Agenda

The conference will take place in Paul Brest Hall, Munger Graduate Residences Building 4 on the Stanford University Campus.

Paul Brest Hall
555 Salvatierra Way
Stanford, CA 94305 (map)

The times listed below are in PDT.  Sessions and speakers are subject to change. Some speakers will be participating virtually.

All locationsAll tracksAll daysNovember 17, 2026

November 17, 2026

Breakfast and Registration

November 17, 2026

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Panel 1: PTAB Unsettled: The Squires Era

Tom BrownDavid JonesNaveen ModiMeghana RaoRaneKarl Renner

November 17, 2026

9:00 am – 10:15 am

Break

November 17, 2026

10:15 am – 10:30 am

Panel 2: SEP Wars: Rates, Injunctions, and the Global Forum Fight

Scott FlanzYuan HaoJoseph LoyGaétan de RassenfosseJoseph Yang

November 17, 2026

10:30 am – 11:45 am

Lunch and Keynote Fireside Chat

Judge Leonard P. Stark

November 17, 2026

11:45 am – 1:30 pm

Panel 3: Developments in Transnational IP Law

Catherine LacaveraMatthias LeistnerLisa Larrimore OuelletteBijal Vakil

November 17, 2026

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Break

November 17, 2026

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm

Academic Spotlight: Patent Law Reform and Innovation: An Empirical Assessment of the Last 20 Years

Brian Love

November 17, 2026

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm

Panel 4: Bankrolling the Fight: Litigation Finance Meets Patent Venue

Judge Beth Labson FreemanJoseph MatalBryan SinclairLeslie SpencerJonathan Stroud

November 17, 2026

3:45 pm – 5:00 pm

Cocktail Reception

November 17, 2026

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm