Please join the APABA Silicon Valley IP Committee for an IP career panel directed to law students, new lawyers, and more experienced lawyers who are interested in the IP field.
There will be a-person Q&A panel with IP practitioners who specialize in different areas of IP law. The Q&A panel will be followed by a networking reception with drinks and appetizers.
Panelists
Thomas Mathew (Senior Patent Counsel, Align Technology)
Thomas is a senior patent counsel at Align Technology, where he works on patent portfolio building, IP diligence, and IP strategy for products such as Invisalign aligners and associated treatment software. Thomas received his J.D. with honors from the University of Texas, where he served as President of the Asian Law Students Association and as an editor on the Board of the Texas Law Review. Thomas also received a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and a B.A. in Economics, both from the University of Texas at Austin.
Joseph Yang (Partner, PatentEsque Law Group)
Joe is a partner at PatentEsque Law Group, LLP, specializing in patent/tech transactions & JVs. Previously, he was VP/GC at Cryptography Research, Inc., and Counsel at Skadden (Palo Alto) where he led the IP strategy/transactions practice. Joe has also been an expert witness, an arbitrator, and managed litigation & corporate IP portfolios. Joe co-chairs the “Advanced Licensing” & “Advanced Patent Licensing” courses at PLI, teaches "Patent & Technology Licensing" at Stanford, and has taught “Patent Law & Policy” atBoalt. He is profiled in Marquis’ “Who’s Who in American Law,” and as a “World’s Leading IP Strategist” by Intellectual Asset Management magazine. Joe has a JD from Stanford and a PhD from Caltech.
Jeffrey Liang (Partner, Sheppard Mullin)
Jeffrey Liang is a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Silicon Valley office. Jeffrey combines his engineering background and litigation experience to provide clients with an integrated, strategic approach to IP litigation. He has represented companies in all phases of patent disputes, including pre-suit investigation,negotiations, discovery, depositions, oral hearings, and trials. His practice includes district court litigation, IPR proceedings, and Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission, and he has represented clients in cases involving a wide range of technologies including cryptography, online payments, artificial intelligence,streaming media, databases, computer architecture, networking, wireless communications, and video games. He has experience with several industry standards including TLS, PCIe, and IEEE 802.3 and 802.11. In addition to IP litigation, Jeffrey advises clients on technology transactions, including licensing agreements and negotiations.
Rosaleen Chou (Partner, Knobbe Martens)
Intellectual property counselor Rosaleen Chou advises on brand protection and strategy. She represents a wide variety of domestic, multi-national and foreign-owned businesses across a broad array of industries. Her experience ranges from computer software and hardware, consumer electronics, social media, virtual reality, entertainment, fashion and apparel; to cosmetics, professional and college sports, advertising, food and beverage, wine and spirits; to financial services, telecommunications, energy, biotech, healthcare, engineering, and publishing.
With clients that include famous brands, Fortune 50 and smaller, fast-growth companies alike, Rosaleen pioneers trademarks that make markets — where the result of her counsel is frequently covered by the media. She has managed extensive global trademark portfolios across 200+ countries. She advises on domestic and international searches and prosecution, as well as devises trademark filing programs and strategies focused on protecting and strengthening client brands. Skilled at auditing and identifying key growth areas, Rosaleen designs IP portfolios that align with each client’s distinct commercial goals.
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