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IU McKinney’s Center for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation conducted its annual spring symposium on March 22 at Inlow Hall. The program centered on the topic “Recent Trends and New Challenges in Intellectual Property Law.”

Attendees were welcomed by IU McKinney Dean Andrew R. Klein; Professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Gerald L. Bepko Chair in Law and Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation; Symposium Chair Hamid R. Piroozi, ’06, Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor of Law at IU McKinney and Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor of Engineering on the IUPUI campus.

The programs’ first panel discussed the topic “Crossroads Between IP Law and Artificial Intelligence: The End of Inventorship?” Panelists included Chris White of Lee & Hayes; Michael Hussey, ’07, of Brinks Gilson & Lione; and John Daniluck, ’95, of Bingham Greenebaum Doll. Professor Nguyen served as moderator for this discussion.

The next group considered “Recent Trends in Patent Litigation.” Discussants included Holiday Banta of Ice Miller; Hal Moore of Maginot Moore & Beck; and Trevor Carter, ’95, of Faegre Baker Daniels. Doug Gallagher, ’03, of Smith Amundsen, served as moderator for this panel.

Keynote speaker for the event was Steven P. Caltrider, '93, Vice President and Deputy General Patent Counsel at Eli Lilly and Company. The topic of his discussion was “Challenges for In-House Counsel in a Large Pharmaceutical Company.”

The day’s final group of panelists talked about “Trademarks Today: From Cannabis and Scandalous to Free Speech.” Panelists were Julia Gard of Barnes and Thornburg; Amy Berg of Ice Miller; and Connie Lindman of Smith Amundsen. Brock Herr, ’12, of CMG Worldwide, served as moderator of this discussion.

Professor Prioozi offered closing remarks at the end of the day’s program.

In the photo at left, from left, are Douglas G. Gallagher, Holiday Banta, Harold C. Moore, and Trevor Carter. In the photo at right, from left, are Professor Hamid Piroozi, and Steven P. Caltride.