Intellectual Property & International Dispute Resolution

What every lawyer and corporate counsel needs to know: intellectual property in international dispute resolution, exploring strategies and best practices.

Last updated 26 March 2025

Featuring Keynotes by Mr Etienne Sanz de Acedo and Ms Kathi Vidal

Don’t miss this distinguished panel of experts from US and Singapore as they discuss the latest in Technology and IP dispute resolution! Gain insights on topics such as standard essential patents, resolving crypto and blockchain disputes, and inclusive innovations, amongst many others.

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21 February 2024 (Wednesday)
2.00pm – 4.30pm (EST)
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
One Vanderbilt Avenue New York, NY 10017

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23 February 2024 (Friday)
9.00am – 11.30am (EST)
Finnegan Henderson Farabow, Garrett and Dunner*
901 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001

Registration closes on 16 February 2024, at 12 noon (EST)
For enquiries, please email Ms Sandy Widjaja at sandy_widjaja@ipos.gov.sg

CLE Credit: 2 hours
Programme Highlights

The state of IP dispute resolution in the US
Standard essential patents (SEP) and alternative dispute resolution
Singapore IP Strategy 2030
Resolving crypto and blockchain disputes
Inclusive innovation and more
Networking reception

*Finnegan is an accredited CLE provider by the California and Georgia State Continuing Legal Education Boards (California Provider Number 1928), and we will provide a certificate of attendance for attendees to apply for credit in other jurisdictions. Attorneys must report CLE states during registration and log in and complete the webinar in its entirety to receive credit. Finnegan is unable to grant CLE credit to audio-only attendees.

Hear from these experts, and more!

List of experts

Etienne Sanz de Acedo CEO International Trademark Association (INTA)	Kathi Vidal Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)	Hon. Paul R. Michel (Ret.) Former Chief Judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Ignacio de Castro Director World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO Center)	Danielle Conway Dean & Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Penn State Dickinson Law	Jeffrey H. Dean Associate General Counsel, IP Litigation, Licensing and Policy Amazon
Fabian Gonell Senior Vice President, Licensing Strategy and Legal Counsel Qualcomm	Nick Groombridge Partner Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP	Marc E. Isserles, Esq. Mediator and Arbitrator JAMS
Dave Kappos Partner Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP	Stanley Lai Senior Counsel Chairman Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS); Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP	Rena Lee Chief Executive IPOS
Daryl Lim H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law Penn State Dickinson Law	Esther Lim Partner & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner	Kevin Nash Registrar Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Tom Pease Shareholder Greenberg Traurig, LLP	Adriana Uson Director & Head (Americas) Singapore International Arbitration Centre	Sandy Widjaja Senior Legal Counsel IPOS

Programme

21 February 2024, Wednesday

Programme schedule for 21 February 2024

Time	Programme
2.00pm - 2.15pm	Welcome and Opening Remarks Danielle Conway, Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law Rena Lee, Chief Executive, IPOS Ignacio de Castro, Director, World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO Center)
2.15pm - 2.30pm	Keynote Etienne Sanz de Acedo, CEO, INTA Speaker Introduction Danielle Conway, Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law
2.30pm - 4.15pm	Panel Discussion Moderator: Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law, Penn State Dickinson Law Panellists: Ignacio De Castro, Director, WIPO Center Nick Groombridge, Partner, Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP Marc E. Isserles, Esq., Mediator and Arbitrator, JAMS Dave Kappos, Partner and Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Stanley Lai SC, Chairman, IPOS; Partner and Head of the IP Practice and Co-Head of the Cybersecurity and Data Protection Practice, Allen & Gledhill LLP Kevin Nash, Registrar, Singapore International Arbitration Centre Tom Pease, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP Sandy Widjaja, Senior Legal Counsel, Hearings & Mediation Department, IPOS
4.15pm - 4.30pm	Closing Remarks Reception to follow

23 February 2024, Friday

Programme schedule for 23 February 2024

Time	Programme
8.30am - 9.00am	Breakfast
9.00am - 9.15am	Welcome and Opening Remarks Danielle Conway, Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law Rena Lee, Chief Executive, IPOS Ignacio de Castro, Director, World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO Center)
9.15am - 9.30am	Keynote Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, USPTO Speaker Introduction Ignacio De Castro, Director, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
9.30am - 11.15am	Panel Discussion Moderator: Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law, Penn State Dickinson Law Panellists: Ignacio De Castro, Director, WIPO Center Jeffrey H. Dean, Associate General Counsel, IP Litigation, Licensing and Policy, Amazon Fabian Gonell, Senior Vice President, Licensing Strategy and Legal Counsel, Qualcomm Stanley Lai SC, Chairman, IPOS; Partner and Head IP Practice and Co-head Cybersecurity and Data Protection Practice, Allen & Gledhill LLP Esther Lim, Partner & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Finnegan Henderson Farabow, Garrett and Dunner Hon. Paul R. Michel (Ret.), former Chief Judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Adriana Uson, Director & Head (Americas), Singapore International Arbitration Centre Sandy Widjaja, Senior Legal Counsel, Hearings & Mediation Department, IPOS
11.15am - 11.30am	Closing Remarks

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