Intellectual Property in Energy Mini-Conference

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Schedule and Faculty

12:30 p.m. - Registration/Check-In

1:00 – 1:10 p.m. - Welcome, Overview and Introductions

1:10 – 2:10 p.m. - Data, Data Everywhere! Emerging Issues with AI and Computer Technologies

While generative AI like ChatGPT and deepfakes gain widespread interest, and cloud computing becomes stronger than ever, energy companies must navigate issues of ownership, licensing, ethics, and innovation to keep up with the fast-evolving technological and regulatory landscape. This panel will explore the recent transformation of the digital age and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, and how it may continue to revolutionize the energy industry.

Moderator: Romi Nayef, Legal Director – North America, Aker Solutions, Houston, Texas

Panelists:

• Steven Christian, Senior Counsel, IP Law Group, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Houston, Texas
• Irene Kosturakis, Area Vice President, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, BMC Software, Inc., Houston, Texas
• William D. Marcum, Director, Legal - Security Technologies, OpenText, Menlo Park, California

2:10 – 3:00 p.m. - Protect your Brand: In-House Perspectives on Trademarks, Anti-Counterfeiting, and Brand Licensing

Trademark protection is of vital importance to many energy companies, who are increasing cooperation with peer groups and engaging customs authorities to battle counterfeiters. Join this peer group of brand owners as they discuss important trademark issues, including anti-counterfeiting measures, brand licensing, and enforcement.

Moderator: Andrea Elizabeth Tran, Senior Counsel, Chevron, Houston, Texas

Panelists:

• Philip Davison, Senior Trademark Copyright Counsel, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Spring, Texas
• Sean Dwyer, Senior Counsel, Chevron, San Ramon, California
• Craig Stone, Senior Counsel, Phillips 66, Houston, Texas

3:00 – 3:15 p.m. - BREAK

3:15 – 4:10 p.m. - Protecting IP and Endpoints with Remote or Departing Employees

As employee turnover and remote work increases, energy companies face greater threats to their intellectual property and endpoints. This presentation will explore the latest technologies and cybersecurity risks in the industry, tips for device and cloud management and preservation, and best practices to safeguard and enforce a company’s trade secrets and confidential information.

Moderator: Sarah M. Holub, McGuireWoods LLP, Houston, Texas

Panelists:

• Jessica C. Engler, CIPP/US, CIPM, Kean Miller LLP, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Dawn S. Holiday, Jackson Walker LLP, Houston, Texas
• Mike P. Raab, Senior Counsel, EOG Resources, Inc., Houston, Texas

4:10 – 4:55 p.m. - Patent Litigation in Oil and Gas and Alternative Energy and its Place in the Broader NPE Litigation Landscape

Oil and gas and alternative energy have been active areas of patenting. The resulting patents represent both an opportunity to their holders and a litigation risk to others. Selected patents from these core technologies have been asserted in litigation by operating companies and non-practicing entities (NPEs) alike. However, oil and gas companies also face litigation risk beyond core technologies, especially as their operations incorporate non-core technologies that have been the subject of serial litigation, such as wireless communications, remote monitoring and control and real-time asset tracking. These sectors have been active areas of litigation, especially from NPE plaintiffs.

This presentation explores patenting in oil and gas and patent litigation both in core and non-core technologies, with a focus on NPEs.

• Kaylie Naghshpour Everett, Senior Associate, RPX Corporation, San Francisco, California
• Dan McCurdy, CEO, RPX Corporation, San Francisco, California

4:55 p.m. - ADJOURN

CLE Credit

This course is approved for 3.5 hours of MCLE credit, no ethics, by the State Bar of Texas. Course ID 174198729.

IEL will directly apply (if requested) for course accreditation in the following additional states: California, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia. Attorneys may be eligible to receive CLE credit through reciprocity or attorney self-submission in other states, which may require you to pay an additional fee. Credit hours vary depending on the jurisdiction. IEL conferences are typically accredited by all mandatory CLE states. Please review your jurisdiction’s MCLE regulations for more information on the ability to obtain credit for this program.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Platinum Sponsor of Environmental Justice in Energy Mini-Conference - $4,000 (exclusive)

• Recognition from the podium as the Platinum Sponsor of the Environmental Justice in Energy Mini-Conference
• Recognition in all marketing, which will be sent to several thousand legal and business professionals
• Company/firm logo prominently displayed on website for the Environmental Justice in Energy Mini-Conference
• Recognition at the event on handouts and slides
• 6 complimentary registrants at the Environmental Justice in Energy Mini-Conference
• Recognition as Gold Sponsor of the Intellectual Property in Energy Mini-Conference with all benefits provided to Gold Sponsors of that mini-conference, including 2 complimentary registrants
• A table for display of company/firm materials at both mini-conferences (only three display tables allowed during mini-conferences)

Platinum Sponsor of Intellectual Property in Energy Mini-Conference - $4,000 (exclusive) - SOLD

• Recognition from the podium as the Platinum Sponsor of the Intellectual Property in Energy Mini-Conference
• Recognition in all marketing, which will be sent to several thousand legal and business professionals
• Company/firm logo prominently displayed on website for the Intellectual Property in Energy Mini-Conference
• Recognition at the event on handouts and slides
• 6 complimentary registrants at the Intellectual Property in Energy Mini-Conference
• Recognition as Gold Sponsor of Environmental Justice in Energy Mini-Conference with all benefits provided to Gold Sponsors of that mini-conference, including 2 complimentary registrants
• A table for display of company/firm materials at both mini-conferences (only three display tables allowed during mini-conferences)

IEL Mini-Conference Gold Sponsors - $1,000

• Recognition in all marketing for both mini conferences, which will be sent to several thousand interested counsel and business leaders
• Name/logo included on websites of both mini-conferences
• Recognition on handouts and slides at both mini-conferences
• 2 complimentary registrants at each mini-conference
• This sponsorship level does not include a display table at either mini-conference

For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Lilly Hogarth, Sponsorship Director at lhogarth@cailaw.org or (972) 244-3424.

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