be provided.
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AGENDA
Nov 12th - 6:00 pm
Pre-conference Happy Hour & Dinner - Unified Members, Speakers, Sponsors, & Special Guests (invite only)
Nov 13th - 11:45 am
Introduction / Welcome & Lunch
Speakers: Kevin Jakel - CEO, Unified Patents
12:00 pm
Fireside Chat with Jeremiah Chan - Director & Assoc. General Counsel, Meta
Moderated by Sasha Sokhis - VP, Head of Client Relations & Biz Dev, Unified Patents
12:30pm
Networking Break
1:00 pm
New Tools for Patent Strategy
1:15 pm
Panel 1 - Litigation - Forum Shopping & Funding Disclosures
Moderator: Winston Liaw - Partner, Farella Braun + Martel
Speakers: Christine Lehman - Managing Partner, Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP
2:15 pm
Networking Break
2:45 pm
'“Winter is Coming”
3:15 pm
Panel 2 - Standards & Open Source Strategies
Moderator: Roshan Mansinghani - Head of Operations, Unified Patents
Speakers: Lisa Dong - Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft
Isaac Peterson - Attorney, Isaac Peterson Law
4:15 pm
Networking Break
4:45 pm
Panel 3 - Policy - Recent Changes & Impacts
Moderator: Jon Bowser - Partner, Haynes and Boone
Speakers: Kit Crumbley - IP Litigation Partner, Bracewell LLP
5:45 pm
Cocktail Reception & Closing Remarks
6:30 pm
Dinner for all participants at Fogo de Chão San Jose
Santa Clara University
Locatelli Student Activity Center
500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, California 95053
Parking available at Lot F - Leavey Center Lot
CLE MATERIALS
Three hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit will be available for this event.
Supreme Court Restricts Forum Shopping in Patent Infringement Case
Forum Shopping in Patent Cases: Does Geographic Choice Affect Innovation?
Where a Suit Can Proceed: Court Selection and Forum Shopping
Intellectual Property:Information on Third-Party Funding of Patent Litigation
An Overview of How Third-Party Litigation Funders are Being Addressed by Courts and Policymakers
The Rise of “Settled Expectations” in USPTO Review and the Fallout for Patent Owners and Challengers
Meet the New Discretionary Denial Factor on the PTAB Block: Settle Expectations
The PTAB Pendulum Swings: How IPR Denials are Reshaping Patent Owner and Challenger Strategies
Forum Shopping in Patent Cases: Lessons for the Unified Patent Court
Issa, House Colleagues Launch Reform of Third-Party Financed Civil Litigation
North Carolina’s New Anti-Patent Trolling Statute: As Many Questions as Answers
