Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Litigation

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Copyright, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Patent, Privacy & Cybersecurity, Science & Technology, Trademark

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Please join BASF for a special event featuring prominent intellectual property litigators Miriam Kim, Neel Chatterjee, and Brent Hawkins, who will discuss recent litigation developments in the world of patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks. The discussion will also delve into topics relating to the protection of data from an IP perspective, including:

  • Section 101 of the Patent Act
  • Controversial issues in trade secret protection and damages
  • Using large datasets to train generative AI and the associated copyright and right of publicity issues
  • Laws related to data scraping and the protection of large datasets

About the Presenters

Neel Chatterjee, Esq.

King & Spalding

Practice Area: Intellectual Property (+ 1 other areas)

Neel Chatterjee is an internationally recognized technology litigator and trial lawyer. He has a proven track record handling hard-to-win technology cases for some of the world’s leading companies and newest disruptive technology companies. His cases often break new ground in undefined areas of the law or are existential disputes for product lines and new business models. Clients frequently turn to Neel shortly before trial to take over hard-to-win cases. Neel has substantial expertise handling disputes related to patents, trade secrets, copyrights, internet law, and complex commercial technology issues.Neel has led matters for some of Silicon Valley’s most legendary companies in ...

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Miriam Kim, Esq.

Munger, Tolles & Olson

Practice Area: Commercial / Consumer Law (+ 1 other areas)

Miriam Kim advises companies and founders in high-stakes intellectual property litigation, complex business litigation, product liability and marketing litigation, and government and internal investigations.She is a lead counsel and trusted, strategic adviser who has represented clients in a range of technology sectors, including semiconductors, software, artificial intelligence (AI), consumer devices and digital platforms.Named one of the Top Trade Secrets Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal, Miriam has extensive experience handling trade secret and employee mobility cases and leading investigations into potential theft of confidential information. She also has experience advising on copyright cases involving software, and other IP matters for both ...

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Brent A. Hawkins, Esq.

Morgan Lewis

Practice Area: Intellectual Property (+ 1 other areas)

Brent A. Hawkins has more than 25 years of experience litigating intellectual property and other complex commercial disputes for clients in jurisdictions throughout the United States, including federal district courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and at the US International Trade Commission (ITC). Throughout his career, Brent has served as lead counsel in numerous patent, trademark, copyright, and other complex litigations. Brent has experience across a variety of sectors and industries, with a particular focus on the technology, automotive, and consumer product sectors. He is the managing partner of the firm’s San Francisco office.

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Mark Punzalan, Esq.

Chan + Punzalan

Practice Area: Intellectual Property (+ 1 other areas)

Mark is the Head of Litigation at Chan + Punzalan where he leads the firm’s litigation matters in the areas of trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, founders' disputes, and commercial litigation.Mark has been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as one of the Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers for six consecutive years (2020-2025), and he has made the Super Lawyers list every year since 2015. Mark currently teaches litigation skills at Stanford Law School's Trial Advocacy Workshop, and he is a co-author of “Employee Mobility in California – Trade Secrets, No-Poach Agreements, Non-Solicitation Agreements” in the Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) treatise ...

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