The Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association
Please join us on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, for our last CLE meeting of the year. Register by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2025.
Location:
Aloft Cleveland Downtown
1111 West 10th Street
Cleveland, OH 44113
Parking options include the on-site garage, the Flats East Surface Parking Lot, and valet.
Agenda:
Committee CLE Meetings (4:30–5:30 p.m., CLE accreditation will be applied for):
1) Litigation Committee (1.00 hr CLE credit)
Topic: Almost a Decade of the Defend Trade Secrets Act
Speaker: Joshua Friedman, Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Josh will discuss how the DTSA changed the nature of trade secret litigation nationally. He will provide an overview of the law as well as practice tips for would-be plaintiffs and defendants from pre-filing to damages.
2) In-House Committee (1.00 hr CLE credit)
Topic: Panel Discussion: The Evolving Workloads of In-house Counsel and How Outside IP Counsel May Better Assist
Speakers:
- Matt Jupina, Assistant General Counsel – Intellectual Property, Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
- Mandy Willis – Senior Legal Counsel – Intellectual Property, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Mark Guinto, Counsel – IP & Product, Vita-Mix Corporation
- Ivan Gracic, Associate Corporate Intellectual Property Counsel, Lincoln Electric Company
- Moderator: Chris Lewis, Associate, Squire Patton Boggs
In-house counsels across industries have seen an uptick in workloads. This panel discussion delves into the swelling workloads that in-house counsels face and how the relationship with outside IP counsel impacts those workloads.
LTR: Matt Jupina, Mandy Willis, Mark Guinto, Ivan Gracic, Chris Lewis
Cocktail Reception (5:30–6:15 p.m., open bar)
Dinner (6:15–7:45 p.m., 1.00 hr CLE accreditation will be applied for):
Keynote Topic: Leveraging Invalidity Proceedings to Strengthen Patent Quality
Keynote Speaker: Jonathan Stroud, General Counsel of Unified Patents (visiting from Washington, D.C.)
Jonathan manages Unified Patents' legal and corporate work, with a focus on Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), district court, and appellate litigation, contracting, general corporate matters, and settlement negotiations. Prior to joining Unified Patents, he was a patent attorney at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, where he was involved in some of the earliest post-grant review work. Before that, he examined patents on implantable medical devices at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Jonathan has been published in the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review, the Administrative Law Review, the South Carolina Law Review, the American University Law Review, and the New Mexico Law Review, among others.
Dinner Entrée Options:
- Beef short rib with roasted fingerling potatoes and asparagus
- Halibut with roasted fingerling potatoes and asparagus
- Ratatouille (vegetarian) with roasted fingerling potatoes and asparagus
Each entrée is accompanied by a Greek Salad and Tiramisu for dessert.
Cost:
- Members: Dinner CLE – $35; Committee CLE – Free,
- In-House Members: Dinner CLE – $30; Committee CLE – Free,
- Non-Members: Dinner CLE – $45; Committee CLE – $45, or
- Student Members: Dinner CLE – $15; Committee CLE – Free
Cancellations:
Any cancellations must be received by 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2025. Please email vo.trinht@gmail.com with any cancellation—no fax or telephone cancellations will be honored.
