Topic: Patent Law Developments at USPTO and in Congress Speaker: Andrei Iancu Andrei Iancu is a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell and one of the leading voices in intellectual property law and innovation policy. He is a former Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a position to which he was confirmed unanimously by the Senate. Andrei has decades of experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in IP matters across the technical and scientific spectra, including medical devices, genetic testing, therapeutics, the Internet, telephony, TV broadcasting, video game systems and computer peripherals. He represents clients in litigation and trials before the district courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission and the USPTO, the Federal Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court, and also counsels clients on obtaining, licensing, enforcing and defending against IP rights globally.  Date:  Thursday, March 20, 2025 Time:  12:00pm – 1:00pm Location:  Andrei's Conscious Cuisine, 2607 Main St, Irvine, CA 92614 Registration:Member: $55.00Non-Member: $80.00Student Member: $20.00  

Topic: Building and Protecting a Strong Brand Identity Date:  Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Time:  12:00pm – 1:00pm Location:  Andrei's Conscious Cuisine, 2607 Main St, Irvine, CA 92614 Registration:Member: $55.00Non-Member: $80.00Student Member: $20.00   SPEAKERS Sui Q. Dong, Pure Storage Sui Q. Duong is Director of Legal Marketing, Trademark, & Copyright at Pure Storage Inc., where he leads the company’s legal marketing, trademark, copyright, and domain name functions. Valued at over $20 billion USD and founded in 2009, Pure Storage is a pioneer in developing all-flash data storage hardware and software solutions.Prior to his role at Pure Storage, Sui was Principal Trademark Counsel with Patterson + Sheridan LLP where he assisted a range of clients across the technology and consumer products industries to identify, protect and enforce their trademark rights and develop their brand strategy. Sui has also held positions at Western Digital Corporation, where he served as Director for that company’s trademark function covering the WD, SanDisk, and HGST (formerly Hitachi Global Storage Technologies) brands, and at the USPTO, where he began his career as a trademark examining attorney.   Eunice Yu Moller, Topgolf, Callaway Brands Corp Eunice Yu Moller is a senior paralegal in the intellectual property department at Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp., which […]