blenchmark autolex - managing intellectual property · 2018-10-02 · litigation autolex autonomous...

4
BENCHMARK LITIGATION AUTOLEX AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LEGAL FORUM SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 | ALOFT DETROIT AT THE DAVID WHITNEY Registration Kevin Pragas [email protected] +44 (0) 207 779 8938 Speaking Opportunities Beth Ranney [email protected] +1 212 224 3542 Sponsorship Melanie Petch [email protected] +44 (0) 207 779 8836 Practical and authoritative advice from some of today's most powerful legal players Networking opportunities with this unique group of Detroit-area in-house counsel and legal professionals serving the automobile industry Why attend? How to deal with IP patents, valuation and licensing? Who is taking the lead on regulations – federal, state, governor executive orders, DOT? How will autonomous vehicles redefine the product liability landscape? Is the insurance market keeping up with liability policies? Have the cyber/data/privacy concerns been resolved? Answers to these questions and more at our 2nd Annual AUTOLEX Forum: SPONSORED BY SUPPORTED BY #AutoLex2018

Upload: others

Post on 20-Jun-2020

0 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: BLENCHMARK AUTOLEX - Managing Intellectual Property · 2018-10-02 · LITIGATION AUTOLEX AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LEGAL FORUM SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 | ALOFT DETROIT AT THE DAVID WHITNEY After

BENCHMARKLITIGATION AUTOLEX

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LEGAL FORUM

S E P T E M B E R 2 5 , 2 0 1 8 | A L O F T D E T R O I T A T T H E D A V I D W H I T N E Y

Registration Kevin Pragas

[email protected]+44 (0) 207 779 8938

Speaking Opportunities Beth Ranney

[email protected]+1 212 224 3542

Sponsorship Melanie Petch

[email protected]+44 (0) 207 779 8836

• Practical and authoritative advice from someof today's most powerful legal players

• Networking opportunities with this uniquegroup of Detroit-area in-house counsel andlegal professionals serving the automobileindustry

Why attend?

• How to deal with IP patents, valuation andlicensing?

• Who is taking the lead on regulations –federal, state, governor executive orders,DOT?

• How will autonomous vehicles redefine theproduct liability landscape?

• Is the insurance market keeping up withliability policies?

• Have the cyber/data/privacy concerns beenresolved?

Answers to these questions and more at our2nd Annual AUTOLEX Forum:

S PONSOR ED B Y

SU P POR T E D B Y

#AutoLex2018

Page 2: BLENCHMARK AUTOLEX - Managing Intellectual Property · 2018-10-02 · LITIGATION AUTOLEX AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LEGAL FORUM SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 | ALOFT DETROIT AT THE DAVID WHITNEY After

BENCHMARKLITIGATION AUTOLEX

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LEGAL FORUM

S E P T E M B E R 2 5 , 2 0 1 8 | A L O F T D E T R O I T A T T H E D A V I D W H I T N E Y

After hosting our first AUTOLEX forum lastNovember, we are looking forward to returningto Detroit with our 2nd annual event focusing onthe disruptive changes occurring in theautomobile industry as autonomous vehiclesbecome a reality. Our forum will cover thehottest legal concerns in IP, litigation, regulation,cybersecurity and the Internet of Things. Join us

for this one-day interactive forum to hear best waysto protect your IP in these evolving technologies,what has been learned from automotive litigationcases, and how the global, federal and stateregulatory markets are reacting. Delegates willhear from some of the USA’s top in-house and lawfirm automobile and OEM/suppliers’ lawyers todiscuss litigation, IP and transactional issues.

Vast networking opportunitiesOur aim is to provide an inclusive forumfor automakers, suppliers, tech compa-nies, regulators, government agencies,and other interested constituents wherethe rapidly changing legal landscape ofthe automotive industry can be discussedand debated.

Who you will meet• General counsel• In-house counsel• Litigation counsel• IP counsel• Corporate and business affairs professionals• Regulators• Private practice lawyers

For information about sponsorship opportunities for 2018Attendance at our events is kept at 80% in-house to 20% private practice lawyers with the focus onthought leadership and networking. We will create a bespoke solution that will position yourorganization as a thought leader in the automobile legal arena and ensure you engage with yourtarget audience. Your firm will have pre-event marketing exposure, onsite benefits (speakingopportunities, exhibition stand, networking, and firm/guest passes). All this will help you to meet andinfluence the people who are key to growing your automotive legal business. Please contactMelanie Petch on +44 (0) 207 779 8836 or [email protected] to discuss.

MIP/BM Autolex Autonomous Vehicle Forum 2017:

ABRO Adient AK Steel AutoHarvest Avis Budget Baker Donelson BASF BodmanBosch Automotive ServiceSolutions Brooks Kushman Brose Burris Law Carpmaels & Ransford Comau Continental Automotive Cooper Standard Corporate Counsel Solutions

Delphi DENSO Dickinson Wright DMI Drive System Design DURA Automotive System sDykema Faurecia FCA Ficosa Fitzpatrick Cella Harper &Scinto Ford Gandhi IP General Motors GKN Gowling WLG HARMAN International

Harness Dickey Henkel Honda Patents &Technologies Honigman Miller Schwartzand Cohn Intel International Design Law Lacks Enterprises Lear Corporation Magna Seating Magneti MarelliMAHLE Industries Meritor Navigant Nexteer Norma Group NYX

Reising Ethington Rivian Automotive Robert Bosch Schaeffler Shiloh TI Automotive Toyota Boshoku Uspto Valeo Visteon Vivacqua WABCO Westport Fuel Systems Yazaki ZF Friedrichshafen Zipcar

Page 3: BLENCHMARK AUTOLEX - Managing Intellectual Property · 2018-10-02 · LITIGATION AUTOLEX AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LEGAL FORUM SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 | ALOFT DETROIT AT THE DAVID WHITNEY After

BENCHMARKLITIGATION AUTOLEX

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LEGAL FORUM

S E P T E M B E R 2 5 , 2 0 1 8 | A L O F T D E T R O I T A T T H E D A V I D W H I T N E Y

1:10 Cyber/GDPR/Privacy concerns for autonomous vehicles

• Internet of Things for automobiles: who owns the data?• Digital Geneva Convention• Hacking risks; who is responsible for information security?• GDPR complianceSteven Wernikoff, partner, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn(moderator)Michelle Gallardo, director, legal – global supply chain, HarmanInternational IndustriesAlex Simpson, attorney, Microsoft Daniel Warsh, legal counsel, Bosch USA

2:00 IP litigation considerations for autonomous vehicles

• Patent issuance metrics from the USPTO related to AVs• Length of time in prosecution for AV patent application• IP litigation considerations for applications of autonomousvehicles

• Steps to mitigate third-party threats• Litigation concerns related to Standard Essential PatentsJoe Patiño, partner - intellectual property litigation, Foley &Lardner (moderator)James McPherson, patent examiner, USPTOAndy Shieh, counsel, IP Uber

2:50 Refreshment break and networking

3:10 Redefining autonomous vehicles liability and insurancelandscape

• Will AV represent a shift from vehicular negligence to productliability?

• Updates needed to cover civil, criminal and product liabilityissues

• Determining liability and insurance for ownership vslease/subscription model

• Questions regarding liability on accidents due to cyberattacksor technological failures

• Are insurers ready for a shift to software companies vsmanufacturers?

• Measuring risk resulting from the multitude of parties involvedin the production of vehicles and the onboard software

• Ownership/access to product accident dataMatthew Cohn, associate general counsel, corporate, commercialand transaction, AptivBrian Smith, member, Dykema

4:00 Key opportunities and concerns for legal departments in anevolving industry

• Legal department dos and don’ts for unleashing the potentialfor innovation

• Opportunities and risks in a robust R&D environment to be“first to market”

• Fighting the theft of trade secrets• Coping with the M&A activity of OEMs• Can auto companies monetize features directly? What are the feemodels and ‘consumer terms’ likely to look like?

William Orlewicz, general counsel, Magnum Manufacturing(moderator)Jason Skinder, global patent counsel, AptivAntun Peakovic, director of IP, SchaefflerTheresa Orr, manager, The Dobrusin Law Firm (formerly GC, NSK)

4:50 Cocktail reception and networking

6:00 Forum ends

8:30 Registration and continental breakfast

9:00 Opening remarks

9:10 Updates on international regulations for autonomous vehicles

• US: federal and state legislative and regulatory initiatives• Europe: EU, country and UN laws• Establishing police and law enforcement rules• Public policy concernsSam Abuelsamid, senior analyst, Navigant ResearchJennifer Dukarski, shareholder, Butzel Long

10:00 Re-evaluating your existing IP strategies to make way forautonomous vehicles

• Protecting AI through patents• Understanding the role of trade secrets: implications from

Waymo v Uber• Concerns regarding technology licensing, contracts andstandards – keeping the peace with a balanced approach?

• Are the smart phone patent wars coming to the automotiveindustry and what would that mean?

Michael Carter, principal associate, Gowling WLG(moderator)Dalpreet Saluja, associate general counsel & chief IP counsel,VisteonJon Wood, executive director innovation & collaboration,Bridgestone America

10:50 Refreshment and networking

11:10 Patent and licensing concerns for autonomous vehicles

• Does the changing technology landscape affect theexploitation and protection of patents – ex. SEP andFRAND?

• If patent pools are created, will they be considered anti-competitive by the Justice department?

• Strategies to maintain IP protection along the global supplychain (OEMs, Tier 1s and 2s, after-market companies)

• Open source, LOT Network, or acquisitions ofindependently-developed IP – which is the viableapproach?

Richard Hoffmann, shareholder, Reising Ethington (moderator)Mark Duell, principal counsel, Honda Patents andTechnologiesCorey Neil, Patent Attorney, Brose North AmericaMatthew Johnson, partner, Jones DayTao Zhang, assistant general counsel, IP and technology, Ansys

12:00 Best practices before PTAB

Beverly Bunting, lead administrative patent judge, PTAB,United States Patent and Trademark Office

12:20 Lunch and networking

AGENDA

Page 4: BLENCHMARK AUTOLEX - Managing Intellectual Property · 2018-10-02 · LITIGATION AUTOLEX AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LEGAL FORUM SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 | ALOFT DETROIT AT THE DAVID WHITNEY After

I would like to register for

AutoLex ForumSEPTEMBER 25, 2018 | Aloft Detroit at The David Whitney

Total remittance

Name:

Job title:

Company:

Address:

Postcode:

Country:

Tel:

Email:

Name:

Job title:

Company:

Address:

Postcode:

Country:

Tel:

Email:

Please photocopy this form for additional delegates.

I cannot attend but please add me to your mailing list for future events

Payment must be received before the conference date to guarantee your place.

Please tick box to select payment method and sign agreement in box

Bank transfer quoting reference number

£ Account – 01043191; Sort code – 30-00-02IBAN no – GB 97 LOYD 300002 01043191Lloyds Bank TSB Plc, City Office, PO Box 72, Bailey Drive,Gillingham Business Park, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0LS, UK

$ Account – 11512129; Sort code – 30-12-18IBAN no – GB 29 LOYD 301218 11512129

€ Account – 59008833; Sort code – 30-12-18IBAN no – GB 25 LOYD 301218 59008833SWIFT address: LOYD GB2 LCTY

Please find cheque enclosed

(please make payable to Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC)

To make a payment by credit card, please register and pay online at:www.managingip.com/autolex2018 or call: +44 (0) 20 7779 8811

Please note that in completing this booking form you undertake to adhere to thecancellation and payment terms listed opposite.

Signature: Date:

Position:

If you have not previously registered with a Euromoney group website please tick below so that we can keep you updated about Managing IP/Benchmark Litigation and otherEuromoney group company products and services by:* Email Telephone SMS Mail Third party (email only)

CANCELLATION POLICY: By registering for anevent, you are agreeing to the terms and conditionswhereby you are liable for the full conference fee. Allcancellations must be received in writing no laterthan 6 weeks before the first day of the event (August17, 2018) for a full refund less a 10% administrationcharge.We cannot accept verbal cancellations.Cancellations received after August 17, 2018 areliable for the full conference fee. We suggest yousend a substitute to attend in your place at no extracost. Registrations received after this time are stillliable for the full conference fee in case ofcancellation. However, substitutions can be sent toattend in your place at no extra charge.If owing to a force majeure, Managing IP/BenchmarkLitigation is obliged to postpone or cancel the eventManaging IP/Benchmark Litigation will not be liablefor any travel or accommodation expenses incurredby delegates or their organisations. Badgeswapping with other registered/non-registereddelegates is against our company policy and will notbe permitted.REGISTRATION FEE: The registration feeincludes participation in the forum,documentation material, breakfast, coffeebreaks and lunch. All delegates areresponsible for their own accommodation andtravel. All registrations are subject to finalreview. The registration fee is charged inUSD.PAYMENT: All registration fees (whereapplicable) must be received in full prior to theevent date. Payment can be made via banktransfer or via credit card over the phone,please let us know which is preferable.

2|Your details for registration (Please print):

3|Method of payment

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION:

To RegisterOnline:TBA

Tel:+44 (0) 20 7779 8938

Email:[email protected]

Mail:Kevin Pragas

Legal Media Group8 Bouverie Street

London, EC4Y 8AX, UK

In-house counsel Private practice,advisors, consultants,service providers

Early booking rate (before July 29)

FREE USD $595

Standard booking rate(after July 29)

FREE USD $695

1|Register (Please tick one box):