On July 12, 2016, CincyIP welcomes Joshua Lorentz (Dinsmore & Shohl), John Davis (Wood Herron & Evans), and Angela Haughey (The Proctor and Gamble Co.) to discuss practice tips and strategies for Inter Partes Review.  Nicholaus Rericha (Dinsmore and Shohl) will be moderating the panel discussion.

Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) is an America Invents Act trial procedure conducted at the Patent and Trademark Appeals Board to review the patentability in one or more claims in a patent.  An IPR proceeding is an attractive, potentially lower-cost, alternative to patent litigation.  The Panel will discuss the mechanics of a typical IPR proceeding, as well as practice tips and strategies for each stage of the proceeding.  The panel will also discuss strategies regarding when to file an IPR proceeding and the costs involved.  The Panel will also receive questions from the audience.

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Joshua Lorentz

As Chair of Dinsmore & Shohl’s Intellectual Property Department, Josh helps companies and innovators make intelligent decisions about their intellectual property rights and protect the ultimate value of their business — from IP prosecution to IP audits/due diligence to IP litigation and licensing, Josh’s work spans a variety of technologies, including chemical/materials, electrical engineering and computer arts. He has tried IP litigation matters to decision, conducted claim construction (Markman) hearings, led and consulted in post grant proceedings and represented clients before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Josh also has unique experience in licensing matters, negotiating hundreds of technology agreements for multiple clients, including dozens of Cooperative Research and Development Agreements with National Laboratories and Research Agreements with Universities.

John Davis

John is a partner with Wood Herron & Evans LLP, and has appeared in federal courts from coast to coast, representing clients in a variety of copyright, trademark, trade dress, and patent litigations.  Mr. Davis has represented clients in various matters before federal appellate courts, as well as before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). 
Prior to joining WH&E, Mr. Davis served as an Attorney-Advisor for the Air Force Legal Information Services Agency, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama and as a Staff Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.  Mr. Davis is a member of the Air Force Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps Reserve where he holds the rank of Colonel.  As a reservist, he has appeared in the military courtroom and has provided legal technology training at the Air Force JAG School, the Army JAG School, and at various military installations throughout the country.

Angela Haughey

Angela is Senior Counsel for The Procter & Gamble Company, where she is currently Global Innovation Counsel for a 9 billion dollar hair care business which includes such brands as Pantene, Head and Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Aussie and Rejoice.

Angela has worked as patent counsel for P&G for 13 years, prior to that she worked in R&D at P&G.  She has experience in providing legal counsel regarding a broad range of matters including global patent procurement (utility and design) and prosecution, patent litigation, IPRs, European opposition proceedings, global freedom to practice, IP strategy, complex agreements (e.g. joint development, master collaboration, settlement), licensing and divestiture.  Angela received her law degree from the University of Cincinnati in 2003.

Nicholaus Rericha

Nick is a Partner the Intellectual Property Department, focusing his practice on patent preparation and patent prosecution, as well as invalidity and non-infringement opinions. His practice includes a wide variety of technological areas including robotics, material processing, optics, circuit design, control systems, software, computer science, automotive, power semiconductors, nanotechnology, among others. In addition, Nick’s practice also includes e-commerce, privacy, and licensing. Prior to becoming an attorney, Nick was an electrical engineer at TRW in Elyria, Ohio and the Nordson Corporation in Amherst, Ohio.

On May 10, 2016, CincyIP welcomes Jeremy R. Kriegel of Marshall, Gerstein & Borun, LLP in Chicago, to speak on procedures and strategies for Hague design filings.

In May of 2015, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office began accepting international design applications under the Hague Agreement.  The Hague design system has several procedural peculiarities, but if one knows how to maneuver the system and understands the resources available, it can be a tremendously useful tool for economically obtaining protection for industrial designs.  Design protection of graphical user interfaces is a recent and growing trend.  Jeremy will discuss intricacies of Hague design filings for US applicants, and an overview of tips and considerations for graphical user interface design applications for those desiring protection in the US and abroad.

Jeremy Kriegel is a partner and the Prosecution Practice Chair at Marshall, Gerstein & Borun, LLP in Chicago, where he joined in 2001.  He received his B.S. (with distinction) in Mechanical Engineering, and Certificate in Management Studies from the University of Rochester in 1992.  He received his J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1995, where he was a member of the law review editorial board.  Jeremy is admitted to practice in Michigan, Illinois, and before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.  He prepares and prosecutes utility and design patent applications on consumer products and medical devices, and is a speaker and writer on topics including the America Invents Act, U.S. design patents, The Patent Law Treaty Implementation Act of 2012, and The Hague Agreement.  Jeremy is also a contributor to his firm’s blog on post-grant patent practice, PTABWatch.com.

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