IP Dealmakers

European Edition

april 18-19, 2024

RoYAL LANCASTER LONDON

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Driving IP Transactions

Experience the Inaugural IP Dealmakers | European Edition, co-located with LF Dealmakers Forum, on April 18-19 at the Royal Lancaster London.

Building on a decade of success in New York, IP Dealmakers is proud to bring our unique offering to the European market. This exclusive event assembles a distinguished gathering of decision-makers, including investors, IP owners, industry experts, and thought leaders. Widely acknowledged as the industry’s paramount gathering, IP Dealmakers is the epicenter where leaders stay abreast of the latest developments and where substantial business transactions unfold.

What’s even more exciting is that this event is co-located with LF Dealmakers, focusing on litigation finance. This unique convergence provides unparalleled opportunities to network with an even broader audience of legal and financial experts. Join us as we extend our legacy across the Atlantic to bring you the IP Dealmakers experience like never before, enriched by the presence of the LF Dealmakers community.

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1:1 Meetings were rated very good to excellent

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IP Dealmakers by the numbers

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- Lorie Goins, Head of IP Strategy, Kyndryl

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2024 AGENDA

The IP Dealmakers | European Edition detailed program is now available below. You may also view and download the event brochure by clicking on the button to the right.
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Preliminary Agenda (Sessions Subject to Change)

DAY ONE: THURSDAY, 18 APRIL 2024

08.30 - 09.20

Registration & Breakfast

09.20 - 09.30

CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING REMARKS

09.30 - 17.30

ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS

Participants have the option to schedule 30-minute meetings utilising our desktop or mobile app. Registered attendees will receive an invitation to login to the app the week prior to the event.

09.30 - 10.30

STATE OF PLAY IN IP: WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON FOR EUROPE

  • Europe’s biggest deals, awards and settlements
  • What’s really happening at the EC
  • Emerging opportunities in IP monetisation
  • Predictions for 2024 and beyond

Speakers:

Matteo Sabattini, President & Chief Licensing Officer, Convida (moderator)

Mathen Ganesan, Executive Vice President, Invention Investment Fund, Intellectual Ventures

Daniel Northway, Head of IP, Ceres Power

Lucy Wojcik, Chief IP Counsel, Ocado

Koenraad Wuyts, Chief IP Officer, KPN

10.30 - 11.00

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

THE IMPORTANCE OF IP TO THE SUCCESS OF DYSON

Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Needham

11.00 - 11.30

Networking Break

11.30 - 12.30

IP FINANCING IN EUROPE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH

  • Examining funding models: pros and cons of various approaches
  • Using patents and other IP assets as collateral
  • Considering debt vs equity arrangements
  • Knowing what to look for in a funding partner

Speakers:

Michelle Eber, Managing Director, West U Capital (moderator)

Shane O’Neill, Assistant General Counsel, Norsk Titanium

Pascal van Troost, Global IP Leader, Punch Powertrain

12.30 - 14.00

Networking Luncheon

14.00 - 15.00

CULTIVATING AN EFFECTIVE TRADE SECRET PROGRAM: ADDING VALUE AND SAFEGUARDING INNOVATION

  • Building business value through trade secrets
  • Defining the blueprint from protection to management to monetisation
  • Considering a multinational approach uniting the German and US Trade Secret Acts
  • Employee, joint venture, external relationships, and other key risk

Speakers:

Charles Clark, Founder, IP ARKITEK (moderator)

Coreena Brinck, Head of IP, IntuiCell

Mark Chadwick, Head of IP, Meatable

Abraham Mertens, Assistant General Counsel, Arista Networks

15.00 - 15.30

Networking Break

15.30 - 16.30

STRATEGIC PATENTING: ALIGNING IP WITH BUSINESS VALUE

  • The where, what and how: should we all be adopting the Unitary Patent?
  • Return on innovation: utilising IP to achieve wider business objectives
  • Striving for quality over quantity
  • Incorporating AI into decision making

Speakers:

Vincent Rubino, Founding Partner, Fabricant LLP (moderator)

Paul Ahern, Managing Director, Longitude Licensing

Noel Egnatios, CEO & Chief Legal Officer, DivX

Jordi Ilario, COO & VP, Licensing, Fractus

Maria Nichol, Chief Business Officer, Artax Biopharma

16.30 - 17.30

USING LITIGATION FINANCE AND INSURANCE TO MANAGE IP RISK

  • The latest in insurance and funding in the EU
  • Innovations and evolution: how the business models have evolved
  • The big decision: funding and insurance vs funding or insurance
  • Does the UPC present new risks and  opportunities?

Speakers:

Emily O’Neill, General Counsel UK, Deminor (moderator)

Andrew Mutter, Executive Vice President, Contingent Risk, CAC Specialty

Jon Scahill, President & CEO, Quest Patent Research Corporation

Geoff White, General Counsel & Chief IP Counsel, SilcoTek

17.30 - 19.00

Networking Reception

DAY TWO: FRIDAY, 19 APRIL 2024

08.30 - 09.20

Registration & Breakfast

09.20 - 09.30

CHAIRPERSON’S WELCOME & RECAP

09.30 - 16.00

ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS

Participants have the option to schedule 30-minute meetings utilising our desktop or mobile app. Registered attendees will receive an invitation to login to the app the week prior to the event.

09.30 - 10.00

FEATURED SESSION

WINNING WITH STORYTELLING

Fred Fabricant, Founding Partner, Fabricant LLP

10.00 - 11.00

LEVERAGING THE UPC TO BUILD A GLOBAL LITIGATION STRATEGY

  • The role of the UPC and its impact on global litigation strategies
  • Forum shopping: choosing the UPC, the national courts or a combination of both
  • Are we ready for the IP dawn raid in the EU?
  • Getting results: tips and tricks from the vanguard

Speakers:

Tilman Müller, Partner, Bardehle (moderator)

Thomas Dreiser, Chief EU IP Litigation Counsel, Huawei

Anup Misra, Managing Director, IP, Curiam Capital

George Sevier, Head of IP Enforcement, Brands and Licensing, Dyson

Lucy Wojcik, Chief IP Counsel, Ocado

11.00 - 11.30

Networking Break

11.30 - 12.30

GETTING DEALS DONE OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM

  • Fostering cooperation and mutual gains
  • Overcoming common and complex deal-making hurdles
  • How IP and licensing can be your most effective tools in forging partnerships
  • Insights from success stories and failures in strategic deal-making across diverse sectors

Speakers:

Charles Eldering, CEO, CAsE Analysis (moderator)

Stavros Kyris, Chief Financial, Strategy and Operations Officer, Nokia

Sonja London, General Counsel, Licensing Executive & Secretary to the Board of Directors, TectoTek

Kevin Scott, Licensing Program Leader UMTS/LTE/Wireless Power, Philips 

Miguel Soriano, Patent Licensing and Litigation Manager, JTI (Japan Tobacco International)

12.30 - 13.30

SEP POLICIES AND DECISIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD – AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR DEALMAKING

  • Updates from the courts and the latest on rate setting
  • The impact of the EC’s SEP proposal on dealmaking
  • Examining recent decisions in China, India, Brazil and other rising jurisdictions

Speakers:

Sir Robin Jacob, Sir Hugh Laddie Chair of IP Law, UCL (moderator)

Thomas Mavrakakis, Director, Patents, North America, IBM

Patrick McCutcheon, Managing Director, IP Europe

Florian Mueller, President, Fray Media

13.30 - 14.30

NETWORKING LUNCHEON

14.30 - 16.00

ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS CONTINUE

14.30 - 16.00

DEALMAKERS’ THINK AND DRINK

Participants can schedule one-to-one meetings or join us for networking and roundtable discussions accompanied by wine, soft drinks and nibbles. We’ll host a series of facilitated discussions for small groups of 8-10 people per roundtable with topics to be confirmed. 

16.00

EVENT CONCLUDES

2024 SPEAKERs

The IP Dealmakers | European Edition detailed program is now available.
You may view and download the event brochure by clicking on the button to the right.

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2024 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Needham

2024 FEATURED SPEAKERs

Paul Ahern

 

Managing Director

Longitude Licensing

Coreena Brinck

 

Head of IP

IntuiCell

Mark Chadwick

 

Head of IP

Meatable

Charles Clark

 

Founder

IP ARKITEK

Thomas Dreiser

 

Chief EU IP Litigation Counsel

Huawei

Michelle Eber

 

Managing Director

West U Capital

Noel Egnatios

 

CEO & Chief Legal Officer

DivX

Charles Eldering

 

CEO

CAsE Analysis

Fred Fabricant

 

Founding Partner

Fabricant LLP

Mathen Ganesan

Executive Vice President, Invention Investment Fund

Intellectual Ventures

Jordi Ilario

 

COO & VP, Licensing

Fractus

Sir Robin Jacob

 

Sir Hugh Laddie Chair of IP Law

UCL

Stavros Kyris

Chief Financial, Strategy and Operations Officer

Nokia

Sonja London

 

General Counsel

TactoTek

Tom Mavrakakis

Director, Patents, NA

IBM

Patrick McCutcheon

Managing Director

IP Europe

Abraham Mertens

 

Assistant General Counsel

Arista Networks

Anup Misra

 

Managing Director, IP

Curiam Capital

Florian Mueller


President

Fray Media

Tilman Müller

 

Partner

Bardehle

Andrew Mutter

Executive Vice President, Contingent Risk

CAC Specialty

Maria Nichol

Chief Business Officer

Artax Biopharma

Daniel Northway

 

Head of IP

Ceres Power

Emily O’Neill

 

General Counsel UK

Deminor

Shane O’Neill

Assistant GC

Norsk Titanium

Vincent Rubino

 

Partner

Fabricant LLP

Matteo Sabattini

President & Chief Licensing Officer

Convida

Jon Scahill

President & CEO

Quest Patent Research Corporation

Kevin Scott

Licensing Program Leader UMTS/LTE/Wireless Power

Philips

George Sevier

Head of IP Enforcement, Brands and Licensing

Dyson

Miguel Soriano

Patent Licensing and Litigation Manager

JTI

Pascal van Troost

 

Global IP Leader

Punch Powertrain

Geoff White

General Counsel & Chief IP Counsel

SilcoTek

Lucy Wojcik

 

Chief IP Counsel

Ocado

Koenraad Wuyts

 

Chief IP Officer

KPN

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2024 SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSOR

Fabricant LLP is a dynamic IP litigation boutique with unparalleled success enforcing or defending patent infringement claims involving the most important and cutting-edge technologies. We are experts representing plaintiffs and defendants in all high-tech industries including, audio processing, smartphone, semiconductor, automotive, payments, computer hardware and software, LED displays and lights, GPS location services among many others. Fabricant LLP is regularly ranked among the most active U.S. law firms representing patent owners in the courts and before the PTAB where it has achieved win rates for defeating validity challenges far above the national average.

SILVER SPONSORS

CAC Specialty’s Contingent & Litigation Risk Solutions Group is an integrated team of seasoned corporate litigators and senior investment bankers. Whether you are a litigation finance group, law firm, or corporate litigant, CAC’s industry-leading team can help you protect against downside litigation risk, lock in a core value to a legal asset, secure non-recourse financing to bring forward litigation proceeds, and decrease your cost of capital. CAC Specialty brings an innovative, proactive approach to insurance broking and structured solutions to solve your risk challenges – from the simple to the previously unsolvable.
Generating revenue from a patent portfolio involves much more than finding “valuable” assets. Litigation finance firms are willing to underwrite monetization efforts, but need to have a compelling case. At CAsE Analysis we specialize in helping you build that case, acting as your strategic business partner through identification of infringed assets, advising on the development of damages cases and continuations/re-exams, and overall monetization strategy.
Curiam Capital LLC is a private investment firm that provides financing for law firms and high-value litigation. Curiam invests in most types of commercial litigation in areas such as commercial business disputes, securities, antitrust, intellectual property, international arbitration, and bankruptcy and insolvency. Curiam’s team has decades of experience evaluating litigation claims and takes pride in making quick but well-informed investment decisions. Curiam funds both individual cases and portfolios of cases.
Longitude Licensing, based in Ireland, is a leading IP licensing company under the IPValue Management Group. Recognized for our commitment to curating high-value IP portfolios and skilfully negotiating licensing agreements since our establishment in 2013, Longitude licenses portfolios covering cutting-edge areas like semiconductor design, flash memory, and consumer electronics. Adapting to the evolving tech landscape, we’re expanding our partnership model to include more exciting technologies, ensuring our patent owners stay at the forefront of innovation.
Quest is a publicly traded intellectual property asset manager offering a suite of value-added services to owners, IP attorneys, and businesses to drive revenue from innovative, distressed, dormant or under-managed IP and deliver returns to shareholders. Backed by a $50 million-dollar facility, Quest manages over 250 patents across 22 portfolios. The company trades on the OTCQB under the ticker QPRC affording investors an opportunity to participate in the burgeoning intellectual property monetization space.
West U Capital is a private investment firm dedicated to investments in intellectual property. We craft customized capital investment structures, incorporating debt, equity, and the direct acquisition of intellectual property. Founded by IP industry veterans and bolstered by top-tier talent, West U possesses the experience and expertise necessary for our bespoke investment approach. Our objective is to implement the optimal strategy for shared success.

BRONZE SPONSOR

Liston Abramson is a U.S.-based litigation boutique with a focus on patent litigation. We have a winning record and a deep bench of technical and trial experience. We work extensively with litigation funding and funders. We also handle complex business disputes, white collar criminal matters, internal investigations, and criminal referrals.
Patlytics unlocks the massive productivity gains in the IP community by providing a suite of “customer-obsessed” technology to aid in discovering, analyzing, and reporting on intellectual property data.

SUPPORTING PARTNER

IP Europe is a coalition of European research- and development-intensive organisations championing policies that boost investment in the creation of new technologies and businesses. Its members include both licensors and implementers of patents including standard essential patents.

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VENUE & ACCOMMODATIONS

Royal Lancaster London

The IP Dealmakers | European Edition will be held at one of London’s finest venues, Royal Lancaster London, located at Lancaster Terrace, London W2 2TY.

Royal Lancaster London is Hyde Park’s commanding mid-century architectural icon with unparalleled views of the iconic London skyline.

Dealmakers has secured a limited number of discounted rooms for registered attendees, available at an exclusive rate of GBP 345 (inclusive of VAT) per night on April 17 and 18. Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis with limited availability.

Make your reservation directly with the hotel by using this custom booking link or you may call +44 207 551 6000 or 1-866-590-5583 (Toll Free US Only) and mention “Dealmakers” to secure the discounted rate.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

GENERAL FAQs

The IP Dealmakers | European Edition will be held on April 18-19, 2024 at The Royal Lancaster London. You may find additional information regarding the venue and accommodations on our Venue page.

You may register for the event using our online registration system.  Please note that all registrations need to be approved.

All registered attendees will have access to the following:

  • Admission to main conference 
  • Networking functions including breaks, lunches, and receptions
  • Online event platform and mobile app to schedule 1:1 meetings and direct messaging
  • Recorded sessions after the event to view on-demand

The IP Dealmakers | European Edition brings together a select group of leaders in the business community to address critical issues impacting the IP industry and broader innovation landscape. In order to ensure the event has balanced representation from market leaders and to maintain an optimal networking dynamic, we have instituted an approval process for all registrations. 

We actively seek thought leaders and senior executives with experience and decision-making power within their respective organizations. We review individual registrations based on organizational profile, level of seniority as represented by job title, biographical information, and referral source. We consider the type of organization, aiming to achieve a balanced representation of corporate IP owners, licensing company executives, law firm executives, investors, advisors, and other key stakeholders. Additionally, we look to include perspectives from those that have not previously attended the event, as well as historically underrepresented groups.

Once you have completed your online registration, you will receive an email notification regarding the status of your application within 48 hours.

Due to capacity limits at our event venue, along with our aim to achieve optimal dynamics for discussion and networking, we must be selective with registration approvals. If your registration was declined, we may have reached venue capacity, or it’s possible that you did not meet the criteria for attendance. We encourage you to reapply the following year.

Alternatively, you may be offered a place on the waiting list if we’ve reached our maximum capacity for your organization type (e.g., law firm, advisor, licensing company, etc.) Additionally, we limit the number of attendees per non-sponsoring organization to two individuals, so you may be offered a place on the waiting list if your organization has already registered two individuals.

Once you submit your registration, a hold will be placed on your card provided during registration. If your registration is approved, your payment will be processed using the credit card information you provide below.

If your registration is declined or you are waitlisted, your credit card will not be charged.

We welcome sponsorship inquiries and discussions regarding how to get involved in the event. Please contact us directly at info(at)dealmakersforums.com to request our prospectus which includes detailed information regarding sponsorship packages and opportunities to get involved in the event. We look forward to hearing from you.

We welcome speaking proposals from industry thought leaders and senior executives. Feel free to submit your proposal via this form. Please include as much detail as possible regarding your interest and relevant experience. Please note that we do not accept sales pitches or allow them at our events. 

Leveraging our experience examining complex markets, we engage in a rigorous market-based research process to develop our program content, including identification of session topics, discussion points, and speakers. We rely on the expertise and valuable insights of our community, including industry advisors, sponsors, and partners in this process.  

Registered participants will be invited to the 1:1 meetings platform via email approximately 1-2 weeks prior to the event start date, at which time all participants may begin scheduling their meetings.

Our 1-to-1 meetings feature is available to all registered attendees. You may request meetings with anyone attending the event, however, meetings are only confirmed and assigned a meeting location once the invited party accepts the request.

Cancellations received before 30 days prior to the event start date will receive a full refund minus processing fees. Cancellations received after this time will receive a credit with Dealmakers Forums that can be used toward a future event. No-shows will not be issued a refund or a credit. To cancel your registration, contact us at registration(at)dealmakersforums.com with your request.
Substitutions are allowed at any time prior to the start of the event, but the substituting individual must be approved for attendance. If the individual is not approved, the registration will be considered a cancellation subject to the cancellation policy above. Contact us at registration(at)dealmakersforums.com with your substitution request.

You may reach out to us at info(at)dealmakersforums.com or +1.914.365.7732. We look forward to hearing from you!

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