Global Strategies for IP

Winston & Strawn and the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology hosted a seminar on Global Strategies for IP on September 14, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. The program was followed by a cocktail reception.

The program featured an interactive discussion on multinational enforcement of intellectual property rights led by leaders in global IP protection and enforcement. Topics included:

• The underlying problem of IP infringement outside the U.S., its impact on U.S. companies, and available remedies
• Role of Section 337 litigations in global litigation strategy
• Actions in foreign venues, including retaliatory actions before competition authorities and patent litigations, both in
• Asia and Europe

Speakers and panelists included:

• Professor Robert Merges, BCLT Co-Director
• Professor Marketa Trimble, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law 
• Randall R. Rader, former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Kathi Vidal, Silicon Valley Office Managing Partner, Winston & Strawn