The Global IP Exchange USA 2025 was an exclusive, invitation-only event held on January 28-29, 2025, at the Austin Marriott South in Austin, Texas. Organized by IQPC Ltd, this premier gathering brought together 70 top leaders in patents, trademarks, and brand protection to discuss and address the most pressing challenges in the intellectual property landscape.
The event's agenda focused on key themes such as adapting to legislative changes, the impact of artificial intelligence on IP, strategies to combat infringements, and managing global IP portfolios. Sessions included lightning presentations on new laws, panel discussions on AI regulation, and case studies addressing trademark fraud and counterfeiting. Notably, Ray Rodriguez, Chief Contracts Officer at SAG-AFTRA, delivered a presentation titled "When A.I. Met IP — What In-House Counsel Can Learn from the SAG-AFTRA Agreement," providing insights into the intersection of AI and intellectual property.
Attendees had the opportunity to engage in curated one-to-one meetings, participate in interactive workshops, and network with peers from various industries, including technology, retail, life sciences, and manufacturing. The event also featured an expo hall showcasing innovative solutions from leading vendors in the IP space.
Designed for Chief IP Counsel, Directors of Brand Protection, Patent and Trademark experts, and other senior IP professionals, the Global IP Exchange USA 2025 offered a platform to discover new ideas, make valuable connections, and find solutions to critical business challenges in the evolving IP landscape.
Speakers(38)
Aamir Haq
Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Patents and Trade Secrets at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Andy Forsythe
Head of Brand Protection at Nissan Group of North America
Ann Valdivia
Associate General Counsel - IP at USAA
Brienne Terril
Senior Director and Senior Managing Counsel, Co-Head of IP Legal at BNY
Caldwell Camero
Associate General Counsel, Global IP & Technology at Fluke
Carolyn Brougham
Senior IP Counsel at Mars
Chinenye Okafor
Head of IP and Patents at Fluence Energy
Chris Benson
Partner & Head of Electronics at HGF
Dan Smith
Patent and Licensing Strategist at Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo company)
Dennis Jung
Head of IP at PHC Holdings (Ascensia and Epredia)
Hope Shimabuku
Regional Director of the Southwest Regional Outreach Office at USPTO
Ian Cohen
AVP, Global IP and Data Protection Counsel at AECOM
James Liao
Head of Business Development at Patlytics
Jared Gell
Manager, Brand Protection at Reebok
Jeb Shookman
Head of IP for US, Vice President at ABB
Jeni Zuercher
Director, Global Brand Protection at YETI
Jennifer Unsworth
Patent Director at HGF
Johannes Herbert
Senior Product Manager, IP Consulting at Dennemeyer
John Flynn
Associate General Counsel at IBM
Jonathan Torres
Associate General Counsel, Patent Licensing, and Open Source at Meta
Jordan Romanoff
Senior Director and Senior Managing Counsel, Co-Head Intellectual Property Legal at BNY
Joshua Benson
Regional Director at BrandShield
Kelly McManus
Director of Client Relations at Computer Packages Inc.
Ken Seddon
CEO at LOT Network
Lauren Dienes-Middlen
Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel - IP at WWE
Michael Carrozza
Partner at McAndrews, Held & Malloy
Nathan Dyckes
Client Relations Specialist and Software Trainer at Computer Packages Inc.
Nishat Ruiter
General Counsel at TED
Paula Kelly
Associate General Counsel - IP at Mars
Ray Rodriguez
Chief Contracts Officer at SAG-AFTRA
Sara Dastgheib-Vinarov
Global Legal Head of IP & Innovation at Tate & Lyle
Scott McBride
Intellectual Property Attorney (Shareholder and Board Member) at McAndrews, Held & Malloy
Simon Bock
Associate General Counsel, IP at PVH
Stephen Lee
Chief IP Counsel at Target
Tenley Krueger
Vice President of IP at Technip Energies
Tom Herbst
Consigliere at Arc’teryx
Vinny Minhas
Head of Brand Protection, Americas at MarqVision
William Coppola
Executive Director, Intellectual Property at Celularity
Event Details
- Date
- January 26-27, 2025
- 2 days
- Location
- 🇺🇸 San Antonio, United States
- Austin Marriott South
- Audience
- Chief IP Counsel, Directors of Brand Protection, Patent and Trademark experts, and other senior IP professionals
- Attendees
- 70 top leaders in patents, trademarks, and brand protection